Peter Angelos strikes again?

That's what Ken Rosenthal and others are saying on this one.

I don't buy it.

First of all Andy MacPhail would have already tendered his resignation. Considering what that would do to the franchise at this moment, I don't see Angelos vetoing anything MacPhail has put so much time and effort into.

There are reports that Angelos was in the hospital today and he didn't look well. I'm guessing that might have something to do with his no-show at the Warehouse today. Meanwhile Adam Jones is still in Venezuela, not back in the States. He's not in Baltimore but he's not back home either. So the deal is still alive IMO.

I think Angelos wants to look over the deal and that's the holdup. This is a huge deal because we are trading our best pitcher since Mussina. Granted I'm not too happy about that but it's his club and MacPhail did present the Tejada trade to him, so it wouldn't be a stretch for him to want to see this deal as well.

The media coverage of this has been tremendous so for it to die via an Angelos veto - the Orioles would have all that new found shine and some respect just taken right away.

I think Jones will be an Oriole by the end of this week and Bedard will be a Mariner. There's just too much at stake for both teams for them to simply walk away...