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11 minutes ago, TonySoprano said:

The Sun published their statement
 

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/bs-sp-orioles-duquette-fired-20181003-story.html

I am probably reading too much into this, but I think that Greg Bader is telling us about this statement that comes from "the club" is ominous. Perhaps it is just the sons not wanting to push dad out the door. But the O's pessimist in me says the sons have not fully figured out who "the club" is.

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16 minutes ago, stef said:

https://www.mlb.com/orioles/news/orioles-announce-transition-in-baseball-operations-leadership/c-297007236
 

The bolded sections makes me feel slightly less nervous about Brady getting the gig. Slightly.

For now, at least they have someone in Graham who kinda' knows what to do on a day-to-day basis.

Okay, I'm hopeful.  Let's see what they can do to actually turn this thing around.  

I do wish we could have seen what DD was capable of with autonomy though.

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4 minutes ago, Chavez Ravine said:

I am probably reading too much into this, but I think that Greg Bader is telling us about this statement that comes from "the club" is ominous. Perhaps it is just the sons not wanting to push dad out the door. But the O's pessimist in me says the sons have not fully figured out who "the club" is.

I don’t get what you are saying here? 

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I don’t get what you are saying here? 

This is a big moment for the organization and you have the club spokesperson announce it....like it was a change in the parking rates. The sons should be on TV thanking Dan and Buck, saying  we are moving forward, saying we are investing in the future, yadda yadda yadda. The fact that they aren't suggests that either nothing has changed, or more distressingly, that it has gotten worse by the fact that no one is in charge...or certain that they are in charge.

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3 minutes ago, eddie83 said:

If you want to make yourself feel smarter read the dumb comments on Twitter tonight about DD. 

A collection of imbeciles. 

There were already dumb tweets about DD when the news on Buck broke earlier today.  Completely ignoring the fact that DD doesn’t have complete autonomy and didn’t decide on every roster transaction.

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4 minutes ago, Chavez Ravine said:

This is a big moment for the organization and you have the club spokesperson announce it....like it was a change in the parking rates. The sons should be on TV thanking Dan and Buck, saying  we are moving forward, saying we are investing in the future, yadda yadda yadda. The fact that they aren't suggests that either nothing has changed, or more distressingly, that it has gotten worse by the fact that no one is in charge...or certain that they are in charge.

Agreed.Both stories were broken by the press and not MASN press. Should have gotten ahead of the story and made a statement during the day. Have one of the sons come out and thank Buck and Dan and then say after this horrible season that we owe it to our dedicated fans to go in a new direction. 

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6 minutes ago, Chavez Ravine said:

This is a big moment for the organization and you have the club spokesperson announce it....like it was a change in the parking rates. The sons should be on TV thanking Dan and Buck, saying  we are moving forward, saying we are investing in the future, yadda yadda yadda. The fact that they aren't suggests that either nothing has changed, or more distressingly, that it has gotten worse by the fact that no one is in charge...or certain that they are in charge.

That's a stretch.   Some owners keep a low profile with regards to their team.   Ravens' owner Steve Biscotti, considered by most to be a great owner, talks to the press about the Ravens once a year.   

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10 minutes ago, Chavez Ravine said:

This is a big moment for the organization and you have the club spokesperson announce it....like it was a change in the parking rates. The sons should be on TV thanking Dan and Buck, saying  we are moving forward, saying we are investing in the future, yadda yadda yadda. The fact that they aren't suggests that either nothing has changed, or more distressingly, that it has gotten worse by the fact that no one is in charge...or certain that they are in charge.

Ok. I thought this is what you were saying. 

I would think we would see them when the hirings are announced. I would not get too upset over this.  

I do hope they are more transparent than their father.  

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1 minute ago, Aristotelian said:

The fact that they do not appear to be moving on a hire tells me that it is Brady and he is already in charge.

Here are the actual facts.  They announced

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The club will hire an executive from outside of the organization to lead the Baseball Operations department. Once in place, this individual will have the final determination on all baseball matters that he or she believes will make the Orioles successful on the field, entertaining to fans, and impactful in the community. 

 

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That's a stretch.   Some owners keep a low profile with regards to their team.   Ravens' owner Steve Biscotti, considered by most to be a great owner, talks to the press about the Ravens once a year.   

Biscotti in February did announce that Ozzie Newsome is stepping down. Not in a press release at night.

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10 minutes ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

There were already dumb tweets about DD when the news on Buck broke earlier today.  Completely ignoring the fact that DD doesn’t have complete autonomy and didn’t decide on every roster transaction.

Eveyone is entitled to their opinion..... but the majority of people have no clue what they are talking about. They literally have no clue how pro sports operate. This isn’t a fantasy league where you can do what you want with no oversight and where a GM determines how much money they spend. 

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