Ravens rush out to big lead, hold on for 28-25 win over Dallas
Baltimore Positive
Derrick Henry ran for 151 yards and two scores, but Baltimore gave up 19 fourth-quarter points and nearly blew a three-score lead.
Baltimore Positive
Allen McCallum: Assessing Orioles ability to heal, regroup and hit (and pitch) in October
Baltimore Positive
We’ve been at this a long time at WNST. Our first ballpark reporter almost 30 years ago and lifer pal Allen McCallum joins Nestor to discuss the two weeks of “Fall Training” before the Orioles will need to win games in October for what feels like an unlikely World Series run.
Mark Viviano finally tells Nestor the whole back story on his massive scoop of Browns coming to Baltimore in 1995
Baltimore Positive
Mark Viviano finally tells Nestor the whole back story of his scoop of Browns coming to Baltimore in 1995
NFL agent Wiestling pouring his heart into his players and the Orioles
Baltimore Positive
Local NFL agent and former Maryland Terps football player Chad Wiestling tells Nestor about his passion for sports, his players at heart of his work and why he loves the Baltimore Orioles so much.
Mark Viviano gives Nestor his best real advice about Baltimore media access
Baltimore Positive
After three decades of being media colleagues in Baltimore, former WJZ sports director Mark Viviano finally joins Nestor and Ko-host Ricig at Koco’s Pub for a candid chat about Baltimore sports journalism – past, present and future. And last October in Arlington when WNST had its media access threatened by the Orioles and his best advice.
Sheinin the light on Baltimore love and sports and music with D.C. twist
Baltimore Positive
It’s always a bunch of everything with our pal and lifer sportswriter Dave Sheinin of The Washington Post who talks music, Orioles baseball and Ravens football with Nestor on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour at Kooper’s Pub during the Fells Point Oyster Fest.
Burnes tosses seven scoreless, Orioles club season-high five homers in 7-1 win over Detroit
Baltimore Positive
Baltimore’s magic number to clinch a playoff spot is down to 3.
Finally playing “This is your life!” with Mark Viviano after all of these years
Baltimore Positive
After three decades of behind-the-scenes friendship working for “rival” media companies, the freshly retired Mark Viviano finally joins Nestor to discuss their long-standing careers in sports journalism, reflecting on mutual experiences and personal connections. From St. Louis to Baltimore via Atlanta, Dayton and Cedar Rapids, Viv’s memory of their first-ever radio chat via Chicago 25 years ago even makes Nestor blush.
Did Tony Taters change the playoff momentum for Orioles with big walkoff?
Baltimore Positive
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Orioles’ momentum and Tigers and Yankees after Santander walkoff win.
Trying to maintain that orange and purple civic pride and hope when losses mount
Baltimore Positive
Bill Cole and Nestor discuss the mood of Baltimore when the Ravens and Orioles start to lose games we think they’re going to win…
Playing to win
Baltimore Positive
As the Ravens scratch-off winners emerge and Home Run Riches winds down with more Orioles home runs, Executive Director John Martin of The Maryland Lottery tells Nestor about some other big winners all across the state.
Santander’s walk-off homer breaks three-game skid for Orioles in 5-3 win over Giants
Baltimore Positive
The dramatic victory came after Seranthony Dominguez blew his first save in the top of the ninth inning.
Orioles drop third straight in 5-3 final to San Francisco as woeful September continues
Baltimore Positive
Baltimore has now dropped four straight series and eight of its last 10 games.
Trying to find reasons to still believe
Baltimore Positive
It has been a rough September for every Baltimore sports fan. The injuries and losses with the Orioles. And the Ravens completely shocking us with a pair of losses to start the season. Leonard Raskin and Nestor try to do some civic therapy and find something upbeat about Baltimore sports during these tough times.
Is this rock bottom for the Orioles’ hopes?
Baltimore Positive
As the awful beats mount and the bats remain silent in September, Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Orioles getting battered by Giants and the playoff health realities and updates given by Mike Elias before the home stand.
What was John Harbaugh thinking?
Baltimore Positive
Who is managing the clock and replay challenges? Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the coaching decisions and itchy red flag of Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh and how to use the new leg of Justin Tucker.
How can the Ravens avoid an 0-3 start in Dallas?
Baltimore Positive
Despite the 0-2 start and playing in Dallas this Sunday at 4:25pm, the Baltimore Ravens are still a one-point favorite on the road. America still believes in Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry but how will the offensive line handle Micah Parsons and the Cowboys? Luke Jones and Nestor get ready for a huge test for the offense to show improvement over two very choppy, sloppy losses.
