Secreast ... out.

Over on the Baltimore Sun, Joe Angel, half of the duo that was accused of faking a rainout to get out of work early has issued a statement, which we’ve partially reproduced here:

To ALL Orioles  Fans…..Fred [Manfra] And I had nothing to do with the decision to
discontinue the broadcast on Sunday March 29th. It was completely out of
our hands.  We normally fill during a rain delay for about 15
minutes….and then return the broadcast to the network which enables
affiliates to continue with local programming.  We then WAIT OUT THE RAIN
DELAY…until the game resumes. On Sunday,….we filled for about 40
minutes and then we were told to discontinue the broadcast and simply sign
off.  The engineer left, the equipment went  with him.  Fred And I did NOT
make that decision……we are not in a position to make that decision.

This after an unnamed Orioles rep who said they had no clue why the broadcast stopped. This actually does sound more like a misunderstanding than anything else. The idea that two established announcers would just walk off a set without a frothing tirade is too bizarre to really entertain. Unless they’re both heroin users or something.

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Ron Burgundy would be ashamed of these guys!

Who ever heard of the dog days of spring getting you down? Bart Hubbuch at the NYPost Mets Blog is reporting that Joe Angel and Fred Manfra, the Orioles radio announcing duo, ditched their post during a rain delay. They told their boss the game was canceled, which was news to everyone else.

An O’s rep told Hubbuch, “Yes, the rest of the game was not on the air back home and we don’t know why. We looked over during the game and they weren’t there.”

Stay classy, guys.

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