Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Worst Owner in Baseball


Guess who is number one. Two winning seasons out of 15 years of ownership, and the sad thing is that he doesn't care.




Year of Purchase: 1993
Purchase Price: $173m
Current Value: $400m
W-L: 1,128-1,179
Winning Percentage: .486
Playoffs: two
Championships: zero


When the Baltimore lawyer took control of the team in 1993, it was a year removed from its Camden Yards debut with a stacked roster Angelos allowed former GM Pat Gillick to build. The O's went on to make the first of two consecutive ALCS appearances just three years later. Then Angelos began his notorious meddling, firing popular manager Davey Johnson, burning through another five managers, killing trades proposed by his GMs and stripping down one of baseball's proudest franchises. The O's haven't finished above .500 in 11 seasons since their last playoff appearance.

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