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I'm going to make a bold statement. I don't think Andy MacPhail is employed by the Orioles any more.

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Something is just odd about him right now. Where has he been? No statement about Flanagan or anything. I think as the general manager of this team, he needs to be out there representing himself and this organization.

I think this is a Jim Hendry situation. I think his office is empty. Buck is running this team.

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Something is just odd about him right now. Where has he been? No statement about Flanagan or anything. I think as the general manager of this team, he needs to be out there representing himself and this organization.

I think this is a Jim Hendry situation. I think his office is empty. Buck is running this team.

Ground control to Major Tom....

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I doubt this is the case, and I hope to whichever God is not busy with natural disasters right now that Buck isn't completely in charge, but it certainly isn't out of the question.

I think a more realistic theory would be that he has notified particular people that he is not returning, but is staying on to basically make the "official" decisions while other people who plan to stick around are given a bigger role in the day-to-day operations. That's similar to what happened with Hendry.

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It's definitely not far-fetched. The fact that MacPhail has said absolutely nothing publicly about Flanagan is something I find very strange.

My guess is he probably just felt it would be best to let those who were closer to Flanagan do the talking, but I would not be at all disappointed if this were true.

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Seems unlikely that, with the waiver trade deadline approaching, the Orioles would be without a GM. I'm mystified that MacPhail has been invisible, but I'd be very surprised if he's gone. If he was, why would they keep it a secret?

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