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[BSLMikeLowe]

Good. Buck's non-committal response when asked about PA's comment regarding an extension after the ALDS, coupled with not hearing anything about it up until now, had me wondering if 2013 would be his last season.

[DuffMan]

Until this gets done there's a part of me that worries that PA will find a way to screw it up. Fortunately that doesn't sound like that will be the case, so the sooner this gets done, the better.

[DBean]

If it's the same as the Yankees and the Diamondbacks when Buck left there, I guess I'm going to have a wait a couple more years until the Orioles win the World Series.
Seriously, I was happy when the Orioles named Showalter as manager. I think this is great news, if the deal gets done. Players seemed to enjoy playing for him.

[SportsGuy]

This wasn't a priority right now but good to see it being done.

Buck not rolling out after 3 years, so he must like it here.

[bnickle]

Good. The biggest offseason move we could make.

[BSLChrisStoner]

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[Mike B]

Buck brings a level of creditability that the Orioles were lacking. In addition he is an excellent game manager.
The sooner it gets done the better. Like someone mentioned, with Angelos nothing is certain until it is.

[DJ MC]

So...we're not going to win the World Series anytime soon...

[Oriole85]

Buck brings a level of creditability that the Orioles were lacking. In addition he is an excellent game manager.
The sooner it gets done the better. Like someone mentioned, with Angelos nothing is certain until it is.

I agree with the "it's not a done deal until the contract is signed" sentiment and I know with Angelos the feeling is he could always screw it up. That said, I would be pretty shocked if a deal didn't get done given the reported relationship between Buck and Peter Angelos.

[Mike B]

Agreed, and I think it will get done but PGA makes me nervous with this stuff.

[BobPhelan]

This is certainly a good move. Get it out of the way early and keep the man in town for the foreseeable future.

[SportsGuy]

Heyman reporting it will be a 3 year extension.

[TomPeace]

What does the extension to Buck mean for the rest of the offseason for the Orioles in term of moves? I don't think Buck and PGA meeting was entirely about signing Buck longterm.

[You Play to Win the Game]

What does the extension to Buck mean for the rest of the offseason for the Orioles in term of moves? I don't think Buck and PGA meeting was entirely about signing Buck longterm.

They've certainly had some extensive meetings, it appears... but Duq is the GM. I doubt any real tangible assurances were made, other than PA just further convincing Buck that he's committed to giving Duq and Buck some autonomy to make decisions and the finances (up to a certain #) to get the job done.

The conspiracy theorists side in all of this has me wondering if any discussions were held regarding PA's contingency plan with the franchise (upon death, or selling).

[tennOsfan]

Sounds like a great thing to announce at Fanfest.

[SportsGuy]

Sounds like a great thing to announce at Fanfest.

Sounds like it gets done before that though.

[SportsGuy]

Now hearing 4 years on Showalter extension. Wait another few weeks and it could be up to 5

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