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SilentJames

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  1. Booo, on a side note - my God the A's Elephant is wearing sunglasses
  2. Stowers, Cowser, and Kjerstad all have "something to prove," this spring none of them really set the world on fire with their ML at bats last year. Heston at least held his own at the plate for his 30 ABs, Cowser to me looked particularly lost at both the plate and in the field. I agree that Stowers is the guy most likely to be moved, because there just isn't a place for him, though I think he will need to have a good spring training to garner significant interest.
  3. Its not a high bar - but its one that most ownership groups do not even attempt to cross. Give credit where credit is due is all Im saying.
  4. I guess we will never really know: I voted no but I'm on the fence really. The Orioles have made big, positive, trades in the Angelos era. But this is the first I can think of where elite controlled players were traded for a clear pro-active move. Bedard we were going to lose in FA, maybe Hoey for Hardy is somewhat comparable here? But Im not sure if we expected to get from Hardy what we got at the time.
  5. If there is one thing that we can say about John Angelos is that he is leaving the team in a much better position than it was in when he became the point person. I know that became official in 2020 - but he was COO and an EVP all the way back to 99, I figure he was probably functionally leading things for a bit longer than the official 2020 transfer.
  6. I think that is reasonable for him to expect. I think the Orioles would be foolish to give it to him. However, lets say they do but it is significantly front-loaded (something like 70% of the value is in the first four years) maybe that would be a thing? Still, this might be one year of Burnes, so be it. Maybe he experiences the immaculate vibes of the team and clubhouse and says, "I want to ride with this for a bit." and takes a four year deal with two mutual options? The important thing is the team is in the position to HAVE this conversation because they made the move.
  7. This was the type of move the Orioles needed to start making. I love Hall, but he is still all potential at this point. Ortiz is blocked, barring injuries and whatnot, so him languishing in the minors doesn't help him or the Orioles he always seemed to be the most likely trade piece to me. 6 years of Hall vs 1 year of Burnes - yeah I get that, but sometimes i think you do the short-term move if it genuinely moves the needle and a guy like Burnes does that. The Orioles are in the thick of it now and sometimes you need to trade the potential for the right now.
  8. I remember it being that too that Angelos wanted Oriole Park, and Jacobs wanted "Camden Yards," as the reference to the neighborhood and history of the area.
  9. Defector did a "better hate an owner," article on Angelos and the vibe of it was that Angelos seemed like a decent enough guy that was on the right side of a lot of history. One steelworker quoted in an article said something along the lines of: "Peter Angelos was the only one standing up for us." That is a lot of good intentions that led to terrible executions.
  10. Someone just pointed out that it seemed to be a somewhat diverse group and that it to them it was a positive. Why even bother doing this?
  11. MASN predates the switch to digital broadcasting so that might not be an issue like it was. Otherwise Baltimore’s market just gets crushed if that happens.
  12. Oh man, I am down for the more cream/ off white jersey.
  13. Let's also remember that Denny Bautista - well, it wasnt much of a loss in the end.
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