"I promised not to write about Prince Fielder until the super-sized slugger signs somewhere.

Well, I am writing about Fielder and he hasn't signed yet.

Hey, it's not like I took a vow in church or anything.

Besides, it's you people that have done this to me. You are the ones that have flooded my email box and Twitter account with questions about Fielder now that a few national writers have mentioned that the Orioles are interested in him.

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The Orioles are more interested in signing Fielder than they were, say, three weeks ago. And the reason is because it's three weeks later than it was three weeks ago.

The club's stance on Fielder hasn't changed. The Orioles would love to have him. And they are not willing to give him a 10-year, $23-million-per-season deal.

So they are willing to wait on the big guy, wait until his demands hover around what the Orioles think is appropriate."