Peter Angelos has Passed Away

[InsideCoroner]

End of an era.

My condolences to his family.

[Chelsea_Phil]

Excellent post, Roy, as usual.

[Rbiggs2525]

Condolences to Angelos Family. Peter Angelos did some amazing things for Baltimore.

[One eyed Bird]

17 hours ago, Orioles0615 said:

As bad as an owner he was he did a lot for himself

 

I guess once the sale goes through there is no more part ownership now

fixed it for you

[spleen1015]

A good article about Mr. A, if you sub to the Athletic.

https://theathletic.com/5363724/2024/03/23/orioles-peter-angelos-death-obituary/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=twhq&source=twitterhq

[Frobby]

Nice reminiscences here from Steve Melewski describing his personal encounters with Peter Angelos.  https://www.masnsports.com/blog/remembering-time-spent-with-peter-g-angelos-upon-his-passing

[24fps]

A decidedly mixed obit in today’s Washington Post. 

[Mooreisbetter27]

5 hours ago, spleen1015 said:

A good article about Mr. A, if you sub to the Athletic.

https://theathletic.com/5363724/2024/03/23/orioles-peter-angelos-death-obituary/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=twhq&source=twitterhq

Very nice. Thanks for sharing. The thing about Duquette’s daughter is pretty great. 
 

For the love of God, I don’t know why it’s so hard for people to spell or edit check on Gunnar.  NOT Gunner. 

[LA2]

I'm not completely at ease with how this NY Times obituary was written, but it has some interesting anecdotes in it and the closing quotation hit home for me, as it reminds me of my own late father's attitude toward life:

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Mr. Angelos credited the example set by his father for his own success.

“He never took a vacation, and I’ve taken only a few in my life,” Mr. Angelos told The Los Angeles Times in 1995. “What do I do? I do what my old man did. I work.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/23/us/peter-angelos-baltimore-orioles-dead.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20240325

[ThomasTomasz]

On 3/23/2024 at 7:19 PM, Roy Firestone said:

You all have your opinions about him, and frankly, I cant disagree with many of your comments.He was often a stubborn man when it came to Oriole finances...he presided over some crummy teams , questionable hires, and even showed an occasional petty side.

But to be fair, Peter Angelos more often than not, stood up for those who had less of a voice, and were often powerless in the face of corporate policies. He won class action suits for people who suffered from asbestos poising and were in poor health.He also took on the tobacco lobby  and won a major settlement...those  are very, very good, very life changing things for many...and he should be applauded for that... But far more significantly, this man was a giant in terms of his social consciousness, outreach, and dozens of charities in the Baltimore area.

He was born on the Fourth of July and was a true American patriot despite the opinions of those who despised his attempt to have his team play Cuban teams while still under Castro's reign...he did it because he believed sports could bring people together.I had very little contact with Peter Angelos except for the one time, at Cal Ripken's HOF induction, we watched an Oriole game together (it was part of a make up game) at a Cooperstown bar...and he recognised me and told me a little about his Greek upbringing...and was very interesting and insightful.He was, in his younger days,an extremely brilliant lawyer and defender of those who had less..Sure, you wouldn't be wrong in your criticisms of him as an owner, though he DID, briefly usher in a Free  Agent era that brought the team close to the World Series..but I'll remember this man, if not fondly, with respect for his commitment to his community, and his good works. To me, in the final judgement of a man, that is far more important than winning baseball games..

Fantastic post, and to add to this, a lot of people in the circles I’m in for sports have demonized the Orioles for their low payroll since 2019.  I think a lot of people can agree there was more to be spent.  Many of those people would question how Peter spent that money as the owner.  

But, he spent it on the MLB payroll.  He was always about the person, whether it was asbestos poisoning, tobacco lobby or even MLB players.  He ran the risk of losing the franchise a few years into his ownership because he didn’t side with the owners completely in 1994, and that fracture led to him never truly being accepted in league circles I think.  

Say what you will about those decisions affecting the ability for the club to compete with others, but he led with integrity to his own values.  Everyone can learn from that.  

[BRobinsonfan]

There’s a lot that could be said, and has been said about Peter Angelos and his ownership of the Orioles.  But as Tony has pointed out, now is not really the time for that.  

I remember when Angelos bought the team and how relieved and grateful I was that someone from Baltimore was buying it and was committed to keeping it in Baltimore. 

I’m not from Baltimore, but I spent three years living near there when my Dad was stationed at Ft. Meade. He took me to my first Orioles game at Memorial Stadium when I was 5 years old in 1966 and that was the beginning of a lifetime bond with the city and the team. I’m profoundly grateful that Angelos kept the team in Baltimore. I'm glad someone who was such an integral part of the life and fabric of the city ended up owning the team. He was a larger than life character, and faults and all, he was as quintessentially Baltimorean as Old Bay Seasoning, Blue Crabs, and Natty Boh.  RIP Mr. Angelos.  

[Greenpastures23]

I'm shocked he was only 94