Orioles offical denies report

[Tony-OH]

I just wanted to put out there that an Orioles official has contacted the Hangout and denied this report and said "it is completely inaccurate."

Now this official has no reason to lie to me but then again, neither did the other contacts.

At this point all we can do is wait. We had two different sources from two different circles of baseball tell us this was a done deal, 100 percent. Now maybe the players are a bit off or something but there just seems to be way too much smoke for their not to be some fire.

All I can say is stay tuned and we will report what we hear.

[gocubs2118]

For what is worth, Bruce Levine just reported that all they are doing right now is talking. Nothing offical from him as of yet.

[umfan83]

Like I stated in the "Roberts traded to Cubs" thread, chicagosports.com (Chicago Tribune's sports webpage) has all but confirmed that a trade will be made this week, at the earliest today.

http://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports_hardball/2008/01/looking-like-a.html

[waveland007]

This saga has more turns and cliff hangers then a soap opera, anybody have extra blood pressure pills?

[oriolesfanatic9]

Thank you Tony for letting us know about this. I'm hoping that there is one or two more players in the deal than what has been reported. I like what has been reported, but hopefully Andy was able to squeeze some more out of the Cubs.:002_scool:

[olehippi]

Hopefully this isn't going to turn into a "DEWEY WINS" situation.

[Sports Guy]

This smells of AM not wanting things leaked out, so he is really putting some double talk out there to throw people off.

[bird watcher]

I just wanted to put out there that an Orioles official has contacted the Hangout and denied this report and said "it is completely inaccurate."

Now this official has no reason to lie to me but then again, neither did the other contacts.

At this point all we can do is wait. We had two different sources from two different circles of baseball tell us this was a done deal, 100 percent. Now maybe the players are a bit off or something but there just seems to be way too much smoke for their not to be some fire.

All I can say is stay tuned and we will report what we hear.

The ability of a team to implement ample obfuscation is paramount to success.

In other words the Orioles benefit from nobody knowing what the hell is going on. Smoke and mirrors at its best. I still say the deal goes down.

[The Wedge]

This smells of AM not wanting things leaked out, so he is really putting some double talk out there to throw people off.

My thoughts, too. He seems to hate leaks. I've heard a rumor that he doesn't have any urinals near his office.

[bandy75]

Hopefully this isn't going to turn into a "DEWEY WINS" situation.

WOW!, you really are OLEhippi. good one!

[jcumansky28]

>>Now maybe the players are a bit off or something but there just seems to be way too much smoke for their not to be some fire.<

We can only hope. The players in the reported deal trouble me.

[itsernst]

i hope the trade is stalled because AM wants Murton...-=crosses fingers=-

[Scribo]

The ability of a team to implement ample obfuscation is paramount to success.

In other words the Orioles benefit from nobody knowing what the hell is going on. Smoke and mirrors at its best. I still say the deal goes down.

I believe the deal goes down, too.

But I also have a feeling this may be the end of the information from most of the insiders, at least for a while. I get the sense that this deal may be part of something bigger, possibly a series of transactions or a three-team exchange, and if so then the premature info may affect it or at least embarrass AM.

He must have a good idea of who the sources are, and clamping down on them should be within his power.

[Gurgi]

So its wait and see? No better off than we were. "Oh the humanity!"

[JTrea81]

If the papers are at the MLB offices, what did they do, ask MLB to rip them up? That just doesn't make sense. I think the Gossage explaination makes sense, though I don't think this would be really huge news in MLB. Roberts isn't really a superstar.