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I think Frobby had a get off my lawn moment a week or so ago, I'm about to have one here.  Really not interested in what former Orioles are doing/saying.  I wish them both the best but they have no be

MongoBoy
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Manny:  "Hey Buck.  I'm gonna play over here." Buck:  "That's fine.  Whatever you want."

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Manny wants to make sure his new manager doesn't make a big deal about his lack of hustle.  ?

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It doesn’t matter to the Orioles now, but I’d really like to know how much blame rests with buck for the personnel fiascoes of the last several years. I had thought that it was mainly Dan, because he was the general manager and that’s what GM’s do. But it seems that he might’ve had a lot more control over such decisions than I thought, and that would be a real dealbreaker if some of those choices were really on Buck instead of Dan. 

Overall It is better to look forward then back, and they might do better to look for somebody from the Houston or Tampa organization.

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I think Frobby had a get off my lawn moment a week or so ago, I'm about to have one here.  Really not interested in what former Orioles are doing/saying.  I wish them both the best but they have no bearing on the current regime and what needs to happen in this offseason to get this team headed in the right direction.

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6 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

I think Frobby had a get off my lawn moment a week or so ago, I'm about to have one here.  Really not interested in what former Orioles are doing/saying.  I wish them both the best but they have no bearing on the current regime and what needs to happen in this offseason to get this team headed in the right direction.

Agree totally. There is no “face of the franchise” no matter how much we love a player, he leaves and the song remains the same.

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The Padres owner made some sharp comments right after the season.

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/padres/story/2019-09-30/padres-ron-fowler-apologizes-fans-heads-will-roll-myers-hedges

Big year for AJ Preller.  With where that organization is, I feel like the specter of Dave Dombrowski's availability will loom over his shoulder throughout 2020, and someone in the next 9-10 months will probably do okay selling win-now pieces to the Padres.

Buck loved Givens and Mancini right - I think i'm rooting for this.

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12 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

I think Frobby had a get off my lawn moment a week or so ago, I'm about to have one here.  Really not interested in what former Orioles are doing/saying.  I wish them both the best but they have no bearing on the current regime and what needs to happen in this offseason to get this team headed in the right direction.

I'm fine with talking about it, but it shouldn't be in Orioles Talk.  The thread should be in the MLB section.  But folks want responses and you get more responses posting in Orioles Talk.

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51 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

I think Frobby had a get off my lawn moment a week or so ago, I'm about to have one here.  Really not interested in what former Orioles are doing/saying.  I wish them both the best but they have no bearing on the current regime and what needs to happen in this offseason to get this team headed in the right direction.

Agreeing from the front porch rocking chair.

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