Report: Angelos nixed Deal

[Peace21]

Well @$&* me... they still talking?

No clue, but one GM (not naming names) says that this is typical Orioles . And typical Peter.

[Rocky1983]

Also, if this is true. look for MacPhail to resign very soon. Why would he stay here?

[amateurfan]

I just tried to start a thread on this, but from the Seattle forums Thomas1492 reported that Jones is heading to Phoenix for ST with the M's

[MChance]

My guy tells me Peter Angelos doesn't know a lot about baseball.

[The Rick]

OMG.

Just when you think it couldn't get any worse!

[rolliefingers]

Look, I'll take this with as large a grain of salt as I've taken (or, tried to take) every piece of info this offseason. But if this is true, man, I am really close to done with this team.

If Bedard is still on this roster on Opening Day because PA killed a deal that Bavasi and AM agreed on, I will seriously consider not following this team anymore. I know it's easy to say that right now, but to be this close to FINALLY doing the right thing and rebuilding, and to have it snatched away, would be too much.

Just my $.02. Carry on.

[Rocky1983]

It was reported in the Seattle PI blog as well. Angelos nixed the original deal because he was pissed about the leaks...

I find it hard to believe because he is a lawyer. If he quit on anything that was leaked, he would not be a billionaire!

[glenn__davis]

I just tried to start a thread on this, but from the Seattle forums Thomas1492 reported that Jones is heading to Phoenix for ST with the M's

That has to be bogus. His team is still playing in Venezuela. ST isn't for three more weeks. They wouldn't pull him from his team so he could come to ST early.

[TonySoprano]

Andy MacPhail is in complete control alright

[Pickles]

Please take this for what its worth.

But I was informed by my guy tonight that Peter Angelos did nix the Erik Bedard trade with Seattle.

Apparently the deal was OKed by PA early on in the day but then later he changed his mind and had it pulled.

MacPhail and Bavasi agreed to the deal originally and PA nixed it.

As of last night you said your "source", Bedard's agent, hadn't been informed of anything. Now, you say Angelos nixed the deal. So, did AM call up Bedard's agent and say, "Well, I had a deal in place for you but Angleos nixed it so now you stay an Oriole."
Sorry, don't buy it. What in the world would the O's gain by informing Bedard of that?

[BaltBird 24]

Peter Angelos is going on 79 years of age. One would think that there's a pretty decent chance that he'll kick the bucket in the next decade or so..... there's only so much damage he has left in the tank.

In other news, there's a team not so far away that is building up quite a bit of nice young talent with a brand new stadium to boot.

[Baltimoron]

It was reported in the Seattle PI blog as well. Angelos nixed the original deal because he was pissed about the leaks...

That makes no sense to me.

[CrimsonTribe]

Look, I'll take this with as large a grain of salt as I've taken (or, tried to take) every piece of info this offseason. But if this is true, man, I am really close to done with this team.

If Bedard is still on this roster on Opening Day because PA killed a deal that Bavasi and AM agreed on, I will seriously consider not following this team anymore. I know it's easy to say that right now, but to be this close to FINALLY doing the right thing and rebuilding, and to have it snatched away, would be too much.

Just my $.02. Carry on.

Yeah, still going to take this w/ a grain of salt too, but it's getting somewhat harder. I've been following this whole thing pretty closely; I think it's time to go play Tecmo Bowl.

[JTrea81]

That has to be bogus. His team is still playing in Venezuela. ST isn't for three more weeks. They wouldn't pull him from his team so he could come to ST early.

Jones lives in Arizona in the offseason.

[The Rick]

If this is true, screw the O's.

Thank God we have one competent team in town. Otherwise there would be a lot of people on the bridge tonight going skinny dipping.