O's Fans Held Hostage - Day 26

[Tx Oriole]

StateFarm that ahs been done to death. It is so childish.

[ChaosLex]

I turned on SportsCenter a couple of minutes ago, only to be greeted by an image of Girardi placing a Yankees jersey and cap upon Teixeira.

When I think about Angelos, I could just

Worst. Owner. Ever.

[estherhouse]

I turned on SportsCenter a couple of minutes ago, only to be greeted by an image of Girardi placing a Yankees jersey and cap upon Teixeira.

When I think about Angelos, I could just

Worst. Owner. Ever.

Al Davis still has him beat, but, it's real close.

[jerios55]

Well, it's hard to disagree. Is it an upgrade that's worth 8M for Moyer, 12M+ for Sheets, no idea for Kawakami, 4-5M for Wolf? Especially when they are all more likely to be worse in 2010 than better?

Not arguing the money, simply that era's under 5 are nothing to sneeze at in these parts.

[Cokeman]

Spoke with my guy this evening. He said the warehouse is a cluster. No one has any idea of what's happening or what direction we're headed. He knows AM has over played his hand in a couple instances this season by low balling players we wanted in both years and dollars. He thinks AM will make a panic moves in the next week or so. By the way ticket orders are estimated to be waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down.

He thinks we'll have a pitcher signed by the end of the week.

Another perspective from Roch in reply to a question in one of the comments:

I wouldn't describe it as chaos or dysfunction, but the inner-circle is pretty small. Not a lot of people in the warehouse know his business. They're on a need-to-know basis, if you will. And of course, that isn't going to sit well with everybody. - Roch

Roch

[TakebackOPACY]

Another perspective from Roch in reply to a question in one of the comments:



Roch

Perhaps they're on a need to know basis because MacPhail recognizes what day and age this is and doesn't want his potential next move revealed on a message board.

[blid]

I turned on SportsCenter a couple of minutes ago, only to be greeted by an image of Girardi placing a Yankees jersey and cap upon Teixeira.

When I think about Angelos, I could just

Worst. Owner. Ever.

Apparently it won't be the first time Tex has worn a Yankees cap!

Tex, on growing up a fan of Yankees great Don Mattingly:

"I think it says a lot that a kid who grew up in Baltimore, whose family had season tickets in Baltimore, would cheer for . . . Mattingly. People would say, 'Why not Eddie [Murray], why not Cal [Ripken]?,' but there was just something about Don Mattingly. My dad would take me to O's games and I'd wear a Yankees hat, which wasn't too safe in Baltimore back in the '80s. But it was worth it. There's something about being a Yankee, no where you are there are Yankees fans, and I'm glad to be a Yankee today."

[Burg]

Apparently it won't be the first time Tex has worn a Yankees cap!

Tex, on growing up a fan of Yankees great Don Mattingly:

"I think it says a lot that a kid who grew up in Baltimore, whose family had season tickets in Baltimore, would cheer for . . . Mattingly. People would say, 'Why not Eddie [Murray], why not Cal [Ripken]?,' but there was just something about Don Mattingly. My dad would take me to O's games and I'd wear a Yankees hat, which wasn't too safe in Baltimore back in the '80s. But it was worth it. There's something about being a Yankee, no where you are there are Yankees fans, and I'm glad to be a Yankee today."

JTrea should be forced to read this repeatedly.

Tex was NEVER coming here if he could go to the MFYs.

He's dead to me.

[G.O.A.T.]

Apparently it won't be the first time Tex has worn a Yankees cap!

Tex, on growing up a fan of Yankees great Don Mattingly:

"I think it says a lot that a kid who grew up in Baltimore, whose family had season tickets in Baltimore, would cheer for . . . Mattingly. People would say, 'Why not Eddie [Murray], why not Cal [Ripken]?,' but there was just something about Don Mattingly. My dad would take me to O's games and I'd wear a Yankees hat, which wasn't too safe in Baltimore back in the '80s. But it was worth it. There's something about being a Yankee, no where you are there are Yankees fans, and I'm glad to be a Yankee today."

Big suprise that this is what he said during the presser.

I'm waiting for the quote that says "I've always wanted to wear pinstripes." The same crap all FA say when they sign with the Yankees. It's not like they can say "It was all about the money." Which it always is with any FA going to the Yankees.

I remeber A-Rod saying this back in the day, yet he wasn't going to stick around NY unless he got a huge paid day that no other team would give him.

[G.O.A.T.]

