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Vlad Press Conference 2PM Friday

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Vladdy11 A-Ball

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bigbird was our most reliable insider, but he stopped posting for a couple of reasons. I wanna say it was MatthewW that broke the news about Derrek Lee signing with the O's.

Also, if you're a Ravens fan, Miller192 always has the scoop as he works for the team. Hope that helps! :)

Thanks a lot :thumbsup1:

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Vladdy11 A-Ball

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By the way, I did not mean to appear rude. Your screen name suggests that you are just as excited to have Vlad as I am.

I know you weren't trying to be rude, you were just trying to provide information, no harm done. I'm very excited Vlad is here there is no doubt about that :2yay-thumb:.

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By the way, I did not mean to appear rude. Your screen name suggests that you are just as excited to have Vlad as I am.

Weams...have you ever been rude in your life, not sure you would know how! Vlad as an O, awesome!

Now, I would like to take a moment to say thanks to Weams ever changing avatar! :)

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Ok thanks, I'm still new so I'm just learning some things on the fly. I also figured since they (Britt, Roch, others) let everyone know when Vlad arrived for his physical, what he was wearing, what his cousin was wearing, his mood and everything else I thought they would report about the press conference.

If weams says it, you can take it to the bank.

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For those who still are unaware, Vlad does speak English he just doesn't do it with the media. Roch Kubatko told a fan on his blog about Vlad talking to Jim Presley earlier today in English.

I find it hard to believe that any baseball player can't speak any english. I'm sure by the time they make it to the big leagues, they all have some sort of vocabulary.

However I perfectly understand why you would want a fluent translator to handle important things like contract negotiations and press conferences. In an age were even the tiniest mistake can be seen as inexcusable, you need to be perfect. I don't have a problem with foreign players using a translator at all.

Now.. if they get citizenship here (like Manny did) then using a translator is inexcusable :P

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