Original sentence: " Since some hometown stations use a unique abbreviation for their team in the bar score/time graphic (in this case, "O's", SportsNet New York using "METS" instead of "NYM" or WGN using "CUBS" or "SOX" for the Chicago Cubs or Chicago White Sox as other examples), this could easily be considered a display of bias by Nationals fans.Many Nationals fans pointed out that during the first Beltway Series of the 2007 season, the graphic MASN used showing the score in the upper part of the screen read "O's and WSH.Other observers claim that assertion overlooks the hiring Hall of Fame pitcher and former TBS analyst Don Sutton as color analyst for the Nationals, also in 2007.Since the Baltimore Orioles are the majority owners of MASN, Washington Post columnist Marc Fisher has accused the Orioles of designing MASN programming to slant towards the Orioles specifically, and Maryland-area sports generally.Some analysts consider this bias merely a product of the Orioles' controlling MASN, and therefore justifying these small biases that favor the Baltimore team.Sutton subsquently left MASN after the 2008 season, and was replaced by former Cincinnati Reds pitcher and ESPN analyst Rob Dibble starting in 2009.The graphics have since been changed to reflect a more neutral stance by MASN during the Beltway Series of 2009, using "NATS" to textually represent the Nationals.Those who claim an Orioles bias have also pointed out that MASN took steps to ensure the hiring of Gary Thorne, formerly with ESPN, in 2007, but have shown little regard for hiring the best announcers for Nationals games
Edited sentence: Additionally, the network maintains that both teams have the same amount of coverage in terms of beat writers, talent blogs and coverage of special events both MASN and MASNsports.Both teams, for example, play the same number of games on MASN, MASN 2 and MASN HD.Critics point to graphics and colors and the hiring of Gary Thorne as examples of bias...Nats TV: MASN's Defense, Raw Fisher, Washignton Post, July 9, 2009]</ref>.Since the Baltimore Orioles are the majority owners of MASN, some including Washington Post columnist Marc Fisher have accused the network of a bias in favor of the Orioles and Maryland-area sports