Teixeira Greeted with Rude Homecoming

When the Yankees made their opening day trip to Baltimore the main storyline was Mark Teixeira's first time in Baltimore since signing with the Yankees. Not surprising to anybody was the reception Mark got from Oriole fans. Every time Teixeira came to the plate he was overwhelmingly booed. The crowd also had signs that said "Sellout" and "Severna Park hates you Tex". Maybe the most surprising thing about the boos was the backlash Baltimore fans got. Peter Gammons on Baseball Tonight thought it was a little extreme, and Colin Cowherd of ESPN Radio thought the O's fans were being petty. First of all this is not the first time fans have booed an opposing player, hell the Yankees fans have booed their own players. Second i think the Oriole fans have a very good reason to boo. Every time Mark Teixeira was interviewed over the last couple seasons whenever the Orioles were brought up he stated how much he wanted to play for his hometown team, but when the opportunity arose he went to New York. I have no problem with Mark taking more money but dont say one thing and do another, if you didnt want to play for the Orioles you should have said it from the start. As far as i am concerned if the fans want to boo let them boo all they want. Mark Teixeira could have been like Call Ripken in the eyes of Oriole fans but now he will be treated like Bob Irsay.