Why Can't Anybody Hit the Warehouse at Camden Yards? 

7:11 ASSAULT

Shoutout to the Orioles for using an existing structure nearby for their offices rather than tearing the building down to make a new one. I don’t think Camden Yards would be anywhere near as cool without the warehouse

Have they tried just hitting the ball harder?

“Nobody has done it since or after” I think that’s the same thing buddy

It doesn't matter how bad the O's are, I LOVE going to Camden Yards. Absolutely great job on covering the stadium 5SF.

I will be perfectly fine if Griffey Jr. is the only one to ever do it when all is said and done.

Glad to see something is worth talking about regarding the Orioles, even if its not about anything they're doing on the field.

I love this because as a little kid, I thought Junior hitting the warehouse was one of the coolest things ever. Now I'm an adult and it still hasn't been replicated (except when I do it in MLB: The Show).

“HAHA they’re still paying Chris Davis not to play for them” freaking got me

My Ms have only ever done two notable things. Win 116 games (for nothing) and hit The Warehouse in a meaningless home run derby.

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This is literally insane, I was thinking about this 30 minutes ago!!!

I'll never forget watching Griffey hit the warehouse. That and Ripkens game streak were awesome to see!

I love the Orioles so much - no matter how bad they are, they'll always be my team. Camden Yards is a treasure, and i hope it stands the test of time just like fenway and wriggly

I went on a tour of Camden Yards in 2008 or 2009, I remember the tour guide talking about how the wind basically swirls over the flag court. It would make a lot of sense

I was looking at the plaques literally last night and when I saw the Villar one I was like "Damn, Villar hit one this far?"

I'm guessing that since the ballpark is near the Inner Harbor the air currents also are a factor.

I was only 12 in '93, but I was there, and Junior doing it still the craziest shit ever. To this day I've never heard that sound on contact or the look of a ball coming off a bat replicated. Sooooo good.

Camden really is an iconic park. Hopefully, it stays open for many years to come. There are not many iconic parks left in the league.

As someone who grew up around Baltimore and am a big fan of Bmore sports it’s nice to see someone talking about Camden yards. Out of all of the sports stadiums I’ve been to (NFL/CFL/Baseball/NASCAR) it’s my favourite. I love the look of it if the stadium and can recognise it pretty much instantly in any sports compilation videos I’ve seen.

there's something poetic about griffey being the only one to hit it. beautiful swing, beautiful field

Camden Yards is a beautiful park. I went out on Eutaw St. looking for Alex Gordon and Mike Moustakas' plaques, among others. There's quite a few. I went up to a park attendant and asked, "Where's Alex Gordon's plaque?" Without hesitation, he said and pointed, "Right by that trash can." He also pointed out Moose's impact spot (an x'd out circle with MM by it) but the plaque hadn't been installed yet. That's a really awesome feature of that beautiful park.

I appreciate that there's finally a positive video for the O's. I know it's grasping at straws but I'll take anything at this point

The warehouse is lucky Stanton is on the opposite side of the plate because i think he would give it a shot

0:25 - "nobody has done it before, since or after..." omg that line gave me an aneurysm

GRIFFEY also just so happened to have the finest swing of all time. 🐐

Griffey. This always makes me think of how obsessed I was with his Snes game and the he derby at the yard. 😂

Schwarber being in the AL East now COULD make it happen, PNC Park and Allegheny River next?

Reminds me of Nelson Cruz being able to hit one out of the stadium in left field over the wall at the Mariners ballpark in Seattle. Nelson did it in practice with a wooden bat the only one to do that. I think Richie Sexson did it with an aluminum bat. I saw Aaron Judge hit some bombs in Seattle that would have cleared the wall easy but didn't have the height. Favorite homerun has to be Mark McGuire hitting a moonshot off Randy Johnson in the old King Dome.

You know how Griffey did it? With that smooth-as-buttah swing he had.

It's unique ideas like this that really make this channel stand out. I have to say my man, I really appreciate the work you're doing.

*Me:* Why can't anybody hit the warehouse at Camden Yards? *FivePoint Vids:* Because it's really far. *Me:* Oh wow thanks. I would've never guessed.

If the orioles signed Barry Bonds in the early 2000s this video would be “How come only Barry Bonds could hit the warehouse?”

I will never stop being mad about the Hilton blocking the view of Bromo Seltzer tower.

Love the analysis you put into this. I've been wondering about this for a long time now, and now I know!

The family guy weatherman ollie on this subject: It's far!

That's a great question FivePoints! Thanks for this coming from a lifelong Orioles fan. I long for 2014 Camden. But I know our time is coming. 2023 or 2024 is our year!

What makes this even crazier is Camden is maybe the second most hitter friendly park in the league behind Coors and yet the only time someone hit the warehouse was during a Home Run Derby. Whenever Camden next hosts the All Star Game, only lefties should be picked just to try and see if anyone else hits the warehouse.

