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Marty Niland: Old-school approach could have served Nats well

Marty Niland: Old-school approach could have served Nats well
With two outs and a man on first in the bottom of the seventh inning on Friday came the pitch felt round the Natosphere. Reds reliever Tony Cingrani drilled Nationals slugger Bryce Harper in the back - right between the numbers - with a 94 mph fastball. No matter whether it was intentional, Harper was not happy, and neither were fans posting on Nats message boards. They demanded payback. The most obvious target was Reds first baseman Joey Votto, who exchanged words with the bruised Harper after...
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Andrew Stetka: Questions aplenty surrounding Wieters' return

Andrew Stetka: Questions aplenty surrounding Wieters' return
The impending return of Matt Wieters to the Orioles is going to create more questions than answers for the short term and the long term. As many know, Wieters has been rehabbing in the minors following Tommy John surgery. He's set to come off the disabled list later this week, but following some comments from Buck Showalter yesterday, I immediately question his role. Wieters could join the club Thursday in Houston and serve as the designated hitter, or Friday in Cleveland to be the catcher....
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Patrick Reddington: Is Werth's injury Taylor's opportunity?

Patrick Reddington: Is Werth's injury Taylor's opportunity?
Jayson Werth has been credited, in the years since he signed a sort of out-of-nowhere, seven-year, $126 million contract with the Nationals, with changing the culture in the nation's capital. When he was asked earlier this season about his reputation as a leader in the Nats clubhouse and what it meant to him, however, Werth was clear that in his mind it didn't mean anything. "Absolutely nothing," he said. "I'm just another guy," Werth explained. "We've got a bunch of guys in there that...
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Matthew Taylor: Measuring historical dominance by Orioles pitchers

Matthew Taylor: Measuring historical dominance by Orioles pitchers
Which Orioles pitchers have had the most dominant individual outings by modern statistical measures? That's one of the questions that came to mind for me as I read Joe Sheehan's article "The Case for ... The Pedro" in the May 25 edition of Sports Illustrated. Sheehan discusses Corey Kluber's May 13 outing for the Cleveland Indians, during which he struck out 18 batters and walked none, and makes the case that, "To strike out a lot of hitter, while walking few or none ... is the pinnacle...
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Zach Wilt: The Orioles' balance of power

Zach Wilt: The Orioles' balance of power
If the Orioles could go back and time and play the 2012 version of themselves, I'm certain that the series would like identical to what we just watched against the Astros. A.J. Hinch's club reminds me exactly of what I watched here in Baltimore two seasons ago. The 'Stros are a scrappy group of power hitters who deliver clutch hits, are never out of games and win by a close margin. It was fun to watch on this end, but now I can totally understand why the 2012 O's frustrated their...
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David Huzzard: Appreciating the Wright stuff

David Huzzard: Appreciating the Wright stuff
There was a time when Nationals fans were far fewer and had to forget about being Nationals fans. Hoping for a win from some of the lowly clubs this franchise put on the field from 2007-2011 was like hoping for the Marlins to do something competent. With all apologizes to Ryan Zimmerman and his numerous walk-offs between the summer of Soriano and Stephen Strasburg's debut. The Nationals weren't much of a drawing card. Those of us that did venture out to RFK Stadium or Nationals Park in the...
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Rachel Levitin: Retracing Wrigleyville roots amid Nationals conversation

Rachel Levitin: Retracing Wrigleyville roots amid Nationals conversation
When I was in Chicago earlier this month, I found myself wandering around the neighborhood I grew up in - Wrigleyville. Back then, I wasn't old enough to appreciate an Old Style at Murphy's Bleachers on the corner of Waveland and Sheffield. But a few weeks ago, I was. One of my favorite parts of growing up in a baseball town like Chicago is that people there, at least in my mind, seemed to really enjoy sports. They enjoyed watching sports, talking about sports and knew intricacies about each...
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Domenic Vadala: Is it time for O's to get creative at first base?

Domenic Vadala: Is it time for O's to get creative at first base?
I was a bit shocked when I saw the lineup hours prior to Monday's game against Houston. Aside from the time when he was suspended, when's the last time the Orioles' starting lineup didn't include Chris Davis? Sitting Davis on the bench is something that was lauded by many fans, and understandably so. Hovering around the Mendoza line isn't exactly what one would have expected going into this year. But my question is whether or not it's time to get creative with first base. And by creative,...
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Matt of Matt's Bats: Has Desmond put rocky start in rear-view mirror?

Matt of Matt's Bats: Has Desmond put rocky start in rear-view mirror?
Ian Desmond started the season off rocky. By rocky, I mean nine errors and 23 strikeouts in April. But Desmond, who some could argue is the best shortstop in baseball, has started to turn it on and is playing more like the Desmond we knew in past years. As showcased in the Nationals' series against the Yankees and Phillies last week, Desmond still has some pop in his bat. He hit two home runs, just missed a third and is on a 10-game hit streak. While he wasn't as productive to start the...
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Matt Kremnitzer: Joseph has been a pleasant surprise in 2015

Matt Kremnitzer: Joseph has been a pleasant surprise in 2015
Heading into the 2014 season, Caleb Joseph was a few months from turning 28, yet he'd never played in a single major league game. But early in the season, Matt Wieters was placed on the disabled list with an elbow injury, and soon was lost for the season. Steve Clevenger made the club out of spring training as the team's backup catcher, but it quickly became evident that the Orioles didn't think he was suitable for even part-time catching duty. Joseph was promoted to the majors on May 7, and...
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Marty Niland: Fans need to show patience with Strasburg

