Cal Ripken to buy the Orioles from Angelos?

leo1 · Dec 15, 2006

Freelance Hack said:

Flying Headbutt said:

I've heard one rumor that the only person Angelos will sell to is Ripken, who doesn't have near the cash necessary right now. Chip Mason is name most often mentioned as the next potential owner. MAAAANY Baltimore fans want this to happen yesterday.

Angelos honestly believes he's like the patriarch of sorts of baseball in Baltimore, and wants to go down as the man who rescued the franchise while serving the city. I don't believe he knows how much he's hated by so many fans right now, and I don't think he particularly cares either. But selling to Ripken would ensure, at least in his mind, his legacy. It would bring much relief to the rest of the city. His sons are two egomaniacal nitwits begging to follow in the footsteps of Mike Brown and the Irsay kid.

I don't think anyone should questions Angelos' heart, he just sucks at how he does things.
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George W. Bush didn't have the money to buy the Rangers, either. What he did was pull together an investment team (like most owners do anyway). If Ripken is serious about buying the O's, then he's already done this or at least started it.
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few people have the money. that's why they create ownership groups. often in a situation like ripken's instead of buying in with cash, the celebrity 'buys in' in exchange for being the chief operating officer (or president, GM, whatever). so on paper he might only own 20 percent, but if no one else owns more than that, he'll be the owner with the largest stake and so he'll be the boss.

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