Orioles related trade rumors and speculation leading up to the deadline

[Bemorewins]

1 minute ago, Yardball85 said:

Not sure who this is, but he he has a blue check mark...

Can't you pay for a blue check on Twitter or whatever it is called nowadays? 

[Yardball85]

Just now, dzorange said:

He's a nobody, and this is made up.

Apparently he broke the news of Javy Baez's contract terms. Over 8,800 followers.  Might not be anything, but I wouldn't call him a nobody.

 

[Morgan423]

1 minute ago, Yardball85 said:

Not sure who this is, but he he has a blue check mark...

Yo Mama could have a blue Twitter/X checkmark if she wanted one.  They're pointless now, I think you give Elon what?  10 bucks a month?  And you're good to go

[Tryptamine]

7 minutes ago, Alasdaire said:

I don't use that hellhole of a site anymore, but doesn't pretty much everyone have a blue checkmark now? You pay for it.

Yes, but it does serve a great purpose. You get to see who's dumb enough to pay Elon for that ridiculous mark and take them less serious.

[Pickles]

1 minute ago, dystopia said:

Blue checks mean nothing anymore. Just means the dumbass was willing to pay for Twitter.

They never meant anything.

[ThisIsBirdland]

1 minute ago, dzorange said:

He's a nobody, and this is made up.

He's not a reliable source but he doesn't seem like he's completely nobody either from what I can tell. 

Blue check mark doesn't mean anything anymore on that front though.

[RVAOsFan]

Any good radio shows on audacy or similar following the deadline today I can follow from my work PC?

[Yardball85]

1 minute ago, Morgan423 said:

Yo Mama could have a blue Twitter/X checkmark if she wanted one.  They're pointless now, I think you give Elon what?  10 bucks a month?  And you're good to go

Ok.  The blue check mark thing was said tongue in cheek.  But he has 8,800 followers and has gotten shout outs from more mainstream media types. 

[CallMeBrooksie]

3 minutes ago, Yardball85 said:

Not sure who this is, but he he has a blue check mark...

Unfortunately, the check mark just means that this user makes a monthly donation to Elon Musk. One of the growing list of reasons that Twitter can't really be relied upon as a news source anymore.

[Sports Guy]

Apparently the lineup card in Norfolk has been taken down.

[Pickles]

Just now, Sports Guy said:

Apparently the lineup card in Norfolk has been taken down.

That's interesting.

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

13 minutes ago, Billy F-Face3 said:

They're desperate and desperation causes irrational decisions.

The Padres are in a weird spot because they’ve been trying to win the last few years and it hasn’t worked out. Their GM AJ Preller would be conceding defeat by selling at the trade deadline today and setting himself up to get fired after the season ends.

With the Padres record this year they are long shots at having a deep playoff run, but I don’t see them deciding to start over either. Their best strategy (IMO) would be retooling for 2024-25 and explore trades for veterans like Hader and Snell who are going to be free agents. 

Preller should be able to buy himself another year if he can build for next season, but he’s running out of time with this group of players. 

[Moose Milligan]

Here's what I'm hearing:

Spoiler

You guys are gullible.  

 

[CallMeBrooksie]

1 minute ago, Pickles said:

They never meant anything.

That's not true. It used to be a verification that the user is who they say they are, verified on a case by case basis by Twitter staff. Useful when searching for Tweets of public figures/celebrities/news outlets, etc. 

Blue check marks being useless is a new thing within the past year from Elon.

[Morgan423]

1 minute ago, CallMeBrooksie said:

Unfortunately, the check mark just means that this user makes a monthly donation to Elon Musk. One of the growing list of reasons that Twitter can't really be relied upon as a news source anymore.

Although I think that the actual mainstream journalists also still have them.  Probably worried about the optics of dropping it, even if it's become meaningless.