Hyde talks with media after Stanton, Yankees hand Orioles first loss of season
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A disastrous fifth inning capped by Giancarlo Stanton’s grand slam sent the Orioles to a 7-0 defeat in the Bronx.
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Ryan Odom departs UMBC to become head coach at Utah State
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Odom guided the Retrievers to their historic upset win over top-seeded Virginia in the 2018 NCAA tournament.
Watkins on coming to Ravens: “It’s one of those things where you know it’s home”
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The veteran wide receiver cited offensive coordinator Greg Roman, pass game specialist Keith Williams, and star quarterback Lamar Jackson as reasons to come to Baltimore.
Monster weekend for Mullins paces Orioles to sweep over Boston
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Center fielder Cedric Mullins collected five hits, three doubles, and a walk in Sunday’s 11-3 win, raising his average to .692 through the first three games of 2021.
Backed by big run support, Ellicott City native Zimmermann earns first major league win
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Rookie left-hander Bruce Zimmermann allowed three earned runs over six innings in the 11-3 win over Boston.
Hyde breaks down Orioles’ 11-3 win to finish three-game sweep at Fenway
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Baltimore pitched well throughout the weekend and used a seven-run third inning to dispose of the Red Sox on Sunday.
Gonzaga’s biggest cheerleader is a dad with a few rings
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March Madness legend and longtime coach Danny Manning talks Rock Chalk, his son coaching alongside Mark Few in Spokane and the wear and tear on knees in hoops and life.
Welcome to another exciting season of Orioles baseball…
Baltimore Positive
Luke Jones and Nestor spend an hour discussing the state of the Baltimore Orioles as the 2021 season gets under way. All you need to know here if you missed the two games they showed on MASN.
Checking in with The Babe: just a long fly ball from Camden Yards
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Baseball and Babe Ruth historian Michael Gibbons invites Orioles fans back to Emory Street in time for Opening Day.
Is there a political center on guns in America?
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Todd Schuler and Nestor discuss spring sunshine, Opening Day and wonder aloud whether the ultra-partisan gun debate in America will ever affect any real change in the carnage at the hands of mass murderers, who easily obtain killing machines without background checks.
When a city built a downtown dream around a baseball team
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Bill Cole and Nestor discuss the city of Baltimore and the region as a whole recapturing the “magic” of Orioles baseball again this spring. Or sometime during our lifetime again…
Coach Raskin tells you how to use the extra month of tax time to your advantage
Baltimore Positive
Our financial expert Leonard Raskin implores you to explore all options and seek professional guidance – especially this year with COVID benefits and new tax laws – before you file next month.
Neagle talks about love of baseball and Bernie Walter
Baltimore Positive
The one-time Arundel High sensation and 13-year MLB veteran has been no stranger to visits with Nestor over all of these years. This time, they talk love of the game and growing up around the big leagues…
Is Sammy Watkins the savior of the Ravens passing game?
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Luke Jones and Nestor debate the impact of Sammy Watkins on the Ravens offensive attack and all aspects of another weapon for Lamar Jackson.
Singy comes home to say YES to talking Orioles baseball
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Orioles legend and current Yankees broadcaster Ken Singleton joins Nestor to talk the Yankees, Orioles baseball and Reggie Jackson.
How did America want and get this many guns?
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Former Congresswoman Donna Edwards discusses the advance of assault weapons via NRA marketing and the proliferation of mass murders on American soil in the aftermath. Most Americans are in favor of sensible gun laws but how can we get there?
Is Wes Moore pointed toward a run for Annapolis?
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Now headed home after years of daily train commuting to New York to lead the Robin Hood Foundation, we asked the author of “The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates” about his political future in Maryland.
Finding Maryland’s perfect bay concoction is a crab cake walk
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Baltimore Magazine Editor-in-Chief Max Weiss has spent three decades lending annual wisdom on the topic of crab cakes to local lore. And, yes, we talked movies and stuff, too! But no cello this time…
Hardy, Devereaux discuss becoming latest inductees for Orioles Hall of Fame
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J.J. Hardy, Mike Devereaux, Joe Angel, and the late Mo Gaba will be honored in a pre-game ceremony on Aug. 7.
Orioles option Akin to Norfolk, re-sign LeBlanc, place Davis on 60-day injured list
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Manager Brandon Hyde explained the decision to demote young lefty Keegan Akin, who struggled in Grapefruit League action after being a favorite to make the rotation.
Matt Harvey not satisfied simply making Orioles rotation out of spring training
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Once a young star for the New York Mets, the veteran right-hander is throwing harder than he has in a few years trying to revitalize his career in Baltimore.
Making plans for that Ravens trip to Las Vegas this fall?
