My husband J. received four tickets for the Baltimore Orioles-Texas Rangers afternoon game this past Sunday.

We live about two hours away, and decided to go see the game.

It was my first time at Oriole Park - we saw the Chicago Bears play the Baltimore Ravens in an exhibition game at their new stadium - M&T Bank Stadium - back in 1999.

Our club seats were great. We were outside, unless the heat got to be too much, (and it was very very hot yesterday) then we had the option to sit inside at the many lounges where the air-conditioning made everything cool again.
 

We got to see the Orioles mascot play ball with some young kids; the Orioles hit two home runs; the Rangers make three errors. We even stood for the seventh-inning stretch and sang God Bless America. Dancing digital hot dogs - which one will win with a run-around the scoreboard bases - mustard, relish or catsup - made in-between innings fun. Relish came out on top, much to my chagrin. Catsup will always be my favorite.

We walked out to our cars and made it without experiencing heat-stroke.

We then drove to Fell's Point, the oldest portion of Baltimore, to see if we could find the building where NBC's detective drama "Homicide: Life on the Street" was filmed. We did indeed find it. The shops around Fell's Point were so quaint and simple. It was a joy to be there, even in the oppressive heat.

I took pictures at the game, if you are interested in viewing them, copy the links below and paste them into your browser:

Game:
http://web.mac.com/jdeangelo/iWeb/baltimore%20tri
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Sights:
http://web.mac.com/jdeangelo/iWeb/baltimore%20tri
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