11 TV Hill: What’s new, what’s yet to come at Oriole Park at Camden Yards
MARCELLINO? ORIOLES SKIPPER TONY MARCELLINO JOINING US. GOOD TO SEE YOU SIR. GOOD TO SEE YOU JASON. WE’VE TALKED HITS RUNS AND ERRORS. AND YOU TALKED TO PETE TODAY SO I’LL LEAVE THAT TO THE SPORTS GUYS. I’M CURIOUS ABOUT THE GREEN SEATS OUT HERE. WHEN THEY ARE FILLED AND WHAT YOU FEEL IN THE CLUBHOUSE. I MEAN, IT STILL HAS TO GET YOU UP FOR THE GAME. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. YOU KNOW, I THINK BACK TO MY FIRST YEAR HERE WAS 2021. AND AT THAT TIME THE ORIOLES WERE REBUILDING, WENT THROUGH A REBUILDING PROCESS, AND WE PROBABLY WEREN’T WINNING AS MANY GAMES AS WE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE LIKED. AND I THINK WITH THAT, THE STADIUM WAS EMPTY, UNDERSTANDABLY SO. I YOU KNOW, OVER THE YEARS YOU GO INTO 22 AND WE PICK UP SOME, SOME, SOME WINS AND 23. WE WIN 100 GAMES. PLAYOFF TEAM 24, SAME DEAL. AND THEN YOU FELT THE STADIUM FILL UP AND YOU SAW AND YOU LIVED IT. AND THEN JUST THE DIFFERENCE OF THOSE GAMES WHEN THE STADIUM IS FULL AND THE FANS ARE ENGAGED. JUST COMPLETELY DIFFERENT THAN GOING BACK TO TO 2021 WHEN WE WERE TRYING TO BUILD THIS THING BACK UP TO THAT POINT, YOU MENTIONED THAT PLAYOFF GAME, AND I REMEMBER US WATCHING ON TELEVISION. I MEAN, EVEN THROUGH THE TV, YOU CAN FEEL THE DIFFERENCE THAT IT MAKES WHEN YOU HAVE EVERY I WATCH IN THE FIELD. YEAH, THIS PLACE IS SPECIAL. AND I THINK PLAYERS AND STAFF AROUND THE LEAGUE WILL TELL YOU THE SAME BECAUSE OF HOW BIG IT IS. I THINK IT’S I DON’T I DON’T KNOW THE EXACT, BUT I THINK IT RANKS AS ONE OF THE BIGGER STADIUMS IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL RIGHT NOW. A FULL CAMDEN YARDS IS VERY DIFFERENT THAN A FULL OTHER FIELDS. DO YOU DO YOU TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE ENTERTAINMENT THAT HAPPENS THROUGHOUT THE GAME? BECAUSE I THINK THAT’S PART OF THE ENGAGEMENT. THERE ARE GOING TO BE SOME FANS WHO COME HERE FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT, ENTERTAINMENT. THERE’S SOME WHO ARE GOING TO BE KEEPING SCORE. SURE. DO YOU APPRECIATE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THEY DO TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE SORT OF STAY ENGAGED? ABSOLUTELY. YOU KNOW, BEING IN THE MINOR LEAGUES FOR I THINK IT WAS 15 OR 16 YEARS. WHEN YOU GO TO MINOR LEAGUE STADIUMS, THERE’S A LOT OF FAMILY STUFF THAT’S GOING ON. A LOT OF THAT IS FAN ENTERTAINMENT. I THINK, YOU KNOW, OVER THE YEARS I’VE PROBABLY GRAVITATED TOWARDS HAVING THAT IN THE BIG LEAGUES. I THINK INITIALLY, YOU KNOW, YOU SEE THE BIG LEAGUES AS A PLACE OF NO, IT SHOULD BE JUST TRADITIONAL AND IT’S HARDCORE ONLY. BUT THE REALITY IS, IS I HAVE KIDS, THEY’RE TEN AND SEVEN AND I NOW KNOW, AND I PROBABLY DIDN’T KNOW THIS PRIOR TO KIDS, BUT KIDS AREN’T