With Luke Jones headed for vacation and Nestor headed for Philadelphia to cover the Major League Baseball All Star Game, they convene at Faidley’s Seafood at Lexington Market for an All Star sendoff and Baltimore dreams for a 2030 Midsummer Classic in a freshly coifed Camden Yards. Plenty of fun show and tell in this one and tales of the road.
Nestor Aparicio and Luke Jones discuss the upcoming All-Star Game in Philadelphia and reflect on past All-Star experiences. Nestor shares his excitement for attending the game and mentions his Major League Baseball credentials. They reminisce about the 1993 All-Star Game in Baltimore, highlighting the nostalgia and the impact of interleague play on the event’s significance. Luke compares the All-Star Game to other sports’ All-Star events, noting baseball’s authenticity. They also discuss the potential of Baltimore hosting the All-Star Game in 2030 and the city’s preparations, including renovations at Camden Yards and the Inner Harbor.
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All Star Game Sendoff and Crab Cake Tour
- Nestor Aparicio and Luke Jones discuss their excitement for the All Star Game and their plans for the day, including eating crab cakes at Faidley’s.
- Nestor mentions the sponsors of the show, including Friends of the Barrel Lottery and GBMC.
- Nestor talks about his anticipation for the All Star Game and the potential All Star representatives from the Orioles.
- Luke and Nestor reminisce about past All Star Games and the changes in the game over the years.
Reflections on Past All Star Games
- Nestor and Luke discuss the decline of the All Star Game’s significance since interleague play began in 1997.
- They recall specific moments from past All Star Games, including Tony Gwynn and Barry Bonds’ appearances.
- Nestor mentions Todd Radom’s piece on the rivalry between the AL and NL in the past.
- Luke compares the All Star Game to other sports’ All Star events, noting that baseball still has a legitimate game.
Upcoming All Star Game in Philadelphia
- Nestor and Luke talk about the upcoming All Star Game in Philadelphia and the excitement it will bring.
- They discuss the pageantry and events surrounding the All Star Game, including the Home Run Derby.
- Nestor mentions the high cost of tickets for the Home Run Derby compared to the All Star Game.
- Luke expresses his excitement for the event and the positive impact it will have on Philadelphia.
Nestor’s Memorabilia and Past All Star Experiences
- Nestor shows Luke his collection of All Star Game memorabilia, including media badges and invitations.
- They discuss Nestor’s experiences at past All Star Games, including meeting celebrities and players.
- Nestor shares stories from the 1993 All Star Game, including his interactions with players and media personalities.
- Luke and Nestor talk about the pageantry and events associated with the All Star Game, including the All-Star Gala.
Future All Star Games in Baltimore
- Nestor and Luke discuss the possibility of Baltimore hosting the All Star Game in the future.
- They talk about the potential impact of the All Star Game on the city and the excitement it will bring.
- Nestor mentions the need for renovations at Camden Yards and the Harbor to be ready for the All Star Game.
- Luke expresses his excitement for the potential of Baltimore hosting the All Star Game and the positive impact it will have on the city.
Nestor’s Upcoming Trip to Philadelphia
- Nestor talks about his plans for his trip to Philadelphia, including attending the All Star Game and exploring the city.
- He mentions his excitement for trying Philly cheesesteaks and other local delicacies.
- Nestor discusses his plans for covering the All Star Game and the stories he hopes to bring back.
- Luke and Nestor talk about the importance of the All Star Game for the city and the positive impact it will have on the community.
Luke’s Family Vacation Plans
- Luke shares his plans for a family vacation with his nieces and nephews, including activities and destinations.
- He talks about the importance of spending time with family and creating memorable experiences.
- Luke mentions the challenges of balancing work and family time during the vacation.
- Nestor and Luke discuss the importance of making the most of family time and creating lasting memories.
Reflections on Past All Star Game Moments
- Nestor and Luke reminisce about past All Star Game moments, including memorable performances and interactions.
- They discuss the impact of these moments on their love for baseball and the All Star Game.
- Nestor shares stories from his experiences at past All Star Games, including meeting celebrities and players.
- Luke and Nestor talk about the significance of these moments and the lasting impact they have on their memories.
Nestor’s Anticipation for the All Star Game
- Nestor expresses his excitement for attending the All Star Game and the stories he hopes to bring back.
- He talks about the importance of the All Star Game for the city and the positive impact it will have on the community.
- Nestor mentions his plans for covering the All Star Game and the stories he hopes to share with listeners.
- Luke and Nestor discuss the importance of the All Star Game for baseball fans and the excitement it brings.
Final Thoughts and Farewell
- Nestor and Luke wrap up their conversation, expressing their excitement for the upcoming All Star Game.
- They talk about the importance of the All Star Game for the city and the positive impact it will have on the community.
- Nestor mentions his plans for covering the All Star Game and the stories he hopes to share with listeners.
- Luke and Nestor express their gratitude for the opportunity to discuss the All Star Game and their excitement for the future.
