Second baseman Billy Ripken on the transition between Memorial Stadium and Camden Yards: “For an infielder there was really no adjustment whatsoever. A baseball field is a baseball field. Memorial Stadium was always kept really nice. This one was really good. If anything, when you go to a ballpark that might be a little nicer, it just makes things a little easier. … There was nothing wrong with Memorial Stadium in my opinion as a player. … Until you get over here. When you get over here, the game had changed. Everything was at your fingertips here. The (batting) cages were nice, they were right behind the dugout between the clubhouse and the dugout. Field was great. The clubhouse was immaculate and big and spacious. So, everything you could possible want in a stadium was here.”

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