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

[Lucky Jim]

Thanks for the sentiment. Once again, the great majority of O's fans are classy and great fans. As for the use of the term, "Red Sux," speaking for myself, I don't take offense.

Especially given the many vile names many of my fellow Sox fans have for those pin-striped chaps playing to the south of us. :clap3:

It's like being a Maryland fan talking about Carolina-Duke. We can't win around here.

Screw 'em all!

Seriously, thanks for your posts and info. Hope you venture back when all of this is over - it's important for us to have context around here in order to keep the board both informed and lively.

[Hank Scorpio]

Negotiations over semantics with Angelos could take 8 years.

I've always liked "Semantics" as the name of a band.

I think it'd be really weird.

[RayFink1e]

you know what they say about arguing over the internet

[WildDave]

If I may say so, the Red Sox fan who entered this thread has been pretty respectful and pretty cool.

Though, I like to call them the Sux sometimes too, maybe we could curb it back just a bit.

Thanks!

I don't know man, after seeing so many fairweather pink hat wearing red sox fans at camden yards I resent the heck out of having to be pc about them on a fan forum.

[getxstoked]

Why does Peter Gammons hate the Orioles?

I think he, like everyone else in the media, forgot that the Orioles existed about 20 seconds after Cal retired.

[lint06]

194? 500? 1000?

Being respectful isn't all that difficult. I've heard it too many times in NY bars from obnoxious Yankees/Jets/Patriots and/or Sox fans to ever want to be that classless.

I do apologize, I didn't see where he was rude directly to our Red Sox friend...I still don't. Spewing venom and hatred at the Red Sox while he is on the board isn't being rude to him. Again, though, maybe I'm missing something.

[Rex Thunder]

If I may say so, the Red Sox fan who entered this thread has been pretty respectful and pretty cool.

Though, I like to call them the Sux sometimes too, maybe we could curb it back just a bit.

Thanks!

I would surely agree with that- and I must say- you show us O's fans that there indeed are cool and reasonable Red Sox fans. I know a few out here- but it usually seems like when you don't know them- they aren't too cool... but I appreciate the respect you have.. no doubt you haven't forgotten your roots- and not gotten carried away with the Sox success since o4!

[JDadd9]

I think he, like everyone else in the media, forgot that the Orioles existed about 20 seconds after Cal retired.

I agree...we get nothing on espn or baseball tonight unless we play the sox or yanks that night

[Baseball7117]

My guess would be incentives, signing bonus, deferred money etc...

You are correct sir. Again.:

[TGO]

Maybe an opt-out clause or a limited or full no-trade clause.

I sure hope not. Those are essential terms of the deal, not semantics. If they are being treated as semantics, afterthoughts, well...hold on for the ride, cause it ain't ending soon.

[blamo0]

You are correct sir. Again.:

Nice. I'm wound up tighter than a banjo string!!

[Rex Thunder]

I don't know man, after seeing so many fairweather pink hat wearing red sox fans at camden yards I resent the heck out of having to be pc about them on a fan forum.

I actually didn't see a disparaging post to incite that call for Politically correctness towards our Red Sox fan- so I agree with you there.. but I think we can agree- the guy has been pretty cool and for that- I give him props for showing a different version of the Red Sox fans we are used to dealing with at the Yard, or on the streets.

[tropicos]

Maybe we already signed Tex, and when they brought out a jersey for him to present...it was spelled: [insert one of the many different mispellings of Teixeira's name that has taken place]

I'll bet that's going to take hours to correct.

[osbaseball08]

I know this is off topic, but I don't know where else to ask it:

Say I wrote a great post about TEX.. What are the qualifications to get rep? I see I have 4 points, how did I get them?

(I threw in the Tex reference to kind of make it on topic)

[raypetty]

You are correct sir. Again.:

BB7117, you mentioned in one of your posts that the deal might be done w/in 24hrs. You must still be confident with that. Yes/No?