it's 0-1 to ronny belliard. 2-0 cincinnati, bottom of the 9 9th. nationals have two on and nobody out. belliard showing bunt again. >> johnny: hernandez can't get it. a new lease on life. >> rob: most of the time the catcher could come up with it. >> johnny: he's only playing there because he can't play. a friendly gathering around the ball park tonight. 11:42. the 0-2 from cordero to ronny belliard. high fly off the 3rd baseline. hairston up in the third row of seats. 0-2. belliard 0-9 career wise against cordero. cordero struck him out twice. dukes off 2nd, willingham off 1st. pitch outside. [cheering and applause] >> rob: he did a great job. hanrahan 7 innings, no hits. beimel no hits no runs. >> johnny: 1-2. one down. >> rob: couldn't get the job done. trying to hit behind the runner. he did a great job trying to get this to the right side. cordero after a 2 hour 10 minute rain delay, 96 miles per hour. josh bard here. a single gets you one run closer. >> johnny: gonzalez will bench hit. that will take care of the shut out. willingham winds up

ronnie belliard, four for his last 37. in his last 19, now 20 games played. >> jim p.: so he's due. >> rob: you talked about austin kearns, all he had to do was get a base hit. he did. albers, an 0 for 2 belliard against him. of course the orioles are trying to cleep it close. the nationals are taking advantage. >> bob: that was good pitch to lay off for belliard who often first pitch swings, but tonight he's getting three or four at- bats, so maybe a little more patient. it was a 3-2 pitch earlier when he hit into the double play. >> jim p.: that running fastball that matt had trouble with last night. so and you talked about it the one inning, two hits and base on balls. now you're back in the same situation where you're trying to make good pitches and you're not. you've got to aim for the middle of the plate and hope that that movement. he is a sinker baller with a curveball and a change-up. >> bob: belliard rips one at the third baseman, mora comes home and gets the force out. he was thinking double play, but he still g

ronny belliard is waiting. no activity needs at this moment. he is sitting back waiting for something to happen as they did last night. full count to josh willingham. eight home run, 9 rbi, at the time last 25 games he's. >> rob: 50 home runs in 1987, 46 home runs, won 50 games. the point i'm trying to make is this, you're going to give up home runs. it's going to happen. you don't have to be embarrassed by it. you don't have to try to pitch away from contact a lot of times. we have guys guys with great stuff, great accountability. the biggest thing is getting over the hump. hit this one and hit the next one. it's repetition. >> johnny: joel getting up and loosening up in the bullpen now. ronny belliard will see what he can do here in the 6th. >> rob: you've got a good power hitter on deck. you can get on possibly with a base hit and make this a 2-1 game, put bard in a position to get us a lead or at least tie the score. >> johnny: as you look down the batting order, bard next and then martis will be hit four. belliard fouls it back. last night

ronny paulino at about 21% throwing out opposing base runners, 9 for 44.but the element of surprise is gone, so i'd be surprised to see josh do something here. >> rob: that might even have been a false break. sometimes you'll start running, just to try to get the catcher to step up or maybe take a strike away interest the pitcher and think about throwing somebody out. doesn't necessarily mean you're going to go to second base. pretty good career. >> bob: josh is like, what are you doing saying my name and his in the same sentence. he's going. and nolasco gets the one hopper right up the middle. was it a good reaction? a lot of luck or a little bit of both? we've gotta pay for. and a few things we want to pay for. on top of it all, we're still trying to put away some money for the future. with the wish list, we can save up for anything we want. and still have enough to cover the day-t0-day. plus, the savings engine helps our money grow. and that's something we need and want. introducing the virtual wallet from pnc, a high definition, online view of your mon

here is ronny paulino, 0 for 2. robbed by guzman last time, and he almost took the cap right off of the pitcher on that one. the marlins first base hit since hanley ramirez rbi single back in the third. >> rob: you know how -- don't get cocky. watch your onion. >> bob: somebody else would say chuck and duck. >> rob: exactly. so you're going along great. weak ground ball, one hopper to your third baseman a. punch out. ronny paulino, a very good fastball hitter lines one right back up the box. >> bob: not that you want to see this happen, but if carroll gets aboard, that should probably take nolasco out of the game. he's due to bat neck. >> rob: no, you want to finish it off here. finish it off, get this guy, and it will be a wonderful night in return for scott olsen. >> bob: nolasco is in the on deck circle. >> rob: i doubt seriously nolasco will walk anywhere near the plate. he may be laboring a little bit now. it looks like he's rushing to try to get it up there to home. >> bob: the marlins, by the way, he's going

