Time to bring some light to the stressful, but exciting MLB Winter Meetings in Nashville, Tennessee. While interviewing for MLB Network, Dan Duquette of the Baltimore Orioles' front office pointed out that he gets a lot of comparisons to Dan Aykroyd.
Who are you going to call?
Aykroyd, known for his role in Ghostbusters and The Blues Brothers, is an actor from Ottawa, Canada. He is currently 60-years-old and probably has no affiliation to the Baltimore Orioles or baseball aside from the fact that he resembles the organization's Executive President.
Aykroyd started his career in 1975 in Saturday Night Live as he is known for being a comedian.
On the other hand, the other Dan has made his name in baseball.
For the first time in over a decade, Duquette and the Orioles were relevant in Major League Baseball.
They won the A.L. Wild Card and pushed the New York Yankees to the brink in a five-game ALDS.
Currently, Duquette finds himself trying to work a couple of deals as he is evaluating the state of the Orioles.
The biggest rumors the Orioles have been tied with are declining Mark Reynolds' $9 million as he is eligible for arbitration.
Also in the mix, Duquette and the Orioles were rumored to having some interest in signing the hottest slugger on the market, Josh Hamilton.
Duquette remembered clearly the four-game series Hamilton had against the Orioles in Baltimore as he hit four homers in one game. Without a doubt, Hamilton would be an excellent acquisition.
However, Duquette and the Orioles organization have loaded the team with young talent, which already possesses power as they were second in the league in homers with 214.
It will be interesting to see if indeed Baltimore makes deals.
For now, Duquette will take continue taking the comparisons that have him looking like a Hollywood actor.
Maybe if the Orioles get big enough like the Oakland A's and Billy Beane, Aykroyd can play a roll in a film?
