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Teixeira watch part IX....The final stages?


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It would have been awesome to see you in orange and black. The 8/184 offer that the Nationals made you is an indication that they are ready to pounce. The fact that they are talking about going 9 or 10 years is a concern as our Orioles have only offered a 7 year deal. If the Nationals offered a 9 year deal, then and only then would the Orioles go to 8 years. Boston or Washington, where will Teixeira land? My bet is no longer on the Baltimore Orioles. New odds:

10/90

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I couldn't care less if he went to D.C.

D.C. will suck with or without Tex for the foreseeable future. Their organization makes ours look like the New England Patriots.

I'd much rather see him rot away in the NL East then have to face him 19 times a year with the Sox or Yanks.

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Ok, I think this is good news, if true, for the Orioles chances.

I do not think the Red Sox are going to improve upon their 8/~$170M offer, and it appears that the Nationals have topped that.

I also don't think that Angelos will allow the Nationals to outbid him. He would have let the Red Sox, because they have deeper pockets and the allure of winning can easily explain Tex's interest in signing there, but I don't think, unless the Nats go completely silly, that Angelos will lose a bidding war with them.

8/$184M is something I would have no problems matching or topping by a bit. Going 9 or even 10 years worries me though.

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The Orioles have shown no signs of trying to complete for Tex. Aside from Belky and friends, we would have NO hope, and with him dissapearing, that's exactly what we have. What signs have we seen to say Angelos will go as high as this Nats offer? None! We are done. We have wasted our time for 2 weeks watching every twist and turn of this thing, and in the end, Boras is gonna get what he always does...a ridiculous deal with the player going to a lousy a$$ team! Sorry, but I am done with this. If this is the bed that Tex wants to sleep in, more power to him. He'll be paid well for the next 8-10 years, but he'll be playing in front of empty seats. Here he would have been a hero. NY and Boston he would have been in the National spotlight for his career. In Washington, he'll be nothing but an overpaid ballplayer! Take your money and just leave Tex! :cussing:

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Alright AM and PA... it's time... it sounds like A TON, and it is, but just do it, as Nike so eloquently puts it: 10 years/$200M. THAT gets it done and ends this thing. If the Bugs can offer that much, we sure as heck can.

lol love the insect references.

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I couldn't care less if he went to D.C.

D.C. will suck with or without Tex for the foreseeable future. Their organization makes ours look like the New England Patriots.

I'd much rather see him rot away in the NL East then have to face him 19 times a year with the Sox or Yanks.

Agreed, besides he would still be on MASN or MASN2 every night so PA and AM can see what we SHOULD have gotten...

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Ok, I think this is good news, if true, for the Orioles chances.

I do not think the Red Sox are going to improve upon their 8/~$170M offer, and it appears that the Nationals have topped that.

I also don't think that Angelos will allow the Nationals to outbid him. He would have let the Red Sox, because they have deeper pockets and the allure of winning can easily explain Tex's interest in signing there, but I don't think, unless the Nats go completely silly, that Angelos will lose a bidding war with them.

8/$184M is something I would have no problems matching or topping by a bit. Going 9 or even 10 years worries me though.

That's the key right there. If they only go nine, I think he will be an O, otherwise he will be a Nat.:angryfire:

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I would also like to point out that I am completely over Tex and Boras' handling of the situation.

I wish he would just sign somewhere and be done with it.

Personally, I think our team is going to resemble a beer league softball team with our current rotation so Tex is irrelevant to me at this point.

First one to 10 runs wins! Maybe.

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