i was thinking it to myself that cristian guzman or ronnie belliard should just go in and say something to him. say something to him in spanish. get him to calm down. they're the veterans. he's still kind of a young guy. he could be a big asset to this ball club. >> bob: flies it to center. right there is willie harris. after all that, the nats still a chance to put this game away. patterson, guzman, johnson ahead. ÷pñ)y

ronny paulino thinks he's hit it out of the ballpark. look at adam jones. he knows he has plenty of room. takes just a stride on to the warning track and paulino hit it good. look at adam jones. you've got to believe he loves playing in this spacious outfield with plenty of room to roam. >> jim: we see it every game. it still amazes me concentrating running back on a fly ball he can still blow a bubble. >> buck: he's an athlete. >> jim: unbelievable. >> buck: it's not that difficult. >> jim: i think it is. i don't know that i could do that. >> buck: i'm sure you could if you had a little practice. >> jim: adam joined us last night on wired wednesday and he told us sitting out of the game he was bored. he likes to get in there and play. curve ball for a strike to cody ross. >> buck: cody ross has been wearing out the orioles on this trip. last night he had three big hits including two doubles and should have had an extra rbi. he ended up with two. ground-ruled double cost him one. >> jim: fastball rode in on him. now it's 0-2. all right. let's analyze this,

ronny belliard's first start since june 10. now for the orioles who clobbered the nationals last night 11-1, leading off will be brian roberts, hitless the last couple ballgames, after a six- game hitting streak, leads the american league in doubles, he's knocked out 25 doubles this year, he drove in a season high four runs against the phillies one week ago. the birds line-up goes this way, roberts leads off at second with a .288 batting average, then comes adam jones, he had three hits last night, as did nick markakis, aubrey huff at first base batting in the cleanup spot. nolan reimold also three hits last night. luke scott will be the dh for the o's, gregg zaun will be catching and robert andino will be batting ninth. the nationals trying to even up the series tonight at camden yards against baltimore. one of the questions i think everybody's asking, ray, as we go to nightly notes, knightly. >> the k is silent. >> yes, the k is silent. let's touch on the problems of joel hanrahan. we know he can pitch. he's proven that befor

the statue is a wonderful likeness of ronnie. and he would be so proud.e that i was in this room was for ronnie 's service. so it is nice to be back under happier circumstances. i want to thank everybody for being here and for your support your thoughts and your kind wishes and everything that's been said here today and the lovely, lovely singing. so beautiful. thank you so much. that's it. [applause] [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, please remain seated for the unveiling of the statue. ladies and gentlemen, the statue of president ronald reagan. [applause] [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, the reverend will now deliver the benediction. >> let us bow our heads and pray for god's blessing. our god, source of patriot dreams and strength of heroes proved we are confident that this reception of president reagan's statue here in the capitol will remind people of the many blessings shed on the great state of california. all who visit here are blessed along with mrs. nancy reagan, family collaborators and generations to come who will see this work and remem

the statue is a wonderful likeness of ronnie. and he would be so proud.at i was in this room was for ronnie 's service. so it is nice to be back under happier circumstances. i want to thank everybody for being here and for your support your thoughts and your kind wishes and everything that's been said here today and the lovely, lovely singing. so beautiful. thank you

ronnie belliard comes in to play second base batting in the previous pitcher's spot which is the number five hole. then, batting eighth and pitching, jesus colome. so, the nationals have now had better than four scoreless innings from their bullpen tonight. so have the blue jays for that matter. jesus colome still has a long way to go with that e.r.a. of 8.00, nine innings 15, hits, eight runs, eight strikeouts, three walks. you can live with that, but the hittable nature of colome this year has really been puzzling. and, rob, i would say that's probably from being -- from being behind in the count, having to come in and then getting lit up. >> rob: also, he puts his defense to sleep with his low work rate. he takes forever to throw a pitch. inevitably, the defense instead of being on the balls of their feet, go back on their feet and they're op their heels and they can't make plays defensively for you. so, if he can pickup the tempo or pickup the pace a little bit, maybe he'd have a chance. >> bob: well, randy st. claire over the last few years has talked with him many times about that

