Prove your Nats know-how with this week's trivia scramble
Prove your Nats know-how with this week's trivia scramble
Josh Land
Nationals
Are you the biggest Nationals fan you know? Is your head filled with facts about the Nats' inaugural season in D.C. and Bryce Harper's historic 2015 season? Well, it's time to prove your Nats knowledge! We're introducing a new on-air contest this week, presented by PNC Bank. Trivia Scramble is coming to our broadcast, and you'll have the chance to showcase your knowledge and win a Nats prize pack that includes a Jayson Werth bobblehead! Be sure to watch Nats broadcasts all week to listen...
A few early notes
A few early notes
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Orioles still haven't announced their corresponding roster move that allows Kevin Gausman to come off the disabled list and start tonight against the Rays. Yovani Gallardo is with the team and will receive treatment from the athletic training staff while the Orioles engage in their three-game series. An MRI yesterday didn't reveal any damage to Gallardo's right shoulder beyond the wear and tear that already showed up during his physical. A team official said...
Test your Orioles knowledge with this week's trivia scramble
Test your Orioles knowledge with this week's trivia scramble
Josh Land
Orioles
Think you're the biggest Orioles fan out there? Does your knowledge of current Orioles stack up with what you know about Orioles greats of the past? Well, time to prove it! We're introducing a new on-air contest this week, presented by CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield. Trivia Scramble is coming to our broadcast, and you'll have the chance to showcase your knowledge and win an autographed Orioles prize pack! Be sure to watch Orioles broadcasts all week to listen for the trivia question...
Chicago another region outside mid-Atlantic with optimistic starts in 2016
Chicago another region outside mid-Atlantic with optimistic starts in 2016
Mel Antonen
Orioles
The Nationals and Orioles are giving mid-Atlantic baseball fans reasons to believe this season is going to be special. But this isn't the only region that's excited about how the first three weeks have gone. Check out Chicago. The Cubs, picked by many to win their first World Series since 1908, are leading the National League Central, and the White Sox - the team from the Chicago's South Side - are off to their best start since 2006, winning 13 of their first 19. The White Sox hope that a...
Orioles encourage fans to "Vote Orange" and send O's players to the 2016 MLB All-Star Game
Orioles encourage fans to "Vote Orange" and send O's players to the 2016 MLB All-Star Game
Bobby Blanco
Orioles
The Orioles today announced that fans can begin voting to send Orioles players to the 2016 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in San Diego, Calif. This year, the Orioles are encouraging fans to vote early, vote often and "Vote Orange." MLB All-Star Game balloting will once again take place exclusively online at orioles.com/voteorange. Fans can cast their votes for Orioles players up to 35 times per email address with a maximum of five votes in a 24-hour period. Each fan who votes a minimum...
Opposite dugout: Rays trying to take advantage of early AL East-heavy schedule
Opposite dugout: Rays trying to take advantage of early AL East-heavy schedule
Bobby Blanco
Orioles
Manager: Kevin Cash (2nd season) Record: 8-10 Last 10 games: 5-5 Who to watch: 2B Logan Forsythe (.303/.370/.545 with 8 RBIs), RF Steven Souza Jr. (.291/.339/.600 with 5 HR, 11 RBIs), DH Corey Dickerson (5 HR, 9 RBIs), LHP Matt Moore (1-1, 3.60 ERA), RHP Erasmo Ramirez (4-1, 1.69 ERA) Season series vs. Orioles: 0-2 Pitching probables: April 25: RHP Kevin Gasuman vs. RHP Chris Archer, 7:10 p.m., MASN April 26: RHP Ubaldo Jimenez vs. RHP Jake Odorizzi, 7:10 p.m., MASN2 April 27: RHP Chris Tillman...
Marty Niland: Is this fun enough for you?
Marty Niland: Is this fun enough for you?
Josh Land
Nationals
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,"...
Andrew Stetka: Orioles appear proven right again on injury
Andrew Stetka: Orioles appear proven right again on injury
Josh Land
Orioles
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...
Baker and Strasburg on eighth-inning homer, Heisey walk-off
Baker and Strasburg on eighth-inning homer, Heisey walk-off
Byron Kerr
Nationals
In a game that that felt like two or three games in one, it might be hard to remember that through the first seven innings, Stephen Strasburg was pitching a gem. He allowed the Twins just one run and four hits through seven frames. Then in the eighth, with one out and the game tied 1-1, Joe Mauer and Eduardo Nunez singled. Brian Dozier then cranked a three-run homer to give Minnesota a 4-1 lead. Incredibly, the Nationals came back twice after that and won it 6-5 in 16 innings in a game that was...
Hyun Soo Kim on his improvements at the plate (Trey Mancini to Triple-A)
Hyun Soo Kim on his improvements at the plate (Trey Mancini to Triple-A)
Steve Melewski
Orioles
After he struggled in spring training and then declined an assignment to the minor leagues, there are probably quite a few people surprised that Hyun Soo Kim has a .500 batting average right now. Sure it is only a handful of at-bats, but in spring training Kim hit just .178 and looked overmatched at times. The first Korean-born player in Orioles history now also has his first career RBI. Kim went 2-for-4 and drove in a run in the Orioles' win Saturday night at Kansas City. But he said he...