Orioles manager Dave Trembley joined us in-studio for my radio show and got right to his point about the need for truth coming from him and the organization. The 2008 team is not a contending team and should make no pretense about it. The O’s are in a serious re-build that could take any number of years to complete, meaning it could be any number of years before one should even utter “Orioles” and ‘playoffs” in the same sentence. Trembley looked me in the eye and with a stern voice said he won’t sugar coat the truth, won’t hide from the reality and won’t snow the people because “Baltimore deserves the truth.” Exhale, O’s fans. I could feel a deep sigh of appreciation collectively breathed out. O’s fans have been gritting their teeth with frustration for years while hearing empty promises from the Warehouse. Fans want to know there’s a plan and a direction, a commitment to the plan, and the right people to carry it out. If owner Peter Angelos gives Andy MacPhail full authority to endeavor a re-build, and Dave Trembley is up-front as the man on the field willing to work with youngsters, then I believe Baltimore will at the very least embrace a renewed sense of direction. No one likes losing (which the O’s have now done for a full decade), but a clear-cut plan to end the losing is palpable to a public whose patience has long worn thin. The truth: what a simple yet effective concept.

Posted on Friday, February 1st, 2008 at 4:31 pm.
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