From 1954 to 1991, it was home for the Orioles. It was also home to the Baltimore Colts, the Canadian Football League’s Baltimore Stallions and for their first two seasons, the Baltimore Ravens. In 1993, it was even home for a season to the Bowie Baysox before Prince George’s Stadium was built.

For some of us of a certain age, it just felt like ... well, home.

It was Memorial Stadium on 33rd Street. 

Looking back, we can admit now it was an old rickety stadium that came up short in a few areas. But when I was kid the anticipation of just going to see a game there was amazing, topped only by actually entering the place itself. It was special and I thought it was the greatest place any kid could ever go.

The memories of so many great games with so many great friends blur a bit now, but that feeling never leaves you. You always remember that. When I was a kid, it was that excited feeling of walking up the ramp to see the green grass and then watch the Orioles take the field. They always seemed to be among the best teams in baseball.

When I came across this article recently, the prevailing feeling was jealousy. This guy has caught 81 home run balls during big league games over the years. Over the years, before I began to work in the media and more than a few years ago, I attended hundreds and hundreds of games. My home run caught count is zero. Yep, only 81 behind and my days in the stands hoping to catch a homer are pretty much over. I think there are stories out there of fans claiming to have caught thousands of baseballs...

We continue our #ThrowbackThursday offseason series with a look at one of the top pitching milestones of the 2017 season. On July 23, in the Orioles' 9-7 comeback win over the eventual World Series champion Astros, closer Zach Britton locked down his 55th consecutive save to set a new American League record, which was previously held by Red Sox closer Tom "Flash" Gordon (54, April 19, 1998-May 31, 1999). Britton's dominant streak continued until Aug. 21, when he converted his 60th...

Now that the World Series has ended, it is officially the first day without baseball. Miss it yet? We do, too. That's why MASNsports.com is bringing back our Throwback Thursday (#TBT) posts and combining them with our "Orioles Classics" series, which will air memorable moments in O's history on MASN throughout the offseason until pitchers and catchers report in February. We'll kick things off with an impressive, late-night gem some of you might have missed: The Orioles trailed the Angels...

After a couple of intrasquad games this past week, the Orioles have finally moved on to exhibition games against actual opponents from outside the organization. That being said, do you know what tomorrow is? It's the day of MASN's first spring training broadcast! Be sure to tune in to MASN at 1 p.m. for coverage of the Orioles game against the Yankees from Ed Smith Stadium. Also, follow along across all your favorite social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat @masnOrioles)...

Mother's Day is Sunday, and the holiday will be marked in many traditional ways - breakfasts in bed, hand-drawn greeting cards, bouquets of flowers and family dinners. But Mark Melonas will celebrate Mother's Day by marking - rather re-marking - one of the most significant achievements in Orioles history on the site where Memorial Stadium used to be. Melonas, a woodworker who lives in Ednor Gardens, near where the old stadium stood until 2002, is inviting Orioles fans to join him for a...