Fans who didn’t arrive early for the Orioles’ home opener Thursday were treated to long lines at security checkpoints, in some cases not getting to their seats until the third inning.
That explained why the upper deck at Oriole Park looked almost empty when the game started, but there remained a lot of unoccupied seats after the logjams at the entrances cleared.
“We got here late, maybe 3:10 or 3:15, and thought we would be able to walk right in,” said Winn Friddell of Baltimore, “but there were long lines at all entrances to the stadium.