Nestor Aparicio 0:00
Welcome home. We are WNST AM 1570 Towson Baltimore. We’re Baltimore positive. Luke is here. I am here. Our bellies are full. We have had multiple crab cakes here, and my my mic is a little hot at Faithley’s. We’re Lexington Market. It’s all brought to you by Friends of the Barrel Lottery. I have scratch offs to give away, and he’s not going over this bridge because he goes to Wildwood, New Jersey. But this is the Bay Bridge, and of course the the great mollusks and birds, and the boardwalk that he’s not going to next week, Ocean City, Maryland. I’m a great
Luke Jones 0:34
advertisement for it. Play the New Jersey bottom there with
Nestor Aparicio 0:37
Luke and Wildwood. Luke’s getting out of here, and you know, I circled this date before the All Star break to do the show. You know, two months ago we’re doing a crab cake tour here today. It’s also brought to you by GBMC and Farnin and Dermer. They’re the comfort guys. Luke’s not wearing the shirt, but he always does. I I I thought we’d be in a better shape to like talk about who the All Star representatives are, the game we’ve done all that we’re gonna get the game here, we’ve done who they’re trading like all of that. I just wanted to sort of glorify the All Star game a little bit because I’m going to the All Star game. I think Sean Stannett’s coming by in a little while. He was a former intern of ours at WNS. He’s now a delegate, and we have one press credential. Major League Baseball credentials me, or has for 35 years now. Major League Baseball has never turned down a credential for me. John Blundell and Pat Courtney have credentialed me on Monday and Tuesday, so I will be doing your job on Monday and Tuesday. The modern All-Star game and what it represents, you right before the segment were like excited that the Phillies are putting their guys in. You’d like to think if the All Star game was here this year, Alonzo and Gunner Henderson would be in it, right, or whatever. Yeah, Taylor Ward would be in it, right? You know, just be coming. Maybe he’d
Luke Jones 1:57
hit a home run at Campton Yards. Then maybe
Nestor Aparicio 1:59
you dream right now Basayo being in it three years from now, when we yeah four years from now we get it right. Yeah, I
Luke Jones 2:03
think that’s a better one. I think, yeah, there’s something that while we can talk about the All Star Game not being what it once was, and I think the decline for that really started with interleague play back in ’97. I mean, you got
Nestor Aparicio 2:17
years ago,
Luke Jones 2:18
right? I mean, you got you got to the point where the mystique of playing the AL and the NL, and you only saw him in spring training, or you saw him in the World Series. Other than that, it was the All Star Games. So we’ve lost that. There’s no doubt about that. I’m not. I was
Nestor Aparicio 2:30
trying to express in 1993 the only time Tony Gwynn ever set foot in Camden. Barry
Luke Jones 2:35
Bonds. I mean, think about Bonds at that point in time. I mean, I mean, this is long before steroid bonds. One of
Nestor Aparicio 2:40
those guys in the ’93 game was the only time they ever played.
Luke Jones 2:43
Wow, Dutch Dalton, maybe. I’m just trying to think
Nestor Aparicio 2:46
about the people that were even on those those that never played in the American League,
Luke Jones 2:49
and and right, even and were
Nestor Aparicio 2:51
at the end of their career.
Luke Jones 2:52
Sure, and and even then in 1993, while free agency was becoming more and more prevalent in terms of players, even players of that stature leaving, you still had some of that. Well, the Braves were
Nestor Aparicio 3:02
just getting it going, and those guys wound up playing here. Yeah, Glav and Maddox. Oh, those guys that generation. Yeah. So,
Luke Jones 3:08
but back then, and and I just think about my childhood, and certainly for anyone older than me that thinks back to All Star Games when there was a legitimate rivalry between the AL and the NL. I mean, those guys talked about it. They didn’t like John Radom.
Nestor Aparicio 3:20
Todd Radom did a piece. Yeah, he’s in Philly. You’ll hear that at WNC at Baltimore Positive Speak. He talked about coming in and Pete Rose giving the speech to win for the National League. It
Luke Jones 3:30
was it was a legitimate thing. So yes, we’re a long, long, long way from there. We’re never going to recapture that. But I’m three years away from this, right? But but I will still say we’re still. privy to an All-Star game in baseball that’s better than the other sports. I mean, the NFL doesn’t even play a legitimate game anymore, right? It’s flags. Hockey has morphed into something that’s fun, but you know, you have much more of an Olympic format than talking about Eastern Conference, Western Conference, and any of that going on, basketball. I mean, my goodness, how many iterations of the NBA All Star Game have we continued to see in recent years? And you’re still not watching it, and I’m barely still watching it. And I actually like the NBA. So, even with all that being said, baseball is still the closest thing to the actual sport when they play the All Star Game, and it’s fun. And this year specifically, with the home run derby, and it’s going to be on Netflix, right? And they’re trying to make it continue to make it a big event. They’ve changed the format. They’ve eliminated the clock, and they’ve gone back to more of a total number of swings format. They’ve got Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber participating in it, with it being in Philadelphia. That’s pretty cool.
Nestor Aparicio 4:37
Costs more for the Derby than they do for the game.
Luke Jones 4:39
That’s that’s wild, but yeah, I mean that’s that’s pretty crazy. Is it true that
Nestor Aparicio 4:43
I’m still right about that? Because I’ve been, you know, that’s interesting. I’ve been saying that, but and and Raymond said it’s that way every year. Is what he said. Interesting,
Luke Jones 4:51
interesting. Yeah. Well, there’s
Nestor Aparicio 4:52
more pageantry. It’s a longer night. You know, all of that. Not $459 for the home run derby. 660-five to the All Star. Okay, so it succeeded. I guess it succeeded. Point
Luke Jones 5:03
is very similar in value. I mean, even those numbers, you would say it’s $500 That’s a hot ticket for either one. So, but yeah, I mean, I think it’s fun. Cup ticket. I think it’s fun. I mean, obviously, you’re going to be there and experience the you know the all the pageantry. I’m have some
Nestor Aparicio 5:18
fun in this segment of the village, the
Luke Jones 5:20
village, and all of that that they do there-that presumably we’re going to see something very similar when the All-Star Game is played here at Camden Yards and anything for the city, anything that can showcase the city in a positive way, in a way that’s exciting, especially
Nestor Aparicio 5:36
Philly.