Snell, San Francisco blank reeling Orioles in 10-0 final to open season’s final homestand
Baltimore Positive
Giants lefty Blake Snell dominated over six innings as Baltimore suffered its seventh loss in nine games.
Tough times in Birdland as Orioles return for final home stand buried in second place
Baltimore Positive
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the wobbly state of the Orioles’ postseason realities after another long weekend on the road in Detroit with frozen bats and poor results.
What can Monken do to make Lamar and King Henry offense successful behind a leaky offensive line?
Baltimore Positive
The Baltimore Ravens are 0-2 and the offensive line has been a large part of the team-wide inconsistencies that head coach John Harbaugh discussed in his postmortem after the Raiders meltdown. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the problems and potential solutions as the Dallas Cowboys await after a bad loss to the Saints.
Baltimore’s Washington French connection to Paris and Olympics coverage
Baltimore Positive
After a month in Paris covering the Olympics for The Washington Post, our favorite traveling Baltimore music maker, sports expert and local dude Dave Sheinin joins Nestor at Kooper’s Pub on The Maryland Crab Cake Tour for a full recap of his summer French connection.
The offensive play of the Ravens offensive line
Baltimore Positive
After a second week of inconsistencies and penalties across the offensive line hindered the Baltimore Ravens in another loss, Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the worst passing defense in the NFL through Week 2, the strange red flag challenges of John Harbaugh and a purple implosion at home against the Las Vegas Raiders.
Harbaugh says Ravens must find more consistency across board to overcome 0-2 start
Baltimore Positive
John Harbaugh discussed a number of topics on Monday, including the state of the offensive line entering Week 3.
John Harbaugh on 0-2 start: “We will be defined by the next 15 games”
Baltimore Positive
“We have to go back and look at every little thing, continue to clean up the things that we know we can clean up and get better.”
Ravens blow 10-point fourth-quarter lead, lose 26-23 to Las Vegas to fall to 0-2
Baltimore Positive
Baltimore has started a season 0-2 for the first time since 2015.
Leaving the NFL beat but not beaten down
Baltimore Positive
Our longtime pal and former Chargers, Raiders and Cowboys beat writer Michael Gehlken discusses why he left locker rooms and the sports journalism industry and NFL grind after 15 years to be a father.
Given Raiders pedigree and talent, the Ravens better be 1-1 on Sunday night
Baltimore Positive
As a hefty 9-point favorite at home against the woeful Las Vegas Raiders, Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the importance of the Ravens’ running game and getting win before heading to Dallas, entertaining Buffalo and going to Cincinnati as the schedule promises to stiffen after Gardner Minshew.
Former NFL fullback Merril Hoge talks tailgating and running the ball with Nestor
Baltimore Positive
Our old NFL Films pal and former Pittsburgh Steelers running back Merril Hoge talks tailgating and how the Ravens need to manage a unique offensive attack with Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry.
Hitting it big when the Orioles do..
Baltimore Positive
Doug Lloyd of Maryland Lottery tells Nestor what’s it’s like to the one who contacts and calls the big jackpot winners to deliver the great news that sometimes they don’t even believe. And the Home Run Riches summer of big Orioles bombs!
The current mediocrity of the Orioles drones on…
Baltimore Positive
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Orioles mediocre baseball and waiting on better health and more big hits as the Birds head to Detroit in second place in the AL East.
When is the last time you went to a Terps game?
Baltimore Positive
Bill Cole and Nestor debate why more Baltimoreans don’t go to College Park for Terps football games in the era of big money, Big 10 action.
The time that Bruce Springsteen called Nestor a dummy at the Super Bowl
Baltimore Positive
For the record: he thought it was a great and timely question back in Tampa in 2009…
Give the ball to the strong-armed Venezuelan!
Baltimore Positive
On a night when the Orioles’ bats awakened, it was the arm of Albert Suarez that continues to get the job done in a September pennant race. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Orioles’ overall pitching hopes after another strong start from the Venezuelan righty at Fenway Park.
The genius of Ricig and getting inside the mind of a sports cartoonist (and journalist)
Baltimore Positive
It is no secret that lifer sports cartoonist Mike Ricigliano is Nestor’s oldest friend in Baltimore media. They discuss the 40th anniversary of their friendship and the folding of Sportsf1rst and The News American and how the sports scene in Baltimore has inspired them both for a lifetime at Koco’s Pub as the Orioles and Ravens threaten another championship parade down Pratt Street.
