Trades coming?

[weams]

They have nothing on Syd Thrift

source - USA Today, Dec. 19, 2001

Rosenthal

The banker hired the farm director. That’s what happened, and don’t anyone deny it. Joe Foss, Orioles vice-chairman of business and finance, just appointed himself minister of baseball.

You should have seen Foss at yesterday’s news conference, gazing at Syd Thrift as if he were Marilyn Monroe. No one in the front office wanted Thrift, but what do those silly baseball people know?

“It’s our intent to make major strides in improving our farm system,” Foss proclaimed, neglecting to mention that the system was progressing just fine under the evil Doug Melvin.

…The issue is not Thrift’s ability — he possesses one of the game’s sharpest minds. And it’s not his senior-citizen status, though the new front office motto should be, “Don’t trust anyone under 55.”

The issue is Thrift’s train-wreck personality. Club officials know his history. They fear he’ll be self-centered, egotistical, and potentially even a back-stabber.

[weams]

They have nothing on Syd Thrift

source - USA Today, Dec. 19, 2001

Sunspot

In December, a caller to a Baltimore radio show asked Thrift about an Orioles prospect named Gary Dell'Abate. Thrift said he was familiar with the name.