ronny paulino could put this game out of reach. hot shot, zimmerman knocks it down. and how they got the runner at second i don't know on a really bad throw by zimmerman. when this shoe store added aflac to its employee benefits package no direct cost the company... it was a perfect fit. find out more at aflac!... ...forbusiness.com  >> bob: let's have a look at our coors light freeze cam, brought to you by coors light, the world's most refreshing beer. listen to somebody holler got 'em when ryan zimmerman hits the ball. he centered that one, and the coors light freeze cam centered that one. that went into the second deck. and now it's a souvenir. run around, they'll get it. got a little jack from dunn. that was funny. >> bob: diaz is a stays in to replace coghlan in the left field. with the rain falling, top of the ninth. dan meyer, a rather inexperienced closer. especially has one major league save. it's for the marlins this year. >> bob: it's possible he could get the first two hitters, then nunez could come in to face zimmerman because he's warming up

ronny paulino hit the ball hard all night long. this works its way back towards the middle. chris ray swipes at it behind his back. the ball caroms over between first and second. paulino has an infield hit. play a-- ray appears to be fine. he waves the training staff off suggesting he glot a lot -- he got a lot of glove on that ball. >> jim: here is cody ross. he's become a fan favorite here. fans are chanting for him as he comes up. 28 years old. he throws a slider for a strike. you never know the circumstances -- circumstances of why a team moves a certain player unless you know an organization like we know the players. you don't know the players. when you see a player like cody ross who adds so much to a team which is a complimentary player and not to mention that home run bout, why a team like cincinnati a team for years had trouble getting back in contention would let him go. they picked him up from the dodgers, cincinnati did, then turned right around and shipped him here no florida. he played only two games for the reds. >> buck: you see what he's doing here in florid

ronny belliard with a basket catch on a play you'd much rather see be taken by right fielders. i've had hitters tell me if they did call more strikes, we'd probably be more aggressive, we'd be swinging more and i think the hitters would adjust. but they've not been allowed to do that. >> jim p.: years ago jay nolan came over and caught for us, he said in the national league the pitch is a strike until it becomes a ball. in the american league, it's a ball until it becomes a strike. >> bob: interesting. one a low ball league, the other a high ball league. >> jim p.: it was. >> bob: that's why bob gibson said i'll never pitch a no hitter because i'm a high ball hitter. one night he got one, but a guy like him might have had more no hitters in a different league. >> jim p.: all i know is he had a 1.12 e.r.a. for the entire year. >> rob: they had to lower the mounds. we should thank mr. gibson with that one. >> jim p.: how about mr. mclean in that same year. >> rob: martis now throwing a few more change-ups. >> jim p.: made a great pitch to mora. i actually think his stuff has been

but ronnie belliard is a heck of a player. that hit .290, .287 for this ball club and has done a tremendous job. the only problem is he is in a situation where he is not going to get to play much. like any hitter, the toughest thing to do is to come off the bench. if you're not getting enough at- bats to stay sharp and he is not. this year instead of staying in that mode where he is trying to hit the ball to right center field, every time he seems to pinch hit, he is trying to hit a three-run home run, but that is the tendency because you're so fired up. he just needs to play, but i don't know if he is going to get a chance to play here. >> when you're talking about playing, i don't think anyone in this ball club is playing as well on an overall extended period of time that is christian guzman. he's had seven of his last eight games, multi-hit games. he has only played 57 games this year and look at what he has done for this ball club. >> over the last 1,003 at-bats, he is hitting impressively. he was injured in 2007, 2008, .3

then it would come ronny belliard. 2-0 bottom of the 9th. nationals 3-6 against the nl central.under .500. 5-7 against the national league east. that's why they play nine. you don't stop there. >> rob: absolutely. they're playing it. it's not really coming down anymore. >> johnny: last save for francisco came last night. right behind the nationals dugout, cincinnati one error. josh willingham misplayed a ball in right field. got to give him a break there. it was his first time ever in that right field area. >> rob: there's a lead off walk. very nice. that's using the old melon. at the plate right now. you've got to find a way to get willingham in however he can get on base. [cheering and applause] >> johnny: i'd love to see josh get a hold of one now. he takes a strike from cordero. 13 of the hits were extra bases, 5 doubles, 8 home runs. fouled off. 0-2. [cheering and applause] >> johnny: going back to last season, cordero converted 29 -- takes the pitch low. 14-14 this year. the 1st base umpire -- the announcer will bring the tarp on here in the bottom of the 9th. a rain delay

