Rutschman named lone Orioles representative for 2026 All-Star Game
The 28-year-old catcher was named to his third career All-Star Game on Saturday.
July 4, 2026
Cooling off your summer confidence – and comfort – with one call
It’s hot out there. Very hot! And if your temperature is rising and your HVAC is breaking, our friends at The Comfort Guys of Farnen and Dermer will get there today and cool you off. Zach Dermer joins Nestor at Greenmount Station on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour for another sports check-up on the thermostat of World Cup, LIV Golf, Orioles baseball and the waiting for a highly-anticipated Ravens season.
A 4th of July overview of the current awfulness of the Baltimore Orioles – and what must change
Most nights, it’s mostly unwatchable. It’s been 43 years since a World Series and now into a third year of horrific new ownership that replaced a three-decade regime of awfulness has left the Baltimore Orioles franchise with plenty of empty seats, a sub-.500 record and a crisis for David Rubenstein and Michael Arougheti. We’re waiting for the grown-ups to step forward to acknowledge the current realities – and soon. Luke Jones and Nestor give a 4th of July overview of Birdland with the All Star Game, MLB trade deadline and an offseason labor car crash in progress.
Big wins and Positive energy
There are lots of fun winners stories for the heat of summer at the Maryland Lottery. But only one Mr. Positive…
The Minter and the center of Ravens summer agenda
It’s July and before the end of this sweltering month, the Baltimore Ravens will take to the fields in Owings Mills to prepare for a September 13th kickoff in Indianapolis. Luke Jones and Nestor set the summer stage for Baltimore Ravens season with observations about strengths, weaknesses and center needs for rookie head coach Jesse Minter as a new purple era begins for Lamar Jackson as heavy favorites in the AFC North.
The buy or sell position of Orioles at trade deadline is becoming far more vivid
This is not a playoff-caliber Baltimore Orioles roster as we approach the All Star break and it’s now time to evaluate the numbers of years, money and real value of the “assets” of the entire organization. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss realities of Orioles buy or sell position in July at the trade deadline with “star” talent, a sob-.500 record and the future of Mike Elias very much becoming the fan focus – on and off the field.
