Could It Be Tejada?

This post is dedicated to Abbott, a fan of all Baltimore teams through thick and thin....but recently predominantly thin.

Miguel Tejada has resisted moving from short stop to third base in Baltimore, but considering how sick he is of playing for a glorified minor league team that attitude may be subject to change. The prospect of Tejada working the corner in New York may just be our best option. Tejada doesn't come without baggage though. The former AL MVP is starting to get older and it will take some time for him to adjust from short, especially after suffering a broken wrist last season (the first injury of his career). Not to mention the whole thing may be a moot point if Palmero's accusations of Tejada using steroids are true. On the other hand he still has power, and most likely will be able to produce another four seasons of .290 and above hitting. Add that to the fact that the Yankees wouldn't have to give up a whole lot to get him. In a two way race between Crede and Tejada I think you have to go with Miguel. I'd rather take Cabrera over either of them, but the Marlins want Kennedy, Hughes, or Chamberlin and that just isn't going to happen. Or at least it had better not.

Tejada's time with the Orioles is really a shame. In fact the Orioles as a whole are really a shame. Rewind to the early and mid 90's and the Orioles had just built a brand new and beautiful ball park with a team who was beating up the American League east like Mike Tyson in his early 20's. Cal Ripkin, who may be a future candidate for King of Maryland, broke the continuous game record. The stadium was always filled. Then Angelos decided to destroy the team. Baltimore fans would say that the Yankees hired Jeffrey Maier, but I wouldn't be surprised if Angelos had a hand in that too. After that season everything just came unglued. The O's kept losing, their best players were traded or sold away, and then Ripkin retired. Baltimore hasn't put up a winning season since. It's gotten so bad that Orioles fans openly revolted at Camden Yards. Angelos has sold off everything he could get his hands on, and made bad trades in the process (Sammy Sosa I'm looking in your direction). All of Baltimore, and anyone who likes baseball for that matter should grab their pitchforks and run Angelos out of town. Not only has he single handily de-feathered the Orioles, but also thanks to him Nationals fans hardly ever get to see live games on MASN.