Angelos says O’s won’t leave Baltimore, then scolds reporter

BALTIMORE — Orioles chairman John Angelos said emphatically that the team will not leave Baltimore, then reacted contentiously when a reporter asked for more clarity on the future of the team’s ownership. “It’s really not important at all in the grand scheme of things to people that are clear-thinking and who mean well and have a perspective, to, on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, while we’re talking about putting kids that don’t have a shot in hell of anything because of where they were born, through college, to be talking about those kinds of things,” Angelos said. “So I’m going to object to that question today, in this forum, before the mayor of Baltimore and all of these people.” “I find that to be highly inappropriate, and I think that your focus is completely out of touch and has no perspective whatsoever on what real-world people face and what the real pillar and role of an organization like the Orioles and Ravens ought to be,” Angelos added. “You can find any garden-variety, high-value sports team or involvement, you’re always going to have some controversy, but I’ve been very outspoken; I’m very transparent,” Angelos said.