For Nats-O's interleague games, no more combined MASN broadcast teams

For Nats-O's interleague games, no more combined MASN broadcast teams
It's more than four months before the Nationals and Orioles will meet in four days of interleague action. But when those games occur - at Nationals Park on July 7-8, and 35 miles up the Baltimore-Washington Parkway at Camden Yards on July 9-10 - viewers on MASN will notice a major change. MASN is eliminating the combined broadcast booth featuring talent from both the Nationals and Orioles on-air teams. Instead, each team will get its own broadcast with its own broadcasters. For Nationals...
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2014 Orioles broadcast schedule announced by MASN

2014 Orioles broadcast schedule announced by MASN
The 2014 Orioles broadcast schedule was released today by MASN, and all the action begins with the regular season and home opener on Monday, March 31 at Camden Yards against the world champion Boston Red Sox. In all, 156 Orioles games will be broadcast in crystal-clear high definition on MASN - 94 on MASN and MASN HD and 62 on MASN2 and MASN2 HD. Six Orioles games are scheduled to be aired on national networks during the 2014 season. Highlights of MASN's 2014 Orioles schedule include...
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MASN unveils 2014 Nationals broadcast schedule

MASN unveils 2014 Nationals broadcast schedule
MASN announced its broadcast schedule for the 2014 Nationals season this afternoon. The television home of the Nats will air 157 of 162 games this season with 97 appearing live on MASN and MASN HD, and 63 on MASN2 and MASN2 HD. Five games are scheduled to be aired on national networks in 2014. MASN will broadcast Washington's March 31 season opener against the New York Mets from Flushing, N.Y., as well as interleague series against the Orioles (July 7-8 and July 9-10) and the AL West -...
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MASN announces 2014 Nationals broadcast schedule

MASN announces 2014 Nationals broadcast schedule
MASN, the television home of the Washington Nationals, today announced its Major League Baseball schedule for the 2014 season. Once again, all Nationals games broadcast by MASN will be available in crystal-clear high definition, including the March 31 season opener against the New York Mets in Flushing, N.Y. Other highlights of MASN's 2014 Nationals schedule include interleague series against the Baltimore Orioles (July 7-8 and July 9-10), and the Los Angeles Angels (April 21-23), Houston...
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MASN announces 2014 Orioles broadcast schedule

MASN announces 2014 Orioles broadcast schedule
MASN, the television home of the Baltimore Orioles, today announced its Major League Baseball schedule for the 2014 season, the team's 60th anniversary campaign. Once again, all Orioles games broadcast by MASN will be available in crystal-clear high definition, including the season opener at Camden Yards against the World Series champion Boston Red Sox on March 31. Other highlights of MASN's 2014 Orioles schedule include interleague games against the Washington Nationals (July 7-8 and July...
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MASN adds seventh game to Orioles spring training broadcast schedule

MASN adds seventh game to Orioles spring training broadcast schedule
MASN has announced that a seventh game has been added to its Orioles spring training broadcast schedule: Wednesday, March 19 at 1 p.m. against the Tampa Bay Rays from Ed Smith Stadium on MASN HD. The additional game will be rebroadcast at 9 p.m. on MASN HD. With this additional game, the Orioles' spring training broadcast schedule on MASN HD will be as follows: * Saturday, March 1 at 1 p.m., Toronto Blue Jays vs. Orioles (replay at 7 p.m.) * Friday, March 7 at 1 p.m., Philadelphia Phillies...
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MASN launches innovative social media rewards program for Orioles and Nationals fans

MASN launches innovative social media rewards program for Orioles and Nationals fans
The Mid-­Atlantic Sports Network launches its new "Touch 'Em All" program today, becoming the first regional sports network to execute a social media rewards program through FanScore. The platform gives Orioles and Nationals fans the opportunity to earn exclusive prizes through social media interaction. "MASN viewers are some of the most passionate and engaged sports fans in the country, and we are thrilled at how we've been able to connect with them through social media," said...
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Technical difficulties in St. Pete

Technical difficulties in St. Pete
Because of a major electrical malfunction in the production truck at Tropicana Field at St. Peterburg, Fla., you might notice a few changes on today's Orioles-Rays broadcast on MASN. While we're working to correct the problem, it's possible we may start today's game by utilizing the FOX feed from SunSports, the Rays network. That means you'll be seeing game coverage with Rays-related graphics on-screen. We're endeavoring to get our broadcast team of play-by-play man Jim Hunter and color...
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About Sunday night's game ... (updated)

About Sunday night's game ... (updated)
Because of Friday night's rainout - thanks, Tropical Storm Andrea - the Twins and Nationals will play a split doubleheader Sunday. You can check out the particulars here, including the times of the games and ticket exchange policies. Now if you're not heading to the (hopefully) sunny shores of the Anacostia on Sunday evening, you'll probably be watching the game on MASN. Because the network wasn't given permission to broadcast the game until Friday evening - long after most television...
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Orioles select contract of RHP Kevin Gausman from Double-A Bowie; RHP Jake Arrieta optioned to Triple-A Norfolk

Orioles select contract of RHP Kevin Gausman from Double-A Bowie; RHP Jake Arrieta optioned to Triple-A Norfolk
The Orioles today announced that they have selected the contract of RHP Kevin Gausman from Double-A Bowie and optioned RHP Jake Arrieta to Triple-A Norfolk. To make room for Gausman on the 40-man roster, RHP Alex Burnett has been designated for assignment. Gausman, 22, was the Orioles' 1st round selection (#4 overall) in the 2012 First Year Player Draft out of Louisiana State University. He is scheduled to make tonight's start in Toronto and will become the third member of his draft class...
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MASN hires Julie Alexandria as new Nationals sideline reporter

