First off, it's one of the historic franchises in baseball, ... These types of positions don't come around too often. I think it's a very good fit. I view it as a step up. If I thought it was a lateral move I wouldn't be coming down here. I feel I have more authority, more decision-making abilities with the Orioles than I do with the Mets. That's the reason I'm here.
Quotes about orioles (16 Quotes)
Ryan did a good job of getting in there. He got position early and our guards got him the ball. They (the Orioles) really didn't have an answer for him.
The Orioles' Dick Hall comes off the mound like a drunk kangaroo on roller skates.
It came through loud and clear, the love of his family, the love of the Orioles, the love of baseball. And that smile, that smile is the hardest thing, I think, to let go.
I deeply regret the pain I have caused my family, my teammates, my fans and the game of baseball. I am sorry for the distraction that I have caused to the Orioles clubhouse and the League. I remain opposed to the use of steroids by athletes.
I want to thank Ray Miller for all he did, for his support and his professionalism. Ray did an outstanding job and we remain good friends. Leo and I have been best friends for a long time and have always said that if I get the chance to manage, he would be my pitching coach. I'm glad for us that it will happen, but I'm really happy for the Orioles organization that Leo has joined the club. His record speaks for itself.
I view this as a step up. I feel I have more authority, more responsibility, more power with the Orioles. If I thought it was a lateral move, I wouldn't be coming down there.
He is doing well and, basically, he's ready to go back to work. But by the time he got game-ready, there might be a couple of games left. Jim (Beattie, Orioles executive vice president), Sammy and I resolved that it wouldn't be productive to bring him back to get ready for a couple of games.
I think right now everybody has already showered it off. We'll be playing cards on the plane and getting ready for the Orioles series. One thing is we have short-term memories -- that's the Sox. That's what you have to have in this game. We've had our backs against the wall, we've had adversity, we've had positives. But we're going to battle all the way to the end.
I want to get it over with. Our team is in first place the Orioles have since fallen back, and I want that to be our focus. I don't like this 3,000-hit business right now. I want to move on with it.
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.
I told the guys we're not in this thing to knock anybody out. I don't care if the Yankees or the Red Sox get in. I care about the Baltimore Orioles. But we're in this thing, and people are watching for two weeks. We have a chance to play some good baseball and feel proud about it.
He was a few years ahead of me in school, and I would go out to the baseball games and watch him play, ... I'm a big fan of the Orioles.
I loved, loved, loved baseball. I would drag my dad to Orioles games, and I would always keep score.
One has but to observe a community of beavers at work in a stream to understand the loss in his sagacity, balance, co-operation, competence, and purpose which Man has suffered since he rose up on his hind legs. He began to chatter and he developed Reason, Thought, and Imagination, qualities which would get the smartest group of rabbits or orioles in the world into inextricable trouble overnight.
We just decided since it would be only a few games left, it wasn't worth it, ... and we will revisit his situation with the Orioles in the off-season.