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Matthew Taylor: O's boasting more power than ever

Matthew Taylor: O's boasting more power than ever
We are currently witnessing the most powerful era in Orioles history. It is not only that this year's team is sending baseballs flying out of the ballpark in bunches before the temperature even heats up. Baltimore's power surge has run for five seasons now after a relative drought of home runs in the early 2000s. It is a period that rivals any stretch in team history. The Orioles have had at least one player with 30 home runs in every decade of their post-St. Louis Browns existence. It has...
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Patrick Reddington: Decision to shut down Strasburg in 2012 played key factor in extension

Patrick Reddington: Decision to shut down Strasburg in 2012 played key factor in extension
Think what you will about the decision the Washington Nationals made back in 2012, when they shut down a then-24-year-old Stephen Strasburg late in the season, as planned from the start that year, but the decision GM Mike Rizzo and the front office made played a part in the 27-year-old signing a seven-year extension with the team that drafted him with the No.1 overall pick of the 2009 Draft. They also came within a strike of the 2012 NLCS without him, of course. But the Nats' choice to shut...
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Orioles infielder Manny Machado to host BaseBOWL Tournament benefiting Baltimore City Department of Parks and Recreation

Orioles infielder Manny Machado to host BaseBOWL Tournament benefiting Baltimore City Department of Parks and Recreation
Orioles infielder Manny Machado will host his third annual Manny Machado BaseBOWL Tournament, a celebrity charity event to support Baltimore City's Department of Recreation and Parks onSunday, May 15. The sold-out event will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Mustang Alleys Bar, Bowling and Bistro, located at 1300 Bank Street in Baltimore. Nearly all of Machado's teammates are expected to attend including Pedro Alvarez, Zach Britton, Chris Davis, Kevin Gausman, Adam Jones, Darren O'Day,...
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David Huzzard: Pitching is nice, but Nats need more offensive firepower

David Huzzard: Pitching is nice, but Nats need more offensive firepower
Last night, Max Scherzer threw a 20-strikeout game. Earlier in the week, Stephen Strasburg agreed to a $175 extension. They are two fifths of the reason why the Washington Nationals are in the race for the NL East title. Every day I question how a team with so many hitters below league average can be winning as many games as they do. I question it even more when they have multiple comebacks in one game. If you judge a team on their gumption the Nats played their two best games of the season in...
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Zach Wilt: Machado's talent is something to cherish

Zach Wilt: Machado's talent is something to cherish
With every Orioles game that's played this season, I'm personally doing my best to appreciate what I'm able to witness every night. I hope you're doing the same. Watching Manny Machado, in every aspect of the game, is an absolute thrill. I don't want to take it for granted. This could be the year that we point to as the beginning of a superstar career. When we reflect on his playing days in years down the road, I want to be able to recall moments from this season. It's truly special what...
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Opposite dugout: Tigers trying to escape from recent woeful skid

Opposite dugout: Tigers trying to escape from recent woeful skid
Manager: Brad Ausmus (3rd season) Record: 15-18 Last 10 games: 2-8 Who to watch: 3B Nick Castellanos (.378/.405/.640), DH Victor Martinez (.348/.407/.571), RHP Justin Verlander (2-3, 5.40 ERA, 42 K's), RHP Francisco Rodriguez (8 saves) Season series vs. Orioles: First meeting (3-4 in 2015) Pitching probables: May 12: RHP Mike Pelfrey vs. RHP Ubaldo Jimenez, 7:05 p.m., MASN May 13: RHP Justin Verlander vs. RHP Chris Tillman, 7:05 p.m., MASN May 14: RHP Anibal Sanchez vs. RHP Mike Wright,...
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Dillon Atkinson: Wilson or Wright? Gallardo's return leads to crowded rotation

Dillon Atkinson: Wilson or Wright? Gallardo's return leads to crowded rotation
Orioles right-hander Yovani Gallardo - who was placed on the 15-day disabled list on April 23 with right shoulder/bicep tendinitis - will be cleared to start throwing again this Saturday at Camden Yards. There's still no timetable set for when we should expect him to be activated from the disabled list, but the veteran starter getting ready to pick up a ball and start throwing is the first step to his upcoming return. When he does make his return, who gets removed from the rotation? There are...
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Charlie Fliegel: Did Strasburg signing mean a shift in thinking for Nats?

Charlie Fliegel: Did Strasburg signing mean a shift in thinking for Nats?
With a move that seemed to surprise everyone, the Nationals signed one of the best pitchers in baseball to a long-term contract. And he happens to be one that is already on the team; Stephen Strasburg. He really is one of the best in today's game. Since returning from Tommy John surgery in 2012, he is 13th in MLB in fWAR, 4th in K/9, 13th in ERA+, 9th in FIP, 7th in OPS+ against... and these numbers are somewhat dragged down by the beginning of 2015 when he was pitching when he shouldn't have...
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Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: "Brothers In Arms"

Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: "Brothers In Arms"
Tim Walbert is the director for Orioles games on MASN. We share a love of history and of the books that tend in that direction. Tim brought to my attention "Brothers In Arms" by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. I'm glad he did. This is the story of an African American tank battalion in World War II that courageously fought in some of the most intense battles of the war. They were called on when the war was at a turning point and the U.S. needed manpower, especially tank support for the infantry. The...
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Nationals agree to contract extension with RHP Stephen Strasburg

