Why no Orioles/A's game on Sunday?

thomamon · 09-02-2008, 10:21 PM

Just noticed there are only 6 AL games on Sunday, how odd is that? Oakland and Baltimore who play Friday and a double header on Saturday have off on Sunday.

Jonzard · 09-02-2008, 10:26 PM

Remember the sabbath day, and keep it holy.

Russ · 09-02-2008, 10:50 PM

Ravens Stadium is literally right next door to Camden Yards and they're worried about supporting that type of crowd.

eriqjaffe · 09-02-2008, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Russ

Ravens Stadium is literally right next door to Camden Yards and they're worried about supporting that type of crowd.

I'm sure the extra 1,200 people would make for a traffic nightmare.

Russ · 09-02-2008, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by eriqjaffe

I'm sure the extra 1,200 people would make for a traffic nightmare.

I love the O's, but it's another Aug/Sep tailspin for them and not much reason to watch unless you want to sniff glue.

Le Grande Orange · 09-03-2008, 03:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Jonzard

Remember the sabbath day, and keep it holy.

Well, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh held out the longest. These two cities were the last major league cities to start playing Sunday baseball at home. Pennsylvania repealed its Blue Law in time for the 1934 MLB season.

mrskippy · 09-03-2008, 03:53 AM

Answer:

http://www.mercurynews.com/athletics/ci_10241544

Green & Gold Heart · 09-03-2008, 07:55 AM

If you don't want to click on the linkage, it's because the Ravens play in Baltimore on Sunday and the O's and A's were given the chance to decide if they wanted to play a double-header on Saturday or play a game on Sunday night. They opted for the double-header.

09-02-2008, 10:21 PM	#1
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Russ All Star Starter Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Essex HON! Posts: 1,923 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	Ravens Stadium is literally right next door to Camden Yards and they're worried about supporting that type of crowd. __________________ If you don't love Russ, you don't love America. This post brought to you by Carl's Jr.

09-03-2008, 03:53 AM	#7
mrskippy All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Northern California Posts: 1,011	Answer: http://www.mercurynews.com/athletics/ci_10241544

09-03-2008, 07:55 AM	#8
Green & Gold Heart Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 5,242	If you don't want to click on the linkage, it's because the Ravens play in Baltimore on Sunday and the O's and A's were given the chance to decide if they wanted to play a double-header on Saturday or play a game on Sunday night. They opted for the double-header.