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Article: Orioles surviving new neighbors; Baltimore still drawing well at Camden Yards.(SPORTS)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- April 22, 2005
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Byline: Thom Loverro, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
BALTIMORE - The Washington Nationals finished their first homestand of the season yesterday afternoon, and Camden Yards was still standing last night.
The ballpark had not become a tomb. There were no cobwebs on the seats, nor were foreclosure notices posted on the doors of the B&O Warehouse.
The Baltimore Orioles survived the shock of baseball's arrival in Washington just fine, thank you. If anything, the raw numbers indicate that the Orioles are doing better now than at this time last season - and better than the new kids on the block, the Nationals.
The Orioles drew a total of 342,830 fans ...