On common ground, Orioles and Nationals have complicated relationship – The Sun
Oh, the Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles have a complicated relationship? That’s the fault of MLB commissioner Bud Selig, Peter Angelos and his franchise. Selig coddled Angelos when he didn’t have to:
When the Nationals, after 36 seasons as the Montreal Expos, arrived in Washington [...]

When it came out that 20 Washington Nationals games would be broadcast on Ch. 9 (WUSA) instead of Ch. 50 (WDCW), I joked about how great it is that we could watch the Nats on VHF instead of UHF:
Did you hear, 20 #Nats games on VHF instead of UHF! Huge if true #tweetsfrom1969
— William F. [...]

MLB seeks creative solution to MASN rights fees dispute between Nationals, Orioles – The Post
After a long period of no news on the Washington Nationals television rights compensation some new information has come out:
Hoping to find a solution to the dispute between the Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles over the value of the Nationals’ television [...]

Washington Nationals, Baltimore Orioles split over MASN cable TV rights fee – The Post
Another overview about how Peter Angelos is trying to screw the Washington Nationals and their fans over the television rights he was wrongly granted in 2005. It is a decent article, but omits that Angelos kept Nats games off of most D.C. [...]

Bryce Harper loves Washington, and says he wants to play his entire career in the city – The Post
Bryce Harper has decided as a 19 year old that he wants to stay in the D.C. area forever as a member of the Washington Nationals. He’s living in Pentagon City and I never wanted to move [...]

MLB extends deliberations as MASN, Nationals said to be $70M apart on new rights deal – Sports Business Daily
Another delay in the “agreement” between the Washington Nationals and MASN, the cable channel primarily owned by Peter Angelos and the Baltimore Orioles? I haven’t been that surprised since the sun came up today.
The Nats shot for [...]

THOMAS BOSWELL: Washington Nationals are due a bigger check from MASN for TV rights – The Post
The column linked above is almost two weeks old, but still an important read.
Tomorrow is apparently a big day that the Washington Nationals-MASN/Baltimore Orioles stalemate. A panel of three representatives from the Tampa Bay Rays, Pittsburgh Pirates and New [...]

Rather than try to build a narrative about the Washington Nationals series with the hated Baltimore Orioles, I think I’ll just make it short: The Baltimore Orioles and their owner Peter Angelos voted against D.C. baseball, “acquired” 90% of the Nats TV rights and kept the Nats off of most D.C. area cable systems for [...]

KEN ROSENTHAL: Sources: Panel to decide Nats’ TV fees – FOX Sports
The Washington Nationals and MASN (owned by the Baltimore Orioles/Peter Angelos) have not come to an agreement on TV rights fees:
Now, according to sources, a panel of baseball officials will decide what the two teams could not resolve in negotiations — the annual rights [...]

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, [...]