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Catch Camden Yards Classics countdown on MASN beginning Sunday

February 13, 2012, 7:13am

Orioles

Catch Camden Yards Classics countdown on MASN beginning Sunday

What's your favorite TV memory of the Orioles at Camden Yards? For me, it's watching Cal Ripken Jr. take a forced victory lap around a packed, appreciative ballpark on the night he played his 2,131st consecutive game, breaking the mark established by Yankees legend Lou Gehrig that was once believed to be unbreakable. Just typing about it makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand at attention, baseball's version of a Pavlovian response. As part of the celebration surrounding the 20th...

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Orioles acquire right-handers Hammel and Lindstrom from Rockies in exchange for right-handed pitcher Guthrie

February 06, 2012, 5:49am

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The Orioles today announced that they have acquired right-handed pitchers Jason Hammel and Matt Lindstrom from the Colorado Rockies in exchange for right-handed pitcher Jeremy Guthrie. Hammel, 29, is 34-45 with a 4.99 ERA (732.0IP, 406 ER) in 169 career games (115 starts) over six major league seasons with Tampa Bay (2006-08) and Colorado (2009-11). He has pitched 170 or more innings in each of the last three seasons for the Rockies and has posted strikeout to walk ratios of 3:1 or better in...

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WBAL Radio to broadcast 16 Orioles spring training games

January 25, 2012, 10:36am

Orioles

The Orioles and 1090 AM WBAL Radio, the flagship station of the Orioles Radio Network, have announced that 16 Orioles spring training games will be broadcast in 2012. The schedule includes the spring opener against the Pittsburgh Pirates from Ed Smith Stadium on Monday, March 5 at 7:05 p.m., and nine additional home games from the new Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota. Six of the 16 broadcasts will feature 30-minute Pre-Game and Post-Game Shows. MASN previously announced that they will broadcast...

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Seven Nationals spring training games to air on MASN (updated with radio schedule)

January 24, 2012, 6:36am

Nationals

It may be in the 50s today, but here's something guaranteed to create some additional warm feelings in NatsTown: the Nationals' 2012 spring training broadcast schedule on MASN. Seven Nationals Grapefruit League games will be televised on MASN's dedicated high-definition channel, MASN HD, beginning with a Sunday, March 4 game from Space Coast Stadium in Viera, Fla., against the Houston Astros. All afternoon games will be replayed the same day in prime time on MASN HD. * Sunday, March 4 at 1...

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MASN announces Nationals spring training broadcast schedule

January 24, 2012, 8:06am

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MASN, the television home of the Washington Nationals, has announced its 2012 spring training schedule. The network will televise seven Nationals spring training games, and all will appear on MASN's dedicated high-definition channel, MASN HD. The Nationals' March 4 home game against the Houston Astros in Viera, Florida, will kick off MASN's Grapefruit League coverage. MASN will broadcast four more games from Space Coast Stadium, the team's spring training home: March 13 against the...

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MASN announces O's spring training broadcast schedule

January 24, 2012, 8:04am

Orioles

MASN announces O's spring training broadcast schedule

MASN, the television home of the Baltimore Orioles, has announced its 2012 spring training schedule. The network will televise six Orioles spring training games and all will appear on MASN HD. The Orioles' March 5 prime time Grapefruit League opener against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Sarasota, Florida, will kick off MASN's spring training coverage. MASN will broadcast five more games from Ed Smith Stadium, the team's spring training home: March 11 against the Boston Red Sox; March 18...

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Bordick accepts analyst job at MASN (updated)

January 12, 2012, 9:46am

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Bordick accepts analyst job at MASN (updated)

Former Orioles shortstop Mike Bordick has accepted a job as analyst at MASN after meeting earlier today with network officials. Bordick will sign a multiple-year deal with the network. He'll work 81 games, splitting commentary duties with Hall of Famer Jim Palmer. Bordick also has been offered a chance to do some on-field work for the club, including infield coordinator and baserunning instructor at the minor league level. Bordick said he'll need to talk further with John Stockstill,...

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Palmer's tearful memories of teammate named top 2011 sportscasting moment

December 29, 2011, 9:29am

Orioles

Palmer's tearful memories of teammate named top 2011 sportscasting moment

We live in an era of television where today's great moment is tomorrow's distant memory. There's just too frequent a cycling of information and pictures for most broadcasts to burn a place in our consciousness. But according to SBNation, the most compelling television moment in sports during 2011 appeared on MASN's airwaves, where Orioles color commentator Jim Palmer didn't hide his emotions while discussing the shocking suicide death of former teammate Mike Flanagan, a fellow MASN...

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Orioles sign Tsuyoshi Wada

December 14, 2011, 1:23pm

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The Orioles announced today that they have signed LHP Tsuyoshi Wada (sue-YO-she WAH-dah) to a two-year contract with a club option for 2014. Wada, 30, was 107-61 with a 3.13 ERA (1444.2IP, 503ER) and 1,329 strikeouts in 210 career games (207 starts) over nine seasons with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of the Japanese Pacific League. In his 52 starts over the last two seasons, Wada is 33-13 with a 2.29 ERA (354.0IP, 90IP) and has struck out 337 batters while walking 95 and allowing just 18 home...

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MASN sets 2011-12 NCAA basketball broadcast schedule

November 09, 2011, 5:50am

MASN, the local leader in live sports entertainment, will broadcast up to 200 college baseball games this season, offering viewers a lineup of everything from local college games to contests featuring Top 25 teams. The regional sports network's extensive hoops schedule includes regional favorites from Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina and Pennsylvania, covering 12 conferences and major tournaments, including the BB&T Classic and the Great Alaska Shootout. For the sixth...

