ORIOLES: Sick & Tired
As a lifelong Oriole fan, I am sick and tired of the BS emanating from The Warehouse and Front Office.
Under the "leadership" of Andy MacPhail, the Orioles have finished in last place two consecutive years, with the worst records in franchise history. Essentially, he "threw away" two seasons, then declared that in 2010, the team would be "judged by wins and losses."
So what's he do to UPGRADE the team in the offseason? Nothing.
Aside from the Kevin Millwood trade, no improvements were made to the Last Place team. We replaced Melvin Mora with Miguel Tejada, and told Tejada that he was moving positions (from shortstop to third base). We replaced Aubrey Huff with Garrett Atkins and told him (as well) that he was moving positions (from third base to first base).
So, we're stuck with the same team...and they're off to an un-inspiring 1-5 start.
Expected? Yes. This team was simply not constructed to win.
It's obvious that Peter Angelos doees not care. Since purchasing the franchise in 1992-93, Angelos has presided over three winning seasons in 17 years of ownership.
Three winning seasons. His track record speaks for itself.
And someone please show me, exactly, what MacPhail has accomplished here.
Two trades (Bedard and Tejada) netting Adam Jones, with little to show for the Tejada deal. Otherwise, most of the "core" players on Baltimore's current roster were drafted or cultivated by former Vice President of Baseball Operations Mike Flanagan, or even Jim Beattie.
Andy MacPhailure and Peter Angeloser. It's time to run these bozo's out of town.
Under the "leadership" of Andy MacPhail, the Orioles have finished in last place two consecutive years, with the worst records in franchise history. Essentially, he "threw away" two seasons, then declared that in 2010, the team would be "judged by wins and losses."
So what's he do to UPGRADE the team in the offseason? Nothing.
Aside from the Kevin Millwood trade, no improvements were made to the Last Place team. We replaced Melvin Mora with Miguel Tejada, and told Tejada that he was moving positions (from shortstop to third base). We replaced Aubrey Huff with Garrett Atkins and told him (as well) that he was moving positions (from third base to first base).
So, we're stuck with the same team...and they're off to an un-inspiring 1-5 start.
Expected? Yes. This team was simply not constructed to win.
It's obvious that Peter Angelos doees not care. Since purchasing the franchise in 1992-93, Angelos has presided over three winning seasons in 17 years of ownership.
Three winning seasons. His track record speaks for itself.
And someone please show me, exactly, what MacPhail has accomplished here.
Two trades (Bedard and Tejada) netting Adam Jones, with little to show for the Tejada deal. Otherwise, most of the "core" players on Baltimore's current roster were drafted or cultivated by former Vice President of Baseball Operations Mike Flanagan, or even Jim Beattie.
Andy MacPhailure and Peter Angeloser. It's time to run these bozo's out of town.
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