No Urgency + No Leadership = No Results

I'm in charge here. This is unacceptable. We will not tolerate this any longer.

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Whether it's Andy McPhail or Peter Angelos, one of them had better say exactly that, RIGHT NOW.

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Here's what happened, Orioles fans have decided not to be passively watching crappy baseball. They've taken charge. They've decided what the Orioles are doing is unacceptable and clearly show they won't tolerate it any longer. They're clicking off their TV's and they're not showing up for games. State the attendance any old way you like, it stinks, but what we don't get is the body count of how many fans are in the seats. MASN is very careful not to let their cameras hit the stands too often.

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Reality -- Dave Trembley is a rotten manager. Let's cut out the polite stuff, stop feeling sorry for the guy and if we still hope to see anything worth watching in Orioles baseball, scream for his dismissal. If he truly had something to offer as a manager, he's spent.

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NOTHING IN BIRDLAND HAS ANY SENSE OF URGENCY. Adam Jones, Matt Wieters, and Brian Matusz were all young players who were supposed to have tremendous potential. They have great tools. These kids should be advancing their careers. All three are deteriorating before our eyes. Meanwhile, Norm Riemold rots in Norfolk. Maybe he still needs some rehab from his injuries. Maybe lack of supervision and proper attention loused him up.

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Remember the hype that a Riemold, Jones, Markakis outfield would be the envy of baseball?

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In post game interviews Trembley does not look like a happy fellow, but he looks more like a guy just hating life stuck in a dead end job than a guy with some fire in his gut who hates losing.

Where's the passion for winning? Could the Orioles get Ray Lewis to come to Orioles Park lead a practice and slap a few players around who don't have some fire in their eyes? No doubt Mr. Lewis has better people to consult like the Baltimore City Police. Looking at the Orioles, sure they look like they've been inspired by purple passion -- as in Barnie the Dinosaur.

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This is the rebuilt team we've waited so long to see. They could be messing up and losing and we'd not be so upset if we saw some real passion. We're so sick and damned tired of the, "Oh well, it's a long season." atttitude every time they lose.

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Who's in charge? Right now, Miss Betty the ticket taker could probably ignite more passion in this team than their manager. That the Orioles clubhouse is so calm and composed is almost equally disgusting. They accept losing. They have grown used to losing. That's what they do around there, put on an Orioles uniform once an outfit of pride, go out on the field and suck.

The biggest question on Baltimore sports fans' minds is already when Ravens Training Camp opens. If folks think things look empty now, just wait. Even the Red Sox and Yankees fans don't pack the joint any longer because there is no joy in watching such an uncompetitive slaughter.

Good bye, Mr. Trembley. Have a nice life, but if you're going to wear black and orange, the San Francisco Giants aren't far enough away. Terry Crowley, we will miss you. One heck of a mess they put you in.

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Coming up, Yankees, Red Sox, Yankees -- God help us.