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And with that, I give you, Forch’N Telling.

Peter Angelos, I think that it’s time you just give up, and Free The Birds!

For those of you who don’t know who Peter Angelos is, he’s a lawyer who resides in the Baltimore area, who since the 1980’s, had gained notoriety as well as a very large bank account in civil class action suits, most notably against Phillip Morris, the tobacco company.

Angelos has made hundreds of million dollars off of these suits, but his most notable accomplishment, is that he is the owner of my team. The end all be all of Forchiness… The Baltimore Orioles.

Angelos bought the team in 1993, and since 1998, The Orioles have finished with a less than .500 record in each of the eleven seasons.

That’s right. Eleven years in a row. The Orioles have won less than half of the 162 games that they have played.

Now this is something that has a direct effect on the fans who have supported the team throughout this time, myself included.

Even through the leanest years losing baseball teams have always had the support of their fans because they never broke one sacred rule, they always fielded the best team possible. Well this is not the case with the O’s.

Angelos is not willing to spend the money to field a team of even semi-all stars.

Now don’t get me wrong, the team has a number of potential superstars on the roster, which in a few years have a chance of being real assets to the game of baseball, but let’s face facts. Once they are stars, Angelos won’t pay the money to keep them in Charm City.

Ask anyone who knows me well, and they will tell you that as a fan of the O’s, I practically bleed Orange, and to have to watch the team that celebrated years of being one of the most respected teams in baseball, with a great and celebrated history practically flush down the toilet, I feel like puking out shards of my own intestines.

Case in point.

Capt. Campbell and I went to see the Orioles play against the Toronto Blue Jays this past Tuesday, which was the first time that The Captain had ever went to a pro baseball game, and I was disgusted to see the O’s Blow a lead in the bottom of the ninth.

Nothing new for the Birds, but it was the way that it was done.

The pitcher hit a batter with the bases loaded and walked in the tying run.

Then the O’s falter in extra innings, and lose.

This has been the story all year.

Now of course, the management of the Orioles will say that this is a rebuilding year, and fine, I can accept that Excuse, with one problem. This is the third straight “Rebuilding year” for the Birds.

Is next year going to be no different?

In May of 2009, A Sports Illustrated article reviewing owners of Major League Baseball franchises rated Angelos as one of the five worst owners in the United States. The article notes that the methodology “was not scientific” and “weighing heavily in the decision was the team’s success or failure on the field.”

And it’s true. in sixteen years of owning the team, he has failed to field a winning team 13 of those years! Do the math! That means that since Angelos took ownership, The O’s have had a winning season 18.75% of the time.

This is unacceptable.

Mr. Angelos, I know you’re never going to hear this, or hell, read this on the website, I am small potatoes compared to you, and you are not going to care about what I have to say, because you have made it clear that you do not care about your fans what so ever.

But why not just sell the team to someone who will actually care about building a winning franchise?

When you start thinking that making money is more important than appeasing the people who actually support your business, then maybe you should step down.

There’s a reason why the Yankees, The Cubs and the Red Sox have such successful teams, and that’s because they have owners that actually care about the fans, and Mr. Angelos you don’t care. That’s more apparent than anything.

I remember a day where the term “Oriole Way” meant something other than losing, Baltimore has a rich history, as a team, and has one of the most beautiful stadiums in Baseball.

The Oriole Way used to mean something. Cal Ripken, Jr. Brooks Robinson, Eddie Murray, Jim Palmer, Earl Weaver, Frank Robinson, Elrod Hendricks, Davey Johnson, Hoyt Wilhelm, Rick Dempsey. These are all men who represented that.

There are some players on the roster who exemplify that today, but one man can not carry a team. It takes nine players to field a team, and until you can get the right nine players, you don’t deserve to own the Baltimore Orioles…

But that’s just my opinion…. What do I know???

With that out of the way, I would like to point out that tonight’s Forch’N Telling is brought to you in part by AMP energy drink. No they’re not a sponsor, but the fact that I am awake today has been because of the crisp and delicious taste of AMP.

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Now, I have no idea where people get off saying that I am a cheap promoter of goods and services! All the time, I hear people saying that I will shamelessly promote anything.

I have no idea where people even get off insinuating this falsehood!

Just because I love a bowl of Kraft Dinner for lunch! Who doesn’t? With its cheesy good taste and its ease of preparation, Kraft Dinner has got to be one of the best meal choices one can make! It’s gotta be KD!

You see? I’m no shill! I tell it like it is!

I don’t know where people get off saying that!!!

It reminds me of a story, when I was living at the now-former Vanderhuge estate.

As someone who suffers from OCD, I kept quite a tidy place. I cleaned my toilet at least 3 times a week. I always found that Lysol Power Liquid Toilet bowl cleaner did the best job. With its thick formula , it clings to the bowl destroying even the toughest stains. The angle neck bottle targets hard to reach areas, including the rim, leaving your entire bowl sparkling and deodorized. Lysol. The name you trust in disinfectants!

So, where was I. Oh yeah. I kept a tidy place, and I cleaned my toilet three times a week. People don’t realize that I am very adamant about the way I do things, and I don’t appreciate when people call me a sell-out, because I trust name-brand items.

To be honest with you, I find it quite offensive, and it gives me a headache. So I am going to take some Extra Strength Tylenol EZ Tabs. Tylenol EZ Tabs bring fast acting relief to people who have difficulty swallowing tablets. They’re sweet-coated, easy to swallow and deliver effective relief of the aches and pains associated with working and other daily activities.

The best part of Tylenol EZ tabs is, that I don’t have to down an entire bottle of water when taking headache medication. But when my body thirsts to be healthy, I prefer the smooth taste of Aquafina water. Their unique Hydro-7 purification system removes nearly all of the trace elements which affect water’s taste, which leaves me with better tasting water, and a happy life. Aquafina. The Taste of purity!

Now that my headache is gone, I can focus on my subject, which was what again? Oh yeah, Me being a sell-out.

Yeah, so I have no idea where people get off insinuating this! I think that the point that I am trying to make is that it is totally unjustified.

So perhaps the next time that you want to point the finger at me being a sell-out, maybe you need to look into the mirror, you’ll probably see some clothes from Old Navy (A place that I refuse to enter, let alone shop in) or you’ll have a Tim Horton’s coffee in your hands (A product that I can not drink) or even wearing designer jeans, or brand name clothes, (Which I actually don’t wear)

So perhaps before you accuse me of being a shill, take a look at how many name brands you purchased for the name alone…

And for those of you listening to the show who may be potential advertisers, my e-mail address is forchman@trainrekmedia.com, I work for cheap! And if the makers of AMP are listening, I will work for AMP!

But that’s just my opinion, what do I know???