So the Ravens are 0-1? So is half the league…
Baltimore Positive
After watching three decades of Ravens football here in Baltimore, we aren’t the kind to overreact to a 27-20 loss to the World Champion Kansas City Chiefs to start the season. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the surprises and storylines as Week 1 kicks off a long season.
Telling the folks at Koco’s Pub in Lauraville why the world loves them so much
Baltimore Positive
It’s been a rough summer for our friends at Koco’s Pub with HVAC and crazy electrical failures on the city grid. But when you’re beloved like them, the world comes in for a social media crab cake rescue on hot summer nights. Let Marcella Knight and Eric Campbell tell you about Lauraville love while they serve Nestor the first oyster of his Maryland Oyster Tour.
On college football and going to College Park to watch the Terps
Baltimore Positive
Our money guy Leonard Raskin spends his weekends holed down with college football. And what a weekend it was from a South Bend surprise from an old Ravens coach to College Park where Coach Locksley can’t like what he sees. Something to take our minds off the Kansas City loss and 10 days before the Raiders arrive.
Things are going to need to be a whole lot better on offensive line for Ravens to move ball
Baltimore Positive
After the first look at the new and younger (and cheaper) offensive line of the Baltimore Ravens, Luke Jones and Nestor can only say it needs to improve for the running and passing game of Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry to be truly effective.
Lofgren still finding the Mountains to climb off E Street as The Boss returns to Baltimore
Baltimore Positive
Silver Spring native and lifer musician Nils Lofgren joins Nestor for a candid conversation about his latest work, “Mountains,” released in the middle of a worldwide tour with Bruce Springsteen and E Street Band that comes to Oriole Park at Camden Yards this Friday.
A September Holliday? Getting the Orioles right and Lamar back on the practice field
Baltimore Positive
Our intrepid sports reporter Luke Jones spent Monday on the practice field of Owings Mills wondering where Lamar Jackson was and then watched the Orioles take another beating at Fenway. We thought September was supposed to be fun? Luke joined Nestor for a discussion about finding pitching and the youth of Jackson Holliday.
Ravens rush out to big lead, hold on for 28-25 win over Dallas
Baltimore Positive
Derrick Henry ran for 151 yards and two scores, but Baltimore gave up 19 fourth-quarter points and nearly blew a three-score lead.
Allen McCallum: Assessing Orioles ability to heal, regroup and hit (and pitch) in October
Baltimore Positive
We’ve been at this a long time at WNST. Our first ballpark reporter almost 30 years ago and lifer pal Allen McCallum joins Nestor to discuss the two weeks of “Fall Training” before the Orioles will need to win games in October for what feels like an unlikely World Series run.
Mark Viviano finally tells Nestor the whole back story on his massive scoop of Browns coming to Baltimore in 1995
Baltimore Positive
Mark Viviano finally tells Nestor the whole back story of his scoop of Browns coming to Baltimore in 1995
NFL agent Wiestling pouring his heart into his players and the Orioles
Baltimore Positive
Local NFL agent and former Maryland Terps football player Chad Wiestling tells Nestor about his passion for sports, his players at heart of his work and why he loves the Baltimore Orioles so much.
Mark Viviano gives Nestor his best real advice about Baltimore media access
Baltimore Positive
After three decades of being media colleagues in Baltimore, former WJZ sports director Mark Viviano finally joins Nestor and Ko-host Ricig at Koco’s Pub for a candid chat about Baltimore sports journalism – past, present and future. And last October in Arlington when WNST had its media access threatened by the Orioles and his best advice.
Sheinin the light on Baltimore love and sports and music with D.C. twist
Baltimore Positive
It’s always a bunch of everything with our pal and lifer sportswriter Dave Sheinin of The Washington Post who talks music, Orioles baseball and Ravens football with Nestor on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour at Kooper’s Pub during the Fells Point Oyster Fest.
Burnes tosses seven scoreless, Orioles club season-high five homers in 7-1 win over Detroit
Baltimore Positive
Baltimore’s magic number to clinch a playoff spot is down to 3.
Finally playing “This is your life!” with Mark Viviano after all of these years
Baltimore Positive
After three decades of behind-the-scenes friendship working for “rival” media companies, the freshly retired Mark Viviano finally joins Nestor to discuss their long-standing careers in sports journalism, reflecting on mutual experiences and personal connections. From St. Louis to Baltimore via Atlanta, Dayton and Cedar Rapids, Viv’s memory of their first-ever radio chat via Chicago 25 years ago even makes Nestor blush.
Did Tony Taters change the playoff momentum for Orioles with big walkoff?
Baltimore Positive
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Orioles’ momentum and Tigers and Yankees after Santander walkoff win.
