CT Sun series: A week on the farm
Orioles minor league road trip
Series photos by The Sun's Monica Lopossay
Minor league stops
A map highlighting the locations of the O's minor league teams
On the WebO's minor league teams• Norfolk Tides (AAA) • Bowie Baysox (AA) • Aberdeen IronBirds (A) • Delmarva Shorebirds (A) • Frederick Keys (A) • Bluefield Orioles (R) Other Md. minor league teams • Hagerstown Suns |
Last in a series
Minors becoming major happening
Although she has never played an inning in the Orioles' farm system, Vi Ripken knows a thing or two about the minor leagues as the wife of a player-manager and the mother of two boys who came up through the ranks.
Sixth in a series
Tides turn to the Orioles
You'd never know that this time last year fans were embracing the Big Apple and singing "New York, New York" at the end of every game.
Fifth in a series
Baby Birds learn to fly in Bluefield
The handshake, a quaint form of sealing a deal, has worked for the Baltimore Orioles and their Rookie-level team for half a century, an affiliation unmatched in organized baseball.
Fourth in a series
O, say, can you see Keys?
When the wind is right, the national anthem drifts from Harry Grove Stadium to a crypt in Mount Olivet Cemetery, where Francis Scott Key is buried.
Third in a series
Shorebirds fans love them tender
Only at a ballpark named for the first family of chicken could you have a left-field fowl pole.
Second in a series
At Bowie, zany promotions take fans' breath away
Bad breath is welcome here. Dogs, too.
First in a series
A week on the farm
Six days, six teams, three states, 1,577 miles. The road to "The Show."
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