MASN hires Julie Alexandria as new Nationals sideline reporter
There's a new member of MASN's Nationals broadcast team. MASN has hired Julie Alexandria as its new sideline reporter for Nationals broadcasts, the network confirmed this afternoon. Alexandria will begin appearing on-air as a part of MASN's in-game broadcasts as well as the "Nats Xtra" pregame and postgame shows sometime during the next homestand. Alexandria most recently worked as a sideline reporter for FOX Sports, covering college football. She was part of the broadcast team that...
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MASN partnering with WUSA 9 to simulcast 20 games in 2013

MASN partnering with WUSA 9 to simulcast 20 games in 2013
VIERA, Fla. - Coming off a 98-win season and the first National League East title in team history, anticipation and excitement for Nationals baseball has never been higher. And now, all Nats fans living in the Washington, D.C., area, even those without MASN, will be able to catch the action. MASN and WUSA 9 are partnering to simulcast 20 MASN-produced Nationals games on WUSA 9 TV in D.C., during the upcoming 2013 season. The slate of games on Channel 9 will begin with the Nats' April 1...
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What's up with the Rangers' offense?

What's up with the Rangers' offense?
A day dawns that Orioles fans have waited 15 years for. Your Baltimore Orioles are back in the playoffs. As I've said a few times now, I am so happy for all O's fans, but especially the very large number of you that stuck with the team through every loss, every negative article, every negative phone call on the talks shows and everything that was negative, negative, negative. Take those days and trash them. This is a new day and time of Orioles baseball. I hope every one takes time today...
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Marriott Foundation Donates $250,000 to Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy

Marriott Foundation Donates $250,000 to Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy
The Washington Nationals Dream Foundation is excited to announce that The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation has committed $250,000 in support of the Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy. In appreciation of this gift, the Marriott Foundation will be recognized as a Founding Partner of the Youth Baseball Academy and will receive naming rights for one of the facility's three new baseball fields. In addition, the Foundation will receive prominent recognition throughout the...
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How to get your Nats postseason fix on MASN (updated)

How to get your Nats postseason fix on MASN (updated)
So you can't watch the Nationals' postseason run unfold on MASN. That doesn't mean we'll be going off the map until next season. MASN will still be here for as long as the Nationals stay alive in the postseason to provide you with plenty of coverage, even though the games will be aired nationally. For starters, tune into MASN HD the night before the Nats open the National League Division Series - whether that be Saturday or Sunday - for "Nats Xtra: Playoff Preview." Time will be...
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MASN getting geared up for O's in postseason (updated)

MASN getting geared up for O's in postseason (updated)
Seems like only yesterday that Roch Kubatko was bringing class in "School of Roch" to order in Sarasota. But that was more than seven months ago, and a lot has happened in the interim - not the least of which is the fact that the Orioles will make their first appearance in the postseason since 1997. Now, how they'll do that remains to be seen, since the season's not yet over. The O's could win out in St. Pete against the Rays and hope the Yankees lose their final game at home against...
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Angel, Hunter advance in 2013 Frick Award balloting

Angel, Hunter advance in 2013 Frick Award balloting
Longtime Orioles voices Joe Angel and Jim Hunter are among 41 veteran broadcasters chosen as candidates for the 2013 Ford C. Frick Award, which is presented annually by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, N.Y., for excellence in baseball broadcasting. More than 12,000 votes were cast in the first round of fan voting on the Hall of Fame's Facebook page. Every broadcaster, active or retired, who has broadcast at least 10 consecutive years for a team or network was...
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Viewership rise on MASN accompanies Nats' jump in standings

Viewership rise on MASN accompanies Nats' jump in standings
On the heels of the Nationals' rise to the top of the National League East standings, MASN is experiencing equally impressive increases in viewers watching its game coverage as the team continues its push to the postseason for the first time since relocating to D.C. An average of 69,000 viewers per game are watching the Nationals on MASN this season, a substantial increase over the 45,000 viewers per game recorded during the 2011 campaign. Those numbers mean viewership of Nationals games on...
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Rise in record give O's viewership on MASN a boost

Rise in record give O's viewership on MASN a boost
You know all the numbers by now: How the Orioles have made themselves a player in the wild card race, how they've made August baseball in Baltimore relevant on a national scale, how clubs managed by Buck Showalter historically show a significant improvement in his second full season at the helm. But the improvement in the Orioles' numbers aren't solely in the win-loss column. This season roughly 62,000 viewers are watching Orioles broadcasts on MASN versus the 44,000 viewers-per-game...
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Orioles reinstate 2B Brian Roberts from 60-day disabled list; option infielder Steve Tolleson to Norfolk

Orioles reinstate 2B Brian Roberts from 60-day disabled list; option infielder Steve Tolleson to Norfolk
The Orioles today announced that they have reinstated 2B Brian Roberts from the 60-day disabled list. To make room for Roberts on the roster, the club has optioned INF Steve Tolleson to Triple-A Norfolk and transferred OF Nolan Reimold to the 60-day disabled list. Roberts has been on the disabled list with a concussion since May 17, 2011. He batted .238/.340/.429 with five doubles, a home run, five RBI and six runs in a 14 game rehabilitation assignment with Single-A Delmarva (two games),...
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