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I'm a lot more willing to give Young a shot than Frankie Rodriguez. It killed me to have him on the team last year. There is at least a chance that Young realized the error of his ways based on his conduct since.

I was pretty vocal about not liking that as well.

Not that I watch football anymore but I am pleased Snyder didn't sign Vick.

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olehippi Veteran All-Star

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I've been as big a fan of Nolan Reimold as the next guy, at least in the sense that I wanted to see him healthy and playing. But since 2009, when he burst on the scene in an Orioles' uniform as a 25 yr old outfielder and teased us with potential and possibilities, he has been a walking, talking, playing disaster area.

In the five years since, injuries have plagued him and limited him to only 182 games. And something else has also happened......age. Nolan will soon be 31 years old. That potential and the improved skills never developed, and now likely never will. He will likely be no more than league average hitting, and almost assuredly below in fielding. All the grand possibilities faded away with age inside the tortured body of a gifted athlete. It's not that uncommon in sports, or in life.

I have no clue what might happen with Reimold, but I wish him the best of luck.

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All of that has nothing to do with what I was saying but OK.

Me, I want Young off the team, I have from day one and I will continue to do so.

I don't like having players on the O's whose past conduct turns my stomach.

He is a classic example of a I would rather lose without him then win with him player.

That's pretty strong CoC. But that's your opinion and that's fine. As for Nolan I

doubt he could really help the O's. IMO

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All of that has nothing to do with what I was saying but OK.

Me, I want Young off the team, I have from day one and I will continue to do so.

I don't like having players on the O's whose past conduct turns my stomach.

He is a classic example of a I would rather lose without him then win with him player.

I'm curious on your thought of Nelson Cruz. He has a past too.

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Don't know how many of you out their are believers but Billy thinks that given all Nolan has been through it would be nice if we all (if so inclined) send up a prayer to th big manager in the sky for him. Plus the O's could use his bat but that is secondary.

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I assumed that a life event had occurred. Not waivers having been asked.

I think if that happened someone from the Os would have said something by now.

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I think if that happened someone from the Os would have said something by now.

The melodrama of the post made me assume that you all would be filling us in shortly. You know, like the troll twitter "RIP" posts?

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In the interview Reimold gave, I got the impression that if the Orioles put him on waivers that he wouldn't be a happy camper. Also that if no one picked him up, that he might refuse an assignment to Norfolk and walk. I don't see that happening because it would mean walking away from the $500K still owed on his contract. I would hope that the Orioles are making a solid effort to trade him.

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