Luke Jones 5:36
You know, but but for Baltimore, but for Baltimore, I mean, like I’m looking forward to your brother-in-law. I hope you heard that. Right, right. But I’m looking forward to that. And look, I said this to you off the air as we were kind of talking about things that are still on my bucket list as a sports media member. A World Series is still there, and I don’t know if and when that’s ever going to happen. But an All-Star game coming back to Baltimore. I didn’t go to ’93. Like I didn’t go to Fan Fest or anything like that. I got
Nestor Aparicio 6:03
a pass for you, but it’s All Game Fan Fest Pass. But I
Luke Jones 6:06
remember as a 10-year-old, you know, nine-year-old going on 10 years old, which speaks to how long ago it was. But I just remember how exciting it was to see all those players at Camden Yards. Camden Yards was in its second year at that point in time. That was a big deal. All right, it was. So
Nestor Aparicio 6:23
full disclosure: Luke and I are by a window here, looking over Packer Street. Right, I’m looking at Nancy Devine. Hi, Nancy. Parks Fried Chicken, very active Friday. It was mobbed it here a little while ago. Annie was here, right? Guys got a dozen oysters here. We’re eating some clam strips. I saw a dude walk across the street. You’re jaywalking, of course, and he had the orange big bee that looked like the bees that were on the seats of the Baltimore. That’s what it is, right? And everybody wonders why green the green seats at Campton Roads. We can ask Janet Marie Smith about the green because it was a baseball color. I bet she would say at that time, or maybe the seats were green in some original polo grounds or something I don’t know about, but if you look on here, this was the original Fan Fest Media Pass and logo, and it looks like and it looks like it belongs with the City Connect. Yeah, literally, that’s branding-wise, it looks like a logo for City for for the City Connect, and I have my 1993 All-Star Game stuff here. I brought my clubhouse badge. I brought it all for you, as well as my 96 stuff. But this is my 1993 media badge for the All Star Game. It’s my only City Connect piece in my category. There you go. And there it is. There. So that’s pretty much you would describe this in your childhood. You you remember this from your childhood, right? What the the colors all? Oh yeah,
Luke Jones 7:48
I I thought it was one of the best All Star Game logos that you would find. And keep in mind, it was that was probably right around the time, maybe a few years earlier than that. That the home team, you know, whichever host city it was, they would wear an all-star patch all season. The Orioles wore those in ’93. You know that that star logo that that was a good it was a good looking All Star Clubhouse badge
Nestor Aparicio 8:10
and add number 98 to honor Tony Saraguce, who was soon to be coming here. There’s my Clubhouse badge and there’s my All Star game thing that from 1993 These are real mystical relics, and this really is-you know-this is the this is the mess that Kurt Bukoski made on the back of my thing at Picture Perfect. God, it pisses me off every time I see it. But nonetheless, Clubhouse badge, and I also found something that now this is kind of cool, dude. You’ll like this because I keep everything. You know this, right? This is the Media All Star Information Cart from 1993, and once again, there’s your logo, dude. Right? Like that logo’s. That’s it, right? It’s it’s totally it. It’s
Luke Jones 8:51
a great logo.
Nestor Aparicio 8:52
You pick up your credentials right here at the Marriott, right down. Okay. Marriott Inner Harbor. Well, the other one didn’t exist, right? True. And here is my letter from Major League Baseball, first ever All-Star game that I attended as a media member or otherwise, and it told me to pick up my credentials at the Baltimore. That’s pretty cool. Baltimore Marriott Harbor in Stadium Room Four, beginning 4 p.m. midnight, July 11th. That’s tomorrow. There you go. My organization’s request for working media credentials has been approved for the following persons. Based on space limitations, your affiliate’s request could not be accommodated in full.
Luke Jones 9:33
Okay. I
Nestor Aparicio 9:33
swear it says that on.
Speaker 1 9:34
Okay.
Nestor Aparicio 9:34
I’m not making that up. 30-three years later. That’s a little
Luke Jones 9:39
different getting a real letter rather than just an email, meal
Nestor Aparicio 9:42
at the Grand Ballroom and need some eggs and bacon right here. There’s your there’s probably no longer
Luke Jones 9:47
good brunch invitation there. So
Nestor Aparicio 9:49
that’s my 93 stuff. That’s cool. I brought that out for that. That’s cool. I mean, it’s
Nestor Aparicio 9:52
have a ticket. It’s fun.
Luke Jones 9:54
And like I said, I mean, it’s exciting. Philadelphia will experience it, obviously, but it’s exciting. For the prospects of Camden Yards having this game again,
Nestor Aparicio 10:04
1998 All-Star Game workout, 50 bucks, two tickets in Coors Field, and these were special because there were a lot of home runs there, thin air, just
Luke Jones 10:11
a few, yeah, just a few. Home Run Derby
Nestor Aparicio 10:12
was like really a Derby, yeah, there, right? Yeah,
Luke Jones 10:15
well, it was pretty good in ’93, right? Juan Gonzalez against Ken Griffey. Look
Nestor Aparicio 10:19
at that view of the Inner Harbor, there you go. And this this was the ’93 invitation to the party where I met Getty Lee. Oh, there you go. This is yeah, this is it. It’s a life
Luke Jones 10:29
changing moment for you right there.
Nestor Aparicio 10:30
Well, I didn’t. I had met Getty before. I shouldn’t say that. When I serendipitously bumped into Getty, you ran into your old friend. Yeah, at the buffet. So the ’96 All-Star Game was 30 years ago in Philly, and I’m going back at the vet. Yeah. Listen, one of the things that I would say to you about doing the game for me is in 1996, I did the game on the field with a phone, a flip phone, and fetch gas. Spiro Marieke’s hosted the show, probably with Mark Messina. Probably Mike didn’t pitch in ’96 All Star Game. I don’t think. I don’t think Messina was there in Philly. I could be wrong. Might have been. Might not. You know
Luke Jones 11:15
what? His ERA was not very good. I don’t think he was at that one. I think
Nestor Aparicio 11:18
I know the ones he was at. His
Luke Jones 11:19
ERA was like in the high four. He was in Boston in
Nestor Aparicio 11:21
’99. He was in Cleveland in ’97. You know what I mean? I remember right where he was. I mean, it wasn’t too many years
Luke Jones 11:25
he didn’t make it back in the ’90s. Steve Cito, you still suck, by the way. As I
Nestor Aparicio 11:30
here, hold on, Steve Cito, you still suck. As I hold up my 1993 All-Star game,
Luke Jones 11:34
96, 95, and 96. Neither neither year did he make it.
Nestor Aparicio 11:38
So right, okay. He had a
Luke Jones 11:39
4-8-1 ERA in ’96. He
Nestor Aparicio 11:41
might have been. He literally, there’s my All Star game ticket from Pittsburgh in ’94, and then you know that was a great
Luke Jones 11:47
All Star game.
