The Baltimore Orioles and Chicago White Sox will play the first ever MLB game closed to the public a

[IFawDown]

[url]http://m.orioles.mlb.com/news/article/121011784/white-sox-orioles-to-play-in-private-weekend-games-moved-to-tampa-bay[/url]

[QUOTE]BALTIMORE -- Due to the ongoing riots and protests in the city of Baltimore, today's Orioles-White Sox game will begin at 2:05 p.m. ET and be closed to the public. In addition, this weekend's games against the Rays, originally scheduled to be played at Camden Yards, have been moved to Tampa Bay.[/QUOTE]

The games that were supposed to be played against the White Sox for the last two days have been rescheduled for next month and the upcoming series against the Tampa Bay Rays will be played as an Orioles home game (Orioles bat second) at Tropicana Field in Tampa Bay.

The game is also the free game of the day on MLB.tv so if you want to see an empty stadium check out the stream in a couple hours.

[mcgrath618]

Man, this was absolutely the smartest thing to do
full sarcasm intended

[Smallheart]

Why are they doing this?

[Explosions]

So it will be like a regular Sox home game.

[I Faw Down]

[QUOTE=Smallheart;47625177]Why are they doing this?[/QUOTE]

Worried about riots. One of the games a few days ago against the Red Sox had a lot of people fighting and smashing up shops in downtown Baltimore.

[pentium]

[QUOTE=I Faw Down;47625261]Worried about riots. One of the games a few days ago against the Red Sox had a lot of people fighting and smashing up shops in downtown Baltimore.[/QUOTE]

Sounds like what happens after a british football match.

[I Faw Down]

[QUOTE=pentium;47625499]Sounds like what happens after a british football match.[/QUOTE]

I phrased that poorly. They're worried about rioters coming back to downtown Baltimore and harming fans like they did at the games against the Red Sox.

[Ronin]

Bizarre and eerie are the words I'd use to describe the game.

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qK0cGLd2Bes[/media]

[ClauAmericano]

[QUOTE=BANNED USER;47630112]Bizarre and eerie are the words I'd use to describe the game.

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qK0cGLd2Bes[/media][/QUOTE]
I fucking lost it when the music started playing at 1:05

[Zephyrs]

Closing a baseball game off to the fans should be a war crime. Baseball is more American than cheeseburgers. :v:

[zerglingv2]

Ever since the riots started the O's have been winning every game, maybe this will be the year they goto the world series

I hope...

[redBadger]

[QUOTE=BANNED USER;47630112]Bizarre and eerie are the words I'd use to describe the game.

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qK0cGLd2Bes[/media][/QUOTE]

Good to see buck is still emotionless