Hot Stove Banquet - Ripken Stadium

Anyone going to the Hot Stove banquet this Thursday night at Ripken Stadium. Dan Duquette is scheduled to be there, along with Caleb Joseph, and Stan Charles.

I just got my ticket today. I will be there, but will Dan Duquette? I asked the guy from their ticket office if they had any contingency plans should something happen. He said, "you'll be notified if something were to happen."

Should be REALLY interesting either way.

BTW, I will send updates from the event.

If you want, I can send info here or on Twitter @FlaccoMachado.

Hey weams. I just sent you a PM about an idea for the banquet tonight. Let me know what you think.

I will be there tonight along with my wife, I didnt go to it the first two years they did it. I am excited for it tonight though

I will be there tonight along with my wife, I didnt go to it the first two years they did it. I am excited for it tonight though

Awesome. Ill be at table 9.

Awesome. Ill be at table 9.

Use this thread to post your scoops tonight!

Hey weams. I just sent you a PM about an idea for the banquet tonight. Let me know what you think.

I liked the idea a lot. I will be with Brooks and Jim tonight so I will get an article together for both events.

“I’ve always done my job 24 hours a day and to the best of my ability. That’s a habit. We’re going to have another good ballclub this year. I’m confident of that.”

“It’s been interesting. I’m not used to being a trade rumor.”

“I can confirm that I’ve been the subject of many trade rumors. I’d have to be living in a bunker to not be aware, right? You know, these things happen in baseball. This is rare, but sometimes trades are made for managers, sometimes trades are made for executives and that’s the way it goes. It’s a part of the business."

“If there’s trade discussions that I have as an executive, I really don’t talk about those publicly because you never know what’s going to come to fruition and what’s not. But I’ve been focused on helping the Orioles all winter, focused on doing the job to put together a good team. So from that perspective it’s, in effect, business as usual.”

Thanks Weams! Great pics. Great quotes.

I have to say that I have thought the Angelos family handled the DD situation perfectly. I appreciate DD's honesty. And I almost feel bad for him. There is some sympathy that he cannot go to a higher ranking job. Still, if he were gone to Toronto for anything less than a haul of prospects, I would have been pissed.

Thanks Weams! Great pics. Great quotes.

I have to say that I have thought the Angelos family handled the DD situation perfectly. I appreciate DD's honesty. And I almost feel bad for him. There is some sympathy that he cannot go to a higher ranking job. Still, if he were gone to Toronto for anything less than a haul of prospects, I would have been pissed.

Thank Flacco Machado he was our OH'er on site!