Cleaning Up After the Orioles

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Orioles Stadium Workers Threaten Hunger Strike
Published 9/4/2007 by David Chalk at Bugs & Cranks
... and thenation.com (which has a great lead starting “Finally something newsworthy is happening at Camden Yards….). ...

Morning Munchies: Shaq Getting Divorced, Cardinals Super Bowl Hopes and The OJ Mayo Show
Published 9/5/2007 by Tim at Mind Rite Sports -- Quality, diverse sports coverage
... Action at Camden Yards behind the scenes of those blowouts and no-hitters. ...

Jerks: Peter Angelos Hates The Homeless
Published 9/5/2007 by Leitch at Deadspin
... The people who clean up Camden Yards after games, and keep it one of the most gorgeous, most profitable stadiums in baseball are barely making a living wage. ...

Peter Angelos: Trying hard to become even less popular
Published 9/6/2007 by garyclark at Sports Frog
... , that many Americans face every day. The original work is by The Nation's Dave Zirin, who points out that most workers in Camden Yards don't make enough money to live on, and aren't even guaranteed jobs when they show up to the park that day. ...

BIG thoughts for BIG weekend
Published 9/6/2007 by tedmiller@seattlepi.com (Ted Miller) at Ted Miller's Sports Rant
... on LSU coach Les Miles insulting the Pac-10. Three questions for the writer: Did he also a year ago write off the larger meaning of California losing at Tennessee? What larger meaning did he find in LSU's by-the-skin-of-its-teeth survival in wins over Oregon State and Arizona State, middling Pac-10 teams, over the past few seasons? And how can anyone believe Arkansas is any good -- much less deserving of a national ranking -- when it's still got a tire print on its chest from two blowout defeats against USC? ---Via Deadspin ... David Zirin goes after the Orioles' labor practices . Power to the people! Cheers.

Yet Another Black Eye For The Orioles -- The Maryland Stadium Authority Worker Debate...
Published 9/6/2007 by Maryland Orioles' Fan at Oriole Post - Baltimore Orioles Analysis & News; The World of Baseball and Beyond
... From the Nation Online... ...

Hunger Strike at Camden Yards Avoided
Published 9/7/2007 by Matt Watson at FanHouse
... has come under fire for refusing to give the people who clean Camden Yards a living wage. I'm not entirely sure it's fair for Angelos to receive the brunt of the criticism -- the stadium is actually operated by a state agency called the Maryland Stadium Authority -- but in any case it's good to see the situation has been resolves. From the ...