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Moose Milligan Hangout Grand Counsel

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Promises have been made all the time, they've just never been kept. TonySoprano could rattle off a list I'm sure...

I know the past record. But I've seen slight changes over the years that makes me think a lightbulb is going on. It might be wishful thinking, but I'm giving this organization and Angelos one more chance and it's this offseason...

Slight changes when? During the MacPhail area that you've hated so much?

You're like an abused housewife who's grateful that her abusive husband only hit her once today.

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Slight changes when? During the MacPhail area that you've hated so much?

You're like an abused housewife who's grateful that her abusive husband only hit her once today.

The slight changes like PGA finally going overslot in the draft when Jordan came on board, Angelos relaxing the facial hair policy, putting Baltimore back on the uniforms, and finally allowing Duquette to come in and make wholesale changes to the scouting that has acheived subpar results.

I'm an Orioles fan that is desperately trying to find some good in still following this team.

I've invested quite a bit of my life in them with no return, and I'm getting sick of it. We deserve a Prince Fielder after all the crap we've put up with and have still stuck by this team and lord knows the team does too.

And there's no doubt we are being abused and taken for granted as fans so your analogy seems correct. I just can't quit this team, not yet...

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If either the Gnats or Mariners give him his 8 years, then he goes there, IMO. If TOR offers 5 years, they have to give him an opt out, or no dice. He doesn't want to live in Canada. If TEX offers him 3 years at 25 M+ he'll go there. The only way he'd go to BAL for 6/150, is if TEX is spent after Darvish, TOR doesn't offer the opt out, and SEA and WAS, won't go 8 years.

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The slight changes like PGA finally going overslot in the draft when Jordan came on board, Angelos relaxing the facial hair policy, putting Baltimore back on the uniforms, and finally allowing Duquette to come in and make wholesale changes to the scouting that has acheived subpar results.

I'm an Orioles fan that is desperately trying to find some good in still following this team.

I've invested quite a bit of my life in them with no return, and I'm getting sick of it. We deserve a Prince Fielder after all the crap we've put up with and have still stuck by this team and lord knows the team does too.

And there's no doubt we are being abused and taken for granted as fans so your analogy seems correct. I just can't quit this team, not yet...

So some stitching on a uniform and a facial hair policy means we're about to break the bank on a high priced FA?

We've all invested quite a bit of our lives into this team and I think we're all pretty sick of it as well. However no one here outside of you is threatening to quit the team because the Orioles didn't shell out 20 million a year for Prince Fielder.

I suppose you have to have fallen in love with baseball first to understand.

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Time lowers the price. But lowering the price puts you in the middle of more competition potentially depending on how low it falls.

To answer your question, yes I still think we have 50/50 chance...but my faith is waivering.

I'm not sure if Angelos could stomach Fielder going to the Nats if they make a strong push for him, or maybe he could...who knows?

I've thought of this before, in the back of my head. What DOES Angelos do if the Nats are close?

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