Party Like Its 1992

The Baltimore Orioles have been one of the biggest surprises of the 2012 season.  As of today they are in first place in the tough AL East division.  The last time the Orioles were in first this late in the season was 1997 which was also the last time they made the playoffs.  The Orioles are hoping to end that streak this year and finally make it back to the postseason. 

The Orioles have had a lot of success on the field this year but that has not translated into high attendance numbers.  They rank 23^rd in total attendance only averaging 24,921 at their home games.  This average attendance means the Orioles are only filling about 55 percent of the seats in Camden Yards. 

Before the season Baltimore announced that for the 20^th anniversary of Camden Yards they were going to offer limited seating at six games at 1992 prices.  A limited number of the Eutaw Street Bleacher seats would be offered at 4 dollars apiece.  This price is 75% off the face value of the ticket.  The games included April 27 vs. Oakland, May 7 vs. Texas, July 24 vs. Tampa Bay, Aug. 9 vs. Kansas City, Aug. 27 vs. the White Sox and Sept. 12 vs. Tampa Bay. 

The Orioles have told the fans to “Buckle Up” for September and are now offering discounted prices for their upcoming series against the Tampa Bay Rays on September 11-13.  They are offering the same Eutaw Street seats at the discounted price and added Left Field Lower Box seats for 8 dollars apiece.  

I feel this is a good way for the Orioles to try to boost attendance and get more people to realize that they are a good team again.  Hopefully the fans start to support them and they can over take the Yankees and the Rays as the most dominate team in the AL East.