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Welcome to hell, Rick.

You know, that's a terrible thing to say, and it pains me to agree, but I do. Why would anyone want to come here with our track record of mistreating personnell and continued losing? I question the desire of someone who signs on with this team..

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Brooks Robinson was visiting the Frederick Maryland area recently where he spoke at some home for sick and disabled children and I heard him on a local tv station being interviewed about the trip and one of the questions they asked him is what he thought about the current sorry state of the Orioles. Brooks said that McPhail is a good baseball man and he should be able to turn things around but that they have got to stop the revolving door/turnover of managers, and coaches. He said you can never win with the kind of instability the Orioles constantly display.

As usual the humble Brooks said he immensely enjoyed conversing with area fans many who remembered rooting for him when he played.

BTW, I happen to agree with Brooks!:);)

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You know, that's a terrible thing to say, and it pains me to agree, but I do. Why would anyone want to come here with our track record of mistreating personnell and continued losing? I question the desire of someone who signs on with this team..

Well, why don't they just contract the Orioles and be done with it? It would make many people here happy probably. :rolleyes:

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You know, that's a terrible thing to say, and it pains me to agree, but I do. Why would anyone want to come here with our track record of mistreating personnell and continued losing? I question the desire of someone who signs on with this team..

Money!!!!!

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You know, that's a terrible thing to say, and it pains me to agree, but I do. Why would anyone want to come here with our track record of mistreating personnell and continued losing? I question the desire of someone who signs on with this team..

This team has some great young arms for a coach to come in and work with.

And if you are that coach who helps get a team turned around that has been bad for a while, it could mean much bigger things for you down the road.

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You know, that's a terrible thing to say, and it pains me to agree, but I do. Why would anyone want to come here with our track record of mistreating personnell and continued losing? I question the desire of someone who signs on with this team..

Because it is one of only 30 comparable positions available in the entire world........so even though the Orioles may be last on someone's wish list, it's either that or nothing.

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Brooks Robinson was visiting the Frederick Maryland area recently where he spoke at some home for sick and disabled children and I heard him on a local tv station being interviewed about the trip and one of the questions they asked him is what he thought about the current sorry state of the Orioles. Brooks said that McPhail is a good baseball man and he should be able to turn things around but that they have got to stop the revolving door/turnover of managers, and coaches. He said you can never win with the kind of instability the Orioles constantly display.

As usual the humble Brooks said he immensely enjoyed conversing with area fans many who remembered rooting for him when he played.

BTW, I happen to agree with Brooks!:);)

Well, Treblehorn, Perlozzo, and Crowley have been here forever (until now obviously) and look what that continuity in coaches has done for us.:rolleyes:

I do agree with Brooksie about MacPhail. Let him bring his people and system in here and see what they can do.

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Because it is one of only 30 comparable positions available in the entire world........so even though the Orioles may be last on someone's wish list' date=' it's either that or nothing.[/quote']

The O's were clearly ahead of the Marlins on his wish list. Plus, this guy was probably going to get other offers. I think the O's can offer high salary, good young pitching prospects, and I think Trembley and MacPhail were probably attractive to this guy.

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