A 20-minute delay in the pregame ceremonies did nothing to dampen the spirits of the Oriole fans in attendance.
Normally accused of being a passive home crowd, at least in recent years, the Baltimore fans let the throng of Yankee rooters and New York players at Camden Yards know exactly how they felt as the visitors were being introduced.
Certainly reactions were mixed with the number of people cheering for the Bronx Bombers. A couple located directly in front of the press box exemplified the day. The male dressed in an O's jersey booed vehemently. His date, yelled her loudest for the Yanks.
The passionate boos drowned out the most of the cheers from the visiting fans, but nothing represented the day like the "greeting" for New York first baseman Mark Teixeira, who per the fans spurned Baltimore for the big contract.
It was the loudest, longest boo I personally have heard at Camden Yards and of the fan's comments for Teixeira, none could be written on thelineupcard for fear of losing my job.
Other observations .... the new public address system, cut out a couple of times on O's broadcaster Jim Hunter as he conducted the opening ceremony then again during the national anthem before the 56th opener in team history, the 40th to take place in Baltimore.
However, the new HD video board was impressive to say the least, with a brilliant picture spanning the width of the centerfield scoreboard.
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