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The orange brick road unfurled Players jog into the spotlight Weather undecided between winter and spring Some fans in shorts, others sipping hot chocolate Parked in the left field stands at Camden Yards I shut my eyes and just listened My first and only opening day Opened them to see every seat occupied The Oriole Bird brandishing the flag Step by step, like a bride gliding down the aisle Birdland getting louder and louder Their cheers reaching the Inner Harbor Hope started in center field that sunny day Familiar names joined by new friends Home uniforms shining brightly Boog’s BBQ permeating the air First season after Cal’s retirement A historical adversary in town The Evil Empire, some would say A rocket providing the opposition Darth Vader landed the first blow Home bats dormant for the first three innings A grand slam finally gave the Birds a chance No fools on this first day of April Smooth coasting from there Momentum unrolled like the orange carpet A tight game early, a blowout late The eighth and ninth flew by We all stood and clapped at the end What we knew was ahead didn’t matter We passed the warehouse on the way out We were all undefeated for a day
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Apr 13
Apr 13, 2026 at 3:21 PM UTC
Undefeated for a Day
The orange brick road unfurled Players jog into the spotlight Weather undecided between winter and spring Some fans in shorts, others sipping hot chocolate Parked in the left field stands at Camden Yards I shut my eyes and just listened My first and only opening day Opened them to see every seat occupied The Oriole Bird brandishing the flag Step by step, like a bride gliding down the aisle Birdland getting louder and louder Their cheers reaching the Inner Harbor Hope started in center field that sunny day Familiar names joined by new friends Home uniforms shining brightly Boog’s BBQ permeating the air First season after Cal’s retirement A historical adversary in town The Evil Empire, some would say A rocket providing the opposition Darth Vader landed the first blow Home bats dormant for the first three innings A grand slam finally gave the Birds a chance No fools on this first day of April Smooth coasting from there Momentum unrolled like the orange carpet A tight game early, a blowout late The eighth and ninth flew by We all stood and clapped at the end What we knew was ahead didn’t matter We passed the warehouse on the way out We were all undefeated for a day
I’ve only been to one Opening Day at Camden Yards, but more than 20 years later, I still remember it like it was yesterday.
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robyunich
Apr 13
Apr 13, 2026 at 3:21 PM UTC
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