The event I chose was the Baltimore Orioles decision to move their home series with the Rays to Tampa Bay. The article is titled"Baltimore Orioles Will Play in Empty Stadium, Move Home Series to Tampa." The article was written by Ty Duffy on April 28, 2015. The article states that the Orioles were forced to postpone 2 games against the White Sox as the city was dealing with riots, and move their series against the Rays to Tampa Bay. It was decided that fans would be bared from one of the game's.The game was televised, but the stands were empty. This is the first time in the history of baseball that fans were not allowed to attend a game because of a riot. The start time for the final game of the series was moved from 7:05 to 2:05 to accommodate the 10: p.m. curfew. The Orioles decided to move their home series against the Rays to Tampa Bay. Although the Orioles were playing away from home, it was decided that they would be the home team in the series.
This was a major challenge for Major League Baseball and the Orioles. Moving the series on such a short notice must have been a logistics nightmare. The league and the team thought of the fans when they made their decision. I am sure season ticket holders were upset but they have to understand that safety is first. Lost revenue could impact the team as well. Like I said, people who were not even involved in the incident were being targeted just because they were in the wrong place at the wrong time.
I agree with the decision that Major League Baseball and the Baltimore Orioles made. Before the games were postponed, fans were being targeted by rioters as the left the stadium. The fact that the series was moved, made it safer for fans and the city of Baltimore. The move was done on short notice and the league as well as the team lost money but it was the right thing to do. An event like this is bigger than any sport will ever be. It was unfortunate that it happened but Baltimore is starting to get back to normal. Living in Virginia, I am only 2 hours from Baltimore. It is 1 of my favorite cites to visit. I do not agree with the event that started the riots, but I am glad the city is recovering.
Soccer is the only other sport that I know of that fans have been barred from entering the gates.
In October of 2014, CSKA Moscow, a team in the Russian Premier League were forced to play 3 games in an empty stadium. Fans were banned because they threw flares on the field, and started fights with away fans. The team could not sell tickets to their UEFA Champions League Away games at Bayern Munich and Manchester United. This is a very common theme in the sport of international soccer, I have never seen anything like this in any sports in the United States.
This was a major challenge for Major League Baseball and the Orioles. Moving the series on such a short notice must have been a logistics nightmare. The league and the team thought of the fans when they made their decision. I am sure season ticket holders were upset but they have to understand that safety is first. Lost revenue could impact the team as well. Like I said, people who were not even involved in the incident were being targeted just because they were in the wrong place at the wrong time.
I agree with the decision that Major League Baseball and the Baltimore Orioles made. Before the games were postponed, fans were being targeted by rioters as the left the stadium. The fact that the series was moved, made it safer for fans and the city of Baltimore. The move was done on short notice and the league as well as the team lost money but it was the right thing to do. An event like this is bigger than any sport will ever be. It was unfortunate that it happened but Baltimore is starting to get back to normal. Living in Virginia, I am only 2 hours from Baltimore. It is 1 of my favorite cites to visit. I do not agree with the event that started the riots, but I am glad the city is recovering.
Soccer is the only other sport that I know of that fans have been barred from entering the gates.
In October of 2014, CSKA Moscow, a team in the Russian Premier League were forced to play 3 games in an empty stadium. Fans were banned because they threw flares on the field, and started fights with away fans. The team could not sell tickets to their UEFA Champions League Away games at Bayern Munich and Manchester United. This is a very common theme in the sport of international soccer, I have never seen anything like this in any sports in the United States.
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