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November 4, 2011

Baird decides not to interview with the Orioles

Boston Red Sox VP Allard Baird said he has decided he will not interview for the Orioles' open GM job.

Here is his statement: "I was honored that the Baltimore Orioles expressed interest in me as a candidate for their GM position. The opportunity to possibly work side by side with Buck Showalter made this so attractive. At the end of the day it came down to my loyalty to the Red Sox/Ben Cherington."

So to recap: You have three candidates still standing: Dan Duquette, Scott Proefrock and John Stockstill and Damon Oppenheimer may interview.

Posted by Dan Connolly at 8:40 PM | Permalink | Comments (7)

Comments

Now they won't even interview before giving the Orioles a rejection notice. So much for GM being a dream job. I guess there are just some messes even the bravest won't dip their hands into...

The real sick part is that I STILL love the Orioles. This is sad...

Posted by: Depressed Orioles Fan | November 4, 2011 9:10 PM

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! There is nothing left to do now but laugh! Can you say ROCK BOTTOM?

Posted by: DaveR | November 4, 2011 9:12 PM

Was Proefrock a character on the Flintstones?

Posted by: LMc-ORF | November 4, 2011 10:28 PM

Too funny. A lot of loyalty going around lately when it comes to the candidates for the Os GM job.

30 jobs like it in the world, and 2 guys stay second or third fiddle where they are. Right.

Be nice to see what would have happened had the job been anywhere but Baltimore.

Posted by: jim66 | November 5, 2011 10:26 AM

Step right up and Angelos' next puppet. You get no authority and all the blame. Not even worth millions folks. That says it all.

Posted by: Joe | November 5, 2011 10:12 PM

Good Luck O's in finding the right guy for the job. He will have his work cut out for him. I hope that Peter A let's the next GM have more control over trades and keeps the fans interest in making this team a winner more than making friends with the players and their families a priority. The O's will never get back to the glory days while Peter owns this team. That is the sad truth

Posted by: Hard to Believe | November 5, 2011 10:55 PM

I still don't believe that Duquette will take the job once he gets down the specifics of what his job will entail. When he finds out that he'll be answering to Buck and that he's not allowed to sign FA pitchers unless they sign for 2 yrs or less at no more than 3 million/season, he'll happily go right back into retirement.
I'm surprised at Proefrock. He already knows how bad things are with Angelos, yet he's considering leaving a great team to return to an insurmountable pile of crap? If he didn't know what he'd be getting into, I could see him possibly interviewing. Does not make sense.

Posted by: dspedden | November 6, 2011 2:00 AM

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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.