Marty Niland: Fans need to show patience with Strasburg
The Nationals are flying high, winners of eight straight series, all alone in first place, 2 1/2 games up on the New York Mets in the National League East. But it seems all the fans want to talk about is Stephen Strasburg's pitching troubles. On talk shows, Internet message boards and Facebook groups, there's no shortage of opinions about why Strasburg (3-5, 6.50 ERA) is struggling and what the team should do about it. The main complaint about the first overall pick in the 2009 draft is that...
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Andrew Stetka: A look at the O's secondary pitching prospects

Andrew Stetka: A look at the O's secondary pitching prospects
As the Orioles offense continues to plod along through May, the organization's pitching depth is also being tested. The young arms are passing the exam so far. Over the last week or so, we've seen Mike Wright, Tyler Wilson and Oliver Drake make their major league debuts with the Birds. These are three O's draft picks that aren't nearly as highly touted as the three No. 1 choices that have been ranked at the top of the team's farm system. We're talking, of course, about 2011 pick Dylan...
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Patrick Reddington: The Nationals' yearly search for a gem

Patrick Reddington: The Nationals' yearly search for a gem
With the 57th pick of last June's draft, the Nationals selected left-handed pitcher Andrew Suarez out of the University of Miami. Suarez, 21, and a 6-foot-2 southpaw, went 6-3 with a 2.95 ERA in 16 starts for the Hurricanes, walking 15 (1.23 walks/nine innings) and striking out 87 (7.14 strikeouts/nine innings) in 109 2/3 innings pitched. "We tried to take the best player available," assistant general manger and vice president of scouting operations Kris Kline told reporters when asked about...
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Matthew Taylor: When wooden foul lines factored into a wager between pitchers

Matthew Taylor: When wooden foul lines factored into a wager between pitchers
Orioles pitchers Hoyt Wilhelm and Billy O'Dell each entered the 1959 season with one career home run. Wilhelm's homer came during his rookie campaign with the New York Giants in 1952; O'Dell's blast was in 1958 for the Orioles. The players made a bet about who would hit the most home runs in 1959. The anniversary of O'Dell winning that bet, thanks to a quirky assist from Memorial Stadium's wooden foul lines, passed earlier this week. O'Dell became one of the approximately 10 major league...
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Zach Wilt: Putting faith in the arms while O's lumber slumbers

Zach Wilt: Putting faith in the arms while O's lumber slumbers
When your favorite team has lost four of their last seven games, it's easy to be nitpicky. When they're in fourth place in the AL East on May 21, it's even more easy to just be flat out negative. Watching Nelson Cruz blast a three-run homer in his return to Charm City was painful, not only because of the dozens of replies I received on Twitter from angry O's fans, but also because the Birds have lacked a bit of the power they've had over the past few seasons. As a team, the Orioles have...
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David Huzzard: Should Nationals be targeting Rockies' Tulowitzki?

David Huzzard: Should Nationals be targeting Rockies' Tulowitzki?
When the Nationals signed Max Scherzer to a seven-year, $210 million contract, they signaled that they were not only going for it in 2015 but where going to be competitive for a long time. Unfortunately, many ignored the fact that it was a multi-year contract and labeled it a win-now move. The Nationals are very interested in winning in 2015 and general manager Mike Rizzo has shown a willingness to do what it takes to construct a roster capable of doing just that, but he also wants to be able...
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Rachel Levitin: Another memory for Nats fans, Zimmerman to cherish

Rachel Levitin: Another memory for Nats fans, Zimmerman to cherish
Since their inception in 2005, the Nationals have gone from a cellar-dwelling team to a two-time National League East championship ballclub eager to take home baseball's top prize of a world championship. There have been several major milestone moments along the way, including the team's first no-hitter pitched by Jordan Zimmermann in 2014 and the back-to-back No. 1 draft picks of Stephen Strasburg in 2009 and Bryce Harper in 2010 that added talent - and mainstream buzz within the American...
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Domenic Vadala: With Wright, Orioles are doing things the right way

Domenic Vadala: With Wright, Orioles are doing things the right way
For starters, the debut of Mike Wright on Sunday was about as awe-inspiring as a debut can be. Seriously, I can't imagine what must have been going through his mind walking off the mound in the 8th inning to a standing ovation like he did. And he indicated as much after the game, saying that you really couldn't draw it up any better than that. However, Buck Showalter said something that piqued my interest in his postgame press conference on Sunday afternoon. He said that in Wright's case,...
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Matt of Matt's Bats: The Nationals' secret slugger

Matt of Matt's Bats: The Nationals' secret slugger
Last week, I wrote about Bryce Harper and how he is surging at the plate. Harper has become the best baseball player in all of Major League Baseball right now. His six home runs, 13 RBIs and .455 batting average this past week helped the Nats go 5-2 and outscore their opponents 53-35. Now that Harper has won two consecutive National League Player of the Week awards, I wanted to let you in on the other secret to the Nats' recent success: Wilson Ramos. Harper is getting all the attention he...
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Matt Kremnitzer: Looking at the O's corner outfielders

Matt Kremnitzer: Looking at the O's corner outfielders
The Orioles have a corner outfield problem: The team's assortment of corner outfielders has been underwhelming When it comes to the Orioles outfield, there's Adam Jones in center field, and then there's a lot of spare parts. That doesn't necessarily have to be a bad thing, except when those parts all aren't playing well. And right now, they aren't. Jones is second in the majors among all qualified center fielders with a 153 wRC+. Meanwhile, O's left fielders currently have a combined...
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