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Marty Niland: Is this fun enough for you?

Marty Niland: Is this fun enough for you?
The Nationals have a new slogan this season and it's probably not the one the marketing team envisioned. Instead of the "one pursuit" tagline the team rolled out for the 2016 season, what seems to have caught on with the fans is Bryce Harper's seemingly impromptu "make baseball fun again." Spawned in the the wake of a national magazine interview in which he lamented the unwritten rules that make the game "tired" and yearned for the spontaneity and celebration that make the game "fun,"...
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Andrew Stetka: Orioles appear proven right again on injury

Andrew Stetka: Orioles appear proven right again on injury
Despite all the naysayers and doubters, it would appear the Orioles were right again. Just over two months ago, many were blasting the O's for attempting to restructure a contract with right-hander Yovani Gallardo. Now, with the 30-year-old on the disabled list with a shoulder injury, it would appear they had something to squawk about. Clearly, I'm not a doctor, and even if I was, I didn't see the results of Gallardo's physical back in February or examine his shoulder after his short start...
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Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: "In Montmartre: Picasso, Matisse and Modernism in Paris, 1900-10"

Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: "In Montmartre: Picasso, Matisse and Modernism in Paris, 1900-10"
In this edition of "Hitting the Books," we take a look at Sue Roe's "In Montmartre: Picasso, Matisse and Modernism in Paris, 1900-1910," a work depicting the scene in Montmartre outside Paris during a time when the giants of modernist painting were creating a new class of canvas work. Centered on Picasso and Matisse, this is a "feel the scene" book. Montmartre was a shabby area with the low rents that these new artists could afford. It had the cobblestone streets, the facades that would...
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Patrick Reddington: Like Stephen Strasburg, focus on each of right-hander's outings

Patrick Reddington: Like Stephen Strasburg, focus on each of right-hander's outings
Stephen Strasburg's agent Scott Boras told FOXSports.com's Jon Morosi this spring that the Washington Nationals and their 2009 No. 1 overall pick were not actively discussing a deal that could keep him in the nation's capital beyond 2016 and weren't likely to talk about one until the season was over. Strasburg and the Nationals avoided arbitration this winter, agreeing on a 1-year/$10.4M deal, but beyond that, there were no discussions about a long-term deal. "We amicably agreed to a...
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Matthew Taylor: Jake Arrieta isn't the only former Oriole to throw no-hitter

Matthew Taylor: Jake Arrieta isn't the only former Oriole to throw no-hitter
Call it something old, something new, with both players wearing Cubbie blue. Milt Pappas died this week. He pitched for the Orioles before being trading away to the Cincinnati Reds in the Frank Robinson deal and ultimately tossed a no-hitter for the Chicago Cubs. Last night, Jake Arrieta, whom the Orioles traded away, tossed a no-hitter for the Cubs. The opponent? The Cincinnati Reds. That, my friends, is baseball. I can't imagine many O's fans actually resent Arrieta for throwing his second...
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David Huzzard: No surprise Harper is becoming the best player in baseball

David Huzzard: No surprise Harper is becoming the best player in baseball
We're going to talk about Bryce Harper. I know by this point you've read hundreds upon hundreds of articles about Harper, but I'm going to write yet another one and like most of them this will contain no new information or provide you with any insight. It is very likely that you already know that Harper is great, and there is a reason he is the most talked about Nationals player and becoming the most talked about baseball player. There is a chance that by the end of the year Bryce Harper...
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Zach Wilt: Looking at Brad Brach's improvements from last year

Zach Wilt: Looking at Brad Brach's improvements from last year
Brad Brach appeared in his eighth game of the season last night in the Orioles' walk-off victory against the Blue Jays and for the first time in his nine innings pitched, the O's reliever allowed an earned run. His ERA skyrocketed from 0.00 to 1.00 ERA in 2016. Seriously though, Brach looked solid again out of the 'pen, this time coming in to relieve Ubaldo Jimenez. He issued just one walk and even the RBI double off the bat of Edwin Encarnacion came on a well-placed, low 86 mph splitter. In...
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Dillon Atkinson: Orioles' signing of Jimenez now well worth it

Dillon Atkinson: Orioles' signing of Jimenez now well worth it
Heading into the 2014 season, after inking a new four-year, $50 million deal with the Orioles, Ubaldo Jimenez was expected to be near the top of the club's rotation, just behind right-hander Chris Tillman. This wasn't the case, however, as Jimenez was arguably the worst pitcher on staff, recording a 4.73 ERA, a 4.79 fielding independent pitching (FIP) and an abysmal 5.48 walks per nine innings over 22 starts, averaging just over 5.1 innings pitched per outing. The Orioles placed Jimenez on...
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Charlie Fliegel: Which "window" has closed for the Nats?

