Orioles Tickets To A Baseball Game Of Frenzied Excitement

Baseball lovers are ready to give an eye and a tooth to get Orioles tickets this season. Based in Baltimore, Maryland, the Baltimore Orioles, a professional baseball team are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The unique name "Orioles" is the name of a bird; hence the team is also nicknamed as ‘the Birds’. Their ballpark from year 1992 till date has been the Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

Early History

The Orioles have an interesting history. Way back in 1894, they were known as the Milwaukee Brewers of Western League. The year 1902 saw the team shifting to St. Louis and becoming the St. Louis Browns. The Browns practiced in the Sportsman’s Park and the Cardinals were their arch rivals. The Browns are most remembered for their role in the race for the American League batting title in year 1910, when Coach Harry Howell tried to bribe the official scorer.

In 1916, the Browns exchanged hands, being sold to Philip DeCatesby Ball. Some of the best players then were George Sisler, Ken Williams, Baby Doll Jacobson, and Jack Tobin. In 1944, the Browns won the American League pennant but after 1945, the Browns never had another winning season in St. Louis. In 1951, Bill Veeck purchased the Browns. Shortly, starving for funds, Veeck sold the Browns to a Baltimore-based group led by Clarence Miles and Jerry Hofberger. Under them, a shift in 1954 to Baltimore gave the team a new face as the Orioles.

The New Face Of The Orioles

Baltimoreans welcomed the Orioles with open arms. They bought Orioles tickets with fervor. It took the Orioles about six years to become competitive. By the 1960s, baseball players such as Brooks Robinson, John "Boog" Powell, and Dave McNally took the team to great heights. The Orioles won their first American League championship in 1966 defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers. From 1966 to 1983, the Orioles won three World Series titles, six American League pennants, and five American League Eastern Division titles making them a highly winning baseball team. During this period, Frank Robinson, Boog Powell and Cal Ripken, Jr. were their most valuable players. Weaver Ball gave the team a further boost.

The Last Two Decades And The Orioles

But after 1983, the Orioles started on a downslide. This losing streak shocked the baseball world through the 1980s. Peter Angelos bought the Baltimore Orioles in 1993 and hired Pat Gillick as GM who brought several players like B.J. Surhoff, Roberto Alomar and Randy Myers into the team. From them on, the Orioles showed an upturn and went on the win the AL East Division title in 1997.

The GMs changed in quick succession from Frank Wren, Syd Thrift, Mike Hargrove to Lee Mazzilli. Rafael Palmeiro, Roberto Alomar, and Eric Davis were the star players of the Orioles in the 1990s. Most sports lovers bought Orioles tickets to watch them scorch the ground.

In 1999, the Orioles were the first Major League team to stage an exhibition game against the Cuban national team in Havana. A few years later, the 2005 season had an early good start but felt apart for the Orioles in the face of injuries to Luis Matos, Lopez, Sosa, Brian Roberts, and Larry Bigbie. In the 2006 season, the Orioles recorded 70 wins and a whopping 92 losses. Now too, though the 2008 season has been lacking luster, as the Yankees and Red Sox are in top form against the Orioles, fans have not yet given up. They are buying the Orioles tickets, ready to cheer the team as they play. As time is short, you can get your Orioles tickets from an online broker. Join the hot excitement of baseball with the Orioles.

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