JTrea should be forced to read this repeatedly.

Tex was NEVER coming here if he could go to the MFYs.

He's dead to me.

I don't believe this. If Baltimore would have offered more I bet he would have came. Baseball needs a salary cap.

[Dipper9]

I turned on SportsCenter a couple of minutes ago, only to be greeted by an image of Girardi placing a Yankees jersey and cap upon Teixeira.

When I think about Angelos, I could just

Worst. Owner. Ever.

Apparently it won't be the first time Tex has worn a Yankees cap!

Tex, on growing up a fan of Yankees great Don Mattingly:

"I think it says a lot that a kid who grew up in Baltimore, whose family had season tickets in Baltimore, would cheer for . . . Mattingly. People would say, 'Why not Eddie [Murray], why not Cal [Ripken]?,' but there was just something about Don Mattingly. My dad would take me to O's games and I'd wear a Yankees hat, which wasn't too safe in Baltimore back in the '80s. But it was worth it. There's something about being a Yankee, no where you are there are Yankees fans, and I'm glad to be a Yankee today."

Lex and JTrea need to keep reading this quote from Tex. He was a Yankee fan as a kid, and always wanted to be a Yankee. That's why he had Boras call the Yankees on the Tuesday he signed, and that's why he didn't take their offer to the other teams to top it. Its not Angelos' fault and its not MacPhail's fault. Tex went where he wanted to go, which was NEVER here. Now stop trying to spin things to meet your opinion that more money would have changed his mind. MAYBE 10/230 would have caused him to come to Baltimore, but Tex isn't worth it.

If anything, we should be praising MacPhail for not allowing Boras to use the Orioles to drive up the price. Maybe none of you will, but I will. Nice job Mr. MacPhail!

[Fan4Life]

Apparently it won't be the first time Tex has worn a Yankees cap!

Tex, on growing up a fan of Yankees great Don Mattingly:

"I think it says a lot that a kid who grew up in Baltimore, whose family had season tickets in Baltimore, would cheer for . . . Mattingly. People would say, 'Why not Eddie [Murray], why not Cal [Ripken]?,' but there was just something about Don Mattingly. My dad would take me to O's games and I'd wear a Yankees hat, which wasn't too safe in Baltimore back in the '80s. But it was worth it. There's something about being a Yankee, no where you are there are Yankees fans, and I'm glad to be a Yankee today."

JTrea should be forced to read this repeatedly.

Tex was NEVER coming here if he could go to the MFYs.

He's dead to me.

It's the O's fault for not drafting Mattingly... we'd have Tex now.. if only...

[JTrea81]

Big suprise that this is what he said during the presser.

I'm waiting for the quote that says "I've always wanted to wear pinstripes." The same crap all FA say when they sign with the Yankees. It's not like they can say "It was all about the money." Which it always is with any FA going to the Yankees.

I remeber A-Rod saying this back in the day, yet he wasn't going to stick around NY unless he got a huge paid day that no other team would give him.

Ditto, he never once said he always wanted to be a Yankee, but I'm sure he's happy to follow in the footsteps of his idol.

Besides he said there was something about Mattingly, not something about the Yankees nor did he say the Yankees were the organization he always wanted to play for...

People are reading what they want to read to villify Tex and if that's what it takes for you to feel better, by all means have Tex take all the blame.

[OrangeJerseys]

Apparently it won't be the first time Tex has worn a Yankees cap!

Tex, on growing up a fan of Yankees great Don Mattingly:

"I think it says a lot that a kid who grew up in Baltimore, whose family had season tickets in Baltimore, would cheer for . . . Mattingly. People would say, 'Why not Eddie [Murray], why not Cal [Ripken]?,' but there was just something about Don Mattingly. My dad would take me to O's games and I'd wear a Yankees hat, which wasn't too safe in Baltimore back in the '80s. But it was worth it. There's something about being a Yankee, no where you are there are Yankees fans, and I'm glad to be a Yankee today."

Hopefully he was one of those kids my friends and I would terrorize back then. Probably not if he was sitting in season tix seats.

He's a . Period. May he stink up the new MFY stadium and get a horrible Knoblauch like case of the yips.

I hope they boo you as bad as we do.

[Burg]

Ditto, he never once said he always wanted to be a Yankee, but I'm sure he's happy to follow in the footsteps of his idol.

Except when he did.

People are reading what they want to read to villify Tex and if that's what it takes for you to feel better, by all means have Tex take all the blame.

Pot meet kettle.