encouraged to be in their seats by 2:30 when the pregame ceremonies will start, and o's legend brooks robinsonl throw out the ceremonial first pitch. >>> plenty of activities planned. stadium opens as noon, each fan will get a 2010 schedule and a car magnet at the gate. musical groups will entertainment fans. an important traffic advisory, parking restrictions will be in place. so city officials are encouraging fans to use public transportation. they point out that the charm city circulator is another great option for getting you to the stadium or you may want to consider just car pooling. . >>> it's going to be a big day, kelly. and at one point it looked like friday was going to have question weather. but it will be tonight and tomorrow morning. >> it's going to be out of here. >> cooler and breezier. more typical opening day. not bad, not bad by tomorrow afternoon. show you what we're dealing with this evening. our latest severe thunderstorm warnings have been cancelled for our maryland counties. if you head toward york, up 83 on your commute or toward chambersburg, the alert is still on. y

why isn't brooks robinson involved with the team? why isn't frank robinson. rosenthal challenges ripkin saying the ironman's image is pristine but they'll say he can be stubborn, controlling and a hall of fame pain in the reefer. cal ripkin started ripkin baseball, an eft to grow baseball worldwide and he owns the orioles mine nor league baseball. >> wow. so as this played out late last night. cal responded to the rumors and released this statement. he said i am more excited now to explore all the opportunities and find the right situation that could lead me to the next phase of my life. this is our hot topic here this morning. does cal ripkin have what it takes to turn around the orioles >> peter will never let go and i hope cal realizes it. that's the first of many comments. stay with us for the latest that's unfolding between the front office and hall of famer cal ripkin. you can read more to our story in our slide show. >>> tonight it looks like we're going to start the season at home because the orioles are playing in detroit on that same day. and so if

brooks robinson and drew powell took part with the orioles marking the 40th anniversary of their 1970 world series championship. as for the game it looked good forl the orioles tied in the 1st. shot that one into the gap. ta was going on contact. two outs. he came around to first and scored when the catcher john buck couldn't handle the throw. they were up into the 9th inning. that's when we brought in the new closer mike gonzalez. he has been shaky to start the season. he couldn't get it done again today there. is schneider doubling. edwin, scoring, schneider would then score on a sack fly. that put them up by one. they pull out the win in the 9th. they went down in the 9th. scott was at the ballpark and has reaction from the orioles clubhouse. >> reporter: the home opener was all about the closer. mike gonzalez's second blown save of the young season cost the orioles a win and wasted a four rbi effort from tejada. the new closer heard the boos from the crowd and in the clubhouse faced the music. >> i understand i was brought here for a reason and that was to shut the door and i didn

o's legends brooks robinson and boot powell will throw out the first pitches. game time 3:05. you can get bet fans will be lining up to get in. we're told it's sold out today. 49,000, they're expecting 49,000 in the crowd. hopefully they'll all be here to cheer on the orioles to a victory. >> stay with abc2 all day long for coverage leading up to the game. we'll have information on our website at abc2news.com about the festivities on the home opener for the orioles and also you can send in your oriole pictures today. pictures with your kids all dressed up in o's gear. send it into newsroom@wmar.com. >>> today tiger woods starts the second day at augusta, just two strokes off the lead. he shot four under par. that's his best round ever at the masters. tiger controlled his emotions and just played the game. >> i hit the ball well and made some putts. unfortunately i didn't putt very good today. >> all right but uh, tiger said it wasn't much of a distraction for him. >>> listen: you better listen up when the bus driver tells you to calm down. a passenger on a bus in texas threw a

. >> brooks robinson bat. hall of famer, 1983. bobby, the nicest guy i have known.e has never turned anybody for an autograph, first class guy. >> is it worth a lot of money, if he never turns anybody down. >> brooks is very controversy to that. people like brooks so they pay for brooks. >> what would this go for? >> $150. >> very nice. >> what is this one. >> this is unfortunately the last time the orioles won a championship, this the 83 world series team signed baseball. i was lucky enough to get it, because of robby's first. and it's nice to have a haul of famer orioles, hall of famer that is. 3 hall of famers themselves, jim palmer, eddie murray and cal ripken on the team. >> the last one. i'm sorry. i did not mean to cut you off. i wanted to move on to the box. >> these boxes came out in mid 90s, '96, during cal ripken strip. almost anybody in baltimore has one of these. the fin-year-old has this and the 65 years old had these. and nobody ate the wheaties. i told them they are worth as much as with the wheaties in it or wheaties gone. >> will people be able to

nobody did it better than a former teammate who won 16 gold gloves, brooks robinson. down, doesn't panic, picks it up for a strong throw. and you're out. if you try to backhand him, you know, try to hot dog a little bit, dough don't want to take the ball off your body. could be a base hit or double. >> gary: atkins now -- that pitch will be second for a strike. one ball, one strike. at kin with a three-game hitting streak. 4 for 10 are the numbers he put up in this series, looking for his first hit out of a lefty and won't be here. six in a row retired by anderson. scoreless into the bottom of the 2nd. [wind rustling] [sound of waves crashing] [upbeat whistling in background] discover all that northwest florida has to offer. seventeen hidden beaches, one revealing destination. fly southwest's new nonstops from bwi airport to panama city beach starting at $99 one-way. (ding) (music throughout) the energy drink for your feet. zig tech. i get more train. less pain. >> gary: orioles are without their starter at third. tejada out after trying to pick up the ball. you can s

time is running out for your chance to receive an exclusive brooks robinson figure urine.igur ine. double plays have hurt the orioles early on. they always do. the double plays have taken away opportunities, and garza has a chance to get out of this inning now after the first two orioles reached. wieters on at 1st base. two down and lugo, 2-14. and he will take the pitch up high for ball. lugo is going to get a lot of playing time. things have happened very quickly for lugo. he never thought he was going to be with the orioles until spring training. until brian is ready to go, lugo is going to see some time at 2nd base. 1 ball, 1 strike count on him, garza. two down. and he gets the outside corner with that pitch. combined for a .380 average -- .280 average. cardinals. red sox. outfield fairly deep on lugo. i would think maybe too deep. here is the one-two delivery. that will bounce. throw down to burrell. >> mike: let's take another look. see wieters on 3rd base i think he thought the bar was going to go behind and it kicked out in front of him. >> gary: and it looked lik

. >> time is running out on your chance to receive a brooks robinson figurine, become a partial plan benefits. don't miss this great keepsake. go to orioles.com. >>> one away be jack wilson coming up. outstanding defensive player. he's batting in the number 9 spot. and bergesen's pitch is on the inside corner for a strike. >> .269 hitter in the national league. came over last summer, they were trying to upgrade the defense. >> that's a base hit. he will think about 2. montanez has a chance. the ball gets away from lawing0. and a double for jack wilson. -- lugo. >> wigginton is playing in to take away the bunt. the ball gets by him. it gets to his right, and montanez gets to it. wilson is out. the throw is off line and one of those little things. now you bring up a guy you're you're doubled and one of the most amazing things in 9 years runners in scoring position is 338. he's only 2-11 to start the year off. that will get better. >> ichiro had a double and now a 5-game hitting streak. >> that will change. ichiro with the .365 career average against the o's and 7 lifetime home runs con