GOING TO SIT THERE AND KEEP SCORE. NO, YOU KNOW, THEY’RE NOT JUST GOING TO SIT THERE AND THINK ABOUT THE STRATEGY OF THE GAME. AND THIS NEEDS TO BE A FAMILY FRIENDLY THING. SO FOR ME, IN THE MAJOR LEAGUES, WHEN YOU GO TO PLACES AND WE’RE DOING A REALLY GOOD JOB HERE NOW WITH THE HOT DOG RACE AND OTHER INITIATIVES HERE. BUT WHEN YOU GO TO PLACES AND THERE ARE THINGS THAT ARE ENTERTAINING FOR THE KIDS, I THINK IT’S A REALLY GOOD THING FOR THE SPORT. I REMEMBER MY GOAL. WE LIVED IN MILWAUKEE FOR ABOUT SEVEN YEARS. MY GOAL WAS TO MAKE IT TO THE SIXTH INNING. I KNEW IF I MADE IT TO THE SIXTH INNING, I HAD THEM AT THAT POINT. AND I THINK I THINK TEAMS DO A REALLY GOOD JOB. LIKE YOU SAID, IF IT’S A HOT DOG RACE OR IF IT’S IF IT’S IN THE SELFIE CAM ON THE ON THE BOARD, THAT’S A DIFFERENCE MAKER, I THINK TO KEEP PEOPLE IN THEIR SEATS AND SORT OF ENGAGE. YEAH, MASSIVELY. AND YOU REALIZE THAT WHEN KIDS COME ALONG, I MEAN, IT’S A LOT OF TIMES IT’S A 630 OR 7:00 GAME. IT’S ALREADY TOUGH FOR FAMILIES TO GET TO THE FIELD AT THOSE TIMES. YOU GOT SCHOOL, YOU GOT A LOT OF STUFF GOING ON. SO I THINK ANY WAY WE CAN MAKE THIS THING FAMILY FRIENDLY IN ANY WAY THAT YOU CAN HAVE STUFF GOING ON ON THE FIELD, I THINK MAYBE THE PEOPLE THAT ARE JUST KEEP SCORE AND THAT’S IT. I THINK MAYBE THEY CAN UNDERSTAND THAT AND WE CAN ALL HAVE SOME OF THAT ON THE FIELD. WHEN YOU GO INTO A STADIUM NOW AND IT JUST FEELS LIKE FANS ARE A LITTLE CLOSER NOW, A LITTLE CLOSER TO THE ACTION. IS IT A DIFFERENCE MAKER FOR A PLAYER OUT THERE? DO YOU THINK HAVING PEOPLE A LITTLE CLOSER TO TO WHAT YOU’RE UP TO? YEAH. YOU KNOW, WE WERE JUST IN SACRAMENTO. RIGHT? SO THE OAKLAND A’S ARE PLAYING SACRAMENTO. THEY’RE PLAYING IN WHAT WAS A TRIPLE-A STADIUM RIGHT NOW THAT THEY’VE THEY’VE KIND OF RETROFITTED TO BE A MAJOR LEAGUE FACILITY FOR US BECAUSE OF THE STADIUM ISSUES. BUT YOU KNOW THEY DID A GREAT JOB THERE. AND THEY PROBABLY DID AS GOOD OF A JOB AS THEY CAN. BUT WHEN YOU’RE THERE, IT DOESN’T FEEL LIKE A MAJOR LEAGUE STADIUM. YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU COME BACK TO CAMDEN AND YOU HAVE THE PEOPLE ON TOP OF YOU, YOU HAVE EVERYTHING GOING ON, THE ENERGY THAT IT GIVES THE PLAYERS AND THE AND THE VIBES THAT IT GIVES. THE DUGOUT IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. I’VE ALWAYS WONDERED WHAT A MAJOR LEAGUE, ANYONE IN THE MAJOR LEAGUES THOUGHT ABOUT. WHEN YOU SEE A TEAM LIKE SAVANNAH, BANANAS, I THINK. I THINK THEY BRING NEW BASEBALL FANS IN. I THINK JUST GETTING THEM IN THE STADIUM NOW YOU’RE HOOKED. YEP. IS THERE AN ADVANTAGE TO HAVING A TEAM LIKE THAT? YEAH, WE BOUGHT TICKETS. YEAH. MY WIFE HAS BOUGHT TICKETS FOR THE KIDS. WE LOVE IT. I, I THINK ANYTHING THAT PUTS BASEBALL ON TV, ANYTHING THAT THAT CREATES A BASEBALL FAN IS GOOD. SO SAVANNAH BANANAS, IT’S A DIFFERENT