John Angelos opens his mouth again

[Pat Kelly]

It could be worse….we could have Arte Moreno as owner.  

What is hard to fathom is that JA was able to attract a Mike Elias - his father couldn’t /wouldn’t bring in high caliber baseball operations types after Pat Gillick until MacPhail who left before things became good.  Duquette was a complete Hail Mary.  
 

Not since the 70s has there been such a holistic unified effort around drafting, development and coaching augmented by modern baseball analytics.   Wouldn’t trade our FO for any other group.  Biggest concern frankly is keeping Elias and team around for at least the next five years. 

[Pat Kelly]

Also to be clear I am not supporting or defending JA.  MLB Owners and sport team owners in general are a bizarre group that operate without much perspective.  IMO the best a fan can hope for is that an owner hires and empower effective leadership to run the team.   

[Sports Guy]

I want nothing more than a WS win but damn, will it be mixed emotions when this spoiled brat lifts the trophy and tries to take some of the spotlight.

Edited September 18, 2023 by Sports Guy

[Jim'sKid26]

2 hours ago, Frobby said:

I am not interested in what Angelos says.  I only care about what he does.  Talk is cheap.  

^^^^^^^^^^

This is the reply that should be pinned to every thread that has the word Angelos in it. 

[IllinoisOsFan]

1 hour ago, Sports Guy said:

I want nothing more than a WS win but damn, will it be mixed emotions when this spoiled brat lifts the trophy and tries to take some of the spotlight.

I will have ZERO mixed emotions if the Orioles hoist the trophy.

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

1 hour ago, Sports Guy said:

I want nothing more than a WS win but damn, will it be mixed emotions when this spoiled brat lifts the trophy and tries to take some of the spotlight.

JA when the Orioles celebrate winning the WS:

[kaj21206]

3 hours ago, Tony-OH said:

An Angelos only show their faces when the team is celebrating or enjoying a winning season. Never around to take responsibility during bad times, but always willing to be around to take "responsibility" for the good times.

I saw the same thing in 2014 when Peter Angelos came into the dugout during those celebrations. I was in those lockerooms and saw him for the first time in like ten years walking around shaking players hands. The players were gracious but I think half of them were like, "Who's this old guy?" 

I was actually told by several players that was the first time they had ever seen him.

It's the Angelos way.

 I don't like defending the Angelos family, but Peter Angelos was in the clubhouse after game 5 of the 2012 ALDS to console the players.  It was on the MASN post-game show.

[Oriolesfan1988]

2 hours ago, Pat Kelly said:

It could be worse….we could have Arte Moreno as owner.  

What is hard to fathom is that JA was able to attract a Mike Elias - his father couldn’t /wouldn’t bring in high caliber baseball operations types after Pat Gillick until MacPhail who left before things became good.  Duquette was a complete Hail Mary.  
 

Not since the 70s has there been such a holistic unified effort around drafting, development and coaching augmented by modern baseball analytics.   Wouldn’t trade our FO for any other group.  Biggest concern frankly is keeping Elias and team around for at least the next five years. 

I have a feeling Elias isn’t going anywhere soon. If he does then John needs to be seen by a doctor. If they won’t spend money on free agents no damn reason they can’t back brinks truck up for executives and home grown players.

[Too Tall]

If the Orioles win the WS, I don't give a rat's ass who raises the trophey ------as long as it isn't Lew Ford! 

For the record, I have J A on IGNOR. Works for me.

[Tony-OH]

17 minutes ago, kaj21206 said:

 I don't like defending the Angelos family, but Peter Angelos was in the clubhouse after game 5 of the 2012 ALDS to console the players.  It was on the MASN post-game show.

Lol, I'm sure the players were consoled by just the sight of the man. At the end of the day, he was there because they were in the playoffs. Just like John, you never saw him when the team was losing, only when it was "cool" to be seen.