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11 minutes ago, MrOrange82 said:

Not trying to throw stones from my very glassy house, but, IMO, if we're making jokes about someone's eventual death because he won't spend hundreds of millions on a game in ways we like, then maybe we should all find new/better ways to spend our time. That's basically why my attention has dropped off dramatically. 

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2 hours ago, brooksfrankjim said:

If you don't tear it down, then go sign Darvish, Cobb, and Arrieta.  There really is no middle ground.

This is where I stand. I don't think there is a middle ground. DD and Buck are on one year contracts. "Go for it" or start over. If PA will do this, then tell him to stand back and let you do whatever you want, within a payroll restraint.

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2 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

Well right, I just meant that there's no evidence of who he hands the team over to being any better than he is.

It's weird to me that we just have absolutely no idea how the future of this franchise will go. Will he sell? Dunno. Will he pass to his sons? Dunno. If he does, what will they be like? No idea. Is there any indication whether or not they agree/disagree with how he runs the organization? Nope. Will THEY sell once inherited? Who knows. 

Feels like this whole thing is just flying blind sometimes. 

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Just now, interloper said:

It's weird to me that we just have absolutely no idea how the future of this franchise will go. Will he sell? Dunno. Will he pass to his sons? Dunno. If he does, what will they be like? No idea. Is there any indication whether or not they agree/disagree with how he runs the organization? Nope. Will THEY sell once inherited? Who knows. D

Feels like this whole thing is just flying blind sometimes. 

I don't really see it as weird.  That's just how it is.  I guess time will tell.

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Just now, Moose Milligan said:

I don't really see it as weird.  That's just how it is.  I guess time will tell.

Perhaps it's not weird. Maybe it's the same in other organizations. I'd just think somewhere there'd be some rumor or whisper of how the potential new owners of this team feel about.... anything related to the Orioles. 

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2 hours ago, Frobby said:

No, he’s 88, born 7/4/29.   Life expectancy for someone that age is 4.74 years.

Which means Baltimore gets to host the AS game in 6 years.  There is already talk of the new ballparks in Atlanta and Texas hosting in 2020 and 2021.  Both of their previous ballparks were still newer than OPACY.

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1 minute ago, TonySoprano said:

Which means Baltimore gets to host the AS game in 6 years.  There is already talk of the new ballparks in Atlanta and Texas hosting in 2020 and 2021.  Both of their previous ballparks were still newer than OPACY.

I hadn’t heard that Texas was getting a new ballpark.    More silliness.   

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9 minutes ago, Frobby said:

But there’s plenty of evidence that it’s very unlikely to be worse.     

I hope not as with the exception of a couple of stints things have been pretty bad imo. The seasons recently that we did compete we never really had a complete team and the farm didn't offer the resources to make a difference.

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48 minutes ago, TonySoprano said:

It'll open for 2020.  https://www.dallasnews.com/news/arlington/2017/09/21/rangers-set-new-globe-life-groundbreaking-sept-28

The "old" park will see 26 seasons ('94-'19).  Atlanta gave theirs 20 seasons ('97-'16).

This is unbelievable.  Wasteful, even.

I've never been to that stadium but by all accounts its pretty nice.  No need for a new one.  

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