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Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 11:53 pm Post subject: Orioles' Tejada gives flight to a different bird
espn.com wrote:
Orioles shortstop Miguel Tejada apologized Thursday for making what appeared to be an obscene gesture toward the stands during Wednesday's game in Toronto.
Tejada made a gesture after swinging through a pitch in the dirt from B.J. Ryan and being thrown out at first in the eighth inning. The Orioles lost the game 4-3.
"I want to apologize to everyone, especially to the Orioles fans and the fans in Toronto, for my action in Wednesday's game," Tejada said in a statement posted on the Orioles' Web site. "I was frustrated and should not have let things get to me. I am sorry and hope people will accept that and know that is not the kind of person I am."
Mike Flanagan, Orioles executive vice president for baseball operations, said, "We don't condone what Miguel Tejada did. His actions certainly are out of character with the player and person we know him to be. The situation is being handled internally and neither the Orioles organization nor Miguel will comment further on the matter."
Garry Templeton giving the bird to Cardinals fans in 1981 is what initiated his trade from St. Louis in exchange for Ozzie Smith, which was arguably one the the best long-term trades the Redbirds ever made.
Last night at Chase we got Randy Winn to flip us a quick bird after we razzed him mercilessly about picking his nose, but it was all in good fun. Everybody laughed and enjoyed themselves.
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