Oh, come on, Andy....the signing of a Greg Zahn isn't going to put the O's over the top; you more than anyone knows this team is at least....at least...3 years away from even contending for a WILD CARD. Sign Jon Garland, throw Patton and Albers or some other kid into the rotation and let this team be what it could only be: marginally competitive. But can't you imagine what signing Dunn would do to your (dwindling) fanbase? Oh, the moonshots he would send outta Camden Yards. Geez, us....just sign him already and let us Oriole fans have something to cheer about. Besides, chicks dig the long ball, Andy.....

Oh, and by the way, Andy....if you even think about resigning Millar, you should have your head examined. Step away from the phone Andy....do not, DO NOT call his agent. I'm begging you. Just let him fade away, let him be the utility player (in Japan) that he was always meant to be. Give us Dunn and let us at least ride that wave until you dump him mid season for another pitching prospect. Throw us a bone, Andy, throw us a bone.

I really don't care what the Orioles do at this point. The yankees and Mark Teixeira have turned my off to major league baseball and I am tired of watching the Yanks, Mets, Angels, and Sox try to buy titles. I love the NFL for it's parity and the fact that any team can win on any given Sunday.
I will no longer follow baseball unless they create a new system or salary cap that helps the teams who can't spend 300 million dollars annually.

...anybody that believes signing a 37yo catcher will make 'the difference' on this team - umm.. either you are on drugs, or you NEED to be on drugs...

baseball is no longer a sport i watch anymore. the yankees just try to buy a team and all the other small market teams have no chance. yankees are ruining the game. growing up here near rochester i got to watch alot of great players go through here. ther farm team was great. now the yanks just try to get the best free agents available. i wont watch baseball execepT to see the yankees lose again. there should be salary caps just like in football. this really is stupid and bad for the game. i hate the yankees and im hating baseball. i hope people quit going to the games and these over price athelites can get on the unemploment line so stupid YANKEES SUCK SH.. GOOD BYE BASEBALL.

Waste of time and money on him.

Who cares-O's stink-Angelos is greedy and will not spend-he has plenty of money in the coffers. I feel bad for the fans-season tix holders especially.

I am very upset over what Yankees do every offseason just like the rest of you. I guess it is very exciting to be a New York or Boston fan. Thanks to Mr. Angelos and his ways even hometown kid Tex would not come here. I am sure the guy would have come here if he saw the light at the end of the tunnel. The fact that the Yankees buy all the talent because they can is one thing, but having horrible team management over the last decade doesnt help either. Its not fair that Yankees can spend money like that and it is something that baseball should definetly change. The fact is that Orioler have nice young talent, and veterans will not come here because of ownership stings more than Yanks buying championships. Angelos needs to do something big and quick to have the remainder of us losers rooting for the O's. I stopped going to the games, even turned down free tickets. I only watch these guys until all-start break and soon I will stop watching all together. Enough is enough!!! Team will be sold? So be it!!!! Put us all out of our misery. GOOOOOO RAVENS!!!!!!

I love how all these poor Oriole fans are saying that they will stop watching baseball because the big market teams buy championships. Yet the Marlins, Rockies, Twins, Brewers, Rays, A's & Padres have all made the playoffs while the Orioles have made it only once in the last decade.
Maybe the Orioles should stop complaining about payroll and try to remove their idiot of an owner.

Dunn is too pricey and they were going to try to bid for Teixeria. Bull$h!t. Angelos is a terrible owner and I am sorry to say the Orioles will continue to stink as long as he has the team. You get what you pay for.

"I love how all these poor Oriole fans are saying that they will stop watching baseball because the big market teams buy championships. Yet the Marlins, Rockies, Twins, Brewers, Rays, A's & Padres have all made the playoffs while the Orioles have made it only once in the last decade.
Maybe the Orioles should stop complaining about payroll and try to remove their idiot of an owner."
This is a stupid comment because:
A) The Brewers have made it exactly how many times in the past decade?
B) The Rays have made it exactly how many times in the past decade?
C) The Marlins have made the playoffs exactly how many times in the past decade?
C) The Rockies play in the worst division in professional sports.
D) The Padres play in the worst division in professional sports.
E) None of the teams you listed won the Series in the last decade other than the Marlins.
E) The Marlins won a World Series in the 90's with a team comprised solely of big money free agents.
F) An owner cannot be removed.
Us Oriole fans have to compete with two of the richest franchises in all of professional sports in a league with no salary cap. We have an owner who is cheap, doesn't really care about winning, and you suggest we stop complaining? We have the most beautiful facility in baseball but we haven't had an above .500 team field it in 10 years. Stop complaining? How bout you get out of the gene pool buddy.

