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Friday, February 24, 2023

Orioles remove ‘The Sun’ and Dempsey’s signs from Camden Yards

The Orioles removed two longtime noteworthy signs from Camden Yards on Thursday, taking down “The Sun” signage from above the center field scoreboard and the Dempsey’s Brew Pub sign on the B&O Warehouse.

The team said it’s opening the scoreboard space for sponsorship opportunities and that the future of the restaurant and its space are to be announced. In January, the Orioles replaced its longtime concession operator with a new company for the upcoming season.

The Baltimore Sun logo had been featured atop the ballpark’s scoreboard and in its clock since it opened in 1992, becoming closely associated with the iconic venue. The clock numbers that spelled out Baltimore Sun were being covered Thursday.

“The Sun” was an iconic part of the ballpark; I have little faith in the Angelos clan being able to come close.

NattyBoh Posted: February 24, 2023 at 06:15 PM | 10 comment(s) Login to Bookmark
Tags: ballparks, baltimore orioles, camden yards, concessions, rick dempsey, scoreboard

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1. ERROR---Jolly Old St. Nick

Posted: February 24, 2023 at 10:52 PM (#6118559)

I hope nobody takes Angelos up the offer to replace The Sun signage, which is as much of an integral part of Oriole Park as the warehouse behind the RF pavilion. You might as well remove the statues.

2. Pat Rapper's Delight (as quoted on MLB Network) Posted: February 24, 2023 at 11:50 PM (#6118563)

the future of the restaurant and its space are to be announced.

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3. Starring Bradley Scotchman as RMc Posted: February 25, 2023 at 07:52 AM (#6118571)

The clock numbers that spelled out Baltimore Sun were being covered

They're gonna have to find another sponsor with exactly twelve letters in their name, aren't they?

4. Rough Carrigan

Posted: February 25, 2023 at 01:59 PM (#6118602)

Will M*****F***** sponsor it? Is there a corporation out there with that name?

5. shoelesjoe Posted: February 25, 2023 at 09:34 PM (#6118629)

Ironic that the story here is behind The Baltimore Sun paywall, so only a few people will actually read it. Found a good piece by the Baltimore Fishbowl at https://baltimorefishbowl.com/stories/a-simple-marriage-how-the-baltimore-sun-sign-rose-and-set-on-camden-yards/ which says the sponsorship supposedly cost the newspaper between $250,000 and $400,000 a year. The Orioles' attendance has plummeted in recent years due to the ongoing rebuild so I can see why The Sun's bean counters might feel they haven't been getting their money's worth. But still, with the Orioles having stuffed their minor leagues with superb prospects the organization seems poised for another run of success over the next 5-8 years. The newspaper cutting ties at this point is probably not the smart move.

6. cHiEf iMpaCt oFfiCEr JE

Posted: February 26, 2023 at 05:20 AM (#6118654)

Meh, The Sun hasn't been the same since the bosses screwed over Augustus "Gus" Haynes.

7. NattyBoh Posted: February 26, 2023 at 09:12 AM (#6118663)

Ironic that the story here is behind The Baltimore Sun paywall, so only a few people will actually read it.

Try turning off javascript. I turn it off by default for most websites.

Both the Baltimore Banner and Camden Chat have good pieces as well if you're interested.

8. amityusa0106 Posted: June 28, 2023 at 03:18 AM (#6135182)

I think this is a correct and reasonable decision mapquest directions because those signs have no effect and should be removed.

9. Cris E Posted: June 28, 2023 at 11:30 AM (#6135208)

Being a newspaper in this century, there's a chance that $400k is just too much money regardless of how well the team is doing.

10. Ron J Posted: June 28, 2023 at 11:47 AM (#6135213)

Being a newspaper in this century, there's a chance that $400 is just too much money regardless of how well the team is doing.

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