>> just very simple words on how it is exactly ronnie and how others mentioned convinced i had known him. which i unfortunately never did. i feel like i do. they mentioned the energy in his pose and exegs is exactly him. i am eager to have them see the clay version because the darker bronze you don't see all of the details and personality. at some point i hope to share those with him. >> what becomes with your clay model? >> there is a two-foot version and a seven-foot clay. this is the sad part. when you take the mold from them they normally get very damaged. and they get chopped into many pieces for the whole casting process. >> that's painful. >> yeah. in some projects i have to do it myself and that is the worst taking a saw or knife to your clay. >> you made the comment that you felt you know him. did you ever meet president reagan? >> no. i came very close by a non-linear chance. i did a magazine cover of president reagan and was asked to do a portrait of president reagan. for that portrait i was told when to be in california to meet with him. this is beyond exciting. when i ar

>> just very simple words on how it is exactly ronnie. others mentioned or were convinced that i had known him, when i never did. i feel like i do. you'll be able to see the entire interview with the artist today including coverage of the statute unveiling as well as the interview and you'll be able to hear remarks from nancy pelosi. joining us now at the stable is jar red allen of the hill. he's here to talk about congress' interrogation tack picks. the first one, the hail storm and the buyers back. sort this all out for us. >> a lot of chatter. this all started thursday morning. the subcommittee on investigations and oversight on the house intelligence committee had a closed-door meeting. we suspected that they were looking for development of techniques in the new a lot lately. they limited it a different oversight. one member specifically who was in the meeting they told me the interrogation technique did come up. what he came away with was that this method worked to disrupt the plot. terrorists were furious lafe alluded to the fact of

ronnie belliard at 1st base. the nats in an enviable position to get this win and get some momentum going to florida. 3-2 they lead. joe beimel this year pitched well his last 7 games. he will face jay bruce. a breaking ball in for a strike. grounder back. zimmerman cuts it off to belliard. one down. >> rob: nice job by ryan zimmerman. >> johnny: just makes them and makes them, doesn't he rob. >> rob: what did i say after he airmailed that ball earlier in the game that a run came in on. he has been stellar ever since. as a pitcher, you have to forget the one error and think about the 9 he makes out of 10. he has made some amazing plays right there on bruce. another one on phillips. >> johnny: that is the first out here in the 9th. beimel to face alex gonzalez. breaking ball. inside for a ball. >> rob: and give him a lot of credit on zimmerman's hustle down the 1st base line even though gonzalez took out fi phillips. if he wasn't -- took out phillips. >> johnny: drifting back is guzman calling off willingham and w

then you have the pitcher's spot and the only player available is ronnie belliard. runner going.own the line but it's hooking foul. and willie harris flirting with a long ball for the second time tonight. >> rob: willie harris. >> reporter: it looked good for a while and then it had that big hook. >> rob: there is a huge whole between first and second and a great swing right here with the toronto defense and richardson. he laid a fastball down broadway. >> bob: now, he shows bunt early. a throw to first base not even on the bag. that's ball 2. 2-1, good running count. willie not showing bunt early this time. and the count's even 2-2. now with more of a possibility of the runner going, the second base umpire has shifted from the shortstop to the second base side of the bag. there is the umpire. he was right over right between the pitcher and the shortstop before. kind of interesting to watch how they change positions and get ready for certain plays. 2-2. >> rob: if you send the runner right here, try to hit the ball to the right side, still moves the runner up. >> bob: yep. >> rob

ronnie belliard, late scratch yesterday.ck out the defense there. >> bob: one of the two double plays mcdougal made for saves. >> rob: tremendous eferts effort by our players. >> bob: anderson hernandez, a runner with speed. it's a left-handed pitcher. willie harris has stolen four bases in career -- this year without being caught. he swiped 13-16 for the nationals last year. pitcher's spot due next. there's a pinch-hitter they're the -- near the on-deck circle. willie started then stopped. ball one to hernandez who walked and been in -- rather singled tonight. there's austin kearns. rick eckstein told me austin kearns is so close to getting hits. he's really pleased with some of his at-bats this past road trip. he hit that ball last night 405 feet that brent gardener caught up against the wall injuring himself. so, eckstein is not at all reluctant to see austin kearns in there hacking. if he says so, that's good enough for me because he can tell when a hitter is just about getting back to where he should be. now it's 3-0. i