Nestor Aparicio 11:49
Fred McGriff going large. I just I
Luke Jones 11:51
just remember that All Star game so fondly. Like it was just a good game. Like that was, you know, that was kind of the end of AL versus NL rivalry kind of talk at that point. Three
Nestor Aparicio 12:02
River Stadium, by the way, and my seat. This is what I remember. I sat in the seat. They did not credential me in ’94. Pat Courtney’s college roommates from Baltimore. Hi, Pat, and he told Pat Courtney in New York, “You gotta. Nestor’s like legitimate. This is 1994. They sold me a ticket instead, so I did not have a press pass, and so I sat in my seat, which was a box seat, right behind. Too bad. It was it was behind third base, like behind the third base on deck circle. And what I remember is this seat specifically was over. Remember, old Three River Stadium had that sort of ashtray look at the bottom, and those weird box seats that were kind of moving on behind home plate, and then the bowl, the stadium was a step up, like where the football ball would begin. I was over in alcove and rode JJ, which is probably the 10th row or whatever, and a foul ball came, and it was an All Star game foul ball, right? It had the All Star game commissioner then would have been
Luke Jones 13:04
90-four. It was
Nestor Aparicio 13:06
Giamatti probably or like no
Luke Jones 13:08
no Sealig Sealig was acting probably acting commissioner. That’s right. Strike was about yeah because the strike was about to happen. Yeah, I don’t think he was permanent. You know, it wasn’t the permanent commissioner. The foul ball came
Nestor Aparicio 13:18
and it came and it came and it came, and I reached, and I reached, and it went right below me, and I didn’t get the ball. Like it’s so I I remember this ticket because that that’s pretty cool. Everything in here, I’m like Mary Lou Henner. I remember every part. So the All Star, 1995 All Star Games, 158 degrees in Texas, and then the 96 All Star Game was in Philly, and I have my clubhouse badge for that somewhere around here because I remember touching it yesterday. And I, yeah, I showed some of the stuff on the Radom piece because I’m finding it all, and all of it touches me to something. And the Philly thing, how active I was, how much time there was on the field, the home run derby, Ripken with the broken nose, you know. Tony Gwynn was there. People I knew were there. I knew some people in the National League by then. There were probably some crossovers that left the American League that were in Philly. But the thing-it’s been 30 years. Like, gives me a pinch-me moment where I see these pictures with Earl Weaver and going back in a different stadium. And really, the pageantry of the Phillies has changed through the generations. I mean, you’re married into a Phillies family. Your sister did, and I want to see that city alive. I want to go to the convention center. I want to see all the Mickey Morandini jerseys at and whatever I’m going to see, and see the vibrancy of what an All Star game can be. Because I do remember, and you remember as a little boy, you did come to Fan Festival. I did
Luke Jones 14:41
not. I did not. That’s
Nestor Aparicio 14:42
such a shame you didn’t make it because it was built for kids. Sure. And I told this story to Rick Vaughn, who I had on the show today, because Rick was running the Orioles in ’93. The fan fest had. I was 24, summer of 1993. The first time I ever saw. A batting cage with a video simulator,
Luke Jones 15:04
right?
Nestor Aparicio 15:05
So, and this is I’m 24, so I got a bat. You know, I can still do that, right? So I got a bat. Do it without hurting. And I went in, and you could pick whether you wanted to hit off of Randy Johnson, Nolan Ryan, Mike Messina. You know, I picked Messina, and you know, and I chipped the ball off him, and then later that night I went in. I said, “Dude, I hit off of you today at the convention center. What was I throwing, man? Like 58, 62? Like so, he get. But I said, I hate your junk, dawg. You know, tell him you
Luke Jones 15:35
crushed the knuckle curve. I
Nestor Aparicio 15:37
crushed the knuckle curves. I know. So I remember that, and I wasn’t even a kid. That’s cool. Yeah, it was awesome.
Luke Jones 15:42
I mean, it’s look. The
Nestor Aparicio 15:44
All Star game should be. I want to come back Wednesday. Should be the fight to be fun for you. And that’s kind of my thing. Like I’m
Luke Jones 15:48
looking forward to hearing about it from you. Like I mean, thanks for
Nestor Aparicio 15:51
letting me go.
Luke Jones 15:52
But I look. This is you know we talked about this when we were at Green Mountain Station a couple weeks ago. We kind of just talked about at the end of the day, especially guys who’ve been doing sports media or just fandom in general, right? And let’s face it, it’s been 40 years of mostly frustration when it comes to being an Orioles fan, but you still have to recognize the moments that truly are fun, and like this is going to be a fun thing for the city of Philadelphia over the next couple days, and assuming. assuming it’s going to happen, it feels like it’s going to happen. It’s just a matter of what year officially it’s going to be. Camden Yards is finally going to get an All Star game again. This was a good
Nestor Aparicio 16:31
199, All Star game. That’s the most iconic. That was oh
Luke Jones 16:35
Fenway. Yeah,
Nestor Aparicio 16:36
there’s there’s my I mean passion. Could I be anything greater than the Boston?
Luke Jones 16:40
No, because you have the pregame scene of all the current major leaguers, including a number of future Hall of Famers that live in that game, going up to Ted Williams, and then what Pedro did in the game. I mean, I was on the roof. My goodness, I’m going to take you to
Nestor Aparicio 16:56
Fenway next week. I’m not kidding, but I was on the roof when Pedro struck, but it was just it was incredible. Right behind was incredible. I mean, that’s why,
Luke Jones 17:04
like that right there. I mean, to see
Nestor Aparicio 17:06
the stadium get electric underneath of me like that was there. There are a few. I never forget that.
