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1 minute ago, sevastras said:

Hopefully they were talking about where he would accept a trade to and Jones probably said send me to where ever as long as we have a deal for me to finish my career in Baltimore. He did just buy Cals house. 

I'd hate to see him go, because he is the face of the O's now, but I like this thinking.  

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1 minute ago, Dr. Unk said:

I'd hate to see him go, because he is the face of the O's now, but I like this thinking.  

Pretty sure he pushed hard for Davis to be signed. Players aren’t always the best to ask about organizational direction.  They are good at discussing issues that they see and how those maybe could be addressed.  We should send Adam to a well run club for two months and have him report back.  

 

BTW, love Adam and think his contribution to the Orioles is criminally underrated. Hope they can find a way to trade him and a way to bring him back at a role that makes sense to the team but can’t see the path given our outfield prospects that we need to see if can play in MLB. 

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Jim Palmer says Peter Angelos often approached him about managing O's in '90s

In 1993, Jim Palmer was, as he has been for the past three-plus decades, an Orioles broadcaster. That year, Peter Angelos and a group of investors purchased the Orioles for a record $173 million, and a new career path opened.

In early August, by Palmer's recollection, with the Orioles 11 games above .500 under third-year manager Johnny Oates, David Bernstein reached out to Palmer, his neighbor. The Duty Free International chairman and member of Angelos' ownership group told Palmer that Angelos wanted to meet him at Boccaccio, the Little Italy restaurant.

They went to lunch, and Angelos started grousing about Oates. He wanted to know why Palmer seemed to know what was going on while Oates did not.

 

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/baltimore-sports-blog/bal-jim-palmer-says-peter-angelos-often-approached-him-about-managing-o-s-in-90s-20160602-story.html#

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21 minutes ago, sevastras said:

Hopefully they were talking about where he would accept a trade to and Jones probably said send me to where ever as long as we have a deal for me to finish my career in Baltimore. He did just buy Cals house. 

That was just an investment. Jones doesn't live there or intend to. 

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3 minutes ago, LA2 said:

Was that reported somewhere?

 

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Jones purchased the property as a real-estate investment and did so “at a fraction” of the original purchase price of $12.5 million, according to the Athletic’s report, which added that Jones has purchased investment properties in other cities.

 

Other reporters indicated he buys and sells real estate elsewhere. I don't recall where I read that, though. 

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Just now, Why Not? said:

 

From The Sun

 

Other reporters indicated he buys and sells real estate elsewhere. I don't recall where I read that, though. 

Thanks. That's interesting. I wonder why the Ripken house depreciated so much.

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1 minute ago, Aristotelian said:

There are thousands of mansions in lots more desirable places but he just happens to buy one near Baltimore. Interesting investment strategy.

It was sold at auction for something like 30% of the original asking price, so I think it was considered a bargain. You don't think anyone invests in real estate in Baltimore? 

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