Excellent video, and great analysis. I've never been to Camden Yards. Went to old Memorial Stadium a lot in the early 80s, and almost every home game Saturday during the Orioles' 1983 WS run. That warehouse is absolutely iconic, and Camden has always been gorgeous on TV and in pictures. Hitting the warehouse at Camden is similar to hitting an apartment rooftop at Wrigley. It's just not all that feasible, as tantalizing as it may be, and have only happened once each (at least as far as I am aware at Wrigley). You have to hit the ball exceptionally hard and at a high angle that is usually enough to kill flight distance. The elevated base of the warehouse makes the difference, as if it was on the same level as home plate, there would be and additional 30 feet of fall range where the ball could still hit it... and make it much more likely. Case in point, the apartments at Wrigley get hit 4-5 times a year, minimum... but usually within 15 feet of ground level. I also wonder if there may be some manner of air pressure effect that builds up against the warehouse and causes HR balls to slow at a slightly higher rate in that space. That would be more likely with large crowd, and... well... they often can't give away tickets to Orioles' games the past few years.

Great video!!! And the “still paying Chris Davis” joke at the end was pretty hilarious!!!🤘🏻🤘🏻😂😂😂😂

You should colab with Jomboy and make a “stats that dont matter” video. Bet you’d get his interest with Odor being the most to hit the wall by a yankee playing rn

I was at most of Adley Rutschman's games in Double-A Bowie this season. He's technically a switch hitter but does better as a lefty. I think if anyone can do it, Adley can hit the warehouse.

You really surprise me with topics like this. I'm the very most casual sports fan so I rarely think about such things. So when you bring it up, I'm like "yeah, that's a good question".

Camden Yards is a beautiful ballpark. That building gives the stadium so much character.

Bryce Harper might have more of a shot if he didn't play his whole career with NL clubs (WAS, PHI). He still plays a few games there during interleague play, but it's not enough opportunity.

What’s crazy is all 3 of the David’s you talked about I was at all 3 games lol

there is one other factor.. the warehouse itself working as a wind inhibitor.. a breeze blowing out to right field is great and all..but that breeze hits the warehouse likely creates a deadzone.. meaning the balls get the nice boost while still in the park.. but there's kind of a crosswind killing the balls velocity the closer it gets to the warehouse

Love how it turned out! Thanks for having me help.

A Camden yards video 🔥🔥 being an orioles and redskins fan not much from my teams has made me happy lately 🤣

The orioles may suck, but I love going to the best ballpark in the big leagues

The first time that I ever felt like watching a video with a slide rule. Another great job, Adam.

Great video Five points! Can you keep the baseball vids coming?

If Bonds had signed with Tampa Bay in 2008, he'd have done it. Even at the end, with his skills not quite at his one time peak, he was still a MONSTER.

This was fascinating! Be neat to see a series of this sort of thing, like how many shots have gone OVER the Green Monster, how many shots have broken Skydome (Rogers Center) hotels windows, stuff like that.

This is a very well made video, you're improving with your content

This just proves what a total badass Ken Griffey Jr was. That man was an awesome hitter.

Imagine someone hitting a Homer with a chance of hitting the warehouse and Steve Bartman stops it

I don’t think anyone has ever managed to hit the centerfield scoreboard at Wrigley either.

3 ommisions. 1. The building was there when Abe Lincoln's casket passed through Baltimore on its way back to Illinois. There is a photo out there. 2. When Camden Yards was being built, they took the building apart brick by brick and cleaned them and put the building back together. Fears about hitting the warehouse were real. 3. Eutaw St acts as a wind tunnel. While the wind pushes out to the warehouse, the Eutaw St. Wind tunnel takes a large chunk of it out. Take the tour. It's very informative and cool.

Went to see my White Sox play at Camden a couple-ish of seasons ago and I absolutely loved it. The way the evening sun bounces off those windows, Utah Street itself, the atmosphere (at the time). If you haven’t been, you should go

Cedric Mullins is the only thing giving me hope at this time

Going to Camden is one of the greatest experiences for any fan. I have the luxury of living in the same city as an Orioles fan. Just need the team to quit sucking

Great to see this video especially after I went to a road Braves game there this year, beautiful stadium

6:01 This aged well lol

Guess before watching: the warehouse at “street level” is actually elevated higher than the playing field adding a ton of distance.

I was there when Griffey did this (my only visit to this stadium). It was incredible.

I saw the title before clicking the video and thought to myself, I could have sworn I watched a homerun Derby back in the day where players hit the wearhouse. I then clicked the video and it opened up with it lol. Glad I'm not going crazy.

A whole pile of my favorite things -- Camden Yard, the Orioles, data journalism, and 5PV.

Visited Baltimore & went to Camden Yards earlier this year.. Something about going to a baseball game will never get old to me..

I remember when they built it and I think for the first few years they kept the windows covered thinking they would be hit. Then realized it wasn't going to happen. It is awesome to walk down through there and see the spots marked where HR ball land.

