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“We think baseball is a great facilitator. It brings people together, and that's the underlying purpose of our visit,”
Peter Angelos
“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.”
“Mike will be absolutely in charge.”
“I can't say anything about that. He certainly is being strongly considered.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