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MASN to air documentary on Hoya basketball team's trip to China

November 07, 2011, 2:20pm

When the Georgetown University men's basketball team traveled to China this past summer, the Hoyas went with a videographer who documented the trip, from start to finish. The end product of that historic 11-day trip can now be seen by all as MASN will air "From the Baseline" on Tuesday, Nov. 8 at 7 p.m. Produced by the Georgetown Athletics Department and Futureview, Inc., "From the Baseline" provides a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the Hoyas trip. It documents the team from its departure...

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Tune into MASNsports.com this afternoon for video chat with Guthrie, Jones

September 23, 2011, 4:38am

Orioles

Tune into MASNsports.com this afternoon for video chat with Guthrie, Jones

What would you ask Jeremy Guthrie or Adam Jones if you had a chance to shoot the breeze with them? Maybe you want to know why Guthrie is so ga-ga over Justin Bieber. Or how Jones manages to blow a bubble as he slams into the outfield wall while making a catch. Perhaps you're interested in the pitcher's take on the O's offense or the center fielder's opinion on the Birds' pitching staff. Well, wonder no more. This afternoon, you can ask the pair of Orioles, well, just about...

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MASN's Social Media Weekend was embraced by O's fans

September 26, 2011, 12:10pm

Orioles

MASN's Social Media Weekend was embraced by O's fans

You posted, you tweeted, you texted. You came, you saw, you won. And while we may not have known exactly what to expect from MASNports.com's first Social Media Weekend, Orioles fans let us know that they appreciated our efforts to reward them for their loyalty as much as we appreciate them. Social Media Weekend, held Sept. 16-18 during a weekend series at Camden Yards against the Angels, was a rousing success - so much so that we've already begun planning next season's version of what...

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Social Media Weekend gives fans a chance to win big from Sept. 16-18 at Camden Yards

September 12, 2011, 7:12am

Orioles

Social Media Weekend gives fans a chance to win big from Sept. 16-18 at Camden Yards

It's been a big year as far as social media is concerned at MASNsports.com. We've kept you informed via our new mobile alert text-messaging system, interacted with you over Twitter and engaged in discussions on Facebook. Along the way, we've used these burgeoning technologies to allow you to meet your favorite Orioles players, and to win memorabilia and unique fan experiences in special contests. This weekend, as a thank you to its loyal social media followers, MASN will reward tech-savvy...

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Sept. 16-18 Social Media Weekend will give Nats fans a chance to win

September 12, 2011, 7:23am

Nationals

Sept. 16-18 Social Media Weekend will give Nats fans a chance to win

This season, MASNsports.com has seen tremendous growth, thanks in large part to its ability to interact with fans through social media. With in-game alerts via text message, breaking news broadcast through the @masnNationals Twitter account and the MASN Nationals Facebook page, which has created a daily forum for fans to gather together to discuss and cheer for the Nationals, social media has become our best tool when it comes to delivering the latest information to you, the fans. So, as a...

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"The John Riggins Show" off July 13-15, will return July 18

July 11, 2011, 7:31am

"The John Riggins Show" will not air on Wednesday, July 13 through Friday, July 15. Regular programming will return to MASN/MASN HD on Monday, July 18 at 4:30 p.m.

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"The Mid-Atlantic Sports Report" off until Thursday, July 14 for All-Star break

July 11, 2011, 7:28am

It's the All-Star break, and like most of Major League Baseball, "The Mid-Atlantic Sports Report" will be taking some time off. The program will not air Monday, July 11 through Wednesday, July 13. You can tune into "The Mid-Atlantic Sports Report" again beginning Thursday, July 14 at 5:30 p.m. at 5:30 p.m. on MASN/MASN HD.

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O's fans from Maine win big (screen) at Camden Yards

June 27, 2011, 6:37am

Orioles

O's fans from Maine win big (screen) at Camden Yards

The Morrill family of Yarmouth, Maine, took the usual assortment of souvenirs with them when they headed out of Baltimore on a nine-hour drive home Monday morning. There were t-shirts, Buck Showalter bobbleheads, miniature baseball bats, O's drawstring backpacks, caps - all memories of another fun weekend at Camden Yards, a trip that's become an annual summer excursion for Melissa Morrill and her five kids. But one unexpected package forced a little shuffling of luggage and passengers: the...

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Three-man booth on weekend O's-Nats broadcasts will feature Hunter, Flanagan

June 15, 2011, 1:14pm

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Three-man booth on weekend O's-Nats broadcasts will feature Hunter, Flanagan

When the Orioles travel to Washington, D.C., to face the Nationals in an interleague series beginning Friday night, MASN viewers will again have the opportunity to enjoy a rarity in broadcast sports television: a three-man booth featuring a collection of play-by-play announcers and color analysts from both teams. Orioles play-by-play veteran Jim Hunter and his D.C. counterpart, Bob Carpenter, will both call portions of the game. Carpenter will work the first two and a half innings, followed by...

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MASN adds new affiliates in Virginia, North Carolina

April 22, 2011, 3:06pm

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MASN adds new affiliates in Virginia, North Carolina

BALTIMORE -- MASN, the television home of the Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles, has reached affiliate agreements with two Virginia-based cable television providers as well as two new affiliates in North Carolina. Chatmoss Cablevision in Danville and Nelson Cable in Wintergreen are now broadcasting the popular regional sports network in Virginia. Chatmoss is carrying MASN on Channel 6.80, MASN HD on Channel 680, MASN 2 on Channel 6.81 and MASN2 HD on Channel 681. Nelson is...