There wasn't a single fan in the stands at Oriole Park for Wednesday's game between the Orioles and Chicago White Sox, and yet it seemed like the whole world was watching.
The fact that Camden Yards would be a no-fan zone already was national news and the press box was packed with inquiring journalistic minds looking for the greater meaning behind what was — in its most basic form — simply a baseball game that the Orioles won in resounding fashion under extremely unusual circumstances.
Of course, there is nothing simple or basic about what has been happening in Baltimore for the past couple of weeks.