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marlins up 2-1 on home runs by dan uggla and ronnie paulino.soon as we know more, we'll pass it along to you here on espnews. >> the rain didn't just disrupt the u.s. open on thursday, it also kept the yankees and nationals from starting on time. scheduled it begin at one:05 p.m. eastern it didn't -- 1:05 eastern. you can run 2 1/2 new york marathons -- there is no official record of the longest rain delay in mlb history, but 5:26 certainly ranks up there with other wet games. we would tell you now, but then again, we don't want to delay the highlights and longer. this was the final meeting for the yankees and the nationals and the teams have only one common day off the rest of the season, so they had to play this one. joba chamberlain on the mound. ryan zimmerman lined one into the gap. zimmerman had three hits and an r.b.i., 1-8 in the first two games of this series. a-rod to left. willie harris -- the runway is clear and he's coming in for a landing. robbing a-rod of a hit. bottom seven, bases loaded, willy taveras gets derek jeter to ground

. >> bob: ronny paulino was considered a very good young defensive catcher when the pirates had him.er, left-handed batter the platoon here. ricky nolasco career, 31-27. his 62nd career start. he doesn't have that many more starts, about 11 more than john lannan. he did work out of the bullpen some. zimmerman takes another breaking ball out of play. this time right side, 2-2. john lannan, 52 starts now? took him 50 to get his 15th win. that was the one at yankee stadium. ross detwiler next to him. eight career starts. and then jordan zimmermann who will pitch her wednesday, detwiler friday at home when the braves come visiting. everybody got pushed back a day when the nationals reinserted craig stammen into the rotation. right at hanley ramirez. and the nationals continue to get very little -- hit very little against ricky nolasco. fios guy! where ya headed? ah, just installed fios in the whole building. now everyone has the fastest upload speeds. and we're giving them a mini netbook. well, i'm sticking with cable. so's ted. (voice) no i'm not! he's just goofing. (voice) no i'm not!

two batters later ronny paulino takes lester deep off the volvo sign for his 14th of the year, marlins 2-1 in a rain-shortened game to avoid the sweep, ricky nolasco pitches a one-hitter for his first win since may 8. he entered the game 0-3 with a 9.64 e.r.a. in his previous four starts. >> the rain didn't just disrupt the u.s. open on thursday, it also kept the yankees and nationals from starting on time. scheduled to begin at 1:05 o'clock p.m. eastern, it didn't start until 6:31 p.m. eastern. what can you do in n.y.c.? you can run 2 1/2 new york city marathons. there is no record of the longest rain delay in mlb history but it ranks up there -- last season, game five of the world series was held up nearly two days after rain forced a suspension in the sixth. brewers and reds waited 5:45 in 1999. this was the final meeting firefighter yanks and nats. the teams have only one common day off the rest of the season so they had to play this one. ryan zimmerman, top of the fifth lining one off joba chamberlain. zimmerman had three hits and an r.b.i. he was 1-8 in his first two games of thi

we have a kid in delmarva, ronnie willke who is playing well but john marriotti who had a flyball-ground ball ratio ridiculous. one guy that i'm most proud of him for taking because i thought he was bad but that whole room never let up. they kept telling me, we like him, we like him. it was reimold. i did not see him play well. the staff saw it. it was lard to do to some degree being the first year scouting director but i'm happy i did. >> i know who is going to be the first pick of the draft? >> who do you think it's going to be. >> it's going to be -- >> jordan never tip his hat. well, he talked about reimold. that was his very first round pick in that draft was brandon nighter who is back in the line- up for bowie. but david hernandez came out of that draft in the 16th round and, of course, matt wieters the first draft pick in 2007. joe jordan not only knows talent but knows how to listen to the talent in the room with all of his scouts. if they have an i'd yarks he will listen to what they say. tonight, the orioles are in oakland, game 1 of a three-game series. we'll get the rick dem

