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July 31, 2010

All "pretty quiet" on Orioles' trade front


Don’t have much of an update, but thought you deserved some update.

We’ve been making calls through the day and what we are hearing is that the Orioles are making calls and listening, etc.

One exec termed it “pretty quiet,” another believes it could go either way, that a Ty Wigginton or Will Ohman trade is still possible.

The sense right now is that Wigginton will play in tonight’s game against Kansas City, that there really is nothing being offered that’s worth dealing Wigginton. The same probably can be said for Ohman.

Again, we know things can change right up to 4 p.m. And execs wouldn't tell us something was "close." Because that would send us into a frenzy. So really it's just hurry up and wait as usual. Which is even more unnerving for the players than the media and fans.

In 2004, Wigginton watched the stadium clock at the trade deadline while he was on the field taking batting practice. And when it clicked past the deadline, he pumped his fist. Only to be told moments later that he was needed in the team office. And he was immediately informed that he was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

So what we know now may not hold true in two-plus hours.

Hope that was helpful. And stay tuned.

Posted by Dan Connolly at 1:56 PM | | Comments (3)
        

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ESPN boards are reporting Rays are making a move for Luke Scott. What have you heard on this

I just heard that the Sox have DFA'd Jeremy Hermida. Any chance the O's might pick him up?

What a surprise. The Orioles do absolutely nothing as usual. I vote to lynch Mcphail AND Angelos. They have most likely permanently destroyed the franchise. Hats off to them.

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A Baltimore native, Dan Connolly has been covering sports for 14 years, and baseball and the Orioles for 10 seasons, including the past six with The Sun. His first year covering baseball on a daily basis was Cal Ripken Jr.'s final season as a player. It's believed that is just a coincidence.

Steve Gould is an assistant sports editor for The Sun, overseeing Orioles coverage. The Columbia native joined The Sun as a sports copy editor in 2006 after graduating from the University of Maryland.

Peter Schmuck has been covering baseball for a lot longer than Steve Gould has been on this earth. He is now a general sports columnist, but has been a beat writer covering three major league teams (the Dodgers, Angels and Orioles) and also spent a decade as the Sun's national baseball writer. If you want more of his insight on the Orioles and other sports issues, check out his personal blog -- The Schmuck Stops Here.


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