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Baltimore Orioles

Affectionately known by their fans as the O'sargue that the shrieking of the "O" is
and the Birds, the Baltimore Orioles are adisrespectful. But Baltimoreans argue that,
major league baseball team rooted insince Francis Scott Key wrote the Anthem in
Baltimore, Maryland. They are owned by Petertheir harbor during the 1812 War, then they
Angelos, an attorney. They play in thehave  a  right  to sing it however they want.
American  League's  Eastern  Division.
The tradition is also carried out at other
The Orioles' history dates back to the yearsporting events throughout the region,
1893 and the town of Milwaukee, Wisconsin,particularly at home games of the Maryland
when the team began in the minor WesternTerrapins and the Baltimore Ravens. It is
League. That minor league would become theeven yelled at home games of the Washington
major American League in the early 20thRedskins. Some schools in the region have
century, and the original Baltimore Orioles,tried to ban the chanting when the Anthem is
who were in the National League, relocatedbeing  sung,  but  to  little  effect.
around this time to New York, where they
became the New York Yankees. After a stint asThis "O" chanting caused a storm of
the St. Louis Browns, the team would be movedcontroversy in 2005 when some fans started
again to Baltimore and become the present daychanting at RFK Stadium during Washington
Orioles  in  the  early  1950s.Nationals games. A lot of people felt that
the chant was not appropriate at RFK. Still,
One popular tradition at Orioles games thata lot of Washingtonians are also fans of the
dates back to the 1970s is the accenting ofOrioles. After all, the Orioles were the
the letter "O" when singing the line "Oh, sayclosest team after the Senators were
does that…" from the Star Spangledrelocated. Still, by the time summer rolled
Banner. The "oh" is accented by yelling outaround, the "O" chant was next to
"O!" The pronunciation of this vowel alsononexistent.
distinguishes the Baltimorean accent. Some



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