Angelos Talks Some Sense

He finally realizes that it's the silly contracts that are hampering the Orioles, not the Nats.

Left unsaid is that Bowden's given out his share of silly contracts.

I guess [the uncertainty] does hurt," Angelos said. "But I think it's blown out of proportion. I think the real story is that some of the demands coming from these players are absolutely outrageous. Baseball was on the right track until this recent spate of agreements."...

In the words of one team official after the winter meetings, they've experienced "sticker shock."