You know we've been looking at Peter Angelos so wrong. Maybe he knew all the problems and got rid of the players at the right time. Miguel Tejada, Rafael Palmiero, and Sammy Sosa...all suspected performance enhancing drug users.
Sosa - The Orioles used his bat for a year. His arrival came with the departure of Jerry Hairston, Jr. Hairston was a problem as he was a better than average second baseman and had to share time with real starter Brian Roberts. Sosa came in with the Cubs footing nearly half of his salary. Orioles opted not to pick up his 2006 year, as he waived the option prior to the trade. Excellent move.
Palmiero - Provided great years for the Orioles, though apparently juiced up. First solid first baseman since Eddie Murray left. In what was going to be his final year anyways, he tested positive. No harm, since it occurred in August or September and the Orioles were already out of the race.
Tejada - This is the one that boggles the mind. How did Houston not see this coming? The Orioles manage to dump him off to the Astros for nothing. He immediately comes under scrutiny for PEDs and now faces charges today of lying to the courts. Another good move, and possibly the best of all.
Amazing. Maybe we've had Angelos wrong all these years. He's genius!
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