Winter Meetings

[bobmc]

Every beat writer in America should take the week before Winter Meetings off because there sure isn't anything to write about. 

by Bill Duck  Nov 27, 2016, 7:58am EST

 

 

Love watching "Flash" do his thang!

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.camdenchat.com/2016/11/27/13756390/sunday-bird-droppings

 

"Life comes with few certainties beyond death, taxes and long lines for the men’s room at football games. But you will be 100 percent correct if you predict that the Orioles will make at least one selection in the Rule 5 draft at next month’s Winter Meetings.

The final day is more predictable than the ending of a romantic comedy. Team meets minor leaguer, team falls in love and they wind up together."

http://www.masnsports.com/school-of-roch/2016/11/this-that-and-the-other-129.html

[sportsfan8703]

There might be huge news to cover if a lockout happens on Dec. 1st.  

[Frobby]

Winter meetings are the Gaylord National Resort in Oxon Hill MD this year.    I think I'm going to wander over there at some point and just check it out.    I'm not sure there's really anything that goes on that is for the general public, but it still might be interesting.

[Frobby]

Here's a full schedule of events: http://www.milb.com/documents/0/7/2/207100072/Membership_Schedule_10_21_16_o1m263dc.pdf

[mcgraw238]

2 hours ago, Frobby said:

Winter meetings are the Gaylord National Resort in Oxon Hill MD this year.    I think I'm going to wander over there at some point and just check it out.    I'm not sure there's really anything that goes on that is for the general public, but it still might be interesting.

Nothing really geared toward the public. I've visited the Gaylord in Nashville for the Winter Meetings. Cocktail hour near one of the bars is a good place to camp out. You will see plenty of familiar faces.

[weams]

http://www.milb.com/milb/events/wintermeetings.jsp

 

https://www.pbeo.com/job_fair.aspx

 

https://twitter.com/wintermeetings?lang=en

[mskrulz]

On ‎11‎/‎27‎/‎2016 at 11:28 AM, Frobby said:

Here's a full schedule of events: http://www.milb.com/documents/0/7/2/207100072/Membership_Schedule_10_21_16_o1m263dc.pdf

Friend of mine and local product, Ty Brooks, will be giving the Diversity seminar. After working recently in front office for Pirates he's working in commish office. Definitely worth checking out if open to the public.

 

 

[weams]

http://www.frontofficesports.org/exclusives/2016-baseball-winter-meetings-survival-guide

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By: Austin Weaver, @AustinTWeaver

In less than a week, baseball executives, sports business professionals and hopeful job seekers will take over the Gaylord National Resort & Conference Center in National Harbor, Maryland, just outside of Washington D.C. for the 2016 Baseball Winter Meetings and PBEO Job Fair.

As someone that is making the trip for the first time, I was curious to find out what others had done to get the most out of their experience. Seeking advice, I turned to social media for help. What you see below is a compilation of advice from lawyers, executives, interns, and professionals from all areas 

 

 

[weams]

Monday, December 5: The first member(s) of the Baseball Hall of Fame's class of 2017 could be unveiled. The 16-member Today's Game Era Committee will meet the day before to vote on 10 candidates for the Hall of Fame, and anyone who gets at least 75 percent of the vote will be inducted next summer. The candidates are: Harold Baines, Albert Belle, Will Clark, Orel Hershiser, Davey Johnson, Mark McGwire, Lou Piniella, John Schuerholz, Bud Selig and George Steinbrenner.

Tuesday, December 6: The winner of the Hall of Fame's 2017 J.G. Taylor Spink Award for baseball writing will be announced. The finalists are: Claire Smith, Jim Reeves and Juan Vene.

Wednesday, December 7: The winner of the Hall of Fame's 2017 Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in broadcasting will be announced. The finalists are: Gary Cohen, Jacques Doucet, Ken Harrelson, Pat Hughes, Bill King, Mike Krukow, Ned Martin and Dewayne Staats.

Thursday, December 8: The meetings' annual closing event, the Rule 5 Draft, will begin at 9 a.m.

Schedule

 

http://tinyurl.com/j4aeb49

[25 Nuggets]

Off the Veteran's Committee vote, I believe Will Clark, Davey Johnson, Mark McGwire*, Lou Piniella, John Schuerholz and (holding nose) George Steinbrenner are Hall of Famers.  Which means Bud Selig will be the only one voted in.

[weams]

On 11/27/2016 at 9:41 AM, bobmc said:

Every beat writer in America should take the week before Winter Meetings off because there sure isn't anything to write about. 

by Bill Duck  Nov 27, 2016, 7:58am EST

 

 

Love watching "Flash" do his thang!

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.camdenchat.com/2016/11/27/13756390/sunday-bird-droppings

 

"Life comes with few certainties beyond death, taxes and long lines for the men’s room at football games. But you will be 100 percent correct if you predict that the Orioles will make at least one selection in the Rule 5 draft at next month’s Winter Meetings.

The final day is more predictable than the ending of a romantic comedy. Team meets minor leaguer, team falls in love and they wind up together."

http://www.masnsports.com/school-of-roch/2016/11/this-that-and-the-other-129.html

Perfect. 

[mdbdotcom]

The Orioles should just show up for the last day to take part in the Rule 5 draft. 

Every year they say they've started conversations with other teams about trades, and with agents about players, but I don't think any of those conversations ever turns into anything.

Maybe this time. Maybe not.

[weams]

12 hours ago, mdbdotcom said:

The Orioles should just show up for the last day to take part in the Rule 5 draft. 

Every year they say they've started conversations with other teams about trades, and with agents about players, but I don't think any of those conversations ever turns into anything.

Maybe this time. Maybe not.

If you are expecting the Orioles to make any big move you would be setting yourself up for that disappointment. They are very close to what their payroll will be.  

[weams]

[Rene88]

My single, albeit minor, wish is that the Orioles stop monkeying around with the Rule 5 draft and go with their best 25.