Peter Angelos
Peter Angelos
Peter G. Angelosis an American trial lawyer...
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That does not preclude a given club from going beyond that level, ... We believe it's time to get this spiraling payroll situation under some control. The idea is to stabilize.... We believe that in order to keep the game within reach of American baseball fan we have to do some payroll stabilization here.
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Earlier this year, with the financial stability of this organization in doubt, Governor Bob Ehrlich worked with me to guarantee a strong Baltimore Orioles organization for a generation to come. Together, we worked out a win-win situation for the citizens of Maryland. He deserves to be thanked by everyone associated with this team and by every baseball fan in the region.
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He is widely respected among baseball professionals and was highly recommended for the position. I am confident Jim will be a major contributor to our effort to strengthen the team.
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I think the past three years Jim Beattie has been leading the effort with strong assistance from Mike. Now it will be Mike's chance. I think Mike is very capable and a very bright guy who certainly is adequate to perform the job.
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Maybe there's something to that. He's a very proud man. He's a classy type of player and he was probably hurt how that was disclosed.
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I can't say anything about that. He certainly is being strongly considered.
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I think the real story is that some of the demands coming from these players are absolutely outrageous, ... Baseball was on the right track until this recent spate of agreements.
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Sam has done a good job for this organization for a long time. He is a solid baseball man. He has a great personality and is a very committed baseball professional.
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I am confident Jim will be a major contributor to our effort to strengthen the team. We are certainly happy to have him on board.
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That was the original intent and understanding. Jim came on three years ago with the understanding of working with Flanagan for a period of time that would result in Mike assuming the position of general manager of the ballclub.
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I was saddened and disappointed. I always believed he was quite happy in Baltimore.
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They are deliberately preventing their subscribers -- who are paying good money every month -- from watching the team that they consider their baseball team.
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I'd find it difficult to justify a $20 million salary per year for anybody. The economics of the game don't support that type of salary for any player.
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If Washington was not the capital of the United States, there would have been no chance that a baseball franchise would be put within such close proximity to an existing franchise. But on that basis, I agree with the location because we in baseball say baseball is our national pastime, and I think there's a great deal of legitimacy to that.