Two Orioles fans have named their kids Camden and Yardley

(The Washington Post courtesy of Colleen Serra)

Being a baseball fanatic means loving your team even when things look rough. In extreme situations, it means you name your first-born after the team you love.

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Colleen and Tony Serra fit into the latter group. Both grew up loving the Baltimore Orioles, and decided to name their son Camden, after the ballpark.

Their second child arrived in June, and they kept with the baseball theme. The couple named their daughter Yardley, giving them Camden and Yardley.

The Serras told Scott Allen of the Washington Post that the Orioles’ home park holds a lot of meaning for them.

“Obviously, when you pick names for your kids you’re trying to think of things that are meaningful for both of you,” Colleen said. “We both grew up going to games. [Camden Yards] holds a special place in our hearts and it’s a place that we’re going to keep coming back to, so it just seemed fitting.”

Baseball has been a big part of the couple’s relationship. They got engaged in Cooperstown, and had their wedding reception at the Camden Club at the park.

This isn’t the first time some super fans have named their children after a ballpark. Both Fenway Parks and Wrigley Fields exist. Heck, this isn’t even the first instance of Orioles’ fans going this far. Last year, Camden Yards attended his first Orioles game … at Camden Yards.

If Camden and Yardley get another sibling, the Serras said that child would likely also have a baseball name.

“We’re going to have to be very strategic,” Colleen said. “It won’t be Eutaw. It won’t be Pickles. That’s going to take some creative juices. Maybe Cooper for Cooperstown.”

Pickles is a popular sports bar in Baltimore. Eutaw is the street that runs through the concourse in centerfield.

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Thank goodness they’ve ruled out Pickles. You’ve already got a kid named Yardley, there’s no need to name another one of your children Pickles.

Not to sound like a curmudgeon, but whatever happened to Jim, Bob or Frank? We’re naming our kids things like Kale and Gluten now. No matter how you feel about Yardley, know that there are much worse names out there.

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