Luke Jones 17:11
You know me, man. I, I, I have no roots or affinity for the Boston Red Sox or anything like that. But as a baseball fan, Pedro, when he arrived in Boston and that five-year stretch he had five or six-year stretch he was just incredible to watch. I mean it was you talk about some of the all-time great runs that pitchers have had it was an absolute event. I mean I know I loved having him on my fantasy baseball team when I started playing fantasy baseball. I asked you if you
Nestor Aparicio 17:43
saw Steve Stone pitch at Dodger Stadium. You weren’t alive, so I’m sorry. No, but I had that on videotape. I told you my dad. We we taped that. I watched that. Yeah, I watched those three years. I mean, it’s 100 times. It’s a big deal. Stadium. But and dreamed to go into Dodger Stadium once that day. Yeah, I was 12.
Luke Jones 17:59
Yeah, I mean, Steve Stone. I think that was cool. But but yeah, like you think back to ’99. I mean, it’s funny. I’m sure you probably saw it on social media as you and I are speaking today in real time. It’s the 25th anniversary of Cal hitting the home run in Seattle. 25 years that’s been.
Nestor Aparicio 18:16
I was there. Like let me find my parents. That’s the
Luke Jones 18:18
that’s the end. That’s the end of Cal Ripken’s career, and it’s 25 years. Where the hell’s my Seattle? Like that’s that’s one that, you know, you you see all these you see all these young kids now, and I mean they’re guys in their 20s that are covering Major League Baseball now that I see on a regular basis. See,
Nestor Aparicio 18:33
now you got me like, I know I’m missing five or six. Sorry, I got to find. But I just
Luke Jones 18:38
I just because we were we were bringing up memorable moments, but I just think back to that. It’s funny. I was actually out of town that that for that 2020 or 2001 All Star game. I was down in Charlotte, North Carolina, with my cousin. I was working landscaping for for his landscaping business, and I remember I got in the car, and we were not home yet, and the game had started. I think we might have been doing a something else as well, but they-I can’t remember if it was. I’m trying to think who was doing the radio call. Might have been Charlie Steiner or someone like that. Probably,
Nestor Aparicio 19:12
yeah.
Luke Jones 19:13
And they were just going on and on about Ripken. I’m like, wait, like what happened? Totally would be. And then they-and then they said that he had hit the home run, and I was just like, I couldn’t believe it. Like, and all the
Nestor Aparicio 19:23
moving over part, right? And at that, in that part, I
Luke Jones 19:26
was kind of kicking myself. It’s like I didn’t see any of that live. But man, to think that was 25 years ago. I mean, it’s one thing to say, “Oh, I remember Cal Ripken playing, and that was my childhood, and all that. But to think the end was a quarter century ago now, it’s just like, man, where did the years go? But but that was a special one.
Nestor Aparicio 19:42
So Todd Radom reminded me in Philadelphia that there was a really serious home run derby there, and on the workout day, and I went up and he sent me the roster. He sent me pictures of the roster of who was there that day, and I’m gonna pull it up. My on my phone because I want to like read it off a little bit because I was down there with a tape recorder and I learned this from Jerry Coleman I swear to God I went around and got bumpers done from lots of different people and on that particular day the the workout celebrities were Meatloaf Rita Moreno and I was just talking about West Side Story. Jerry Stackhouse was playing for the Sixers, and he was involved in that. He did a bumper for me. John Stewart was an MTV video jockey.
Luke Jones 20:30
Wow, at
Nestor Aparicio 20:31
the time, that’s
Luke Jones 20:31
pretty cool.
Nestor Aparicio 20:32
Robert Wall was doing Arliss at the time. Yep. Amy Yazbeck was an actress on Wings. She did a bumper for me that day, and maybe one of my all-time favorite bumpers, and I totally forgot that I had this. I ran it on the radio. I have it all on the tape, and it’s all on an MP3 now. Ron Howard.
Luke Jones 20:52
Oh wow!
Nestor Aparicio 20:53
Opie, Rich Cunningham. Yeah. Ron Howard, in his voice, in the Richie Cunningham voice. That’s
Luke Jones 21:00
pretty cool.
Nestor Aparicio 21:00
Did he? Hey, this is Ron Howard. You’re listening to the Budweisers. He did it with all this enthusiasm, and I used to. So I should break those out and run them. Like, sure. Why not? Because they are from ’97. Not even allowed to do stuff. They were on the field. Jonathan Silverman also did one for me. It says Tim Russer played in that game. I remember talking to Monica, the the the pop star Chubby Checker played in that game, managed by LL Cool J, and we don’t talk about this anymore. And you know why we don’t talk about it. The stars of the network MCI wireless team were managed by Bill Cosby. Not invited to the All Star Game this year. Luke Jones is here. He is always invited here. We were Fadley’s. We had a crab cake. I was crab cake, by the way. It
Luke Jones 21:47
was excellent.
Nestor Aparicio 21:48
Always excellent. See,
Luke Jones 21:49
normally I when I do radio with you at Fadley’s, normally I eat after the fact, but I ate before, and man, that’s why the segment’s going
Nestor Aparicio 21:56
so well. So good, yeah. That’s why segment’s so good.
Luke Jones 21:58
Absolutely.
Nestor Aparicio 21:59
I’m gonna be in Philadelphia, and and and part of it, like having all this fun, and I was running around doing all of this stuff, and I told stories of Rick Vaughn and Todd Ray. If you want to hear all my old stories and some of these passes, and I thought it was a great time to bring it out. I think it’s a great time to bring it out because Baltimore’s gonna get this game, sure. And me going up to see, and by the way, I did find my Getty Lee invitation somewhere around here, I’ll find it and hold it up just because it’s fun. This was the All-Game Gala in in in Cleveland. This is the one in Colorado. These were like like the Righteous Brothers played this one. The Brian Setzer Orchestra played this one. I remember seeing Michael Bublé played the one in Chicago, the the White Sox, 20 years ago. So Donna Summer played the gala in Boston in 1999, and I put her on the air with Bob Haney, and you can call him and ask him. So looking for some hot stuff. So I loved all of this, the galas, the parties. You know, we could do it at the zoo. They could do it at the aquarium. You know, would be that kind of thing. Yeah, a lot of that’s gone away because the players don’t get in. They’re not there very long. The the the home run derby’s to be in the afternoon. If you remember Ken Griffey, it was an embargo. Yeah, they would
Luke Jones 23:14
tape delay it. Everything about it has
Nestor Aparicio 23:16
changed, and I want to go experience it so I can come back here and say, what’s it going to mean for Faithley? Sure. What’s Faithley’s going to look like on the Monday and Tuesday, 2030 All Star Week? And do you think that’s the year? Well, I think they’re trying to get the Harbor done.
