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

[tvdoc]

I can't understand why ESPN is still saying Tex will sign with Boston or Washington and no mention of Orioles.

[Orioleerz]

Could someone please update me.........

[Tank]

Of course this will be resolved tomorrow, when I'll be out of town all day. Thanks for the updates BB, Belkast, and 7117.

[Satyr3206]

Usually when Angelos wants something he gets it. And MacPhail is an excellent negotiator. Either way this goes I'm impressed with the way the FO has handled this.

[Welcome_Home]

Whats the Hammock district?

It's on Third in Cypress Creek

[Sports Guy]

Could someone please update me.........

Not much to say...According to our insiders, we seem to be hammering out the final details of the contract but right now, nothing is concrete.

[notfast]

I'm goin to be on the Blackberry all night...

[JTrea81]

This is amazing, 4 Tex threads and soon to be 1000+ posts in each...

[Pfunky]

I can't understand why ESPN is still saying Tex will sign with Boston or Washington and no mention of Orioles.

Found this on a Nats board./ For what its worth (not much)

"My father's best friend from high school is a Luxury home Builder. His business partner plays cards every week with Teixeira's father. Tex's father indicated he really didn't want to play with the O's. He went further, stating Tex's choice would be to stay in LA. However the wife is pressing him to come east. Despite what you may have been lead to believe she is from Atlanta (some already knew this). My Dad's friend comes into play here because of his partner and the fact that he has a super luxury home on the Bay he wants to sell him if he moves to the area. Tex's dad indicated a desire for the wife to be able to spend some time during the season in the ATL. Who plays in the ATL 3 times per season? As petty as this sounds it is a factor as is the fact that apparently according to the father the Nats have and always have had the biggest offer. Also Tex seems to know or have been sold by the Nats brass that he would be the legacy starter in DC. Not grouped with Ripken, Brooks etc. In short if Tex goes anywhere else it won't be because the Nats got outbid. Take it for what its worth, but I trust my pops and the 2 individuals he knows and it would be one hell of a story for me to come up with."

[bandy75]

Hopefully we'll wake up and it'll be Christmas. Er, Tex-mas.

It's gotta be tomorrow, it's just gotta be! I have to go back to work on thursday, and that's gonna make it awfully hard to concentrate on work.

[Old_Bay_Oriole]

I wasn't really into sports back in Jr. High but on a school trip to DC in 1993, I saw a hat at the Potomac Mills Mall that had a bird on it, thought it looked pretty cool. A classmate told me it was the hat of the local baseball team, the Orioles. So I thought it would make a cool souvenir.

When I got back I started following the team through the weekend paper learning some of the players, and have been a fan ever since.

Haha that's pretty awesome. Now you'll see yuppies at Nats games who find it very trendy to go to a Nats game, and who ask questions like "how many balls in a walk?"

[Belkast]

I don't know what I am.

I felt for a few years that Tex was ours and that we would sign him...I have been pushing Tex on this board for at least 3 years...then I started to sour on us putting out the money for him a month or so ago.

It seems like all the info from our insiders is starting to become more consistent and that is a good thing.

I would still feel better if Bigbird was hearing something more concrete.

I worry about the Nats in all of this to be honest....I still could see them throwing crazy money and a 3 year opt out clause at him at the last minute.

I feel we will outbid the Sox because Boston will not end up being as desperate and crazy as us and DC.

Don't worry about the Nats!

[TonySoprano]

Ponson v. Angelos is tomorrow, another reason to hit the F5 button over and over

[Hank Scorpio]

I don't know what I am.

I felt for a few years that Tex was ours and that we would sign him...I have been pushing Tex on this board for at least 3 years...then I started to sour on us putting out the money for him a month or so ago.

It seems like all the info from our insiders is starting to become more consistent and that is a good thing.

I would still feel better if Bigbird was hearing something more concrete.

I worry about the Nats in all of this to be honest....I still could see them throwing crazy money and a 3 year opt out clause at him at the last minute.

I feel we will outbid the Sox because Boston will not end up being as desperate and crazy as us and DC.

I was pretty encouraged by what BB said earlier, actually.

I can't imagine Teixeira would go to DC, regardless of the circumstances. I just cannot see that scenario unfolding.

[PaulBako]

Don't worry about the Nats!

man! YOU GOT 1000.