Camden Yards

Big Screen at Camden Yards as they host the Red Sox.

As famous as Fenway Park is there are 29 other stadiums to view a baseball game in. With Fenway Park’s average ticket price being the highest in Major League Baseball it may be easier to make a road trip, and visit another stadium.

With several stadiums within a decent road trip away, fans in the New England area have choices. With an easy commute down Route 95, and tickets starting at $8 Camden Yards in Baltimore is a stadium worth attending.

Built in 1992, Camden Yards is home to the Baltimore Orioles. The park is located in downtown Baltimore, Maryland. It is just a block over from M&T Bank Stadium and a few blocks from the Inner Harbor. The stadium holds just below 49,000 fans with ticket prices ranging from $8-$80.

View of Baltimore from Camden Yards

The design of the stadium guarantees that there are no seats with an obstructed view like older stadiums. It is surrounded by unique features such as the warehouse past right field. The location also provides a view of the Baltimore skyline from the upper deck.

“It seemed as though there was no such thing as a bad seat at Camden yards,” said Mike Bigwood. I went to a few different games and every time still had a great view.”

Although the stadium is six hours and 30 minutes away, any group looking to take a road trip down to Camden Yards will not have a difficult time. Once on Route 95 in Connecticut, the directions take the same highway from there until Baltimore is reached. After that it is another one and a half miles away from the stadium.

While driving there may not be that much of a challenge, find an affordable place to park is difficult. With Camden Yards located in downtown Baltimore, parking can be at a minimum, while the price to park appears to be at a maximum. Fans in the Boston area can find this similar to the difficulties of trying to park near Fenway Park. If close by a cab or train to there would be easier as well as cheaper.

An advantage to Red Sox fans attending a game at Camden Yards is that the feeling of being the road team does not exist. While it used to produce sellout crowds of Oriole fans in the 1990s, Camden Yards attracts more fans of the visiting team rather then the Orioles themselves. The ratio of visiting team fans to home team fans looked at least five to one.

Fans from all over Massachusetts, and other parts of New England discussing with others where they are from, and how their trip to get there was. The talk is held only between innings though as fans try to show their loyalty by doing more then just attending the game.

Concessions are around the average of any other ballpark. There are several locations to go to before and after the game. Pickles Pub, located across the street of the stadium, offered cheap food and drink. Their dozens of televisions in the bar and restraint area allowed fans to catch up on other games.

Pickles Pub, lacking an apostraphe, across the street from Camden Yards.

Although it is over 17 years old, and several stadiums have been constructed since then Camden Yards is still considered to be state of the art, and a fan favorite to attend. Aside from where their favorite team plays, many fans loved, or wish to attend a game in Baltimore.

“While I will always consider Fenway Park the best place to go, I would go back to Camden Yards in a heartbeat,” said Mike Bigwood.