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Rich Johnson joins Nestor from Las Vegas to talk crabs and football on The Strip
Ain’t no fooling around when you’re trying to be funny during a plague…
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Legendary local comedian Mickey Cucchiella joins Nestor to share and poke fun of three decades of friendship and history and tales about growing up on a Baltimore stage after meeting backstage at Hammerjacks during the glam rock era of the 1980s.
Setting our sights on spring of Orioles games and Ravens draft hopes for improvement
Baltimore Positive
After a weekend on the couch watching March Madness, Luke Jones and Nestor anticipate what a normal sports spring will feel like as vaccines go into arms and world opens back up.
The Recon asks: Is Baltimore improving?
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Don Mohler and Nestor do their new weekly segment The Recon on hoops, spring and getting people back on the streets of our city.
Bowser feels ready to move into starting role after years learning from Judon, Suggs
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The 2017 second-round pick is expected to serve as the Ravens’ strong-side outside linebacker after signing a new four-year contract.
Riding the tide of Terps roll to play Alabama for Sweet 16 dance on Monday night
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Luke Jones and Nestor ride the tide of Terps roll to play Alabama for Sweet 16 dance on Monday night
How did the inside of Baltimore police force ever allow a tale as ugly as “We Own This City”?
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In the second part of our chat with Baltimore Sun crime reporter and author of a new book on the viciously corrupt Gun Trace Task in our city, Justin Fenton takes us behind the story of his narrative and upcoming television series with local icon David Simon.
Eyeing trip to Sweet 16, Turgeon says Terps must go through “fifth No. 1 seed” in Alabama
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Coming off their impressive win over No. 7 seed UConn, 10th-seeded Maryland will take on the Crimson Tide on Monday night.
The Ravens always steady approach to the blustry winds of March free agency
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Luke Jones and Nestor assess first days of NFL free agency and Ravens signings of their own amidst a slower-than-usual rush with a very different salary cap in place post-COVID.
Means grateful to have another shot at Opening Day start for Orioles
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The Baltimore lefty wasn’t able to start last July’s opener due to a sore shoulder, but he’s scheduled to take the hill at Fenway Park on April 1.
The power of Act Now Baltimore helping vulnerable citizens during vaccine process
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Reverend Al Hathaway joins Baltimore Positive once again to discusses the role of his growing Act Now Baltimore coalition in getting vaccines into arms of vulnerable residents.
Reporting on beat of crime and policing in Baltimore
Baltimore Positive
In the first of two parts with Baltimore Sun crime reporter and author of “We Own This City,” Justin Fenton, we discuss the legacy of Dick Irwin and police blotters in newspapers and how the news of crime is – and has been – told to the public.
Trying to find the beauty in COVID with a hubcap margarita
Baltimore Positive
Elvis lives and so does Nacho Mama’s! Let proprietor Jackie McCusker tell you about holding together a Baltimore institution in the City and County during a pandemic – and some special memories of her unforgettable spouse.
Bringing the music back to life at The Recher in Towson
Baltimore Positive
After a year of COVID silence at the legendary York Road music venue, Brian Recher tells the story of holding a local business together that will leave you speechless.
Wolfe was unsure of return to Ravens due to lower salary cap for 2021
Baltimore Positive
Though happy to remain in Baltimore, the defensive end believes he was “screwed” by the pandemic being a free agent in each of the last two offseasons.
New Ravens guard Zeitler calls Baltimore “place to be” at this point in career
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The veteran right guard consulted with the retired Marshal Yanda on what he could expect joining his third AFC North team.
Terps look to bracket bust in Indiana
Baltimore Positive
Longtime college basketball insider Mike Ashley of Blue Ribbon Sports joins Nestor to preview a unique March Madness and the Terps chances against the Huskies of UConn.
The state of sports and money and media rights as pandemic takes its toll
Baltimore Positive
Media insider John Ourand of Sports Business Journal takes Nestor on a post COVID tour of the money of sports and how the NFL is winning the battle.
Another shot of spring cleaning addition after you get vaccine
Baltimore Positive
Catonsville family attorney Lou Weinkam discusses spring sports on the field and a family security checkup after the vaccine.
Hyde talks with media after Stanton, Yankees hand Orioles first loss of season
Baltimore Positive
A disastrous fifth inning capped by Giancarlo Stanton’s grand slam sent the Orioles to a 7-0 defeat in the Bronx.
Ryan Odom departs UMBC to become head coach at Utah State
Baltimore Positive
Odom guided the Retrievers to their historic upset win over top-seeded Virginia in the 2018 NCAA tournament.
