A smart trade for the Orioles: Lease now, land deal later

The number three is essential in baseball. You get three strikes and you’re out, and you get three outs each inning. So it’s entirely fitting that the new lease for Oriole Park at Camden Yards required three announced decisions. The first came in September and flashed on the O’s scoreboard, but it turned out to be woefully premature. The second leaked Friday, Dec. 8, only to be nixed by Senate President Bill Ferguson.