Baltimoreans love nostalgia -- too much. Nostalgia has gotten old. Sorry. Been there, done that . . . The Sun romanticized the '66 World Series on Sunday. Fine. Good. And pathetic on some level.

I'm tired of all this. I want the Orioles in the World Series again. It's been 23 years! I want the Ravens in the Super Bowl. It's been six years! I want a minor league hockey team at the First Mariner Arena. (Right. It's not called the Civic Center anymore!)

Just the same, I'll be nice and pass along this notice about a Memorial Stadium memorial event from the Sports Legends Museum, which would not exist unless nostalgia was in epidemic proportions in greater Baltimore. When it comes to addictive nostalgia, this museum is Baltimore's shooting gallery.

WHERE: Sports Legends at Camden Yards - 301 W. Camden Street (adjacent to Oriole Park)WHEN:Saturday, September 30, 2006, at  2:00 p.m WHY: Enjoy a panel discussion with former Baltimore Colts’ players Joe Washington and Sam Havrilak, president of the Marching Ravens, John Ziemann,  and James Bready, former Baltimore Sun reporter. The program will be moderated by FOX 45 Sports Director, Bruce Cunningham, and videos about Memorial  Stadium  will  be  shown  before  and  after  the  discussion.   

The  program  is  free  with  paid admission to the Museum. Author Robert Brown’s House of Magic is only $5 (a $14.99 value) with admission to the program.  The book profiles 70 years of thrills and excitement on 33^rdStreet.

Memorial Stadium was built in 1950 and over the years expanded, with more seats being added in the hopes of Baltimore landing a major league baseball team. The Baltimore Colts began playing at Memorial Stadium in 1953, followed by the first major league baseball game on April 14, 1954. The stadium was known for its horseshoe shape and was touted as “The World’s Largest Outdoor Insane Asylum” because of the crowd noise during Baltimore Colts’ football games. The Baltimore Orioles stopped playing at Memorial Stadium in 1991, upon their relocation to Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Beginning in 1996, the Baltimore Ravens played their first two seasons at Memorial Stadium before moving to what is now M&T Bank Stadium. Among the numerous artifacts from Memorial Stadium that are featured at Sports Legends at Camden Yards are a Baltimore Colts’ locker, dugout bench from the Orioles, stadium seats and bricks from the structure.   Memorial Stadium remained empty until 2001 when it was demolished.The Babe Ruth Museum operates the Babe Ruth Birthplace and Sports Legends at Camden Yards. Sports Legends at Camden Yards opened to the public on May 14, 2005.  Located adjacent to the main gate of Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Sports Legends consists of 22,000 square feet of artifacts and interactive exhibits profiling Maryland’s sport’s history. --- www.baberuthmuseum.com