Nationals agree to contract extension with RHP Stephen Strasburg
The Washington Nationals agreed to a seven-year contract extension with right-handed pitcher Stephen Strasburg on Tuesday. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. One of the premier starting pitchers in the Major Leagues, Strasburg will remain under contract with the only professional organization he has ever known through the 2023 season. The No. 1 overall selection in the 2009 First-Year Player Draft, Strasburg has a career 59-37...
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Steve Mears: Nationals finding success with pinch-hitters

Steve Mears: Nationals finding success with pinch-hitters
The 2016 Nationals bench is winning games singlehandedly by singular swings of the bat. The most memorable singular swing by a bench player is always the one freshest in your mind, which has to be last night's walk-off pinch-hit home run from Clint Robinson. Then you start to think about some of the others, like Chris Heisey in extra innings with the 16th-inning walk-off HR on April 24 which was the first walk-off in Heisey's career. Now rewind back further to the second game of the season...
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Ryan Romano: The Orioles' incredible home run avoidance

Ryan Romano: The Orioles' incredible home run avoidance
Heading into the 2016 season, most projection systems didn't think very highly of the Orioles' pitching staff. Baseball Prospectus predicted they would allow 4.76 runs per game, which would rank last in the major leagues. FanGraphs had them at 4.71 runs allowed per game, better than only the Colorado Rockies. Many pundits echoed that pessimism: Sports Illustrated's Jay Jaffe wrote that "even in a division that's decidedly short on top-shelf starting pitching, the Orioles' rotation scares...
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Father's Day catch on the field tickets on sale Tuesday at 11 a.m.

Father's Day catch on the field tickets on sale Tuesday at 11 a.m.
The Orioles today announced that tickets for the Father's Day Catch on the Field opportunity for parents and their children will go on sale this Tuesday, May 10, at 11:00 a.m. ET. The Father's Day Catch on the Field will be held on Sunday, June 19, prior to the 1:35 p.m. game against the Toronto Blue Jays. Fans may purchase one of two ticket packages that include a pair of tickets for the Father's Day game and a 25-minute pregame session of catch on the field at Oriole Park. A portion of...
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Andrew Stetka: O's rotation exceeding expectations thus far

Andrew Stetka: O's rotation exceeding expectations thus far
Entering this season, there was little debate over what the biggest concern surrounding the Orioles would be. While there were questions about the corner outfield spots and the offense's reliance on the home run, the starting rotation was always the most glaring question mark. There are still major doubts over what the rotation will become as 2016 plays out, but the unit deserves a little credit for the way it has performed in recent days. Specifically, Chris Tillman, Ubaldo Jimenez and...
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Marty Niland: Nats aren't as far behind Cubs as they seem

Marty Niland: Nats aren't as far behind Cubs as they seem
The old adage goes that good baseball teams play .500 on the road and have a winning record at home. Still, Nationals fans can't help but have a bad taste in their mouths after dropping the last four games of a 5-5 road trip to the Cubs. It seems the Cubs have been edging out the Nats since the offseason, when they won bidding wars for free agents Ben Zobrist (5-for-13, three homers, nine RBIs in the series) and Jason Heyward (2-for-5 Sunday with a diving catch to rob Ryan Zimmerman of a...
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Two Northbound I-95 lanes temporarily closed this weekend

Two Northbound I-95 lanes temporarily closed this weekend
Fans heading to Orioles games against the Oakland Athletics on Saturday and Sunday should be aware that the Maryland Department of Transportation's State Highway Administration (SHA) has announced that two lanes of northbound I-95 near MD 100 in Howard County will be temporarily closed, effective Friday, May 6, beginning at 10:00 p.m. until approximately noon on Sunday, May 8. All motorists on northbound I-95 are advised to consider traveling on US 1 (Washington Boulevard), MD 295 (Baltimore...
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Nationals reinstate OF Ben Revere

Nationals reinstate OF Ben Revere
The Washington Nationals returned from rehab and reinstated outfielder Ben Revere from the 15-day disabled list on Friday and optioned outfielder Matt den Dekker to Triple-A Syracuse. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. Revere, 28, returns to the Nationals after missing 27 games with a right oblique strain suffered on Opening Day in Atlanta. The speedy outfielder registered two Major League at-bats this season before his injury and...
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Patrick Reddington: Rizzo flourishing in role of building Nationals into contenders

Patrick Reddington: Rizzo flourishing in role of building Nationals into contenders
Before Mike Rizzo was hired as Washington's full-time general manager on Thursday, August 20, 2009, after serving on an interim basis for the Nationals throughout the '09 season, there was a bit of drama in the nation's capital. For a time, at least according to published reports, it appeared as if someone else might get the job. Once he was officially announced the full-time GM, Rizzo was asked about the week he went through leading up to the final decision and the published reports which...
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Matthew Taylor: O's will need unlikely contributions if they're going to win big

Matthew Taylor: O's will need unlikely contributions if they're going to win big
Here's to the unlikely. The Orioles have cornered the market on defying expectations in recent years, outlasting meager predictions on their way to two playoff appearances and a division title. If the O's are going to contend for the AL East in 2016, they'll need plenty of unanticipated happenings again this season. In other words, they'll need more nights like Thursday night. The O's won their first matchup of the season with the New York Yankees in dramatic fashion, using eight shutout...
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Zach Wilt: Adam Jones' struggles aren't a cause for concern

Zach Wilt: Adam Jones' struggles aren't a cause for concern
Just over a month into the 2016 season, the Orioles offense is on pace to be one of the game's best. They've hit 36 homers, ranking third in the major leagues in that category (there's a four-way tie for first) and have baseball's third-best batting average with runners in scoring position (.295). We knew this club would score some runs this season, so I suppose these early rankings aren't much of a surprise. What is a surprise though, is that they've been able to put up these numbers...
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