RIP Mike Flanagan

bbor · 08-24-2011, 09:44 PM

Found dead on his property in Maryland...no other details that i can find.

JonInMiddleGA · 08-24-2011, 09:53 PM

No additional details yet, but this article includes things like the career numbers for the Cy Young Award winning Orioles great.
Orioles great Mike Flanagan found dead, according to reports

cuervo72 · 08-24-2011, 09:55 PM

Dang.

Watching MASN now - crew understandably devastated.

PilotMan · 08-24-2011, 10:02 PM

That sucks. I remember watching him pitch toward the end of his career, and I was amazed that this guy was still getting guys out throwing pitches that were in the 55 MPH range. RIP Mike, RIP.

spleen1015 · 08-24-2011, 10:11 PM

Damn.

He was the SP for the Orioles when I went to see my first game in 1986.

QuikSand · 08-25-2011, 02:47 AM

Local talk is he took his own life, very sad.

Ksyrup · 08-25-2011, 06:44 AM

Not only that, but that he did it because he was upset that the Orioles community partially blamed him for their losing ways when he was co-President or whatever that bizarre situation was when he was in the front office. That's awful.

CraigSca · 08-25-2011, 08:29 AM

I can't say he and Jim Beattie made the best GM-team. The fact that they were co-GMs is almost laughable (the concept, anyway). However, it's my understanding that their hands were very tied by Angelos during their tenure and that he has since loosened the grips (though McPhail hasn't really done much either, though I will say, what CAN you do when your team refuses to scout/sign undrafted free agents).

Still, if part of his depression centered on the sorry state of the O's and his inability to right the ship - I really hope Angelos feels the pain of this. Angelos created this whole mess - letting Davey Johnson go, letting Jon Miller go (yeah, I know he's just a broadcaster, but it's symptomatic of the situation), and most importantly his refusal to spend $10 million a year on any player/pitcher, which led to Mike Mussina becoming a Yankee.

spleen1015 · 08-25-2011, 08:33 AM

Any smart, reasonable Orioles knows Angelos is the reason they suck.

To think otherwise is moronic, IMO.

The silver lining of Mussina being a Yankee is that they never won the WS while he was there.

RIP Flanny.

Chief Rum · 08-25-2011, 10:18 AM

This is awful. Mike Flanagan was one of those guys that was synonymous with my growing love for baseball as a kid. Not that he stood out I mean, but throwing his name out there, it just brings back good memories like with many players from when I was a kid. Sad to see him go, and to go in the manner it appears he did.

Angelos is a tool. You don't even need to be an O's fan to know that.

hoopsguy · 08-25-2011, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by QuikSand

Local talk is he took his own life, very sad.

Just heard on radio that it was "self-inflicted gunshot wound".

CraigSca · 08-25-2011, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Chief Rum

Angelos is a tool. You don't even need to be an O's fan to know that.

Not to change the topic, but can you help me with something? What does "tool" mean here? I always thought it meant someone who's used by someone else, but I've seen it used in this capacity many times. Can you help me out here?

GrantDawg · 08-25-2011, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by CraigSca

Not to change the topic, but can you help me with something? What does "tool" mean here? I always thought it meant someone who's used by someone else, but I've seen it used in this capacity many times. Can you help me out here?

On this context: Penis.

Terps · 08-25-2011, 12:03 PM

R.I.P. Flanny

Chief Rum · 08-25-2011, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by GrantDawg

On this context: Penis.

What he said. Jackass. Dick. Fucktard. There are various terms that apply, but the general idea is that Angelos is intentionally a prick and a bastard.

CraigSca · 08-25-2011, 12:50 PM

Thanks, guys. He's the very definition.

OldGiants · 08-26-2011, 09:50 AM

A very strange story developing, it would seem. I read this morning he got a phone call and then was "deeply disturbed about his financial future." His broadcast partners said he was looking forward to the Yankee series this weekend.

He was alone at home and his body was so damaged his neighbor (who found it) could not be sure it was Flanagan.

I'll be watching the O's pregame tonight (usually pablum, but not as repulsive as the Nats one with that atrocious Johnny Holiday) to see if it is merely a tribute show or tells more.

Ksyrup · 08-26-2011, 09:53 AM

I can't imagine they would get into anything remotely controversial or speculative, especially if it's negative about him, on a pregame show.

