Angelos: Orioles Will Contend in 2006

[bobby jr]

As an Oriole fan, this has been a tough year. But I am greatly encouraged by the statement that Peter Angelos put out yesterday. Here is the link and a couple of paragraphs, but it is worth reading the full article.

 

I am glad Mr. Angelos has spoken out and promised a bright future, and this was definitely needed at this time in the history of the Baltimore Orioles.

 

 

http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20050928&content_id=1228076&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb

 

 

"There is a formidable challenge because of the size of their payrolls," Angelos said about the Yankees and Red Sox. "We would like to compete with them. We lost a couple of very close games to Boston and New York this week, and I think if we would have had our first-rate second baseman [brian Roberts], 40 percent of those games would have been a victory, or perhaps even higher...

 

The Orioles are expected to be active in free agency and Angelos said he does not foresee trouble acquiring attractive free agents. In the past few years, Baltimore has been passed over by premium players for more fruitful contract offers, while others have noted the Orioles' lack of recent success and also the unenviable task of overcoming Boston and New York.

 

"We appreciate the fans' support [during the tough times]," he said. "And we're going to demonstrate our appreciation by winning. I have never heard of a player who refused to come to Baltimore to play when he's been offered a competitive contract. Baltimore is a great baseball town, with great fans, a beautiful ballpark and a good organization. We will get the players necessary to be successful."

[riverside sluggers]

I heard the Orioles are a viable contender to try and sign Piazza as their DH next year. He'd provide a reliable bat for them

[Cityofchampions33]

If I were them I'd try to get some actual young players, I mean besides Tejada they've signed the juicer at 1st, Javy Lopez, Kline, and absolutely no pitching help what so ever. They're like 1 or 2 solid SPs away from competing for the late playoffs.

[bobby jr]

1B is a priority, so is starting pitching. But the important thing is that Angleos has committed himself to fielding a winner, and his words are so strong that he has put his reputation on the line here. The O's will be a vastly improved team next year.