Toronto looking for New President to be Duquette.

[clapdiddy]

To build a larger fan base in Canada.

How would the hire of a new team president have anything to do with the fan base in Canada?

[incubus]

To build a larger fan base in Canada.

At the expense of another fanbase? Doubt they are that short sighted.

[LayzieDES]

How would the hire of a new team president have anything to do with the fan base in Canada?

At the expense of another fanbase? Doubt they are that short sighted.

Strictly just my opinion, but if Toronto really wants him because of his familiarity of Canadian baseball and his ability to build winners, I say take the compensation.

What he's brought to his last several teams is what everyone wants, winning. He's shown the ability to still be able to build a team up to sustained winning. And if you build it, they will come. I look at his possible hiring as they want Toronto to succeed to tap into an entire country that only has one "local" team...even if it is at the expense of another team. The potential for more fans is higher in Canada than in the Baltimore area.

I'd be all for Stroman and another top prospect.

[Austin]

I'd be all for Stroman and another top prospect.

That is a pipe dream. I don't think we get anywhere close to Stroman, forget a second prospect.

[LayzieDES]

That is a pipe dream. I don't think we get anywhere close to Stroman, forget a second prospect.

They don't have any leverage. It totally should be unfair to them.

[Austin]

They don't have any leverage. It totally should be unfair to them.

Then it won't happen, which is fine with me.

[weams]

Strictly just my opinion, but if Toronto really wants him because of his familiarity of Canadian baseball and his ability to build winners, I say take the compensation.

What he's brought to his last several teams is what everyone wants, winning. He's shown the ability to still be able to build a team up to sustained winning. And if you build it, they will come. I look at his possible hiring as they want Toronto to succeed to tap into an entire country that only has one "local" team...even if it is at the expense of another team. The potential for more fans is higher in Canada than in the Baltimore area.

I'd be all for Stroman and another top prospect.

Stroman just talk with him. Even if they don't want him or if they are forced to choose the minority candidate.

[LayzieDES]

Then it won't happen, which is fine with me.

That's how I look at it. If a team really wants him they should pay an enormous cost. Otherwise he stays put. I would like for him to get a promotion with the Orioles though.

[mdbdotcom]

MLB is in court vs. the Orioles over the MASN deal. MLB wants to destroy the Orioles. Duqette leaving for Toronto would be a start.

[scOtt]

MLB is in court vs. the Orioles over the MASN deal. MLB wants to destroy the Orioles. Duqette leaving for Toronto would be a start.

Either that or Olney is just an idiot stirring trouble on a slow news day.

[LoyalBirdFan]

A judge ordered MLB to disclose Manfred's role in panel that favored the Nats in the MASN dispute.

I don't think the Orioles have a lot of friends in MLB.

[atomic]

The only compensation that Angelos would be willing to take would be for MASN to receive exclusive right to broadcast Jays games at very low cost. Pressuring Angelos is not a very effective strategy.

[clapdiddy]

The only compensation that Angelos would be willing to take would be for MASN to receive exclusive right to broadcast Jays games at very low cost. Pressuring Angelos is not a very effective strategy.

This is true. No matter what you think of PA's ownership of the Orioles, there's no doubt the guy and his cohorts know their way through the legal system. I think another reason he doesn't get the support of MLB is because he backed the players during the strike of 1994.

[weams]

A judge ordered MLB to disclose Manfred's role in panel that favored the Nats in the MASN dispute.

I don't think the Orioles have a lot of friends in MLB.

After Manfred's communications are made public, he may not have a lot either.

[weams]

He doesn't get the support of MLB is because he prevented the strike of 1994.

And Cal got to do his lap.