The Orioles and Angels aggressively discussed a deal before last year's waiver trade deadline that would have sent Tejada to the Angels for pitcher Ervin Santana and infielder Erick Aybar. But Orioles owner Peter Angelos did not want to trade Tejada for that return and Tejada also didn't want to learn to play third base in the middle of a pennant race. So he remained an Oriole and for now, the rumors of Tejada going to the Angels, who still are looking for a bat and a third baseman, have subsided. "Last year, there was a lot of comments, but I just wanted to come here and play baseball," he said. "I'm pretty happy with the situation that we are in right now." Tejada reiterated yesterday that he'd like to stay with the Orioles, but acknowledged that it is largely out of his control. At this point, the Orioles have had no serious discussions about trading Tejada, but that could change if the club falls further out of it near the trade deadline. "There is nothing I can do about it. I just work here," said Tejada. "I play here and I am going to be here until the team decides that I am not going to be here. For me, I hope there are no rumors about trading me. But if they come, there is nothing I can do. They are going to be out of my mind. I am just going to play baseball."