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Jim Williams: Nationals may be in line for bigger TV deal – The Wash. Examiner
Every five years, the Washington Nationals get to review the deal (*cough* corrupt bargain) they have with MASN, the cable channel that is owned by the Baltimore Orioles/Peter Angelos. My objections to the arrangement both historically and currently are well established, [...]

Nats hire media consultant to improve MASN deal – Nationals Journal, The Post
Every five years, the Washington Nationals get to renegotiate their “deal” with MASN, the subpar cable channel they are forced to be on because Baltimore Orioles owner Peter Angelos is a coward. As you may recall, Angelos voted against D.C. getting a baseball [...]

This past week it has become apparent once again that the Washington Nationals need to upgrade their proofreading:
Nats spell honoring wrong – DC Sports Bog, The Post
Nats spell John Lannan’s name wrong – DC Sports Bog, The Post
Nats Park ad features Josh Willingham – DC Sports Bog, The Post
These errors were by [...]

Washington Nationals fire TV announcer Rob Dibble after his comments about Stephen Strasburg – The Post
MASN Washington Nationals analyst Rob Dibble, who never let facts get in the way of machismo, has been fired by the team. Oddly enough, he was hired by John Angelos, the son of MASN/Baltimore Orioles principle owner Peter Angelos. How [...]

EXCLUSIVE: It was Peter Angelos vs. Steve Bisciotti in latest skirmish over MASN & Ravens TV rights – WNST
While it is well established that Baltimore Orioles and MASN owner Peter Angelos hates the Washington Nationals and the greater Washington D.C. region, it is less well-known that he hates the Baltimore Ravens too. The wannabe megalomaniac [...]

For a guy that reminds those of us at home that we never played the game, I find it curious that Washington Nationals “analyst” Rob Dibble said:
“The interesting thing is I cannot remember for the life of me actually playing the game. It’s all a blur. I can’t look at a guy on the field [...]

Rob Dibble Likes the Nats More Than You Do – CityPaper
No, he doesn’t.
Another week, another article about the awfulness that is Washington Nationals “analyst” Rob Dibble. In addition to quotes from Chris Needham and Jamie Mottram, this article has the completely non-shocking revelation that Dibble was recruited to MASN by John Angelos, son of [...]

There have been a lot of pixels generated about the “analyst” for MASN’s Washington Nationals telecasts, Rob Dibble. The former Cincinnati Reds relief pitcher (a recurring theme of the franchise’s time in D.C.) was called out by GQ as being part of the 5th worst announcing team in the majors. Obviously, that isn’t just Dibble [...]

Remember when I said I would end my boycott of Camden Yards for one game if MASN fired Rob Dibble? Well, they did not except my olive branch. Dibble is still on MASN and Washington Nationals fans are poorer for it. The latest example came (via DC Sports Bog) yesterday:

I agree with Ray Knight on [...]

Angelos says Nats’ success is good for O’s – The Sun
Failed baseball team owner and noted Baltimoron Peter Angelos has changed his tune about the Washington Nationals.
“What’s good for the Nationals is good for MASN,” Angelos said. “That makes me happy…
The Baltimore Orioles being last in the standings makes me happy.
The one upside of historically [...]