our friend rahm emanuel -- >> mid ronny running the campaign around the country, the same candidates to learn, this was his pride and joy, finding the right person to unseat the wrong person. [talking over each other] >> exactly. sacrificing pieces left and right. let's say you were in a ballroom with out any windows talking to a group of people of particular interest in one part of health care reform. what is the best way to communicate with washington these days? how would you advise getting through to people, there's so much information, so many groups trying to get their point across. what is the most effective way. >> i can't tell you anything you don't already know. especially with individual mets, efforts of congress, the public at large, a story is more than a statistic. that is almost always what breaks through. and you have had great success with your issues in reminding people that this is something everyone is touched by. that is an important way to make the case. in this environment, the other thing i would add, you can make the argument that this is cost-effective, that

here is ronny paulino, the catcher. takes a strike. paulino did not agree with the call, but he's making a friendly gesture in his conversation with john hirschbeck. 0-1 the count on the right- handed batting catcher. hill misses outside. amazing thing about this game, marlins have a 6-0 lead. we're only in the fifth. they've been retired three up, three down twice in this game. really maximized their scoring chances by grouping the base hits. of course, a pair of two home runs doesn't hurt. 1-2 on paulino. cantu at third. he drove in a run this inning with an rbi double after hanley ramirez doubled. hill got ahead of ramirez and couldn't put him away. fastball is a little high. paulino is 28 years old. very good numbers in these situations with a runner in scoring position. before the game today, buck and i got out to the ballpark early and came up to the booth and i noticed that the marlins were on the field with the regular catcher john baker. now, baker was not going to start tonight. he's a left-handed batter. rich hill starting.

. >> bob: he hits the ball extremely hard but rht at ronny belliard for the first out here in the thirduld be markakis and huff the next two hitters. >> rob: i played with reggie jackson who hit home runs in eight or nine straight games, same with don baylor, they'd get so hot, then all of ugre confidence you start expanding the strike zone and you get yourself out of that hot streak. now, this guy doesn't swing at too many balls. nick markakis, that's why he's right around .300, just about every year. >> bob: 43 strikeouts, 28 walks. that's a pretty good ratio for someone who hits with power. >> rob: markakis came ino  tonight hitting .327, five home runs on the year. >> bob: he's one of the reasons the orioles have won 12 of their last 16 interleague games in this blpark. hitting

said, you know, it's kind of unamerican if you don't like michael jackson's music, and they asked ronnie belliard and he said, well, my mom bought mae red jacket just like michael jackson when i was a kid. i guess he used to wear it around. >> jim h.: popped up, center of the diamond, sherrill getting out of the way. here comes mora. to the left of the pitcher's mound he has it for the out. here's an update on the voting for the at&t player of the game. as voted on by the fans. nolan reimold with the three run home run leading with 57%, 26% for gregg zaun, matt albers 17%. tom and rick will have the results coming up on "nats xtra" post-game. >> jim p.: i think i'd split the vote tonight. if you're earl weaver, you love reimold, but how about the double play by albers turned this game around, gregg zaun with three hits. >> rob: keeping guthrie from melting down. >> jim p.: especially in the first. got him out of the first inning with the double play to belliard. >> jim h.: the double play by albers also prevented the nationals from scoring which means guthrie is still the pitcher of reco

ronny took one swipe at the ball. he couldn't glove it. didn't hit in the pocket and had a little bit of contact right there just enough to knock the ball away, but he never had con troafl from the very beginning. nothing wrong about the play. nothing right about the play. it just didn't work for the o's. >> interesting. the orioles made a minor league deal today with the cleveland indians acquiring michael aubrey from the tribe for a player to be named later. aubrey was hitting .292 with five home runs, 29 rbi's at triple-a columbus. he was the first pick in the 2003 draft. orioles took nick markakis over aubrey in that year. this is marks the second time the orioles have got a cleveland indians number one draft choice. the other was jeremy guthrie. we'll take a look at the florida marlins hitters. that story next when we continue. "o's xtra" here on masn in a moment. fios guy! where ya headed? ah, just installed fios in the whole building. now everyone has the fastest upload speeds. and we're giving them a mini netbook. well, i'm stickin