Five years ago, Orioles executive vice president of baseball operations Dan Duquette came to Baltimore hoping to bring a championship. He hasn't quite made it, but his five years have been a success.
With three postseason appearances and five consecutive non-losing seasons for the first time since the glory days of the 1980s, one would think Duquette has been praised universally. He hasn't.
Some of his detractors claim he simply inherited players acquired under his predecessor, Andy MacPhail, and is getting undue credit. Or that manager Buck Showalter, whom he also inherited, did most of the work.
