McPhail denies Bedard agreement.

by elrey34 on Jan 27, 2008 10:25 PM EST

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"We do not have an agreement with the Mariners," MacPhail said. MacPhail said Jones is not coming to Baltimore for a physical.

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I think he's a liar, but discuss.

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Doesn't this topic have enough threads already?

by jonk1982 on Jan 27, 2008 10:25 PM EST reply actions

the deal isn't done yet

what is the guy supposed to say? bring this discussion to the other thread.

by RandyKutcherHair on Jan 27, 2008 10:49 PM EST reply actions

1) "No comment"

"I can't confirm or deny that"
He can say a handful of words in a statement that make out to be nothing, like every GM is trained to be able to do.

...I can think of more, but it just hasn't hit me yet.

by elrey34 on Jan 27, 2008 11:11 PM EST up reply actions

"everything is done and all the players are in place, but 1) they haven't passed their physicals yet; we expect them to, and 2) I promised the worst GM in baseball, Bill Bavasi, that I wouldn't make any public statements announcing the deal until after MarinersFest was over."

That's how I read this at least. There is no reason for Adam Jones to lie about this.

by DJSkillz on Jan 27, 2008 10:57 PM EST reply actions

AJ isn't necessarily lying.

He could have misinterpreted it to the media. Nobody knows.

by elrey34 on Jan 27, 2008 11:08 PM EST up reply actions

Adam Jones is an unsung hero

I think it was supposed to be contained until the trade was completed, and Adam Jones is trying to save Bill Bavasi and the Mariners organization from making a trade that will destroy the Mariners' future chances of success by sabotaging MacPhail's plans for secrecy.
Still, I think it's happening. MacPhail just hasn't made all the arrangements for the post-steal celebration party :D

Hey fish, leave those kids alone!

by The Congo Hammer on Jan 27, 2008 11:06 PM EST reply actions