Taking charge of the Orioles, John Angelos emerges from his father’s shadow into a harsh spotlight

Back before he was in charge, John Angelos wrote lengthy missives complaining to “ownership” about being underpaid, underappreciated and surrounded by “rank incompetence” and “insane business practices.” He would offer ideas and analysis to “the supreme authority,” Angelos wrote on Feb. 3, 2010, only to be “met with dismissal or combativeness and personal attacks on my shortcomings and alleged ulterior motives.”