Charlie Fliegel: Which "window" has closed for the Nats?
Last year, there was quite a bit of talk about how the Nationals' "window" was closing because Jordan Zimmermann and Ian Desmond were leaving, along with a few others. But I never bought into that, and while it's early, the Nats certainly look like a team that can succeed with its current roster. Sure, they aren't consensus World Series favorites anymore, but where did that ever get them? Some sort of window didn't close on them after last season just because they lost a few key...
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KidsPeace Trick-or-Trot to kick off at Dempsey's on April 29

KidsPeace Trick-or-Trot to kick off at Dempsey's on April 29
Lace up those running shoes to get ready for a great annual event at Oriole Park! That's right! The KidsPeace Trick-or-Trot, hosted by Buck and Angela Showalter, is returning for its seventh edition. While the race is still a baseball season away, it's time to start thinking about sponsoring the event, training, registering or gathering a team! On Friday, April 29, KidsPeace will host a sponsor engagement luncheon and you're invited. If you're interested in learning how you can help support...
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Ryan Romano: Machado and selling out for power

Ryan Romano: Machado and selling out for power
Through the first two-odd weeks of the 2016 season, no team has hit better than the Baltimore Orioles. Manny Machado has spearheaded the onslaught, slugging a .383/.431/.723 slash line over 51 plate appearances. If Machado maintains this production, it'll mark the second straight year of improvement with the bat. This time, however, he's done things quite differently, and it's worth wondering if he should take another path. We'll first look at Machado's 2015 breakout, which happened...
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Steve Mears: Harper's 100th homer ball among baseball history

Steve Mears: Harper's 100th homer ball among baseball history
Bryce Harper just hit his 100th home run, and like any milestone home run, you have to wonder if Zack Hample (Google search "Zack Hample ARod 3000 hit") ended up with the baseball or someone else who might want to keep it. Well, we contacted the Boras Corporation and confirmed Harper now has that home run No. 100 baseball. But you might not know that the young girl who caught the ball in Section 140 got the ball and returned it to Harper. Mystery easily solved. Where is Babe Ruth's 600th...
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Marty Niland: Nats playing loose, getting the job done

Marty Niland: Nats playing loose, getting the job done
Even with Sunday's extra-inning loss to Philadelphia, courtesy of a blown save by Jonathan Papelbon, the Nationals are still doing quite well. At 9-2 and four games ahead of Philadelphia in the National League East, they have the best record and biggest division lead in all of baseball. That seems light years ahead of last season, when they struggled out of the gate, going 5-6 through the first 11 games. To the untrained observer watching on TV, the biggest difference seems to be attitude -...
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Andrew Stetka: Masking an obvious weakness

Andrew Stetka: Masking an obvious weakness
The season is only two weeks old, but I've written a lot already in 2016 about the need for the Orioles to mask their weaknesses. There's no real secret what people are talking about when it comes to the O's and weakness - it's their starting pitching. These Birds, like the ones in recent past, are very good offensively. They can play defense with anyone. There are no real qualms about the bullpen. The starting pitching is an entirely different story. When it comes to Saturday night's game...
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O's game blog: Birds hoping to get back on track against Perez

O's game blog: Birds hoping to get back on track against Perez
After starting the season with seven straight wins, the Orioles find themselves in the midst of a slight skid after back-to-back losses. The losses were going to come eventually, but making sure each step back is followed by multiple steps forward is important to the team's long-term goal of returning to the postseason. They'll get that chance tonight against the Rangers' Martin Perez. Fortunately, the Orioles have found success against Perez in the past. Mark Trumbo, one of the most...
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Patrick Reddington: The adaptable Dusty Baker

Patrick Reddington: The adaptable Dusty Baker
Jonathan Papelbon's first few appearances haven't been necessarily lights out, but the 35-year-old Nationals closer is a perfect 5-for-5 in save opportunities after Wednesday night's inning of work against the Braves. Braves hitters lined pitches to right and center for an out and a single before Papelbon got an inning-ending double play and his fifth save, and Nationals skipper Dusty Baker told reporters after the game that getting the save, or the final result, at least in this case, was...
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Matthew Taylor: Orioles fans should be enjoying the moment

Matthew Taylor: Orioles fans should be enjoying the moment
I attempted to convince myself that daytime baseball wouldn't be a distraction from my work. Listening to the radio broadcast on Monday as the Orioles stared down the Red Sox in the Fenway Park opener was simply background noise, I reasoned. It made sense initially. However, by the ninth inning, with both the game and my stomach knotted up, I conceded the point in the hopes of witnessing a victory for myself. I turned on the TV broadcast to watch the game's final inning unfold. Crouched low...
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Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: "American Wine: A Coming-of-Age Story"

Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: "American Wine: A Coming-of-Age Story"
Tom Acitelli's "American Wine: A Coming-of-Age Story," published in 2015, tracks the explosion in wine sales in the U.S. since the 1960s and the how our culture that had generally ignored wine became the No. 1 wine market in the world. To say the change occurred quickly is putting it mildly. Acitelli names the names in the wine business that pushed this rapid growth, how they did it and the cultural shift that created wine popularity. Those that impacted this growth were not only in the...
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David Huzzard: The importance of banking wins

David Huzzard: The importance of banking wins
The Nationals are 6-1. Five of those wins have come against a stripped down and possibly tanking version of the Braves. It can be pointed out that the Braves are projected to lose 100 games and that their lineup is Freddie Freeman surrounded by a bunch of minor league hopefuls and aging or injured castoffs, not too unlike Ryan Zimmerman and the 2007-2010 Nationals. The Braves are bad and they're bad on purpose, but the Nationals have still won those games and as long as every win counts the...
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Zach Wilt: So far, Chis Davis seems to be handling the pressure

Zach Wilt: So far, Chis Davis seems to be handling the pressure
Chris Davis hadn't even dotted the i's on his seven-year, $161 million contract this winter before the deal was criticized by the baseball world. The Orioles appeared in many columnists' "worst deals of the offseason" articles and were scrutinized for overspending on a guy that would surely never repeat the production of his 2013 and 2015 seasons. Comparisons were made to Ryan Howard and Josh Hamilton, two power hitters who cashed in on their successes only to disappoint in their older,...
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