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12 hours ago, oriolediehard said:

Thanks

How about rumors on O's from sources?

Yeah. We don't do sources here. They tend to just be fake.  Trade rumors is a good sit. Also, folks tend to post anything that is nationally discussed here. My doorman told me that his uncle works for Delaware North and he says that Joe Girardi is the new manager. don't fly so much. The Orioles Hangout specifically does not vet insiders. And Tony is a good a source as you will find here. 

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8 hours ago, weams said:

Yeah. We don't do sources here. They tend to just be fake.  Trade rumors is a good sit. Also, folks tend to post anything that is nationally discussed here. My doorman told me that his uncle works for Delaware North and he says that Joe Girardi is the new manager. don't fly so much. The Orioles Hangout specifically does not vet insiders. And Tony is a good a source as you will find here. 

I wonder if Sir Loin will still have an inside contact now that most everyone was let go ?

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...that most everyone was let go ?

We don't and did not have verified insiders.  Do the ticket sellers chirp occasionally? Sure. Does Clancy have a hot take?  Do the broadcasters hear a thing or two? Maybe. But not any real insiders. not for a while.  The national guys have a hard enough time and they always get it from the other side. 

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5 minutes ago, weams said:

We don't and did not have verified insiders.  Do the ticket sellers chirp occasionally? Sure. Does Clancy have a hot take?  Do the broadcasters hear a thing or two? Maybe. But not any real insiders. not for a while.  The national guys have a hard enough time and they always get it from the other side. 

I wonder if Elias will ever let the local press break any stories.  Seems like DD always told the National guys stuff but never anyone from the Baltimore press.  Roch couldn't be anymore in the dark and he works for the team. 

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3 minutes ago, atomic said:

I wonder if Elias will ever let the local press break any stories.  Seems like DD always told the National guys stuff but never anyone from the Baltimore press.  Roch couldn't be anymore in the dark and he works for the team. 

That's a good question. 

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7 minutes ago, atomic said:

I wonder if Elias will ever let the local press break any stories.  Seems like DD always told the National guys stuff but never anyone from the Baltimore press.  Roch couldn't be anymore in the dark and he works for the team. 

I do not believe it ever came from Dan. 

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13 hours ago, atomic said:

I wonder if Elias will ever let the local press break any stories.  Seems like DD always told the National guys stuff but never anyone from the Baltimore press.  Roch couldn't be anymore in the dark and he works for the team. 

I don’t think Duquette gave much to anybody, local or national.  You know what?   I don’t want the team’s front office leaking trades and free agent signings and the like before they happen.    It’s fine with me if they’re quiet about that stuff.    What I’d like, however, is regular communication about the things the team has done and the reasons why.    If we hire five scouts in the Dominican, I’d like to know about them.    If we do a signing or a trade, I’d like to hear a bit of the thinking that went into it, beyond just platitudes.    That would more than satisfy me.  

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6 minutes ago, Frobby said:

I don’t think Duquette gave much to anybody, local or national.  You know what?   I don’t want the team’s front office leaking trades and free agent signings and the like before they happen.    It’s fine with me if they’re quiet about that stuff.    What I’d like, however, is regular communication about the things the team has done and the reasons why.    If we hire five scouts in the Dominican, I’d like to know about them.    If we do a signing or a trade, I’d like to hear a bit of the thinking that went into it, beyond just platitudes.    That would more than satisfy me.  

I just read a clickbait article about how everything that we older Americans eat is gross.  Something about curled parsley vs. flat. IDK. I suspect this need for a hot take and leaked info is something I'll never quite understand. 

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