Heyman: Orioles current favorite to land Fielder

[BaltimoreTerp]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/jon_heyman/09/19/prince.fielder/index.html?eref=writers

1. Orioles. They've used power-hitting but strikeout-prone Mark Reynolds and Chris Davis at first base since trading Derrek Lee, but it isn't certain how sold they are on either one. They tried for Baltimore native Mark Teixeira three winters ago, and there are whispers Orioles owner Peter Angelos may open his checkbook.

*microwaves popcorn*

[eb45]

Expletive.

[Pedro Cerrano]

[sbauer]

He's a Boras guy so this article means very little. Since we're the favorite right now, it probably means we have no shot.

[Sports Guy]

John Hart would seem to be a candidate for the hardest job in baseball, that of GM on Angelos' Orioles.

We all know Trea will hold onto the words of Heyman saying we are the favorites to land Fielder but will he hold onto this little nugget?

[Floater]

Hey man!

[Hank Scorpio]

We all know Trea will hold onto the words of Heyman saying we are the favorites to land Fielder but will he hold onto this little nugget?

No he will dismiss it without mention.

And Heyman's a so and so.

[Quip]

It seems that every year there's a rumor from someone that the Orioles are going to do something magnificent in the off-season that would set the team on the right path finally. More often than not, we see Garrett Atkins types being brought onto the team - and then this once proud franchise continues its losing ways. I can't imagine Fielder or any top free agent being willing to put on an O's jersey in a real game until there is marked improvement in the systems - from scouting, to talent development, to player acquisition.

[crissfan172]

Yes! Another Fielder thread! These are the best!

:vader:

[Skeletor]

The Orioles should just go ahead and offer 5/$75m right now and then we can all wait for the "hey, we tried" from whoever is in the front office.

[sangar]

Of course there are rumors, they are a natural fit. However, this team seems to prefer the unnatural.

[JTrea81]

We all know Trea will hold onto the words of Heyman saying we are the favorites to land Fielder but will he hold onto this little nugget?

Heyman is a known Angelos basher.

[MikeAD]

Oh man, he's willing to open the checkbook for what a premium 1B would have cost 15 years ago!!!!!

[Moose Milligan]

Heyman said we're in the lead to land Fielder! This must be true!

Fielder would come here, MacPhail is teh debbil, Angelos is locked in his basement, etc... /thread

[Sports Guy]

Heyman is a known Angelos basher.

LOL...Folks, you can't make this stuff up!

BTW, Heyman's stock just went up if he is known to bash Angelos, the worst owner in sports.