OldGiants · 08-26-2011, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Ksyrup

I can't imagine they would get into anything remotely controversial or speculative, especially if it's negative about him, on a pregame show.

that's my point, how uncomfortable will they be skirting around the elephant in the room?

08-24-2011, 09:53 PM	#2
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08-24-2011, 09:55 PM	#3
cuervo72 Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland	Dang. Watching MASN now - crew understandably devastated. __________________ null

08-24-2011, 10:02 PM	#4
PilotMan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Seven miles up	That sucks. I remember watching him pitch toward the end of his career, and I was amazed that this guy was still getting guys out throwing pitches that were in the 55 MPH range. RIP Mike, RIP. __________________ He's just like if Snow White was competitive, horny, and capable of beating the shit out of anyone that called her Pops. Like Steam? Join the FOFC Steam group here: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/FOFConSteam

08-25-2011, 06:44 AM	#7
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	Not only that, but that he did it because he was upset that the Orioles community partially blamed him for their losing ways when he was co-President or whatever that bizarre situation was when he was in the front office. That's awful. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

08-25-2011, 08:29 AM	#8
CraigSca Pro Starter Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Not Delaware - hurray!	I can't say he and Jim Beattie made the best GM-team. The fact that they were co-GMs is almost laughable (the concept, anyway). However, it's my understanding that their hands were very tied by Angelos during their tenure and that he has since loosened the grips (though McPhail hasn't really done much either, though I will say, what CAN you do when your team refuses to scout/sign undrafted free agents). Still, if part of his depression centered on the sorry state of the O's and his inability to right the ship - I really hope Angelos feels the pain of this. Angelos created this whole mess - letting Davey Johnson go, letting Jon Miller go (yeah, I know he's just a broadcaster, but it's symptomatic of the situation), and most importantly his refusal to spend $10 million a year on any player/pitcher, which led to Mike Mussina becoming a Yankee. __________________ She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah! She loves you, yeah! how do you know? how do you know?

08-24-2011, 10:11 PM	#5
spleen1015 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003	Damn. He was the SP for the Orioles when I went to see my first game in 1986.

08-25-2011, 02:47 AM	#6
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	Local talk is he took his own life, very sad.

08-25-2011, 08:33 AM	#9
spleen1015 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003	Any smart, reasonable Orioles knows Angelos is the reason they suck. To think otherwise is moronic, IMO. The silver lining of Mussina being a Yankee is that they never won the WS while he was there. RIP Flanny.

08-25-2011, 10:18 AM	#10
Chief Rum Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Where Hip Hop lives	This is awful. Mike Flanagan was one of those guys that was synonymous with my growing love for baseball as a kid. Not that he stood out I mean, but throwing his name out there, it just brings back good memories like with many players from when I was a kid. Sad to see him go, and to go in the manner it appears he did. Angelos is a tool. You don't even need to be an O's fan to know that. __________________ . . I would rather be wrong...Than live in the shadows of your song...My mind is open wide...And now I'm ready to start...You're not sure...You open the door...And step out into the dark...Now I'm ready.

08-25-2011, 12:03 PM	#14
Terps College Prospect Join Date: Jul 2001	R.I.P. Flanny

08-25-2011, 12:50 PM	#16
CraigSca Pro Starter Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Not Delaware - hurray!	Thanks, guys. He's the very definition. __________________ She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah! She loves you, yeah! how do you know? how do you know?

08-26-2011, 09:50 AM	#17
OldGiants College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Location, Location, Location	A very strange story developing, it would seem. I read this morning he got a phone call and then was "deeply disturbed about his financial future." His broadcast partners said he was looking forward to the Yankee series this weekend. He was alone at home and his body was so damaged his neighbor (who found it) could not be sure it was Flanagan. I'll be watching the O's pregame tonight (usually pablum, but not as repulsive as the Nats one with that atrocious Johnny Holiday) to see if it is merely a tribute show or tells more. __________________ "The case of Great Britain is the most astonishing in this matter of inequality of rights in world soccer championships. The way they explained it to me as a child, God is one but He's three: Father, Son and Holy Ghost. I could never understand it. And I still don't understand why Great Britain is one but she's four....while [others] continue to be no more than one despite the diverse nationalities that make them up." Eduardo Galeano, SOCCER IN SUN AND SHADOW

08-26-2011, 09:53 AM	#18
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	I can't imagine they would get into anything remotely controversial or speculative, especially if it's negative about him, on a pregame show. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

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