Luke Jones 23:28
Yeah. Well, there’s that. They they want to finish the renovations at Camden Yards too. I would assume, right? I mean, there’s still some more stuff they want to do there. But I but I was even looking. Boston
Nestor Aparicio 23:37
and Toronto are going to get it first. The the
Luke Jones 23:38
only set ones as of now, and I’m guessing we’re going to see a couple announcements, and it usually happens during the All Star break. But the only set one officially is next year. It’s going back to Wrigley for the first time since what ’90.
Nestor Aparicio 23:51
He’ll use his press pass. It was a
Luke Jones 23:53
really long time, but but yeah, that’s we
Nestor Aparicio 23:56
should do next year, dude. Go to Chicago, get some frigging pizza. Let’s go.
Luke Jones 24:00
Yeah, let let me let me make sure I nail down the right time with my beach vacation. But yeah,
Nestor Aparicio 24:06
all right, I’ll go to Chicago. Well, that would be that would be fun without you. I’ll go to Chicago without you.
Luke Jones 24:10
That that would no no go to Boston without you. Well, I’m just no, I’m saying that. You want to go? Let me yeah. That would be fun if I can work it out. I’ll get
Nestor Aparicio 24:17
my own pizza. No, I’m not. You won’t want any pizza as
Luke Jones 24:20
much as I want to go. You will not
Nestor Aparicio 24:21
want any pizza if you come back from Fourth of July and walk. That’s
Luke Jones 24:24
totally different pizza, though. Think about Chicago pizza casserole. It’s a casserole, right? I’m sure you you saw that segment. You know who
Nestor Aparicio 24:30
did that segment?
Luke Jones 24:31
That was John Stewart. John Stewart. Yeah, made a bumper for 1996. There you go. So, but no, that would be fun. That would be fun. I mean, that that’s what’s been funny. I mean, all the and we know the Masson thing was just such a huge barrier to Baltimore getting the the All Star game again. But they hated the old man. That, but but that was one of the things that you would point to and say, well, Wrigley hasn’t had it since 1990. I mean, you know, it’s Wrigley Field, and they’ve done renovations there. So, but yeah, other than next year, I mean. I think San Francisco’s. I think a lot of people said the Giants will get, you know, either what 28 or 29, something like that. And we all assume Camden Yards is going to get it here. I
Nestor Aparicio 25:10
hope enough to wear business attire to the party if we have a gala here. This is the Cleveland party ’97. Yeah, business attire, dancing shoes optional. Look, they spent more money on that. They spent more money on this than they’re going to spend on the buffet in Philly. I bet this week. Luke’s here. I’m going the All Star game. We’re having get some Philly
Luke Jones 25:28
pretzels at least. I
Nestor Aparicio 25:28
just we’re going to get the game. I know that. Yeah, I’m not getting the game. Yeah, it’s a matter of when at this point. 2030 is what I’m hearing. Okay, it’s what I’m
Luke Jones 25:36
hearing. I’m hearing things. There’s some time for the harbor and for the ballpark to be finished being renovated. Maybe
Nestor Aparicio 25:42
I can get my clubhouse badge back, like I did New York. By the way, I offered today to serve food with Adam Jones at Rick Vaughn’s shelter in Tampa, St. Pete. Okay. And Adam’s agreed to do it, and I’ve agreed to do it. And I told Rick whenever he does it, I’m coming. So I just want to be on account say that because this was the day, in in what year was this? 23rd is right for my wife and 13. My wife and I were leaving for our 10 year anniversary honeymoon in Tahiti. You we were very involved, and I used this pass. I went up to New York, and I was literally in the All Star game. It might have been workout day, or might have been the All Star game. I’m trying to
Luke Jones 26:22
think why I didn’t go.
Nestor Aparicio 26:24
I don’t know. They had a lot. We had a lot of. I wonder if I was
Luke Jones 26:26
on vacation. We were on vacation. It had had to be nice because I was covering the team at that point. Yeah, they had like
Nestor Aparicio 26:31
five All Stars there. Yeah, Tillman was there. Oh yeah, JJ Hardy. I remember this. Machado. Machado was there. Yeah, yeah. So Chris Davis was because
Luke Jones 26:40
that was his 50 home run season.
Nestor Aparicio 26:41
So Adam Jones came up, was playing Pepper, like like just playing catch, not pepper catch on on the third base side, and he saw me, and he’s playing catch, and I started talking to him, and he’s like, “Tell me, man, why does the old man hate you so much? Because he likes you, you know, and and I, I left and I went in the hole writing the Peter Principles right through Jen’s illness. I remember that. Yeah, like that next seven months until the day my wife got sick, I was working even in Australia six months later on it. I was working on the Peter Principles, so I was very inspired. So anybody wonders why I became a nut and wrote a Peter Angelo’s story. It was for Adam Jones and for anybody else out there that cares, and it was inspired because I was inspired by a player on the field with a media badge, with access to a player who asked me a question that I answered in a book, literally. Truth.
Luke Jones 27:35
Yeah, I I know. All Star
Nestor Aparicio 27:38
Games, dude.
Luke Jones 27:38
Yeah,
Nestor Aparicio 27:39
I had a Pat Lafreda’s cheese steak that I think I’m still flatulent from at Citi Field? 12 years, 13 years, 13 years ago, 13 years ago. Is that possible? Yeah. Where’s my Yankees Stadium badge? It’s been nine. It’s been nine years since I did Miami. Nine years ago, I dropped you off in Miami.
Luke Jones 27:56
Yeah.