Watkins on coming to Ravens: “It’s one of those things where you know it’s home”
Baltimore Positive
The veteran wide receiver cited offensive coordinator Greg Roman, pass game specialist Keith Williams, and star quarterback Lamar Jackson as reasons to come to Baltimore.
Monster weekend for Mullins paces Orioles to sweep over Boston
Baltimore Positive
Center fielder Cedric Mullins collected five hits, three doubles, and a walk in Sunday’s 11-3 win, raising his average to .692 through the first three games of 2021.
Backed by big run support, Ellicott City native Zimmermann earns first major league win
Baltimore Positive
Rookie left-hander Bruce Zimmermann allowed three earned runs over six innings in the 11-3 win over Boston.
Hyde breaks down Orioles’ 11-3 win to finish three-game sweep at Fenway
Baltimore Positive
Baltimore pitched well throughout the weekend and used a seven-run third inning to dispose of the Red Sox on Sunday.
Gonzaga’s biggest cheerleader is a dad with a few rings
Baltimore Positive
March Madness legend and longtime coach Danny Manning talks Rock Chalk, his son coaching alongside Mark Few in Spokane and the wear and tear on knees in hoops and life.
Welcome to another exciting season of Orioles baseball…
Baltimore Positive
Luke Jones and Nestor spend an hour discussing the state of the Baltimore Orioles as the 2021 season gets under way. All you need to know here if you missed the two games they showed on MASN.
Checking in with The Babe: just a long fly ball from Camden Yards
Baltimore Positive
Baseball and Babe Ruth historian Michael Gibbons invites Orioles fans back to Emory Street in time for Opening Day.
Is there a political center on guns in America?
Baltimore Positive
Todd Schuler and Nestor discuss spring sunshine, Opening Day and wonder aloud whether the ultra-partisan gun debate in America will ever affect any real change in the carnage at the hands of mass murderers, who easily obtain killing machines without background checks.
When a city built a downtown dream around a baseball team
Baltimore Positive
Bill Cole and Nestor discuss the city of Baltimore and the region as a whole recapturing the “magic” of Orioles baseball again this spring. Or sometime during our lifetime again…
Coach Raskin tells you how to use the extra month of tax time to your advantage
Baltimore Positive
Our financial expert Leonard Raskin implores you to explore all options and seek professional guidance – especially this year with COVID benefits and new tax laws – before you file next month.
Neagle talks about love of baseball and Bernie Walter
Baltimore Positive
The one-time Arundel High sensation and 13-year MLB veteran has been no stranger to visits with Nestor over all of these years. This time, they talk love of the game and growing up around the big leagues…
Is Sammy Watkins the savior of the Ravens passing game?
Baltimore Positive
Luke Jones and Nestor debate the impact of Sammy Watkins on the Ravens offensive attack and all aspects of another weapon for Lamar Jackson.
Singy comes home to say YES to talking Orioles baseball
Baltimore Positive
Orioles legend and current Yankees broadcaster Ken Singleton joins Nestor to talk the Yankees, Orioles baseball and Reggie Jackson.
How did America want and get this many guns?
Baltimore Positive
Former Congresswoman Donna Edwards discusses the advance of assault weapons via NRA marketing and the proliferation of mass murders on American soil in the aftermath. Most Americans are in favor of sensible gun laws but how can we get there?
Is Wes Moore pointed toward a run for Annapolis?
Baltimore Positive
Now headed home after years of daily train commuting to New York to lead the Robin Hood Foundation, we asked the author of “The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates” about his political future in Maryland.
Finding Maryland’s perfect bay concoction is a crab cake walk
Baltimore Positive
Baltimore Magazine Editor-in-Chief Max Weiss has spent three decades lending annual wisdom on the topic of crab cakes to local lore. And, yes, we talked movies and stuff, too! But no cello this time…
Hardy, Devereaux discuss becoming latest inductees for Orioles Hall of Fame
Baltimore Positive
J.J. Hardy, Mike Devereaux, Joe Angel, and the late Mo Gaba will be honored in a pre-game ceremony on Aug. 7.
Orioles option Akin to Norfolk, re-sign LeBlanc, place Davis on 60-day injured list
Baltimore Positive
Manager Brandon Hyde explained the decision to demote young lefty Keegan Akin, who struggled in Grapefruit League action after being a favorite to make the rotation.
Matt Harvey not satisfied simply making Orioles rotation out of spring training
Baltimore Positive
Once a young star for the New York Mets, the veteran right-hander is throwing harder than he has in a few years trying to revitalize his career in Baltimore.
Making plans for that Ravens trip to Las Vegas this fall?
