Catherine Hinchliff never went to Camden Yards because she expected an Orioles win. She used to buy a student-priced ticket to enjoy a beer and a night in the upper deck with friends.
“It’s the perfect way to spend a Friday evening,” the 33-year-old Johns Hopkins graduate student said.
A Seattle native — “experienced with loss, being a Mariners fan,” she said — Hinchliff adopted the O’s as her “second-home” team when she moved to Baltimore in 2014, even scoring tickets to a playoff game with a friend in a lottery.
But the Charles Village resident has gone to just two games this season, contributing to the sea of empty stands seen at most home games.