Baltimore Orioles Baseball Tickets info

Over the last few years the Baltimore Orioles have made some changes and fans will be buying Orioles tickets in hopes of seeing their team establish themselves in a division with the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. Behind new manager Sam Perlozzo and new general manager Jim Duquette, the Orioles will try to further improve and with the addition of some new players, they will look to contend. The Orioles first took the field in 1953 after the struggling St. Louis Browns moved to Baltimore and took on the new name. After struggling for the first decade or so, the Orioles as a franchise came into there own, winning their first World Series in 1966. With six total appearances in the World Series, Baltimore won it all in 1970 after a disappointing loss to the 69' Miracle Mets and again in 1983 behind Orioles legends Jim Palmer, Eddie Murray, Rick Dempsey, and Cal Ripken Jr. 1983 being his sophomore season, this was just the beginning of Ripken's roller coaster ride with the Orioles as he had seen both highs and lows during his "Iron Man" streak of playing 2,632 games, beating Lou Gehrig's all-time Major League record. A new era began for the Orioles in 1992 with the opening of Camden Yards, a modern day ballpark that also harked back to the classic style of early 20th century baseball fields. The O's have not seen much success since the late 90's, and are looking to restore a winning tradition in Baltimore. The first few years of the post Cal Ripken Jr. era have seen early season success marred by injuries and poor performances late in the year. Last year's team saw controversy shake up the clubhouse as Rafael Palmeiro's steroid controversy served as a catalyst for another downfall to a promising season and the firing of manager Lee Mazzilli. Now with Perlozzo at the reins, GM Jim Duquette has brought in Red Sox slugger Kevin Millar, center fielder Corey Paterson, and coveted free agent catcher Ramon Hernandez, to join Melvin Mora, Brian Roberts, Jeff Conine, Jay Gibbons, Javey Lopez, and all-star Miguel Tejada in the field. Starting pitcher Kris Benson will join Erik Bedard, Daniel Cabrera, Bruce Chen, and Rodrigo Lopez in the starting rotation. Orioles tickets will be in demand this year as the team will be taking a mix of familiar players and new ones onto the field, trying to re-establish a Baltimore tradition of winning.