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Nationals Wounded Warrior amputee softball player Matt Kinsey named MVP of the 2012 Taco Bell All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game

Nationals Wounded Warrior amputee softball player Matt Kinsey named MVP of the 2012 Taco Bell All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game
Matt Kinsey, an infielder for the Washington Nationals Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team (WWAST), was named the Most Valuable Player of the 2012 Taco Bell All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game yesterday in Kansas City, Mo. Representing the Nationals as the starting first baseman for the National League team, Kinsey went three for three in the six-inning game, including a home run to help the NL topple the American League, 21-8. "To take the field representing the Washington...
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Ted Leavengood: A midterm examination

Ted Leavengood: A midterm examination
The first half is in the books, and perhaps the better word to describe it is midterm exclamation. Even after losing the series to Colorado, there have still been 83 games played through injury and devastating heat to a result that few Nationals fans would have believed possible at the start. Suffice it to say that the Nationals have aced the first half of the season. They have the best record in the National League and are on pace to win 97 games. It is not difficult to think back to March...
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Olivia Witherite: Ready for Markakis' return to right

Olivia Witherite: Ready for Markakis' return to right
OK, so I'll admit, the first few times Chris Davis ran out to right field, I was super excited. Granted, he's not the fastest, nor does he position himself well. It's not that I'm confident in his skills, but it was definitely entertaining to see him make some diving plays in a position that most were unaware he could play. Maybe it's the summer heat getting to me, but when I was trying to describe how I feel about Davis, the best thing I could think of was the classic summer example:...
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Marty Niland: Washington looking for new All-Star memories

Marty Niland: Washington looking for new All-Star memories
With the Nationals playing better than ever at the midpoint of the 2012 season, they'll be well represented at next week's All-Star Game, where Washington could find some new memories to cherish. Stephen Strasburg, Gio Gonzalez and Ian Desmond give the Nats their largest and most accomplished contingent since baseball returned to the nation's capital in 2005. This group has the potential to leave the biggest mark the city has ever made on the Midsummer Classic. Plenty of All-Stars have worn...
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Dave Nichols: Does Zimmerman's return come at a cost?

Dave Nichols: Does Zimmerman's return come at a cost?
Bryce Harper and Stephen Strasburg have been generating a lot of hype these days, and rightfully so. Both are exciting young players who should lead the Nationals' attempts at glory for the next 10 years or so. But there's no questioning that the face of the franchise remains third baseman Ryan Zimmerman. Zimmerman struggled mightily for most of the first three months of the season and the rest of the Nats' offense followed. He got out of the gate cold. He suffered an injury to the A/C...
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Orioles recall INF Joe Mahoney from Triple-A Norfolk

Orioles recall INF Joe Mahoney from Triple-A Norfolk
The Orioles today announced that they have recalled INF Joe Mahoney from Triple-A Norfolk. Mahoney has batted .257/.312/.357 with 14 doubles, five home runs and 38 RBI in 84 games with the Tides this season. Originally selected by the Orioles in the sixth round of the 2007 First Year Player Draft out of the University of Richmond, Mahoney will be making his major league debut. He will wear jersey number 54.
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Orioles place INF Brian Roberts on the 15-day DL; OF Xavier Avery recalled from Triple-A Norfolk

Orioles place INF Brian Roberts on the 15-day DL; OF Xavier Avery recalled from Triple-A Norfolk
The Orioles today announced that they have placed INF BRIAN ROBERTS on the 15-day disabled list with a right groin strain, retroactive to July 2, and recalled OF XAVIER AVERY from Triple-A Norfolk. Roberts has batted .182/.233/.182 in 17 games since making his return from a concussion on June 12. On June 22, he passed AL BUMBRY and into a tie for sixth place with KEN SINGLETON for multi-hit games with the O's (388). Avery is joining Baltimore for the third time this season. He has batted...
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Nationals reinstate RHP Henry Rodriguez, place OF RHP Chien-Ming Wang on 15-day disabled list

Nationals reinstate RHP Henry Rodriguez, place OF RHP Chien-Ming Wang on 15-day disabled list
The Washington Nationals today placed right-handed pitcher Chien-Ming Wang on the 15-Day Disabled List, retroactive to July 1, with a right hip strain and returned from rehab and reinstated right-handed pitcher Henry Rodriguez from the DL. Nationals Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. Rodriguez was 1-3 with nine saves and a 5.14 ERA in 24 appearances this season with Washington before being placed on the 15-Day Disabled List on...
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Will Yoder: Hard to choose the Nats' first-half MVP

Will Yoder: Hard to choose the Nats' first-half MVP
The Nationals are about to wrap up their best first half in franchise history. At 45-32, Washington has the best record in the National League, is 3.5 games ahead of the second place team in the NL East, and is on pace to win 95 games this season. What has been perhaps most impressive about the team's run so far this year is that when former cellar-dwellers come out of nowhere in this fashion, they usually do so on the shoulders of one identifiable superstar. Whether it be a franchise player...
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Heath Bintliff: Back to the future with Chris Tillman

Heath Bintliff: Back to the future with Chris Tillman
After a 328 day absence, it appears that Chris Tillman is returning to the Orioles rotation Thursday. While Tillman's 2010 and 2011 seasons have been difficult and trying, in 2012 he has turned back the clock to 2009. In 2009, the 21-year old phenom dominated the International League for nearly four months (only Braves 22-year old hurler Tommy Hanson was better). That was the last bit of real success Tillman has had until this season. I was present at a few of those Norfolk Tides games...
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Washington Nationals team up with Baltimore Orioles to encourage fans to vote the "Beltways Ballot"

