AP (Per ESPN) Tejada drops demand

[TheDoyler23]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2284081

BALTIMORE -- Miguel Tejada rescinded his demand to be traded by the Orioles, telling team officials during a phone call Saturday that he's willing to help Baltimore become a contender in the AL East.

Angered over the Orioles' inability to garner additional talent this offseason, Tejada twice expressed his desire to be traded, the last time on Dec. 29. But he backed off that stance during a conversation with teammate Melvin Mora and vice president Jim Duquette.


"Miguel said all he wanted was for the team to improve. He wants to win," Duquette said. "He doesn't know how that got blown out of proportion, and he feels terrible the way it played out."

... (story recap from there)

[Spaceman Spiff]

Well, good. I'd hate to see him anywhere else.

Hopefully some good will have come out of all this mess. Hopefully Angelos will realize that the players are fed up as well.

[TheDoyler23]

Now get a new contract to Mora. He's worth 8 mil a year at least. He'd sigh a 3-21 right now if you put it in front of him.

[Spaceman Spiff]

http://www.redcross.org/news/other/entertainment/natcelebcab/images/odell.jpg

[aejm1400]

Yeah, I don't want to see the O's make the same mistake they did with Ryan last year and not get him signed before the season.

[kevinklein]

Tejada wants to win, and recognizes we can't do it with our current talent. The management needs to realize that the players are right, and do something about it.