Even then, it’s about a 20-minute walk from Bateman’s to the arena, so you’ll probably still have to drive (responsibly, of course). Given its location on York Road just off Towson’s campus, local sports bar staple Bill Bateman’s Bistro is, by default, the best place to grab some pregame beers and food. But the Blast are all we got and they’re still really, really good at winning games-they’re going for their third championship in a row. Though little about the building could be described as state-of-the-art, the old Baltimore Civic Center is not without its shabby charms and history. Still, for Blast diehards, leaving may feel a bit like when the Orioles, and then the Ravens, departed Memorial Stadium. “Had we not gone to Towson University, there would be no Baltimore Blast this year,” Hale said. And the deal with the college is the only reason the team is still around. linked the move to his ongoing legal dispute with the city over the ownership of billboards outside Royal Farms Arena. In an interview with Marty Bass and Linh Bui on WJZ team owner Edwin F. The team’s new home is the smaller, more modern SECU Arena on Towson University’s campus. For the first time in decades, the Baltimore Blast are playing their hard-hitting, high-scoring, indoor-soccer games some place other than Royal Farms Arena.
