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Nothing really new here

But it is refreshing to see names of actual targets going into the Winter Meetings. As much as I have come off the Tex-wagon I still think there may be a shot at landing him.

People need to understand what 2009 means, winning record taking steps forward, showing quantifiable improvement and getting ready for 2010.

Now that was also the goals of the Rays last year. Now I am NOT saying the Orioles can pull off "The Full Tampa", not in my wildest dreams do I think that has a realistic shot of happening. But winning is contagious and if the Orioles can get back to WINNING in 2009 there is no telling where it will stop.

Still, it is good to hear that the Orioles seem ready to get things moving next week - basing that off of Belkast's post more than anything else.

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I think anybody who doesn't have an "I'll believe it when I see it" type of attitude when they hear that the Orioles are ready to make noise, or will be right in the faces of Boston and NY next year, or that this is finally the year, or anything like that from Angelos or the FO is really suspending disbelief.

Its great if they want to make those types of moves, but they need to actually pull something off before they should be given the benefit of the doubt.

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I'll be at the Bellagio next week trying to sneak into the meetings! lol

Don't expect to see much.

Duq gave a great primer a week or so ago.

The GMs and execs are basically confined to their suites and each GM/agent/exec is given the room #'s and phone #'s of every team's suite and so they can set up appointments. Duq said they tried to make plans for dinner a bunch of times but always wound up back in their suites.

He said he hated the lobby because that's where the media was swarming around to pounce on any GM or agent.

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http://baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081201&content_id=3696439&vkey=news_bal&fext=.jsp&c_id=bal

So there you have it, pitching and Tex are on the agenda, and the Orioles expect to use hometown ties to sign Tex...

Good to see that pitching is the biggest priority as it is a no brainer that it certainly should be!:clap3:

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Don't expect to see much.

Duq gave a great primer a week or so ago.

The GMs and execs are basically confined to their suites and each GM/agent/exec is given the room #'s and phone #'s of every team's suite and so they can set up appointments. Duq said they tried to make plans for dinner a bunch of times but always wound up back in their suites.

He said he hated the lobby because that's where the media was swarming around to pounce on any GM or agent.

Know if it is worth going to see. What is at the meetings? Are areas open to the public and what kind of booths, vendors, and activities are there? Is there a price to get in for the public to get in?

Anyone have a link to where I can get this info if no one knows? I am interested in maybe checking it out since I am in Vegas.

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If AM says he is going to do some business at the WM's, I believe him. What most inerested me about the article was the inclusion of looking for a big bat. Before, they had simply stressed pitching and SS. Of course this means kicking the tires on Tex ,but maybe it meand looking at Dunn or other options as well.

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