The Brewers finally stopped making bad decisions and really went with their young drafted talent and it finally paid off. True they have only just arrived, but it looks like they will be here to stay unless they make some stupid moves again. Who doesn't expect them to be competitive again next year? They were already pretty good without CC and he just put them over the top.
The Rays have had lots of promising talent for years, but not enough of it was in the pitching dept. And they have a confidence now that helps a lot. Like the Brewers, expect them to stick around now that they have pulled a good team together. Just took em forever and a day, but they did it. If the Orioles have sucked so badly, they would have had a lot of top picks in the draft like the Rays had. What did they do with them?
Do you not remember when Josh Beckett led the Marlins to a World Series win over the Yankees just a few years ago? This was not a team of big money free agents. Some of that team got traded away because they were going to become big money free agents though, but they were up and coming talent at the time. Beckett had started out with Florida. The big money they had spent for that year was on Pudge. It's all about the smart pieces you put together for your team.
Let's see, Diamondbacks beat the Yankees in 01 with a team that belonged in a nursing home. They basically just had Schilling and Johnson and a whole lot of not giving up on that team. The only real threat at the plate was Luis Gonzales. Most of that team has retired by now. There are many ways to put a winning team together. It always starts with smart decisions.
It's not always about payroll. You CAN spend super big bucks and come away with a winning team, but it's not because of the amount you spend. It's how you spent it. ARod hasn't been much help in winning a World Series title for the Yankees, has he? Tex was with the Angels last season and they didn't do so well in the playoffs, did they? Manny helped LA quite a bit, but I don't see any World Series rings for the Dodgers any time soon.
But, I think there should be a salary cap for teams. I don't like watching the Yankees swoop in and grab away the best players right out of negotiations with other teams because they are willing to break the bank for whatever they want. But it doesn't buy them championships. They didn't even make the playoffs last year, and they haven't won the World Series since the 20th century.
The money they spend is ugly, but it doesn't get them anywhere. The Orioles don't need to spend money in large amounts, they need to spend what they need to spend in order to make SMARTER decisions. They don't know how to win anymore. They need to trade away their mediocrity for promising young prospects and just lose for a couple more years while those prospects develop. Then they can just spend some money to fill in whatever holes they have. That is what is happening with Oakland, Minnesota, the Brewers, Rays, and what some teams are working on for the future like the Pirates and Rangers who aren't there yet. It is turning out to be a successful model for many teams.
The first money the Orioles should spend is on a new GM and scouting staff.

im a die hard orioles fan and i applaude the yankees for their moves. now we all have more ammo for when they dont win. you think 15 start a year aj burnett will put them over the top? please, stop crying and realize they only got two good players this offseason, now three. the orioles will compete in 2010 when their young pitching develops. noone has patience nowadays, not that i can blame anyone we have had 10 straight losing seasons. but andy is a baseball guy unlike the bosses who preceded him. andy has restocked our farm system nicely. just wait people.

everyone forgets one thing about the yankees....they still have no bullpen besides riveira

the red sox should sign dunn, stick him at first base, and every once in a while throw him in the outfield to give drew, bay or ellsbury a night off when you wanna play lowell because lowells just not an everyday player anymore.
...why cant "speed demon" pat burell play first base? he'd look amazing in a sox jersey

