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After unusual offseason, Orioles fans receive some clarity at FanFest
In any normal Orioles offseason, FanFest provides an opportunity for thousands of baseball-hungry fans to come in from the cold and spend a fun day getting an up-close and personal preview of the latest edition of the team. Of course, this has been anything but a typical offseason, so those fans got something extra when they showed up to collect autographs and rub elbows with many of their favorite players past and present. Some long-awaited clarity. For the past two months, the front office has been in an apparent state of suspended animation while the Toronto Blue Jays attempted to hire away executive vice president Dan Duquette. For longer than that, power-hitting first baseman...
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After unusual offseason, Orioles fans receive some clarity at FanFest
In any normal Orioles offseason, FanFest provides an opportunity for thousands of baseball-hungry fans to come in from the cold and spend a fun day getting an up-close and personal preview of the latest edition of the team.
Of course, this has been...
At Orioles FanFest, Dan Duquette greeted with warm reception
Dan Duquette didn't quite know how he would be received by the Orioles fan base during the team's annual FanFest event.
Duquette, the club's executive vice president, has been the focus of organizational uncertainty and fan anxiety this offseason as he...
Dan Duquette, Chris Davis among biggest questions facing Orioles at FanFest
The Orioles' annual winter convention, FanFest, is supposed to be a celebration of the upcoming season, a chance to talk to players and staff before they head down to spring training.
Often, though, other storylines are thrust to center stage, elbowing...
New Oriole Travis Snider's biggest fan learned of trade from across the world
The Orioles gained a left-handed hitting outfielder with a funny Twitter handle when they acquired former Pirates outfielder Travis Snider this week.
An 8-year-old boy in Thailand via Pittsburgh lost his hero, and his dad wrote about it in a way that...
Dan Duquette and Travis Snider discuss Tuesday's trade
The Orioles held a teleconference Friday with executive vice president Dan Duquette and new outfielder Travis Snider, whom the Orioles acquired in a trade with the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday. Snider will not be at FanFest; a huge Seattle Seahawks fan...
Dan Duquette: 'I'm not used to being a trade rumor'
Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette has spent this offseason staying quiet about his future with the organization, even as speculation increased throughout the winter that he was linked to — and coveted — the Toronto Blue Jays’ team president...
Travis Snider: 'I don't expect opportunity to be handed to me'
Travis Snider entered the offseason thinking he might be playing for a new team in 2015. He knew the Pittsburgh Pirates had a group of talented young outfielders and were likely to give their starting right field job to phenom Gregory Polanco, leaving...
Ex-Ravens coordinator Cavanaugh to coach Redskins QBs
At the conclusion of a 4-12 campaign in his first year at the helm of the Washington Redskins, head coach Jay Gruden vowed to make whatever changes would improve the team's performance heading into the 2015 season.
On Wednesday team officials announced...
Looking at what's next for the Orioles and Dan Duquette
Hours before the Toronto Blue Jays announced Monday that they were retaining team president and chief executive officer Paul Beeston for the upcoming season -- ending their pursuit of Dan Duquette for that post, at least for now -- the Orioles executive...
Orioles acquire outfielder Travis Snider in trade with Pirates
The Orioles acquired the left-handed-hitting outfielder they had been seeking all offseason, trading a minor league pitcher and a player to be named later to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night for Travis Snider.
The Orioles have had interest in...
Orioles discuss potential Duquette compensation package with Blue Jays
It’s still hard to characterize exactly what’s going on in the "Dan Duquette to Toronto" controversy, but the Orioles have at least spoken with the Blue Jays about individual names now – and that takes this head-shaking situation a little...
Blue Jays announce Paul Beeston will return for 2015, retire after season
The Toronto Blue Jays made their first public statement regarding their team president and chief-executive-officer position Monday evening, announcing that Paul Beeston will remain in the position for the 2015 season.
The announcement seemingly ends...
Thoughts on the latest in the Dan Duquette saga and incentives for Ryan Flaherty
The latest chapter in the Dan Duquette drama took another step forward on Sunday, fueled by a SportsNet report out of Canada that the Toronto Blue Jays have ended negotiations with the Orioles on a compensation package to let Duquette out of his contract....
Blue Jays won't meet Orioles' demands, reportedly pull out of talks for Dan Duquette
While the Orioles became more open in recent days to allowing Dan Duquette to go to the Toronto Blue Jays, the biggest obstacle remained whether the two sides could agree on a compensation package in order to allow the executive vice president out of...
Orioles sign Chris Parmelee, Dane De La Rosa to minor league deals with spring training invites
The Orioles still have yet to fill their top offseason priority, acquiring a left-handed hitting outfielder, but executive vice president Dan Duquette believes that former first-round pick Chris Parmelee can help fill that hole.
The club signed...
A timeline to recap the storyline on Dan Duquette and the Blue Jays
On Sunday, a Sportsnet.ca report said the Toronto Blue Jays have pulled out of negotiations for a compensation package to allow Dan Duquette to leave his contract with the Orioles to become their president and chief executive officer.
But is that...
How does report of Paul Beeston staying for 2015 change Dan Duquette's situation?
A report out of Toronto surfaced Wednesday saying that Toronto Blue Jays team president and CEO Paul Beeston will remain in his current post for the 2015 season.
Toronto radio host Bob McCown told his listeners on SportsNet 590 AM that Beeston would...
Orioles thoughts and observations on Dan Duquette, arbitration and Daniel Rodriguez
As Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette’s future with the organization remains in question, he and manager Buck Showalter will spend the weekend on the offseason banquet circuit.
Showalter will attend the Baseball Writers' Association of America...
Before Dan Duquette takes stage at FanFest, Orioles need to take stance on his future
In less than a week, thousands of Orioles fans will head downtown for the team's annual FanFest event, where players, coaches and front-office decision-makers stoke expectations for the coming season.
It is a popular rite of winter that allows the...
Updated thoughts on the Dan Duquette situation
I learned long ago not to handicap things in this job. Because you never know what will happen to make things change.
I thought last week that there was little-to-no chance the Orioles and managing partner Peter Angelos would allow executive vice...
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