Posts Tagged ‘Orioles’
Nationals drop game to Orioles 7-4, end streak at 8
‘Moon over Nationals Park’courtesy of ‘BrianMKA’
Streaks are hard things.
Streaks take you out of seeing the Big Picture, and they change your focus to the tiny reality of the streak. Streaks of either kind aren’t microcosms, they’re localized disruptions of the normal. As a good friend said Sunday, “Losing streaks are the result of talent, while [...]
Nats rack up 8 in 7th straight win, beat Orioles 8-4
Photos by Patrick Pho, special to We Love DC
Oh, for a real crosstown rivalry.
The Nationals came into the Battle of the Beltways (or whatever they’re calling it this year) on a tear, having won six straight, and having just swept the formerly hot Cardinals. Tonight, they put their best starter on the mound against a [...]
Dueling Birds: A Nats v. Os Weekend
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courtesy of ‘dbking’
We’ve got a beautiful weekend, save some scattered t-storms, shaping up for us and we’ve got a “Battle of the Beltways” series kicking off Friday night between the visiting Baltimore Orioles and our hometown Nationals. You’ve got three opportunities to catch the match up this weekend, and it’s sure to be great time with the stadium [...]
Please Ripken, Save the Orioles
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courtesy of ‘Keith Allison’
We don’t cover a lot of Orioles “news’ because…well…we have our own team now, and the Orioles have been the laughing stock of professional sports for over a decade. But as a life-long fan of the birds, and what some could call DC’s AL team, I just had to write about Cal. [...]
Who Would Win In A Fight?
‘Battle of the Beltways’
courtesy of ‘brianmka’
The Nationals’ Screech? Or the Orioles’ The Bird?
Well, in the battle over D.C. TV ratings, our neighbors to the north have won. According to the Washington Business Journal, “D.C. is the only TV market in the country where a team from another city (the O’s) gets better ratings than the [...]
Don’t Mess With Number 8. For Real.
‘Baltimore – Cal Ripken’s Statue’courtesy of ‘mathplourde’
For all of you baseball fans in the DC area that existed between the years of 1972 and 2005, please join me in hating on the following four people: Gary Parker, 19, of Baltimore; Matthew Rayner, 19, of Chase; Patrick Reynolds, 18, of Middle River; and Jason Stonebuner, 19, [...]
