ESPN's Ravech: Teixeira has "enormous attraction to the Orioles" Close to signing

[The Wedge]

ugggghhh! I don't like any of this silence...

Remove yourself from the vacuum, then.

In seriousness, just try to relax.

[BillHagy]

This rural Pennsylvania fan will not be catching television coverage of the Tex announcement because his dish has frozen over. Anyone else in this boat?

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[bstaff72]

I need to know if he has signed yet or not, I want my husband back!!

I am trying to get the 411 for him right now so he can get a shower.

[Tank]

I need to know if he has signed yet or not, I want my husband back!!

I am trying to get the 411 for him right now so he can get a shower.

No way to know for sure.

Sorry, we'll have to keep him for a little while longer.

[Dirtyburnie]

[osbaseball08]

Per Olney:

Unless Mark Teixeira is willing to give the Orioles a major hometown discount, it does not appear he will be playing in Baltimore.

The Orioles have stood by their initial offer and have not upgraded it, and sources say that the other teams involved in the bidding -- the Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Angels and Washington Nationals -- have gone beyond Baltimore's proposal for the slugging first baseman.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3775042

1st story on the ESPN news feed on the side, sounds like more of the same..

[Dirtyburnie]

Per Olney:

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3775042

1st story on the ESPN news feed on the side, sounds like more of the same..

I'm getting nervous.

[sbauer]

Per Olney:

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3775042

1st story on the ESPN news feed on the side, sounds like more of the same..

I'm pretty negative about our chances, but I do find it interesting that we've gone from possible leaders to the bottom of barrel within 24 hours or so.

[jincargo]

I have the same feeling I had when we were in the Vlad race.

It's not a good feeling.

[osbaseball08]

I'm pretty negative about our chances, but I do find it interesting that we've gone from possible leaders to the bottom of barrel within 24 hours or so.

I'm convinced nobody has any idea what it going on.

[SilentJames]

I'm pretty negative about our chances, but I do find it interesting that we've gone from possible leaders to the bottom of barrel within 24 hours or so.

There have been conflicting reports in the media as well as from our insiders on this mess from day one.

Olney has been ultra-negative from the beginning and it depends where he is getting his information as well.

[Jagwar]

This board can be so bipolar

[JTrea81]

There have been conflicting reports in the media as well as from our insiders on this mess from day one.

Olney has been ultra-negative from the beginning and it depends where he is getting his information as well.

Buster's been anti-Orioles all during the Tex chase, so it wouldn't surprise me to see the Orioles leak false information to spite him...

[Dirtyburnie]

ESPN really just slaped Ravech in the face. Not one of their reporters gave an ounce of credit to his O's story:cussing:

[biggsy]

Buster's been anti-Orioles all during the Tex chase, so it wouldn't surprise me to see the Orioles leak false information to spite him...

I don't know if it'd just be to spite him. But I doubt that's the correct information. I seriously doubt, especially with Angelos handeling the negotiations, that we have only made one lowball offer and will not upgrade it at all.

One of two things is going on, the warehouse is being so quiet that no outside news outlets can rip anything away from them so they are assuming we have only made the one offer and are behind by alot. Or Angelos is taking the propaganda technique by releasing false information unpurpose to keep teams from offering any more then us.