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4 minutes ago, tntoriole said:

So the only reason there was anything being announced at all was because of the Orioles donating fan generated revenue so Angelos acting like he was being accosted at mass was just his play at PR management .. which he failed. 

He made sure all the money came from Yankee and Red Sox fans.

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Forgot to post this earlier. On Wednesday, just or the fun of it, I called the Orioles to ask whether the meeting with Mr. Angelos had been scheduled. The only phone number I saw on the website was fo

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Awe, JA is so woke. 

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Never really seen John Angelos speak before, but every once in awhile he looks like Dubya with some of the facial tics.  It kinda made me laugh. I don't really have a problem with what he said, e

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56 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

How long have Tampa and Oakland been trying to move?

They voted (28-2) to contract the Twins and Expos before allowing the Expos to move.

Neither has been trying to move. Both, especially Oakland, have talked about -- or threatened, depending on your point of view -- to move if they don't get a new ballpark. That's been going on for at least ten years, maybe fifteen, at my guess.

MLB has been clear that no other teams can relocate until the Oakland and TB situations are resolved, and while I don't believe anything's been said it's pretty clear that if they don't get new ballparks Oakland's and/or TB's request to move will be approved. That approval would support what MLB has been telling cities and counties with teams as well as potential relocation sites: if you want to keep or get an MLB team, you better be prepared to pay a big chunk of the cost of a new ballpark. 

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36 minutes ago, OriolesMagic83 said:

Can't wait for how Angelos avoids questions next week. I'm predicting a vague presentation with fewto no questions answered.  How long until the O's get a real owner.

 

It doesn't go to your point, but John Angelos is not the owner. He's in charge of the team because his mother -- also not the real owner, who apparently knows and cares not a whit about the Orioles or about baseball -- wants him to be the guy in charge. 

This is what I would call an unsustainable ownership structure.

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“Hey, this isn’t really the appropriate forum for this. Let me give you a quick answer and we can pick up any additional questions at a later date. Blah blah blah, things are wonderful and the orioles are staying here for as long as my family owns the majority stake and control, blah blah blah. Want to win championships year after year. Blah blah blah. 
Back to the topic at hand and our families commitment to the community and the continuing spirit of MLKs dream for this country and people. 
 

That was easy

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2 hours ago, Yardball85 said:

He spent a lot on the 96 and 97 teams, and they were awesome... it didn't not work out, per se.  He spent wisely on Alomar, Palmeiro, etc. 

He also started negotiating directly with Boras, developed relationships with favorite players, etc. I think the Cohen scene with the Mets could easily blow up in a few years. 

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5 hours ago, HakunaSakata said:

I mean, the bar has been set pretty low after these last few mayoral terms. Say what you will about Mayor Scott, at least he hasn't been convicted/sentenced to jail time!

That's a low bar. I am not a great mayor but never convicted. Good campaign slogan .

Have you ever heard Mayor Scott  get questions from WBFF? Probably worse then this exchange  

 

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1 hour ago, Frobby said:

Probably.  To be clear, it’s the Orioles making the donation, not John Angelos, who by the way isn’t a lawyer (though he did graduate law school).   

For those who didn’t bother to watch the press conference, the Mayor himself benefitted from the College Bound program when he was a student, and he’s on the board of the organization.   So it’s not some random program from his standpoint.  

Some of the bigger  law firms in the area have people on the board.

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1 hour ago, Can_of_corn said:

You don't want to send the Nats back to Montreal?

Might as well, but MASN retains tv rights just to stick it to them. Those owners made out like bandits on purchase price and soon to be sale price.

And all of their players get taxed at the highest Canadian rate and are paid in only Looneys and Twoneys. Or however they spell them. 

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16 minutes ago, spiritof66 said:

One thing John was right about: nobody knows how much of the Orioles is owned by Peter, John and Lou Angelos. The 70 percent John mentioned is lower than the guesses and estimates I've seen.

I don’t think John and Lou own any.  John mentioned that the owners are Peter and Georgia.  I assume Georgia’s is either as joint owner with Peter, or as Peter’s attorney-in-fact.  I’d thought the family was closer to 80%, but “over 70%” is close enough.   

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It was a nice thing for the Orioles to do but I really think Cal Perry needs to get Angelos some serious media training.  You can see him blinking uncontrollably during the initial question and then after taking the bait turn so condescending.  Now he's invited the media in to look at the books-I really can't help but flashback to the famous scene in A Few Good Men, when Colonel Jessup blows up on the stand!!

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3 hours ago, Frobby said:

I don’t think John and Lou own any.  John mentioned that the owners are Peter and Georgia.  I assume Georgia’s is either as joint owner with Peter, or as Peter’s attorney-in-fact.  I’d thought the family was closer to 80%, but “over 70%” is close enough.   

John and Lou are listed among the limited partners on the Orioles' website.  https://www.mlb.com/orioles/team/front-office 

Of course, we'll soon know the details about who owns what, courtesy of the transparent John Angelos.

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