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Birds of B'more

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Hmm... So this from Heyman earlier Saturday evening:

And now this from Connolly:

Well, considering Duquette's current situation, I guess the Orioles figure the only one who can make him a better offer is himself. And they're probably right. Of course, it would come as no surprise if that's exactly what ends up happening.

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Roll Tide

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This is Angelos' MO, which made the LaCava situation interesting. I'm sure the O's have offered Duquette the job, but they haven't "officially" offered him the job until they agree on the contract and he signs on the dotted line. This saves the O's the embarrasment of the LaCava situation, if the sides don't agree on terms or Duquette pulls an about face.

This is probably spot on ....I guess this is a move he learned from being a Liar (oops I mean Lawyer).

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But the issue with that is how much money is available and what players are out there to go out and make a big splash with in terms of a trade.

He made those moves in the past but he had ammo...the Orioles have very little ammo.

I also get the sense that maybe he isn't the right guy to build things properly.

It all depends on how much he was involved with building Montreal and Boston. Montreal was the minor league team for the MLB for years, producing good players left and right, and Boston built a WS winner under Duquette. Whether or not the game has passed him by remains to be seen but I do believe people have a right to be worried about the hire because Angelos hired him. You have to think there are some limitations or crazy parameters in place that will again hold back the GM in Baltimore.

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If you're going to make a lawyer joke, at least make it a funny one.

Q: How many lawyer jokes are there?

A: Only three. The rest are true stories.

Q: What's wrong with lawyer jokes?

A: Lawyers don't think they're funny and other people don't think they're jokes.

Q: What do you call a lawyer gone bad?

A: Senator.

Q: What do you call a lawyer with an IQ of 70?

A: Your honor.

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Q: How many lawyer jokes are there?

A: Only three. The rest are true stories.

Q: What's wrong with lawyer jokes?

A: Lawyers don't think they're funny and other people don't think they're jokes.

Q: What do you call a lawyer gone bad?

A: Senator.

Q: What do you call a lawyer with an IQ of 70?

A: Your honor.

That's better.

What's sad about 4 lawyers driving off a cliff?

They could have fit 5 in the car.

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Well, this probably means it won't get done today... Per Royle:

As an aside, are we even allowed to post Royle stuff outside of that classic thread in the Hangout section? ;)

So wait, she "would be shocked" if it doesn't get done today....yet in the next breath says its not locked up yet? Isn't she sitting square on the fence with this? Its like me saying...I would be shocked if the Ravens don't win tonight, but the Steelers may pull it off. Either way she is right (and wrong).

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