The view from the men's room of The Camden Club is the best view of any stadium in America.

great video, would love to see something similar about how NO ONE has hit the old score board at wrigley field in center field, other than sam snead (a golfer who tea'd one up from home plate)

“Nobody has done it before, since, or after.” is a sentence I’ll be processing for a long time.

Batted balls have also flown clear out of entire states. In 2004 Adam Dunn hit a 500+ ft HR out of Great American Ballpark that ended up in the Ohio river, which is technically part of Kentucky.

Funny story, when i was stationed at Andrews AFB, i see plenty of games and watched Ripken Jr play his last season. The Orioles had a commercial of Jay Gibbions hitting the warehouse and breaking windows. It was a funny commercial. If you go on a tour of Camden Yards they say that the weather prevents the ball from hitting the warehouse.

I think if we had another HR Derby at Camden Yards it would get hit a lot more than just once. The HR derby has evolved a lot since the '90s, guys hit way more home runs and way farther home runs during modern home run derbies.

You have to consider "ball" rotation after contact from the bat . It needs backspin to travel the extra distance . Think of a really nasty fastball and the ball movement . Loved the video . Thanks

3:33 I love the "too high" major league 2 pun as well as the 420 joke more than I should.

Great fun! I'm subscribed!

7:10 OMG! 😅😅😅 I SAW THID COMING A MILE AWAY. 😅 The way you said it was just too funny not to laugh hard. 😅

"Nobody can hit the warehouse." *The Kid: "Hold my beer..."*

Short answer: Although the warehouse is only 439 feet from home plate, its elevated position means that to actually hit it is the equivalent of hitting a 439 foot outfield wall AT 20 FEET HIGH. The base of the warehouse is well above the playing field, so to hit it rather than the street isn't like hitting a wall at 439 feet. It's like hitting OVER a 20-foot wall at 439 feet.

This was an excellent analysis. I'm actually a little surprised that the warehouse has only been hit once. I've only ever been to Camden Yards once, when I was a kid, I think the Orioles won but it was close to 25 years ago so I don't really remember. I _do_ remember how beautiful Camden was and how close the warehouse seemed. Keep up the good work Mr. FivePoints. Here, on the Dumpster Fire, and on Clickbait Sports.

great video, was wondering about this very thing. thought for sure someone would have knocked out a window by now, but yeah it's elevated so all those "projected' homers are just that... projected.

Ken Griffy JR. Christened the new ballpark with the hardest, most technically difficult HR in its history. Nobody since has hit the warehouse. That's an indicator of his luck, talent, and skills.

6:03, 😂😂 I repeated this Little League play ten times, and continue laughing like a kid!

“Tossing cookies like a freshman at their first frat party” is the greatest line of the video.

0:22 this is why Griffey is the 🐐, this man is the sole reason why I became interested in Baseball.

Gunner Henderson hit one about 8' away from the warehouse.

Eutaw st also is fairly windy down that corridor. Would that also slow the ball down as it enters that area?

i love that warehouse from the Baltimore and Ohio owning it till its current used as a clubhouse for the Orioles? Truly beautiful just like the Supply Warehouse for the San Diego Padres.

All balls hit onto Eutaw Street have their own plaque. Just hitting the street is a phenomenal achievement. The ball has to clear the wall then clear the patio just to hit the street. You have to clear the street to hit the warehouse. BTW, there are vendors (Boogs BBQ) and all kinds of people walking there while the game is going on. They wouldn't have put a main thoroughfare in a spot where batted balls are hit very often. It happens every now and then as the plaques prove but hitting the warehouse is INSANE. It will eventually happen during a regular game but I love the fact that "not being able to hit the warehouse" is a thing. OPACY is a national treasure and everyone should try to get there at least once.

Juan Soto just got pretty damn close. 112.6 mph exit velo, 31 degree launch angle, 447 ft. Yet still, no cigar.

Man, I almost got a hand on that Berkman home run, I was loading up my face outside of Boog's when it came soaring over and bounced off the warehouse. Heard firsthand from a couple of people that Walter Young (who still may be the heaviest guy to ever play MLB?) hit it in BP while he was with the Orioles in 2005.

I was here for the terrible jokes but stayed for the math. Nice work man

My dad can tell you how much I despise the O's, but the stadium is Oriole Park at Camden Yards. When it was built, no one wanted Camden Yards name to go away (people were upset Memorial Stadium was being torn down). I remember stories about how many times they thought it was going to be hit and, if I recall right, the first three floors don't have glass windows in that section. 30 some years and it seems fitting The Kid is the only one to have hit it.

This video was made two years ago. I noticed because when he said the Orioles suck, i wondered why. Because the Orioles had one of the best records in all of MLB last year.

One of the favorite parks I’ve been to it’s interesting to think why hitters can’t hit it in a game but there has to be some interesting factors

Great video, I never even realized that the warehouse hadn’t been hit like that, never crossed my mind. Now it’s something I’m gonna be rooting for. It’s gonna happen one day. On a long enough timeline, someone is bound to do it, and if I’m around I will think of this l video, take note of the blast, and smile

Great research!