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I have heard it mentioned a bit, here and there. No one has gone so far as to flat out declare the O's medical staff was correct.

I was initially under the impression that the Orioles nixed the Balfour contract due to medical reasons ...... period.

But I was reminded that that the Orioles didn't completely nix the deal ...... they simply cut it down from 2 years to 1 year.

In my rat's ass of an opinion, the Orioles should have taken a stand one way or the other. If their physical showed Balfour's health to be questionable, then should have simply nixed the deal, and be done with it. He's either healthy enough to pitch at the present time (and therefore sign a lucrative contract with a team, whether it be for one year, two years, or eight years), or he isn't.

That's why, as much as I would love to, I cannot blindly give the Orioles complete credit for being wise/prudent on this one.

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I was initially under the impression that the Orioles nixed the Balfour contract due to medical reasons ...... period.

But I was reminded that that the Orioles didn't completely nix the deal ...... they simply cut it down from 2 years to 1 year.

In my rat's ass of an opinion, the Orioles should have taken a stand one way or the other. If their physical showed Balfour's health to be questionable, then should have simply nixed the deal, and be done with it. He's either healthy enough to pitch at the present time (and therefore sign a lucrative contract with a team, whether it be for one year, two years, or eight years), or he isn't.

That's why, as much as I would love to, I cannot blindly give the Orioles complete credit for being wise/prudent on this one.

Let me clarify. The Orioles had a two year agreement in place which became void when the DOCTORS suggested a one year deal only based on Balfour's physical. The Orioles were open to discussing a one year deal with Grant. His rage precluded those discussions.

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Let me clarify. The Orioles had a two year agreement in place which became void when the DOCTORS suggested a one year deal only based on Balfour's physical. The Orioles were open to discussing a one year deal with Grant. His rage precluded those discussions.

OK thanks, Weams.

Still, I then question the doctor's proclamation ...... I believe that he (or any player, for that matter) should either be deemed damaged goods, or not damaged goods.

Perhaps Balfour didn't handle it in the best way, but taking his behavior out of the equation, a doctor(s) proclaiming him to be fit ...... but only for one year ...... sounds fishy to me.

Also, if Balfour continues to pitch as badly as he has been for the rest of this season, then the doctor's assertions are even more questionable, considering that they said that he was healthy enough to pitch for one year, but not two.

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OK thanks, Weams.

Still, I then question the doctor's proclamation ...... I believe that he (or any player, for that matter) should either be deemed damaged goods, or not damaged goods.

Perhaps Balfour didn't handle it in the best way, but taking his behavior out of the equation, a doctor(s) proclaiming him to be fit ...... but only for one year ...... sounds fishy to me.

Also, if Balfour continues to pitch as badly as he has been for the rest of this season, then the doctor's assertions are even more questionable, considering that they said that he was healthy enough to pitch for one year, but not two.

Or my theory? He's pitching damaged.

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OK thanks, Weams.

Still, I then question the doctor's proclamation ...... I believe that he (or any player, for that matter) should either be deemed damaged goods, or not damaged goods.

Perhaps Balfour didn't handle it in the best way, but taking his behavior out of the equation, a doctor(s) proclaiming him to be fit ...... but only for one year ...... sounds fishy to me.

Also, if Balfour continues to pitch as badly as he has been for the rest of this season, then the doctor's assertions are even more questionable, considering that they said that he was healthy enough to pitch for one year, but not two.

It is about how much risk the team is willing to take on.

It is perfectly reasonable to me that they were willing to risk the money and roster spot of a one year deal but not a two year deal.

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Or my theory? He's pitching damaged.

Could be.

I admit that I don't know much about what exactly the Oriole doctor(s) said, and/or why they said it.

In any case, we're fortunate that we ultimately didn't waste a dime on him, considering how bad that he has been pitching for the majority of this season.

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It is about how much risk the team is willing to take on.

It is perfectly reasonable to me that they were willing to risk the money and roster spot of a one year deal but not a two year deal.

OOo OK.

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The Orioles are so fortunate Balfour's medicals were bad.

I believe that the Orioles offered to change the original 2-year contract offer to a 1-year deal after his medical results came back.

So, we were lucky on 2 counts ......

Lucky that the his medical showed something(s) questionable on them, AND lucky that Balfour threw a fit and told us to go to hell when we wanted to sign him for one year, instead of the original 2-year offer.

If Balfour had accepted our 2nd (1-year) offer, he would have gone north with us back in April.

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