Nestor Aparicio 27:57
And you had fun, and I did. I had fun. Did you like it? The
Luke Jones 28:00
ballpark itself is very forgettable. I mean, it’s so it’s such a sterile environment. But you know what was really cool commitment
Nestor Aparicio 28:08
to you right now. You know what was? I want to take you to Wrigley Field next year. You should get a real All Star. I want you to go to a real All Star. Let
Luke Jones 28:13
me look at the date and I’ll talk with the fan. No, but I’m just saying. Let I want to I want to book my vacation next because you know I always go to the beach right around then.
Nestor Aparicio 28:22
John Blundell holders, you’re not gonna have to work. We’re just go to Chicago. No, I want to go. Yeah, I’m not.
Luke Jones 28:28
I’m telling you, I want to go. You’ve been to Wrigley’s. But but I’m not. I’m not letting it interfere with my beach vacation. So I just need to schedule the vacation around it. That’s what your
Nestor Aparicio 28:36
priorities trade. You want to work or do you want to play?
Luke Jones 28:38
I want to play. All right. That’s why we’re going to put him on vacation. I was just going to say. Jones is here, and maybe 10 years ago I might have said different, but not now. So you
Nestor Aparicio 28:45
know, I I loved memorabilia and stuff like that. Somewhere along life’s highway, I picked up three 1970 All Star Game media passes that are pristine from the 1970 All Star Game. So they are among my fun collection of weird-ish that I have, you know. But all the rest of this is legit and it’s real. And even the other part of this is this this is the invitation. So we’re not gonna. If we get the All Star Game, I got to get out of my head that we’re gonna shut down the harbor. They’re gonna do an Eastern Shore thing and drones and fireworks, and it’s gonna start in the Science Center and go to the aquarium, and I’m going to run into Getty Lee. That’s not going to happen in 2030. Maybe, maybe we should invite Getty back to do the national anthem right now. We should do that. Getty Lee should be doing the national anthem at the All Star Game in Baltimore. Done. Yeah, should be decided. That should be friggin’ well. I mean,
Luke Jones 29:38
James Earl Jones is passed on Canadian national. No, I no, I understand that. I know what you’re saying. I know Getty sang okay though, and James Earl Jones did the recitation of
Nestor Aparicio 29:49
the. So anyway, the other side of this invitation, you see the perforated edge here. Getty Lee signed that for me in the buffet.
Luke Jones 29:58
That’s cool,
Nestor Aparicio 29:59
and then. Kurt Vokowski’s folks glued my invitation to something silly, but nonetheless, I have the Getty Lee autograph. It’s on the other side. I will make it whole when Katie Griggs invites you, me-well, not me-you and everyone else to the All-Star Game in 2030 here in Baltimore, Maryland. I’m sure there’ll be a video. There’ll be a whole thing, right, on their social media. They’ll be very proud of this.
Luke Jones 30:24
Yeah, sure. I
Nestor Aparicio 30:25
hope we do a good job. I hope so too.
Luke Jones 30:26
I mean, anything that can showcase the city in the most positive way possible.
Nestor Aparicio 30:32
Baltimore positive.
Luke Jones 30:33
All four. I mean, United
Nestor Aparicio 30:34
States, 250 years Faithy Seafood anniversary.
Luke Jones 30:37
Yeah, perfect. There you go, perfect.
Nestor Aparicio 30:38
Let’s have the see 92 be 38 years if we get it in 2030, right? 38 years.
Luke Jones 30:44
93,
Nestor Aparicio 30:46
37 years. I’m sorry. Yeah, yeah. All right. I was going back San Diego. Sorry, my bad. I didn’t go to that one. He’s Luke. I am Nestor. We are signing off from Faithies. Is there anything you want to say to the people who love you and respect you and tolerate me sometimes about your vacation and your your trip and your fun. Is there anything you have to do with your niece? Because I keep saying to people when I people ask me about you, like what you really like, and I’m like, you don’t understand. Like, he might never get married. He might never have kids. This might be the nieces. Might might be Uncle Luke. This is an important thing for you to hold your niece’s hands and walk down the boardwalk. Yeah, and be a goofball.
Luke Jones 31:20
I say it all the time. 10 years from now, I don’t know if they’re going to want to hang out with her on there. So
Nestor Aparicio 31:25
get it in.
Luke Jones 31:26
They want to, and they want to a lot.
Nestor Aparicio 31:29
Get her some licorice. Oh,
Luke Jones 31:30
we believe me. That’s already taken care of. Licorice. But no, and Evelyn, who I you know I talk more about Scarlett because she’s older and talks more, and you can have like legit conversations with her. All that. Evelyn has just started really starting to talk. She’s not
Nestor Aparicio 31:43
going to eat the sand this year.
Luke Jones 31:45
She still might do that. All right, I’m just asking. But she that
Nestor Aparicio 31:48
age.
Luke Jones 31:48
It was not long ago she was yelling out to me because she was upstairs and I needed to bring her into the basement. She’s yelling Luke, and it’s it’s cool. They’re such a fun age, and dude, the All Star game. I don’t know if I’ll even watch it. 17 on the beach with
Nestor Aparicio 32:03
a two-year-old and the five-year-old man, like that would fray. I’d need some cannabis. I think it would fray at my nerves. Like I would just be what helps. Red alert of a two-year-old. There are five adults and saying the two-year-olds eat. That freaks me out, man. Freaks me out watching you. Why do you think? Why do you think my
Luke Jones 32:19
sister and brother-in-law love going on vacation with us. They have extra adults to watch their kids who are looking forward to it publicly. Yeah, oh, it’ll be fun. I’m looking forward to it. Look, All-Star game will be fun. You know, Orioles are going to go into the break, and I said it in our previous segment. Anything short of a sweep of the Royals, you know, whatever. I
Nestor Aparicio 32:41
can’t blame your father for this, but your mother’s still alive. I blame her. You didn’t take this kid to Fan Fest. What kind of parents were you? And I’m. So my dad just had to work. I want you to do all the things that you didn’t get to do with your niece. Yeah,
Luke Jones 32:54
it’s fun.
Nestor Aparicio 32:55
Break some rules.
