I woke up Thursday morning and logged on to Stubhub to check the going rate for Mets vs. Orioles tickets, just for fun. Twenty minutes later, I found myself scouring the internet to find the Inner Harbor’s best crab cakes, while waiting for my ticket to print. For the price of $25 - $15 for the ticket, $10 in “convenience” charges - I bought a field-level seat, five rows behind the foul pole in left. I quickly threw together a master plan that included a stop at the Babe Ruth Museum, crab cakes at Lexington Market, and my arrival at Camden Yards in time to watch batting practice. So I left from North Jersey around lunchtime. I made a few stops at service areas along the Turnpike for food or gas. On each stop, I ran into packs of exuberant Met fans on their way to the game. Despite the rain, I was running right on schedule, until a 24-car pileup in White Marsh – yes, 24 cars – brought traffic to a screeching halt, turning a three-and-a-half hour trip into a six-hour journey....
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