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The Orioles are still working on setting up the physical for first-round draft pick Manny Machado, who agreed to terms on a $5.25 million signing bonus last night.
The Orioles would obviously like to bring him in, get him through the physical and then introduce him to the crowd and the Baltimore media on this current seven-game homestand, which ends Sunday. However, that might not be possible because of some logistical issues.
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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tough to get a flight from Miami(Am I In Heaven Or Am I In Miami, nice little tune by Martin Mull) to Baltimore this time of year.
Boras commented that "it's like going from the frying pan into the fire".
Posted by: jim66 | August 17, 2010 7:35 PM
Jeff,
What are the odds Baltimore goes after Barret Loux? Seems like a golden opportunity to grab another top 10 pick...how many times does that come around?
If he's injured and misses a year...what's a year in a MLB career?
I love to know if the O's are even thinking about it...I'd bet not...
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Jeff Z's reply: Haven't heard but I'm quite certain the Orioles wouldn't broadcast their interest if there was any.
Posted by: paulie | August 17, 2010 8:23 PM
Good looking out Jeff.
Telegraph, surely not, but you know...whisper, raise an eyebrow, a rush of blood to the head...something.
I thought the Chapman signing was a miss, and this smells like "make up call."
Posted by: paulie | August 17, 2010 9:44 PM