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Post by Evil Yoda on Jan 12, 2014 12:56:12 GMT -5
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Post by Moses on Jan 16, 2014 12:26:48 GMT -5
This is been a mighty weird off-season. If the O's do poorly this year I think the fans might finally have an open revolt.
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Post by Evil Yoda on Jan 17, 2014 17:39:19 GMT -5
I suspect that most fans are waiting for Peter Angelos to die and hoping the next owner is better. He'd almost have to be. With any luck at all, that estate will be so illiquid that they have to sell the club to make the tax obligations, and someone else will buy it. I'd almost rather the team moved to another city, much as I'd miss them, if it meant the organization could reclaim its commitment to winning. Angelos has utterly ignored that.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2014 17:45:54 GMT -5
I did like the Ryan Webb signing, but otherwise the Orioles are not acting like a team that is trying to build on what is actually a fairly strong nucleus. An offseason of primarily dumpster diving for other people's discards isn't going to cut it in the American League East.
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Post by douger on Jan 17, 2014 19:05:42 GMT -5
I suspect that most fans are waiting for Peter Angelos to die and hoping the next owner is better. He'd almost have to be. With any luck at all, that estate will be so illiquid that they have to sell the club to make the tax obligations, and someone else will buy it. I'd almost rather the team moved to another city, much as I'd miss them, if it meant the organization could reclaim its commitment to winning. Angelos has utterly ignored that. You don't think the boy will inherit it? I remember reading that John was pretty heavily involved in front office matters. |
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Post by Evil Yoda on Jan 17, 2014 19:41:57 GMT -5
You don't think the boy will inherit it? I remember reading that John was pretty heavily involved in front office matters. There are two Angelos children. Last I heard, one was involved with the front office, the other with the Peter Angelos law firm. But unless their Dad has some reason to disinherit them, I'd guess they'll split the club. Even if they don't, it is worth nearly a billion dollars at this point, and they gotta pay taxes on anything over $5MM. |
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Post by douger on Jan 17, 2014 20:20:09 GMT -5
You don't think the boy will inherit it? I remember reading that John was pretty heavily involved in front office matters. There are two Angelos children. Last I heard, one was involved with the front office, the other with the Peter Angelos law firm. But unless their Dad has some reason to disinherit them, I'd guess they'll split the club. Even if they don't, it is worth nearly a billion dollars at this point, and they gotta pay taxes on anything over $5MM. I had forgotten about Louis. John has his tentacles into the club far deeper than I thought. |
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Post by Evil Yoda on Jan 17, 2014 22:08:26 GMT -5
That article reads like a publicity puff piece.  |
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Post by douger on Jan 17, 2014 22:23:08 GMT -5
That article reads like a publicity puff piece. Since it's wikipedia, I don't doubt for a minute that John himself submitted it. |
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