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This is totally depressing. Look we stink and changes have to be made, however it sure is sounding like the employees are leaving not that they are being forced out. On top of the Flanny rumors it sounds has if it is very bad and maybe hopeless in the warehouse.

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I checked around and it does appear Jordan is not coming back. He's not commenting officially so that kind of confirms it for me. Maybe the word on the street is the Orioles are about to do a major house cleaning with the departure of MacPhail. The real question becomes, who's going to put this thing back together?

Angelos and that's what scares me.

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I checked around and it does appear Jordan is not coming back. He's not commenting officially so that kind of confirms it for me. Maybe the word on the street is the Orioles are about to do a major house cleaning with the departure of MacPhail. The real question becomes, who's going to put this thing back together?

We've all been clamoring for the O's to hire a GM and let him/her put the entire system into place. If this is a precursor to that, it's a good thing. There's something I really like about Joe Jordan, so I'll be sad to see him go, but if he's part of a necessary house cleaning than it's a good thing.

I also think that the process is much more underway than others are letting on. My guess (speculation) is that AM and Jordan have been told they won't be asked back, and that someone is already in discussions with Mr. Angelos...and that someone is "in" with Buck Showalter.

Excellent question...and will they get rid of the Stockstills and other Angelos sacred cows?

This is definitely a major indicator of whether the new guy/gal has full autonomy.

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I checked around and it does appear Jordan is not coming back. He's not commenting officially so that kind of confirms it for me. Maybe the word on the street is the Orioles are about to do a major house cleaning with the departure of MacPhail. The real question becomes, who's going to put this thing back together?
Is this upsetting to you? I know you had a good relationship with JJ.

Beyond the "who will replace him stuff", what is your opinion on this, if true?

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I checked around and it does appear Jordan is not coming back. He's not commenting officially so that kind of confirms it for me. Maybe the word on the street is the Orioles are about to do a major house cleaning with the departure of MacPhail. The real question becomes, who's going to put this thing back together?

Buck Showalter.

I think Angelos is giving him the keys. He's said he wants to make sure things are being done at the minor league level to prepare for the majors - like monitoring times to home plate.

I think Buck will get to pick his GM with Angelos' approval of course and he and that GM will sit down and rebuild the front office.

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The real question becomes, who's going to put this thing back together?

By the way, this question makes me giggle.

I'm an optimistic guy. From my perspective, it literally can't get any worse than now.

If by back together, you mean to the level of franchise we were in 1996, that's the $1,000,000 question. If by back together, you mean replacing all of these guys who are leaving, I'm not too concerned. Again, it can't get much worse, even though I really like Jordan and even have an affinity for MacPhail.

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Buck Showalter.

I think Angelos is giving him the keys. He's said he wants to make sure things are being done at the minor league level to prepare for the majors - like monitoring times to home plate.

I think Buck will get to pick his GM with Angelos' approval of course and he and that GM will sit down and rebuild the front office.

I'm not so sure that this is far-fetched. I don't know if that makes me happy or scares the heck out of me.

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BTW, I see Jack Z is staying in Seattle, so he won't be available for this position.(Trea had brought this up before)

Yeah, I think they knew that if he hit the open market somebody would swipe him up.

His UNC picks of Ackley and Seager have paid big dividends.

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I'm not so sure that this is far-fetched. I don't know if that makes me happy or scares the heck out of me.

It makes me happy. Buck might not be the GM type, but he's a good baseball guy. If he and someone in charge are really allowed to manage this organization, it can only be a good thing relative to today.

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