Washington Nationals team up with Baltimore Orioles to encourage fans to vote the "Beltways Ballot"
The Washington Nationals have once again partnered with the Baltimore Orioles to help send the "Beltways Ballot" of outfielder Bryce Harper and right-hander Jason Hammel to Kansas City for this year's All-Star Game. Harper and Hammel are candidates on Major League Baseball's Final Vote ballot, in which five players each are chosen from the National and American Leagues to compete for the final spot on their respective league rosters. Fans are encouraged to go online or use their mobile...
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Orioles and Nationals team up to have fans vote for Beltways Ballot of Hammel and Harper for the All-Star Game

Orioles and Nationals team up to have fans vote for Beltways Ballot of Hammel and Harper for the All-Star Game
The Orioles and Washington Nationals have partnered in an effort to help send the "Beltways Ballot" of right-hander Jason Hammel and outfielder Bryce Harper to Kansas City for this year's All-Star Game. Hammel and Harper are candidates on Major League Baseball's Final Vote ballot, in which five players each are chosen from the American and National Leagues to compete for the final spot on their respective league rosters. Fans are encouraged to go online or use their mobile phones from now...
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Tyler Clippard named MLB Delivery Man of the Month for June

Tyler Clippard named MLB Delivery Man of the Month for June
Tyler Clippard of the Washington Nationals has been selected as the winner of the Major League Baseball Delivery Man of the Month Award for June, it was announced today. This Major League Baseball award recognizes the most outstanding relief pitcher during each month of the regular season as voted on by a panel from Major League Baseball. Clippard converted each of his 10 save opportunities during the month of June while not allowing a run over 11.2 innings pitched. The 27-year-old...
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Orioles recall right-hander Steve Johnson

Orioles recall right-hander Steve Johnson
The Orioles today announced that they have recalled right-hander Steve Johnson from Triple-A Norfolk. He will be making his major league debut. Johnson, 24, was 3-5 with a 2.73 ERA (62.2IP, 19ER) in 14 games (nine starts) for the Tides. He was acquired by the Orioles with infielder Josh Bell on July 30, 2009 in exchange for left-hander George Sherrill. Steve, and his father, Dave, who pitched for the Orioles from 1989-91, will become the sixth father-son duo to play for the Orioles, joining...
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Ted Leavengood: More All-Stars where these came from

Ted Leavengood: More All-Stars where these came from
Yesterday, Nationals fans saw - for the first time this season, really - the Ryan Zimmerman who has been the most enduring Nationals All-Star since 2006. His two-run double in the first inning off Tim Hudson was the telling blow in an 8-4 win to take another road series against perennial National League contenders, the Atlanta Braves. He had a solo home run as well, his third longball in a week, and another clutch hit in the ninth to help put the game out of reach. He is hitting .378 for the...
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Olivia Witherite: A true designated hitter for the Orioles at Camden Yards

Olivia Witherite: A true designated hitter for the Orioles at Camden Yards
About midway through the Saturday afternoon game at Camden Yards, the comment at work was made that the mentions of the Orioles on Twitter were blowing up. Granted, it wasn't for the Birds' game in the least, as they eventually dug their own graves in an 11-5 loss to Cleveland. Instead, attached to every tweet was the name of Jim Thome. A veteran in the truest sense of the word, the 41-year-old is once again on an American League roster and serving as the O's designated hitter. As an...
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Harper looks to join trio of Nats in Kansas City for Midsummer Classic

Harper looks to join trio of Nats in Kansas City for Midsummer Classic
It was a continuous debate, at least for the past month or so, whether Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper should/would make the All-Star team. So with the announcement of the rosters for the 83rd annual Midsummer Classic, I'm happy to report the debate has been settled - kind of. Harper wasn't selected by the fans or National League manager Tony LaRussa - that honor was reserved for Nationals pitchers Stephen Strasburg and Gio Gonzalez, along with infielder Ian Desmond. But Harper is among...
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Orioles acquire Jim Thome from Philadelphia

Orioles acquire Jim Thome from Philadelphia
The Orioles today announced that they have acquired DH Jim Thome from the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for minor league RHP Kyle Simon and CA Gabriel Lino. Thome, 41, is a five-time All-Star and is currently tied with Sammy Sosa for seventh place on the all-time home runs list with 609. He is second among active players in home runs behind Alex Rodriguez (642) and trails only Barry Bonds (762) and Ken Griffey Jr. (630) among left-handed batters. Thome's 1,689 career runs batted in are...
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Matthew Taylor: In '57, Indians-O's was a critical four-game series

Matthew Taylor: In '57, Indians-O's was a critical four-game series
The Orioles' loss to Cleveland Thursday night continued a recent slide that has fueled pessimism for some fans. At this exact time of year in 1957, as the O's faced the same team on the diamond, the opposite scenario played out during Baltimore's first non-losing season since moving from St. Louis in 1954. Back then, there was plenty of reason for optimism in June, thanks to some remarkable work by the O's pitching staff. The '57 Birds took three of four from the Indians during a series...
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Marty Niland: Nats will turn back the clock, recall Washington's glory days

Marty Niland: Nats will turn back the clock, recall Washington's glory days
A visit to Nationals Park will be like a trip back in time for fans attending Thursday night's game between the Nationals and the San Francisco Giants. Turn Back the Clock Night will recall the last (and only) time Washington celebrated a World Series championship: 1924, when the Senators and the then-New York Giants met in a Fall Classic that many historians rate as one of the best. For this game, the curly W won't be in fashion. The centerpiece of the celebration will be the uniforms,...
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