Among the many bits of lore surrounding Baltimore's history with the Orioles, one of the more interesting involves the Memorial Stadium tomato patch. Over at Ballpark Digest, they recall it fondly:
"One thing about Earl Weaver: he's one of the most competitive guys on the planet. And he decided that he could grow better tomatoes than Santarone. He did so at his home -- working on advice from Santarone on growing better tomatoes. The "feud" lasted until Weaver's retirement, and Santarone maintained the tomatoes until the Orioles moved to Oriole Park at Camden Yards, dealing with foul balls and stray beers damaging plants. Santarone retired to Montana, and that was the end to the tomato patch in an MLB ballpark."
Read the whole post at Ballpark Digest.