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It definately hurts... It will be close to impossible to sign Teix if NY and BOS both get into a bidding war. Even if NY abstains it still hurts as it will be hard for a mid-market team like the Orioles to out-bid the large market Red Sox.

We are going to see how badly Peter Angelos wants Mark Teixeira one way or another.

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It definately hurts... It will be close to impossible to sign Teix if NY and BOS both get into a bidding war. Even if NY abstains it still hurts as it will be hard for a mid-market team like the Orioles to out-bid the large market Red Sox.

The "hometown" discounters will take exception to this... :) I agree with it and think the O's will have to outbid significantly.

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We are going to see how badly Peter Angelos wants Mark Teixeira one way or another.

Absolutely... One of the things I am most impressed with about MacPhail is his ability to keep things close to the vest... A loose lips sink ships type of approach. However in this situation if Teix signs elsewhere I hope it leaks out how much we offered.

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Right. If there is a discount, its the "I'm willing to sign with the Orioles if they give the best offer" discount. Unlike years past with Vlad and Konerko.

That would be correct.

BTW, this does suck for sure...Of course, it still goes back to how much do these teams value Tex and how high are they willing to go for him?

At the end of the day, I just don't believe that these GMs are going to view Tex as a player that should get over 20 million per season for 6-8 years.

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That would be correct.

BTW, this does suck for sure...Of course, it still goes back to how much do these teams value Tex and how high are they willing to go for him?

At the end of the day, I just don't believe that these GMs are going to view Tex as a player that should get over 20 million per season for 6-8 years.

So this seems quite simple to me. The initial offer from the Orioles should be 8/160. If someone matches it go to 8/168. If he doesn't sign that then he doesn't want to play in Baltimore.

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It really doesn't impact things that much. It was assumed the Yanks were in on Tex, but all the reports in the last week are saying that they aren't, so BOS jumping in really just replaces them in the running, and BOS doesn't NEED him, he is a luxury, so do you think they would pay that much for a luxury? I'm sure part of it is Boras getting them to say they are in it to scare other teams into driving up the price, as he is notorious for. What is a team going to do? Go against him and then get blackballed like the O's were for years?

ANA is still our top competition, as they need him much more than BOS does, especially after giving up Kotchman (you could make the case for Morales, but I don't think they are sold on him).

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Ugh...

http://www.newsday.com/sports/columnists/ny-spken1102,0,7099803.column

If the Sux get Tex, my hate of them will rise to a new level and Teixeira himself will become the player I hate the most. I hope Angelos tries as hard to keep Tex from the Sux as he does from the Yankees...

I still think Angelos can beat the Sux or Yankees offer if he really wants to...

Why would you hate Tex the most? Cause he took more money to play for a winning team?

One should be so lucky.

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Why would you hate Tex the most? Cause he took more money to play for a winning team?

One should be so lucky.

All Red Sox players are the enemy and Teixeira would be no exception. He'll be considered scum if he goes to the Red Sox...

I have no doubt he'll also be public enemy #1 in Baltimore...

But hopefully that never has to happen.

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All Red Sox players are the enemy and Teixeira would be no exception. He'll be considered scum if he goes to the Red Sox...

I have no doubt he'll also be public enemy #1 in Baltimore...

But hopefully that never has to happen.

Really?

I would love to see Teixera on the Orioles but if he signed with the Red Sox I wouldnt hate the guy. He never played on a winner in Texas, then was a part of a winning team for only parts of two seasons, in Atlanta and Anaheim.

He has never started the year on a team that has a chance to make the playoffs.

And why would he be public enemy #1. He never played for the Orioles. The only reason he would be a public enemy is because he destroys our horrible pitching.

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