Baltimore

Baltimore is home to more street people than any other town we have visited. If you are the type of a person who carries a lot of change, then don’t visit this town, because they can hear the jingle in your pocket and then track you down and ask for some spare change. They are real clever too, not too greedy, only asking for 6 cents at a time. We spent most of our afternoon dealing with street people while we were hanging out at the inner harbor. We also went to the Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum. It only costs a few bucks and it is a 3 minute walk from the stadium. Why is this guy amazing? He came up as a left-handed catcher, excelled as a pitcher for the Red Sox, and then became historic as a power hitter for the Yankees, all without the help of steroids. That is why the English language created the word ‘ruthian’ and not ‘bondsian’.

The fans here really take their game day experience seriously. We had lunch in the bar across the street from the stadium. And after a short period of time it was packed. So we began to worry that the game was about to start and we had to go back to our car to get our cameras. We left and on then we realized it was only 4. The game didn’t start for another 3 hours. Wow. As far as I’m concerned there is only flaw with Camden Yards, and that is the statue of Babe Ruth in front of the stadium has him holding a right-handed glove. He was left-handed. Oops. This is the ballpark that inspired all the other new stadiums and after being there for only a few minutes it is obvious why – it is a beautiful place to watch baseball. We have been so lucky that six of our last seven stadiums were in new ballparks. I can’t wait to see the Skydome and Metrodome. What a delight those will be.

We spent the night at Geoff’s aunt’s place again. And now we are in the nation’s capitol for the next two days. God Bless America and Major League Baseball.