PRODUCT, BUT IT’S CREATING. IT’S GETTING KIDS IN THE STADIUM. IT’S MAKING KIDS LOVE BASEBALL. IT’S MAKING IT ENTERTAINING. I THINK THAT’S A REALLY GOOD THING FOR OUR SPORT. I DO HAVE TO ASK YOU ABOUT YOUR JOB. SOME FOLKS WANT TO KNOW, HOW’S IT GOING FOR YOU, WHAT YOU LIKE, WHAT’S THE CHALLENGE? WHAT YOU DON’T LIKE? SURE. IT’S A BIG RESPONSIBILITY, RIGHT? IT’S A BIG RESPONSIBILITY TO OUR PLAYERS, TO OUR STAFF, TO THE BALTIMORE ORIOLES, TO THE CITY OF BALTIMORE. AND I UNDERSTAND THAT. I THINK WHEN IT YOU TAKE THIS JOB IN THE WAY THAT YOU DID, IT’S PRETTY TRAUMATIC FOR A COUPLE DAYS. AND IT’S A PRETTY BIG STORM THAT YOU GOT TO NAVIGATE. BUT I THINK NOW 2 OR 3 WEEKS INTO IT, THINGS SETTLE DOWN AND YOU START TO UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, THE DIFFERENT AREAS. YOU CAN MAYBE TWIST THE DIAL TO TRY TO GET THIS PLACE MOVING IN A BETTER DIRECTION. AND I’M VERY THANKFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY PRIOR TO THIS, AND ALSO VERY THANKFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY THAT I’M LIVING RIGHT NOW. DO YOU MISS THE THE, THE ACTIVITY OF IT BECAUSE SOME OF YOUR WORK NOW IS EXECUTIVE ACTIVITY? SURE. DO YOU MISS THE THE ACTUAL PUTTING THE GLOVE ON AND BEING ON THE FIELD, OR DO YOU MAKE TIME FOR THAT? YEAH, I MAKE TIME FOR IT. BUT IT IS DIFFERENT. AS A MANAGER, YOU’RE PROBABLY NOT WITH THE DAY TO DAY MINUTIA OF, YOU KNOW, THE FUNDAMENTALS OF INFIELD, WHICH IS WHAT I WAS DOING. I’M STILL INVOLVED IN IT AND ALSO HELP OUT WHERE I CAN, BUT THERE’S DEFINITELY OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES AND THERE’S OTHER THINGS THAT I HAVE TO BE INVOLVED IN. SO I DO MISS IT. YOU KNOW, AT HEART, I AM A ON THE FIELD GUY. HAVING THE RESPONSIBILITY THAT I HAVE NOW. I KNOW THAT HAS TO CHANGE A LITTLE BIT. LAST ONE FOR YOU, SINCE THIS IS A FAN PIECE, DO YOU EVER GET A CHANCE JUST TO BE A FAN? DO YOU EVER GO HOME AND IT’S AN OFF DAY? CAN YOU WATCH A RANDOM DODGERS GAME? YEAH I DO, I’M A BASEBALL FAN. I GREW UP IN THIS SPORT WITH MY DAD GOING AROUND, SO I WATCH BASEBALL. THE FIRST PROBABLY TEN DAYS OF THE JOB. I PROBABLY DIDN’T WANT TO WATCH IT AT NIGHT BECAUSE THINGS WERE GOING SO QUICK, AND JUST THE STRESS OF EVERYTHING. BUT AS THINGS HAVE SETTLED DOWN, I’VE. I FIND MYSELF GOING HOME AT NIGHT AND LOOKING FOR THE GAMES THAT ARE IN THE 10TH INNING OR THE 11TH INNING AND TRYING TO WATCH THE STRATEGY AND SEE WHAT OTHER MANAGERS AND OTHER TEAMS ARE DOING. BUT I LOVE BASEBALL. I’M A BASEBALL FAN. AN
11 TV Hill: What’s new, what’s yet to come at Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Updated: 11:30 AM EDT Jun 15, 2025
BALTIMORE —
11 TV Hill takes you to Oriole Park at Camden Yards to see what’s new and what’s yet to come for Birdland fans all over.
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