Flanagan and Olney on Radio

by 2632 on Jun 18, 2007 5:04 PM EDT in News & Rumors

Both appeared on the Anita Marks show today, here's a few tidbits:

FLANAGAN -

Team flight was delayed to San Diego by the FO so they could meet with the players.
There might be "other changes" made before the team gets to California.
Mazzone was "disappointed" about his BFF getting fired, but will remain with the team because he loves the young pitching staff.

OLNEY -

A "team of executives" will be meeting with Girardi tomorrow to offer him the job.
MacPhail will be taking over baseball operations in earnest. Compared it to Sandy Alderson in San Diego. He reiterated that MacPhail would have operational control and Angelos would have a less hands on approach. He says there is no way MacPhail would have taken the job if this were not the situation.
He doesn't think Mazzone will be here next season.

I couldn't actually listen to the show, I'm relaying this as a 3rd party.
Rumor has it the "changes" before they go to California will be minor league call ups.

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"Rumor has it the "changes" before they go to California will be minor league call ups."

Looks like Knott is coming up.

by birdman on Jun 18, 2007 5:10 PM EDT reply actions

Atleast our bullpen Coach is our temporary manager

The Bullpen has been so spectacular he deserves it.

by Baltimo on Jun 18, 2007 5:16 PM EDT reply actions

I love it

I have to admit that made me laugh.

In Loving Memory of GWP October 23, 1986 - May 13, 2006

by BPinOK on Jun 18, 2007 5:18 PM EDT up reply actions

i'd like to DFA bako

by exitfare on Jun 18, 2007 5:21 PM EDT reply actions

I'd like to DFA Flanagan

by MurraysLaw on Jun 18, 2007 5:24 PM EDT reply actions

I love this photo...

...terrific idea.

by Jonnypops on Jun 18, 2007 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions

instilling Knott as regular DH would go a long way in giving this team a little more production in the short term. he'll be 29 in August so he's probably not a long term solution, but he would help until they decide which direction to go in. all this guy has ever done in the minors is hit home runs and drive runs in. Millar and Gibbons are a waste of roster space going forward.

Dave @ Bottomfeeder Baseball

by Dave at Bottomfeeder Baseball on Jun 18, 2007 5:31 PM EDT reply actions

Millar might not be the best producer

but he's a very important clubhouse guy -- I wouldn't want to lose him. Gibbons can go fuck himself, I've never liked him.

by exitfare on Jun 18, 2007 5:46 PM EDT up reply actions

Plus...

even when he isn't hitting he is still getting on base. Right?

In Loving Memory of GWP October 23, 1986 - May 13, 2006

by BPinOK on Jun 18, 2007 5:50 PM EDT up reply actions

Millar isn't the problem

Millar is the third most productive hitter on the Orioles roster. The fact that Sammy didn't recognize this and put him in the everyday lineup is a big part of why he deserved to be fired.

I could care less about his clubhouse value (which seems fine), I like him because unlike everybody except Roberts, Tejada, and Markakis, has offensive value.

by yurizanow on Jun 18, 2007 5:58 PM EDT up reply actions

Train Wreck

This team is a much greater train wreck than I realized, and I knew already this team was screwed up.

How does one root for this team anymore?

Anthony, http://oriolepost.blogspot.com - "the ends justify the means..."

by mdguy2415 on Jun 18, 2007 5:49 PM EDT reply actions

Circle Jerk

What's with the Joe Girardi circle jerk around here? Look, no one will win with this bullpen and this offense. Not Sam Perlozzo, not Joe Girardi...NO ONE. Until we get better players...we're gonna stink. Period.

by RobG on Jun 18, 2007 6:01 PM EDT reply actions

I agree, but . . .

Sammy lost more games than he should've because of his mismanagement of the pitching staff and insistence giving up as many of his outs as possible to the other team.

The O's suck, but Sammy made them lose more than their fair share. The hope is that Girardi or Davey Johnson or whoever else will at least not do things to help the other team beat them.

by yurizanow on Jun 18, 2007 6:07 PM EDT up reply actions

It's not everyone's wet dream...

by RobG on Jun 18, 2007 6:19 PM EDT up reply actions

I've said it before...

and I'll say it again.

RobG, you are too awesome for words.

"It's really hard, but it's not as hard as we've made it look so far."
-Michael Waltrip (NASCAR's equivalent of the O's)

by duck on Jun 18, 2007 6:54 PM EDT up reply actions

This is incredible.

by Jonnypops on Jun 18, 2007 7:15 PM EDT up reply actions

this

is just plain frightening to me. I'd rather her/him/it to just be headless.

Kruk-"Someone put this team together, and it wasn't the manager"

by dayzd toe on Jun 18, 2007 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions

that being said...

nice job... and

"No shirt, no shoes, no diiiice, dude"

Kruk-"Someone put this team together, and it wasn't the manager"

by dayzd toe on Jun 18, 2007 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions

thanks

for the nightmares

that is disgusting

We stink!

by westcoastOfan on Jun 18, 2007 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions

Simultaneously hot and repulsive

Nice work...

"Baltimore? That's like being hit in the head with a crowbar once a day."

by spike2131 on Jun 18, 2007 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions

Rob G!

Don't you guys have to sign a pledge or something about Using Your Powers Only for Good?

I mean, people have accused me of spoiling their breakfast. But making adults blow coffee through their noses is one thing; putting lines of adolescents in front of the counseling office at the local middle school is quite another. You should be ashamed of yourself.

Now that that's out of the way: awesome! Could you, like, maybe join forces with dayzd toe and make us some kind of moveable-parts graphic thing involving Katherine Heigl, Amber and a member of the animal kingdom?

Root-a-toot tootin' Vladimir Putin Ain't-a got nootin' On Andy McP?

by Titov on Jun 19, 2007 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions