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frankpembleton Major Leaguer Cup of Coffee

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Wow, way to go there chief. I was giving one piece of anectdotal evidence. Would you like me to list every quote and action over the last 10 years that support my conclusion that the man has an ego problem? I think, despite you attempt to draw on just one isolated comment and tear it appart, that Peter Angelos' "complex" is quite well documented by now unless you've been living under a rock. It's pretty much self-evident. I was just throwing this out there because the only person I know that can relate a personal encounter with old Pete just happens to correlate with my impression from the outside. I don't have to be drinking buddies with the guy to tell he's an ass. You can get plenty of insight from articles like these over the last decade to tell you that he thinks he's sooooo smart and we're soooooo dumb. I don't have to put him on a couch and psychoanalyze the guy for hours to know a well-documented liar when I hear one.

Give me a break!

Sapper, to be fair, italianstallion has agreed with basically everything that you and I have said on this thread. Anecdotal evidence really wasn't necessary to drive the point home.

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clapdiddy Hangout Grand Counsel

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Yes. I remember it well. I was in attendance that night and I sat through the damn thing. :mad:

EDIT- If memory serves me right, it was somewhere between 45 minutes and an hour long. There was a smattering of boos that begun to pick up steam as he went on and on and on and on........

The fact that he put the spotlight that night on himself at all, let alone 45-60 minutes, speaks volumes about his EGO.

I was there as well...it was hideous that he had to hog the spotlight. He could've said what he had to say in 5 minutes or less.

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Getting back to the subject of what was actually in the interview....does anyone think Angelos tipped his hand on Teixeira? Specifically, will he direct F&D to attempt to get him?

It's also the luck of the draw; don't let anyone tell you different. Take the (Mark) Teixeira example. If we hadn't swept the Yankees the last three games that year, we would have picked one pick in front of Texas and obviously we would have picked Teixeira. And what do we do? Beat the Yankees in the last three games of the year, putting us one game ahead of Texas. They get the selection and they take Teixeira and we don't get him. That's the luck of the draw. You talk about some bad luck. Of course you get your breaks, too. I am still looking around for some of those (chuckles).
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Getting back to the subject of what was actually in the interview....does anyone think Angelos tipped his hand on Teixeira? Specifically, will he direct F&D to attempt to get him?

If he's available Angelos will go after him. You can book it. He's looking to put butts in the seats and Tex, a hometown star would do that.

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Getting back to the subject of what was actually in the interview....does anyone think Angelos tipped his hand on Teixeira? Specifically, will he direct F&D to attempt to get him?

It sure sounds as if he "covets" in the Lechter definition of the word.

and to answer your specific question...I am so fearful of a Glenn Davis here....yes

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Neither was being a smart-###.
Wow, you are REALLY one to talk in that regard. Don't dish it out if you can't take it.

And as frankpembleton (jimmymcnulty? ;)) said, I agree with your assessment of Angelos. I just think you would find fault with him if you found out he DOESN'T molest children. You don't have to lay it on so thick; Angelos does a good enough job of burying himself with his own arrogance and stupidity.

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