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I know Dan Duquette. He says hello to me. He tells me nothing about his machinations. Nor do I ask him.

I also offered to introduce a guy who was belittling Dan from behind a computer. My personal interactions with him lead me to believe that if that poster met and talked with Dan, the he would like him.

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I also offered to introduce a guy who was belittling Dan from behind a computer. My personal interactions with him lead me to believe that if that poster met and talked with Dan, the he would like him.

Dan Duquette is a heck of a nice guy. I remember sending him an e-mail when he first got here. Just to say that I was behind and wished him well in Baltimore. I didn't expect a reply but he sent me a quite lengthily one. It was thoughtful move on his part.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>When asked about Colvin 2day, Dan Duquette said, "we didn't report anything with Colvin." Sources said last wk Os had deal pending physical</p>— Dan Connolly (@danconnollysun) <a href="

">January 23, 2014</a></blockquote>

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>The holdup on Tyler Colvin is related to the physical he took last Wed, a source says. As <a href="https://twitter.com/JerryCrasnick">@JerryCrasnick</a> reported as well.</p>— Dan Connolly (@danconnollysun) <a href="

">January 23, 2014</a></blockquote>

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>When asked about Colvin 2day, Dan Duquette said, "we didn't report anything with Colvin." Sources said last wk Os had deal pending physical</p>— Dan Connolly (@danconnollysun) <a href="
">January 23, 2014</a></blockquote>

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LOL. Don't see how this can be seen in any way except that the O's are incredibly incompetent.

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LOL. Don't see how this can be seen in any way except that the O's are incredibly incompetent.
Exactly. But somehow people will continue to defend this team's management.

You know, if you go to a thrift store or to an outlet, you may need to look for holes or poor stitching before you find a bargain that may be valuable.

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Actually it can be seen as someone jumped the gun on the announcement, and it wasn't Duquette. This was debated earlier in this thread.

The media wants to see us do something. It's ok if they make a thing ot two up and jump the gun. There is not a whole lot of Orioles related news to report on.

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You know, if you go to a thrift store or to an outlet, you may need to look for holes or poor stitching before you find a bargain that may be valuable.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>The holdup on Tyler Colvin is related to the physical he took last Wed, a source says. As <a href="https://twitter.com/JerryCrasnick">@JerryCrasnick</a> reported as well.</p>— Dan Connolly (@danconnollysun) <a href="

">January 23, 2014</a></blockquote>

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Sounds like there's a hold up going on, just not the kind that involves a delay.
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