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That's why I don't run a baseball team. I'm just saying, they robbed us of a potentially incredible moment and it is a complete slap in the face to then sign someone from that team and remind us of that horrible time every single day. What a way to treat your fans. There's 28 other teams to get players from.

I don't understand the KC apologists on here.

I don't understand why you think anything was stolen. They won the series fair and square. They were entitled to exactly the same thing the Orioles were: whatever they accomplished on the field. The idea that you'd treat them as non-entities and allow your anger to make it harder to build a good Baltimore Orioles team is 100% absurd.

Calling people KC apologists for not joining you in being totally irrational is worse.

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I don't understand why you think anything was stolen. They won the series fair and square. They were entitled to exactly the same thing the Orioles were: whatever they accomplished on the field. The idea that you'd treat them as non-entities and allow your anger to make it harder to build a good Baltimore Orioles team is 100% absurd.

Calling people KC apologists for not joining you in being totally irrational is worse.

My brother used to get really mad and pitch a fit when Alabama would lose a football game. He'd call the other team cheaters and say "I hope they never win another game."

Then he went into 5th grade and stopped acting like that.

Also, I don't think he knew what the word apologists meant at the time.

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Neglecting a major league roster to correct a perceived weakness in the farm system is a bad strategy. The Royals, Cubs, Nationals, and of course us were bad for a looooong time before turning things around. Good franchises don't rebuild.

In relation to other franchises do you consider the Orioles a good franchise?

Don't be a homer....if you were a __________________ fan would you consider the Orioles a good franchise.

Personally I don't.....we have a owner who gave up on free agency and signing top players after Albert Belle (not including the weak market guys), our farm systems has been a mess since it produced Cal Ripken and has produced little, he allowed this mess with the Nationals happen, and now we are a small mid-market team.

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In relation to other franchises do you consider the Orioles a good franchise?

Don't be a homer....if you were a __________________ fan would you consider the Orioles a good franchise.

Personally I don't.....we have a owner who gave up on free agency and signing top players after Albert Belle (not including the weak market guys), our farm systems has been a mess since it produced Cal Ripken and has produced little, he allowed this mess with the Nationals happen, and now we are a small mid-market team.

Not particularly. I did believe in Miguel Tejada. MLB left Baltimore no choice.

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Not particularly. I did believe in Miguel Tejada. MLB left Baltimore no choice.

Tejada was a bargain signing that year. Meaning the Orioles were really just bidding with themselves.

Angelos was a big time lawyer ...he could've fought it in court and even was inside the distance allowed by baseballs bylaws if remember correctly.

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"We’re also looking to add some pitching and pitching depth to the team as well as a catcher."

"We’re trying to add a couple of outfielders to our ballclub this year."

Steve Clevenger. "He's shown he's capable of contributing in the big leagues. We'll have him on our team."

Dan

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"We?re also looking to add some pitching and pitching depth to the team as well as a catcher."

"We?re trying to add a couple of outfielders to our ballclub this year."

Steve Clevenger. "He's shown he's capable of contributing in the big leagues. We'll have him on our team."

Dan

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Duquette on Davis: “We’re trying. We’ll see where that goes. Chris obviously has had some good years with the team. We’ll do our best.”</p>— Rich Dubroff (@RichDubroffCSN) <a href="

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