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The This Team IS Done, We are Dumb and Nothing can Fix it MEGA THREAD

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I also hope you realize it isn't as easy as making those moves and "running away with the division." No one but the Astros has truly run away with their division.

Name one decision that DD made in the offseason that turned out well. I'm sure if we added 10-15 million to his budget, he could have done better.

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I'd sure rather have Nelson Cruz than Travis Snider. That last year on Cruz's contract is going to be a bad one. Kind of like the 1st year of JJ's extension. Without Parades leading the league in hitting, we are one of the worst offense's in the AL. At least if things go really south we can get a ton of value for our impending FA's. Teams are lining up to trade for Norris, Pearce, Hunter, Matusz and W.Wright(does he even exist?). Rant over.

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So, we judge those NOW?

This is a message board where we discuss the O's. When it becomes apparent that our GM sh@t the bed as he pursued another job and our ownership didn't give him enough to compete, when would you like me to mention it?

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Name one decision that DD made in the offseason that turned out well. I'm sure if we added 10-15 million to his budget, he could have done better.

Not resigning Cruz F

Not resigning Miller F

Not resigning Markakis B-

Not resigning Hundley D-

Extending Hardy C+

Tendering Matusz F

Tendering Hunter F

Tendering De Aza F

Signing Delmon B

Signing W.Wright F

Trading for Snider D+

Trying to keep J.Garcia D+

Lots of bad moves. Almost like his mind was somewhere else. So strange.

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Not resigning Cruz F

Not resigning Miller F

Not resigning Markakis B-

Not resigning Hundley D-

Extending Hardy C+

Tendering Matusz F

Tendering Hunter F

Tendering De Aza F

Signing Delmon B

Signing W.Wright F

Trading for Snider D+

Trying to keep J.Garcia D+

Lots of bad moves. Almost like his mind was somewhere else. So strange.

AHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Yup.

Interesting, I knew I wasn't the only one who realized that DD screwed the pooch and shot it into orbit to die a horrible death.

Whenever I get excited with the team, they turn around and lose a few games. Then I remember the talent simply isn't there.

But DD is the best! :rolleyestf:

MSK

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Not resigning Cruz F

Not resigning Miller F

Not resigning Markakis B-

Not resigning Hundley D-

Extending Hardy C+

Tendering Matusz F

Tendering Hunter F

Tendering De Aza F

Signing Delmon B

Signing W.Wright F

Trading for Snider D+

Trying to keep J.Garcia D+

Lots of bad moves. Almost like his mind was somewhere else. So strange.

I would give Markakis an A and Hardy an F. Snider was a shot in the dark that wasn't too horrible given the fact that we were hamstrung by ownership. But, all in all, I agree.

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Is this the rainbows and unicorns thread? It feels angry here. :)

Down the hall. Oriole Bird is serving Kool-Aid and crab cakes - Natty Boh for the grown ups.

Only vinegar and stale bread crusts here. PA is too cheap to spring for anything else. $120 million just doesn't buy what it use to.

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