Baltimore Positive
Rich Johnson joins Nestor from Las Vegas to talk crabs and football on The Strip
Ain’t no fooling around when you’re trying to be funny during a plague…
Baltimore Positive
Legendary local comedian Mickey Cucchiella joins Nestor to share and poke fun of three decades of friendship and history and tales about growing up on a Baltimore stage after meeting backstage at Hammerjacks during the glam rock era of the 1980s.
Setting our sights on spring of Orioles games and Ravens draft hopes for improvement
Baltimore Positive
After a weekend on the couch watching March Madness, Luke Jones and Nestor anticipate what a normal sports spring will feel like as vaccines go into arms and world opens back up.
The Recon asks: Is Baltimore improving?
Baltimore Positive
Don Mohler and Nestor do their new weekly segment The Recon on hoops, spring and getting people back on the streets of our city.
Bowser feels ready to move into starting role after years learning from Judon, Suggs
Baltimore Positive
The 2017 second-round pick is expected to serve as the Ravens’ strong-side outside linebacker after signing a new four-year contract.
Riding the tide of Terps roll to play Alabama for Sweet 16 dance on Monday night
Baltimore Positive
Luke Jones and Nestor ride the tide of Terps roll to play Alabama for Sweet 16 dance on Monday night
How did the inside of Baltimore police force ever allow a tale as ugly as “We Own This City”?
Baltimore Positive
In the second part of our chat with Baltimore Sun crime reporter and author of a new book on the viciously corrupt Gun Trace Task in our city, Justin Fenton takes us behind the story of his narrative and upcoming television series with local icon David Simon.
Eyeing trip to Sweet 16, Turgeon says Terps must go through “fifth No. 1 seed” in Alabama
Baltimore Positive
Coming off their impressive win over No. 7 seed UConn, 10th-seeded Maryland will take on the Crimson Tide on Monday night.
The Ravens always steady approach to the blustry winds of March free agency
Baltimore Positive
Luke Jones and Nestor assess first days of NFL free agency and Ravens signings of their own amidst a slower-than-usual rush with a very different salary cap in place post-COVID.
Means grateful to have another shot at Opening Day start for Orioles
Baltimore Positive
The Baltimore lefty wasn’t able to start last July’s opener due to a sore shoulder, but he’s scheduled to take the hill at Fenway Park on April 1.
The power of Act Now Baltimore helping vulnerable citizens during vaccine process
Baltimore Positive
Reverend Al Hathaway joins Baltimore Positive once again to discusses the role of his growing Act Now Baltimore coalition in getting vaccines into arms of vulnerable residents.
Reporting on beat of crime and policing in Baltimore
Baltimore Positive
In the first of two parts with Baltimore Sun crime reporter and author of “We Own This City,” Justin Fenton, we discuss the legacy of Dick Irwin and police blotters in newspapers and how the news of crime is – and has been – told to the public.
Trying to find the beauty in COVID with a hubcap margarita
Baltimore Positive
Elvis lives and so does Nacho Mama’s! Let proprietor Jackie McCusker tell you about holding together a Baltimore institution in the City and County during a pandemic – and some special memories of her unforgettable spouse.
Bringing the music back to life at The Recher in Towson
Baltimore Positive
After a year of COVID silence at the legendary York Road music venue, Brian Recher tells the story of holding a local business together that will leave you speechless.
Wolfe was unsure of return to Ravens due to lower salary cap for 2021
Baltimore Positive
Though happy to remain in Baltimore, the defensive end believes he was “screwed” by the pandemic being a free agent in each of the last two offseasons.
New Ravens guard Zeitler calls Baltimore “place to be” at this point in career
Baltimore Positive
The veteran right guard consulted with the retired Marshal Yanda on what he could expect joining his third AFC North team.
Terps look to bracket bust in Indiana
Baltimore Positive
Longtime college basketball insider Mike Ashley of Blue Ribbon Sports joins Nestor to preview a unique March Madness and the Terps chances against the Huskies of UConn.
The state of sports and money and media rights as pandemic takes its toll
Baltimore Positive
Media insider John Ourand of Sports Business Journal takes Nestor on a post COVID tour of the money of sports and how the NFL is winning the battle.
Another shot of spring cleaning addition after you get vaccine
Baltimore Positive
Catonsville family attorney Lou Weinkam discusses spring sports on the field and a family security checkup after the vaccine.
Baltimore Positive
Baltimore Positive is the vision and the creative extension of four decades of sharing the love of local sports for this Dundalk native and University of Baltimore grad, who began his career as a sportswriter and music critic at The News American and The Baltimore Sun in the mid 1980s. Launched radio career in December 1991 with Kenny Albert after covering the AHL Skipjacks. Bought WNST-AM 1570 in July 1998, created WNST.net in 2007 and began diversifying conversations on radio, podcast and social media as Baltimore Positive in 2016. nes@baltimorepositive.com
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