The son of immigrants who always saw himself aligned with the working class, Peter Angelos always tried to do things he thought would help Baltimoreans. But he often thought he was the one who knew what was best.
How to understand a man who got a hero’s welcome after buying the O’s and also inspired 1,000 or so fans to walk out of a game in protest? Or, how to sum up a figure who has been crowned Marylander of the Year and baseball’s worst owner?
Peter G. Angelos, the billionaire personal injury attorney credited with keeping the Baltimore Orioles here but who became despised by the fan base, died Saturday, the Orioles announced. He was 94.
This is a team that in many ways embodies joy, excitement and hope for the future, with championship aspirations and a young, talented core. This decision embodies precisely none of that.
Even though Holliday impressed with his .311 batting average and .954 OPS this spring, those results didn’t do enough to convince executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias that Holliday deserved a place on the roster just yet.