The Orioles offered 7 years, 140 million. The Yankees offered 8 years 160 million. Yeah, the Orioles suck every year but signing a talent like that could have only been a step in the right direction. The Orioles needed a first baseman. What other marquee 1B free agents were out there to sign?? The rest of the starting outfield and infield are already set so that answers your question as to why they didn't go after anyone else. The Orioles will have no problems scoring runs this year. Like every year, it comes down to the starting pitching, not the offense. They scored 10 runs yesterday, right?
As far as out of town Red Sox and Yankee fans coming to the games...let me just put it out there that a large majority of those so-called fans don't travel to Orioles home games from their respective cities. Most of them are little faggy bandwagon jumpers that live locally around the area. If I see another Yankee douchebag fan with gold chains and cock-eyed ball cap at an Orioles game, I'll punch him in face and dedicate it to you. 
And yes, the Yankees have no heart. They're just a team that plugs holes every year with big name free agents and trades at the expense of their farm system. Why do you think they're annually MLB's oldest team?
I totally support punching the gold chain wearing guido Yankee fan.
I just don't think it's fair to rip Teixeira for not going to a losing franchise with a weak fan base, especially when there's 40 million more on the table, an new stadium, CC Sabathia, etc. It would take somebody really special to try to be the face of a franchise that has no guarantee that the ownership will do anything different than they've done the past 10 years.
Adam Dunn was available for 1b, and he went to the Nats for 2/20, late in the offseason. But, even if you think their IF and OF are set, they still could've went after Lowe. Penny, Smoltz, etc. They didn't do anything, and their projected staff proves it. Guthrie was their opening day starter. Yes, they won. That happens, but do you have any doubt how it will play out over the course of a season? I know you don't. I don't blame Teixeira at all for not wanting to go there.
As Mass 04 said, the heart comment doesn't play. As for age, the Yankees pitching staff is 23, 28, 28, 31, and 37. 1b is 28. 2b is 26. CF.....etc. That's hardl old. Yes, they have some veterans on the team, but every team needs that. They have a good mix of youth and veteran players.
Anyway, this isn't supposed to be a pissing contest. As I said earlier in the thread, they have a decent 1-5. It's just a shame their management won't take the extra steps to help them get a pitching staff.
