Editing Baltimore Orioles (section)

==="O!"===

Since its introduction at games by the "Roar from 34", led by [[Wild Bill Hagy]] and others, in the late 1970s, it has been a tradition at Orioles games for fans to yell out the "Oh" in the line "Oh, say does that Star-Spangled Banner yet wave" in "[[The Star-Spangled Banner]]".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Trezza |first1=Joe |title=Why O's fans yell 'Oh!' during anthem |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/why-orioles-fans-scream-oh-during-national-anthem |access-date=June 29, 2022 |work=MLB.com |language=en}}</ref> "The Star-Spangled Banner" has special meaning to Baltimore historically, as it was written during the [[Battle of Baltimore]] in the [[War of 1812]] by [[Francis Scott Key]], a Baltimorean.

The tradition is often carried out at other sporting events, both professional and amateur, and even sometimes at non-sporting events where the anthem is played, throughout the [[Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area|Baltimore/Washington area]] and beyond. Fans in [[Norfolk, Virginia]], chanted "O!" even before the [[Norfolk Tides|Tides]] became an Orioles affiliate. The practice caught some attention in the spring of 2005, when fans performed the "O!" cry at [[Washington Nationals]] games at [[RFK Stadium]]. The "O!" chant is also common at sporting events for the various [[Maryland Terrapins]] teams at the [[University of Maryland, College Park]]. At [[Cal Ripken Jr.]]'s induction into the [[National Baseball Hall of Fame]], the crowd, composed mostly of Orioles fans, carried out the "O!" tradition during [[Tony Gwynn]]'s daughter's rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner". Additionally, a faint but audible "O!" could be heard on the television broadcast of [[Barack Obama]]'s pre-inaugural visit to Baltimore as the national anthem played before his entrance. A resounding "O!" bellowed from the nearly 30,000 Ravens fans who attended the November 21, 2010, away game at the [[Carolina Panthers]]' [[Bank of America Stadium]] in Charlotte, North Carolina.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Edward|title='It was like a home game' vs. Panthers, said Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2010/11/22/it-was-like-a-home-game-vs-panthers-said-ravens-quarterback-joe-flacco/|work=The Baltimore Sun|date=November 22, 2010 |access-date=May 28, 2011}}</ref> A similar loud "O!" was heard from fans attending [[Super Bowl XLVII]] between the [[Baltimore Ravens]] and the [[San Francisco 49ers]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Ravens hold on to win Super Bowl, 34–31|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2013/02/04/ravens-hold-on-to-win-super-bowl-34-31/|access-date=April 13, 2016|work=The Baltimore Sun|date=February 4, 2013}}</ref> The "O!" chant was also heard during the [[2016 Summer Olympics]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil, when Baltimore native [[Michael Phelps]] received his gold medal for the [[Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay|{{nowrap|4 × 200 m}} freestyle]] on August 9, 2016.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Steinberg |first1=Dan |author-link1=Dan Steinberg |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dc-sports-bog/wp/2016/08/10/baltimores-national-anthem-oh-gives-michael-phelps-a-gold-medal-laugh/ |title=Baltimore's National Anthem 'Oh!' gives Michael Phelps a gold-medal laugh |newspaper=The Washington Post |department=D.C. Sports Bog |date=August 10, 2016 |language=en}}</ref>

In recent years, when the Orioles host the [[Toronto Blue Jays]], fans have begun to shout out the multiple instances of the word "O" in "[[O Canada]]". [[Washington Capitals]] fans will do the same when they play one of the NHL's Canadian teams.