I don't know where to begin with everything that was wrong with the Droppo post.
With regards to the Brewers...I was thrilled for them, but they will not be a factor after losing CC and Ben Sheets. The Cubs keep spending and the Brewers can't keep up. They did have a great 1 year run.
The Rays are in great shape moving forward because of all the young pitching. However, they have been the worst team in baseball throughout their existence...hardly a model any good GM would recommend following.
The Marlins (the more recent version) are the only example of a team winning with a low budget.
Your comments about Arizona make no sense whatsoever. What does the age of the players have to do with your argument? It is about budget and competing...the fact that they had older players means nothing. They spent a good deal of cash on the "nursing home" players. I also love the quote "They basically had Schilling and Johnson and a whole lot of not giving up on that team". Wow...only Schilling and Johnson at their peaks?!? Everyone knows in the playoffs pitching wins. They had arguably the 2 best pitchers on that team. I won't even get into the notion of "players that would not give up"...just a stupid argument.
No one debates that you need to make smart decisions but what you have really missed is that teams with big payrolls can get away with making lots of bad decisions and still win. Small market teams have to be right or they will be financially crippled by one bad decision. Arod reinforces this point. Sure, Arod has not brought a championship to either the Rangers or the Yanks. However, the Rangers were handcuffed by his contract and the Yankees clearly are not and they can just keep spending.
It may not gurantee a championship but last time I checked, the Yankees were in the playoffs every year until this past year. So at the very least, it greatly improves your odds.
We agree that there should be a salary cap, but it will never happen in baseball. This is one of the main reasons why the NFL has surpassed MLB in popularity. How many cities in the NFL go into the season knowing they have zero chance of making the playoffs? I would guess at least a third of MLB teams have no chance of making the playofffs each year (and I am probably being conservative).
Lastly, regarding the Orioles, you either know nothing about the team or are not very bright. Why on earth would they bring in a new GM and scouting staff? They pulled off one of the most lopsided trades in history last year (check the Bedard trade) and have rebuilt their farm system from one of the worst to a top 10-12 system. Under AM they have drafted very well, including the best position prospect in all of the minors...maybe you haven't heard of Matt Weiters.
You should stick to a topic you know more about next time...if there is one.

HA, Price to high, I know he's not asking 20 Mil a year. Have you seen the short porch in right!? Dunn would give us fans something to watch, I don't care if he does strike out every other at-bat. He could hit the warehouse! His signing may bring some people to Camden.

First base? What wrong with giving Salazar a shot. Cost is zero and he has been hitting good in winter ball. We never seen to want to give people a shot unless they are high profile like Jones. I suspect Salazar would hit better than half out usual suspects.

People, get over the yankees buying all the talent. They do it every year, and they still manage to suck, so who cares. I personally think its great for the game. It forces the small market teams to give players a chance who may not get one otherwise. Also, there are plenty of teams who have money to spend, but due to circumstances (aka-greedy owners, etc) , choose not to do so. The yankees have the money, they want to win, so they spend it. The Orioles suck, if they sign Adam Dunn, they will still suck...so root for the Ravens and move the hell on.

As a Pirate fan I think it would be safe to say that we would gladly give the LaDuche brothers to Baltimore....but they have to take both!

i`m gay you know.
I've seen your posts, that was a given.

How the heck are the Angels lumped in with Boston and NY for trying to buy championships???? The Angels were like 7th in the league last year in payroll. We didnt sign any money free agents this year. The last championship team we had in 02 was full of homegrown talent and not free agents.
Get a clue before you open your mouth.

if the dodgers dont sign manny
they should go after adam dunn
40 hrs/100 rbis

The O's are very rapidly losing their fan base. Eleven years of poor management, lousy player development, ineffective scouting and owner interference have finally killed the golden goose. I know of NO one who wants to attend a game or even follow the O's anymore. We're the laughing stock of MLB; the brunt of jokes.
I don't know what the answer is. AM seems to be a good GM. However, we are so far behind the others in our division that it seems as though we can never catch up, except for maybe a lucky year every couple of decades. Yes we have a couple of good players ( BR, NM, AJ) but they'll be gone as free agents as soon as they can. Same goes for Wieters( note he has never played a MLB game yet- he could be a complete bust). Our pitching prospects are promising but so were Loewen, Penn, Olson, etc.
What possible reason is there for any sane person to spend $30-40 per person to go to an O's game? To see some has-been pitch?