Luke Jones 32:56
Oh well. Stay
Nestor Aparicio 32:57
up late. She’s
Luke Jones 32:58
got to behave herself. Drink some
Nestor Aparicio 32:59
Shirley Temples.
Luke Jones 33:00
We’ll have some fun. We will definitely have some fun. We will.
Nestor Aparicio 33:03
I’m glad you think I’m good with kids because I. No, I. I said
Luke Jones 33:06
that to you recently, and I was sincere about that. I haven’t seen you interact with kids too often, but the times I’ve I have, you deserve you are way better with them than you might think, or that are listening. Just have a
Nestor Aparicio 33:18
vacation with them. Yeah, I mean, sand out of their mouth when they’re thinking if
Luke Jones 33:22
you’re with them all week, but yeah, no, it’ll be fun, and I
Nestor Aparicio 33:26
have a cat, a wife, a full-grown son, and this whatever this thing, whatever this is, is all I have in life. It’s a press passes, used old ones, not new. Life is good, man. I would have a new one.
Luke Jones 33:38
Yeah, it’s gonna be a picture
Nestor Aparicio 33:40
on it.
Luke Jones 33:40
No, I I joked with you. I think I said this before we got on the air here, but I I always can remember Buck Showalter when he was managing the Orioles. Whenever something would come up, like something upcoming in the future, and he would just say, “I can’t wait to hear all about it, implying like I’m not going to be around then. But
Nestor Aparicio 33:55
not on Tuesday or Wednesday. Not till follow. Like for me,
Luke Jones 33:58
yeah. For me, I’m looking forward to hearing all about the All Star Game when I get back next weekend. Call me on
Nestor Aparicio 34:03
social media while you’re gone. That’s all. No, my my goal. I don’t want to spoil anything. My goal overall. Me eating cheese steaks. Me eating. This is going to be very
Luke Jones 34:11
difficult for me. My goal overall is to be on my phone as little as possible. Good. It’ll
Nestor Aparicio 34:15
help your neck. So make your neck feel better. I don’t know
Luke Jones 34:18
how well I’ll do. I’m sure I’ll check the Orioles score. I’ll check. You know. Well, if your neck’s
Nestor Aparicio 34:21
messed up, I’ll get you to Dr. Steve. But other than I appreciate that. Yeah, but I’m looking forward. It’ll be fun. It’ll be fun.
Luke Jones 34:27
Family vacation is an absolute blessing, and I know not everyone would even want to go on vacation as many years as I have with my mom and siblings. So it’s a blessing that we all get to do it. Still,
Nestor Aparicio 34:37
I tell my wife every day, I have no family. Go enjoy yours. Yeah, Philadelphia for me. Monday, 80-six, partly sunny. Tuesday, not gonna be wearing the black. 90-290-two, and toasty.
Luke Jones 34:51
Toasty,
Nestor Aparicio 34:52
at the what do they call it? The the Citizens Bank. The the bank. Citizens Bank. Yeah, the bank. I think they call it the bank.
Luke Jones 34:58
Yeah, it’s a nice ballpark. I like the I like Citizens Vet. I know.
Speaker 2 35:02
I mean,
Nestor Aparicio 35:03
coming back to my vet. I mean, no one
Luke Jones 35:05
misses the vet, like like the turf.
Nestor Aparicio 35:07
But well, the vet, you know, like all that. Like a cancer and diets because I was on the field during the ’93 All Star Game. He is Luke. I am Nestor. We’re broadcasting for Fadley’s, promoting our friends at the Maryland Lottery. You know, dude, if I were to give you one and you’re ineligible today, I would give you the the Ocean City boardwalk just to let him know everything he’s missing because I’m going to Mako next month. He’ll be down in Wildwood. Our friends at GBMC, as well as Farnham and Dermer, if you’re getting hot under the collar, 410 367777 they will hook you up. And Dermer was like barely alive when this happened. All you young guys, I mean,
Luke Jones 35:41
I mean, I was not quite 10 years old when that happened.
Nestor Aparicio 35:43
Yeah, just
Luke Jones 35:44
I was a few months away from turning 10 in 1993. I
Nestor Aparicio 35:47
appreciate that you that I could run into Getty Lee and still talk about it like that’s a big deal. So whatever happened, you know what happened in the ’93 All Star Game that I would tell you was cool. That and you know I’ve met a million celebrities and I don’t really I don’t even like this celebrity that much, but it was like a weird thing. I do because a baseball bunch. I was broadcasting for the Lord Baltimore Radisson at that All Star game, so I was five blocks away, Baltimore Street, right by the arena, and my hotel was one of the eight media hotels in the city, and it had baseball people, and there were some celebrities in it.
Speaker 1 36:20
Yeah,
Nestor Aparicio 36:20
I saw Ernie Banks. That’s cool. But Johnny Bench rode on my elevator with me when the show ended that night. I did my show, and I came down, and Johnny Bench was on the elevator. I walked in the elevator, Johnny Bench, and I’m like, “Damn, friggin’ All Star games here, shit, man! You know, because he was a National Leaguer, so it had more, and he was baseball bunch, and you know, and I was on the radio a year and a half at that time. Yeah, that’s a big deal. Still start being starstruck by anybody. I mean,
Luke Jones 36:46
Johnny Bench was before my time, practically speaking. Johnny Bench made a deal
Nestor Aparicio 36:49
to you, the Getty League, right? But it’s a big deal. But Johnny Bench wrote the elevator, and that’s the kind of thing that happened during that All Star game that you would just randomly run. Somebody out there met Johnny Bench, the fan fest. You know what I mean? Yeah. Everybody out there has-it’s that kind of an event. So, I will come back with the thing you love the most, Luke. Stories. I’ll have stories. I look forward to it. Have a
Luke Jones 37:09
few cheesesteaks.
Nestor Aparicio 37:10
I’ll-I’ll be looking forward to that. As you was that-was that Buckshot? How do you say? I’ll-I
Luke Jones 37:15
can’t wait to hear all about it. I can’t
Nestor Aparicio 37:16
wait to hear all about it. Back for more. We’re Baltimore positive. Stay with us. Stay cool out there, everybody.
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