Baltimore Orioles Admit They're Just In It For Fun

Baltimore, MD - Baltimore Orioles owner, Peter Angelos finally admitted today that the team is not actually playing to win - they just want to have fun.  In an interview yesterday afternoon, Angelos claimed "we are in the same division as the Red Sox, Yankees, and Rays.  Hell, even Toronto had a good run last season."

Orioles manager, Buck Showalter, said "I had a feeling the organization was just in it for fun a few years ago when they stopped signing any good players."

Angelos continued saying "the only thing we really had going for us was Cal Ripken.  Unfortunately he decided to retire."  Had Ripken not retired and was still active in his streak, the fifty year old third baseman would be up to 4,577 straight games.  "Maybe Orioles fans would still exist and ticket sales would go to more than just tourists and Red Sox fans."

The smiling Orioles owner made his point that being in the same division as the Red Sox allows an annual increase in ticket sales so that nine times a year when Boston makes a trip to Camden Yards, the ballpark will come close to selling out.  Despite the fact that the large majority of fans are actually rooting for the opposing team is irrelevant.  "It's just fun to have a packed house," Angelos added in.  "Also, our hot dog and pretzel vendors usually show up when they [the Red Sox] come into town."

Orioles general manager, Andy MacPhail stated unless the team changes divisions, they will probably just stay in it to have fun.  He said his goal would be to have fun for five to ten more seasons and then try to switch divisions with the Indians since they're "close enough to the East coast."