Per Rosenthal: LaCava in Baltimore today, meeting with Angelos...

[Nick The Stick]

Ken_Rosenthal Ken Rosenthal

Sources tell me and @jonmorosi that LaCava is in Baltimore today, meeting with #Orioles owner Peter Angelos. MORE #MLB

[Nick The Stick]

Ken_Rosenthal Ken Rosenthal

Angelos did not participate in first set of #Orioles interviews. Those were conducted by his sons, Showalter and club counsel Russell Smouse

[PrivateO]

Ken_Rosenthal Ken Rosenthal

Angelos did not participate in first set of #Orioles interviews. Those were conducted by his sons, Showalter and club counsel Russell Smouse

EDIT: Why in the world would the owner not participate in the first set of interviews for ultimately the most important job in the organization? Meanwhile, the manager (a step below the GM) is the one interviewing them? Yikes....this ballclub...

[mtwolf16]

This will certainly be awesome if the rumors are true.

[Brendan25]

Really hoping that Angelos with Buck can get this done today. Get him in here, and after that work on getting Watson in here also.

[Danielos38]

Really hoping that Angelos with Buck can get this done today. Get him in here, and after that work on getting Watson in here also.

Yep. We need to announce a GM tomorrow so he can get going by Thursday. After today, you work on getting Watson in here as his number 2.

[TonySoprano]

Ken_Rosenthal Ken Rosenthal

Angelos did not participate in first set of #Orioles interviews. Those were conducted by his sons, Showalter and club counsel Russell Smouse

so obvious, really

Without a formed group of interviewers, and no requests made, I'll chalk this up to Olney's speculation.

Wake me when the interviews begin.

ETA Dollars to donuts, John Angelos is involved. Then, the committee brings its recommendation to Big Pete for him to cross-examine at length, maybe at Sabatino's.

[sangar]

EDIT: Why in the world would the owner not participate in the first set of interviews for ultimately the most important job in the organization? Meanwhile, the manager (a step below the GM) is the one interviewing them? Yikes....this ballclub...

As odd as the interview structure seems, I'd rather have Showalter making the judgement call than PA.

[JTrea81]

Ken_Rosenthal Ken Rosenthal

Angelos did not participate in first set of #Orioles interviews. Those were conducted by his sons, Showalter and club counsel Russell Smouse

Perhaps we could have a Hank/Hal situation when Angelos is gone...

[TiredofLosing20]

If true, that is ridiculous and probably gives a good indication to the candidates just what they are in for. So lets see interview two weeks ago, now interviewing with PA, next probably a physical, followed by another PA interview and lastly three weeks of decision making...

Finally, hire Stockstill.

[LookinUp]

EDIT: Why in the world would the owner not participate in the first set of interviews for ultimately the most important job in the organization? Meanwhile, the manager (a step below the GM) is the one interviewing them? Yikes....this ballclub...

Actually, this is how I'd prefer it, unless PA throws a bunch of monkey wrenches into things at the last minute. Hopefully this is indicative of PA letting his baseball people make baseball decisions.

[PrivateO]

As odd as the interview structure seems, I'd rather have Showalter making the judgement call than PA.

I would too but regardless, you know it's going to end up in his hands.

But just from a normal standpoint (ignore Angelos and the O's for a moment). Why in the world would a baseball owner not be in the interview for a GM the first time around? I would want to hear from the candidate as many times as I could. And I would want the process to get done quicker to be efficient.

Maybe this is the norm in baseball. I dunno, just seems kinda dumb.

[ShaneDawg85]

The Orioles have conditioned me to believe that the events that transpire from that meeting will cause LaCava not to take the job, or Angelos to point them in another direction.

[DuffMan]

Actually, this is how I'd prefer it, unless PA throws a bunch of monkey wrenches into things at the last minute. Hopefully this is indicative of PA letting his baseball people make baseball decisions.

I wouldn't consider his sons to be "baseball people"

[weams]

I wouldn't consider his sons to be "baseball people"

But Russell has Muscle.