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

[weams]

Reimold Hernandez and Simon

[Can_of_corn]

And what do you see Angelos telling Buck in response?

I enjoy speculating on fantasy dialog.

Μετά από την εποχή που είχε πέρυσι έχετε το θράσος να μου πει να δαπανήσει περισσότερα από τα χρήματά μου;

I kept it clean since its a family board.

[Hank Scorpio]

Reimold Hernandez and Simon

Yeesh, that's an easy no.

For me, anyways.

[TonySoprano]

And what do you see Angelos telling Buck in response?

[weams]

Brady Anderson να επεξεργασθούμε καθώς και η ομάδα μου.

[weams]

Yeesh, that's an easy no.

For me, anyways.

Brady called and said "Hey Dude, Don't trade Reimold, you'll be sorry!" Simon was a throw in. He was almost off the 40 man anyway.

[Can_of_corn]

Brady Anderson να επεξεργασθούμε καθώς και η ομάδα μου.

Θα το γυμνό έναν τομέα να έχουν ένα ζήτημα με Brady που εργάζονται με την ομάδα;

[crissfan172]

You see...it looks like you guys are speaking Russian (which makes my head want to explode), but then I see a "v" and continue to wonder what the hell language this is.

[Can_of_corn]

You see...it looks like you guys are speaking Russian (which makes my head want to explode), but then I see a "v" and continue to wonder what the hell language this is.

Its all Greek to me Crissfan...

[Tony-OH]

I'm not disputing your points, Trea. You probably have 1,000 posts making these same points. We get it. I'm simply saying that you should step back for a bit.

Remove Flanagan from things for one minute. AM is the GM of a team that has been completely embarrased over his tenure. Whether it's 30-3, brawls that start because we're sick of good teams kicking our butts, young guys failing to meet expectations or draft picks that have barely played. We've been embarrassed on many levels, constantly really.

Now...imagine you're the guy in charge of all of this. Your contract is up. You know your admirers from an organizational management standpoint are dwindling. Your days are numbered. Would you be happy? Would it affect your life? Would you become depressed?

Now, imagine this professional difficulty is as visible as his and you have a small but very vocal group of people who never shut up about it. Who always harp on what a failure you are. Who make the same case over and over and over and over again. Would that make you insular?

I think you just need to realize there are real people on the other end. Most don't have the struggle that Flanagan obviously had, but they're still real people with genuine human emotions.

AM is probably on his way out. You're constant harping about him is tantamount to your friend closing the door to hit your butt on the way out. It's hurtful, and not needed.

I highly doubt MacPhail is losing sleep at night because Jtrea keeps harping on his short comings. Come on man, I'm all about being respectful to players, managers and club officials, but they are in a public business so they know criticism is part of the business. Unlike Flanagan, MacPhail had no real attachment to the Baltimore Orioles other than the fact he was hired by them to do a job. I'm sure MacPhail has done the best he can do, but unfortunately, it appears his style won't work in a Division that requires something outside of the norm to be successful if you are not the Red $ox or Yankee$.

I think you are taking Flanagan's situation and applying it to all. I'm sure criticisms are not fun to hear, but I seriously don't think they are hurtful to MacPhail in anyway. He's been doing this a long time and he knows what comes with not winning. MacPhail came here with a plan and it did not work for various reasons. At the end of the day, he has to take responsibility for the failure and the criticism that comes along with it from the fans and media.

[24fps]

The local and national media scrutiny MacPhail's been subjected to given the performance of the Orioles over his tenure is about as hurtful as a kiss from a creepy aunt. Imagine the treatment he would be getting in New York, Boston or Philly.