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So tired of this, it's gonna drag all damn weekend, too.

I was bummed that I was gonna be out all day, but maybe its a blessing, really. I'm so over this right now.

I hear you that this is dragging out and becoming a roller coaster, but is there some piece of news that I missed why people seem a little down? Seems like the O's chances are as good as they've ever been.
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So tired of this, it's gonna drag all damn weekend, too.

I was bummed that I was gonna be out all day, but maybe its a blessing, really. I'm so over this right now.

I'm guessing an agreement is reached tonight and announced tomorrow. Mostly because I have a lot of work to do today and this makes me feel better about not being able to check on the board very often.

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I hear you that this is dragging out and becoming a roller coaster, but is there some piece of news that I missed why people seem a little down? Seems like the O's chances are as good as they've ever been.

The past 11 years have unfortunately caused Orioles fans to expect the worst.

Signing Tex will reverse this line of thinking........

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http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/playerbreakingnews.asp?sport=MLB&id=3329&line=253340&spln=1

They put the Angels at $160MM and the Sox at $175MM and suggest Henry is calling Boras' bluff.

Actually I have a different take on this. Boston is admitting they will not go higher , the Angels already have done this. I think after yesterday evening they compared notes. This is a release of info like how the O's are usually giving. "We had the highest offer from a real team" is what they are telling Red Sock Nation. The Angels like it getting out there also because they show thier fans that they were really in it. With the Yankees saying we are not going there it is down to the O's and the Nats, IMO.

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I thought Andy MacPhail, signing Wieters, trading Bedard/Miggy/Ramon for prospects, building a facility in the Dominican, foraying into the Asian market, and putting Baltimore back on the jerseys was supposed to reverse that line of thinking. It's never enough.

Sign Mark Teixeira. That's enough. This changes everything - especially perception. Perception is reality.

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I thought Andy MacPhail, signing Wieters, trading Bedard/Miggy/Ramon for prospects, building a facility in the Dominican, foraying into the Asian market, and putting Baltimore back on the jerseys was supposed to reverse that line of thinking. It's never enough.

I agree with you, I am just saying to the casual fan signing Tex will do more than any of that mentioned above.

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It's simple process of elimination here. The Yankees didn't top the Sux offer, the Angels didn't top the Sux offer so that leaves the Nationals and Orioles.

And Angelos' ain't losing to the Nats...

Not so fast my friend.

Hunter's quotes lead me to believe that the Angels are very much a player here.

And they can offer one thing the Nats and O's can't: competing in 2009 and 2010.

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Trying to sort out this whole mess, here is what I think:

We know Tex was in Baltimore this past weekend, and apparently Boras met with Angelos and AM sometime in the timeframe. Later in the week AM claims that the O's are "flexible" with their offer. Today we find out that Boras met with the Sox and the Sox say they have been outbid. Hm... I have a feeling most of the final offers are in and Boras was just making the final rounds hoping that the Sox would outbid, just as the media suspected. I have a feeling this thing is going to be resolved one way or another very soon.

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That's what I'm saying. It's everyone just "tempering" their emotions and trying to use this thing called "reason", whatever that is. ;) I mean but seriously, this is all very good news, people.

What is very good news???

The sox made an offer of around 8/160 8/184 and were told there was a better offer.

The orioles have been linked to an offer of 7/150 and there is no proof they have raised the offer.

I still think Boston is bluffing and will be back in it.

I want Tex to come here, but until its a done deal we are still a longshot unless we get news that we have upped the offer.

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