Trying to maintain that orange and purple civic pride and hope when losses mount
Baltimore Positive
Bill Cole and Nestor discuss the mood of Baltimore when the Ravens and Orioles start to lose games we think they’re going to win…
Playing to win
Baltimore Positive
As the Ravens scratch-off winners emerge and Home Run Riches winds down with more Orioles home runs, Executive Director John Martin of The Maryland Lottery tells Nestor about some other big winners all across the state.
Santander’s walk-off homer breaks three-game skid for Orioles in 5-3 win over Giants
Baltimore Positive
The dramatic victory came after Seranthony Dominguez blew his first save in the top of the ninth inning.
Orioles drop third straight in 5-3 final to San Francisco as woeful September continues
Baltimore Positive
Baltimore has now dropped four straight series and eight of its last 10 games.
Trying to find reasons to still believe
Baltimore Positive
It has been a rough September for every Baltimore sports fan. The injuries and losses with the Orioles. And the Ravens completely shocking us with a pair of losses to start the season. Leonard Raskin and Nestor try to do some civic therapy and find something upbeat about Baltimore sports during these tough times.
Is this rock bottom for the Orioles’ hopes?
Baltimore Positive
As the awful beats mount and the bats remain silent in September, Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Orioles getting battered by Giants and the playoff health realities and updates given by Mike Elias before the home stand.
What was John Harbaugh thinking?
Baltimore Positive
Who is managing the clock and replay challenges? Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the coaching decisions and itchy red flag of Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh and how to use the new leg of Justin Tucker.
How can the Ravens avoid an 0-3 start in Dallas?
Baltimore Positive
Despite the 0-2 start and playing in Dallas this Sunday at 4:25pm, the Baltimore Ravens are still a one-point favorite on the road. America still believes in Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry but how will the offensive line handle Micah Parsons and the Cowboys? Luke Jones and Nestor get ready for a huge test for the offense to show improvement over two very choppy, sloppy losses.
Snell, San Francisco blank reeling Orioles in 10-0 final to open season’s final homestand
Baltimore Positive
Giants lefty Blake Snell dominated over six innings as Baltimore suffered its seventh loss in nine games.
Tough times in Birdland as Orioles return for final home stand buried in second place
Baltimore Positive
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the wobbly state of the Orioles’ postseason realities after another long weekend on the road in Detroit with frozen bats and poor results.
What can Monken do to make Lamar and King Henry offense successful behind a leaky offensive line?
Baltimore Positive
The Baltimore Ravens are 0-2 and the offensive line has been a large part of the team-wide inconsistencies that head coach John Harbaugh discussed in his postmortem after the Raiders meltdown. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the problems and potential solutions as the Dallas Cowboys await after a bad loss to the Saints.
Baltimore’s Washington French connection to Paris and Olympics coverage
Baltimore Positive
After a month in Paris covering the Olympics for The Washington Post, our favorite traveling Baltimore music maker, sports expert and local dude Dave Sheinin joins Nestor at Kooper’s Pub on The Maryland Crab Cake Tour for a full recap of his summer French connection.
The offensive play of the Ravens offensive line
Baltimore Positive
After a second week of inconsistencies and penalties across the offensive line hindered the Baltimore Ravens in another loss, Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the worst passing defense in the NFL through Week 2, the strange red flag challenges of John Harbaugh and a purple implosion at home against the Las Vegas Raiders.
Harbaugh says Ravens must find more consistency across board to overcome 0-2 start
Baltimore Positive
John Harbaugh discussed a number of topics on Monday, including the state of the offensive line entering Week 3.
John Harbaugh on 0-2 start: “We will be defined by the next 15 games”
Baltimore Positive
“We have to go back and look at every little thing, continue to clean up the things that we know we can clean up and get better.”
Ravens blow 10-point fourth-quarter lead, lose 26-23 to Las Vegas to fall to 0-2
Baltimore Positive
Baltimore has started a season 0-2 for the first time since 2015.
Leaving the NFL beat but not beaten down
Baltimore Positive
Our longtime pal and former Chargers, Raiders and Cowboys beat writer Michael Gehlken discusses why he left locker rooms and the sports journalism industry and NFL grind after 15 years to be a father.
Given Raiders pedigree and talent, the Ravens better be 1-1 on Sunday night
Baltimore Positive
As a hefty 9-point favorite at home against the woeful Las Vegas Raiders, Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the importance of the Ravens’ running game and getting win before heading to Dallas, entertaining Buffalo and going to Cincinnati as the schedule promises to stiffen after Gardner Minshew.
Former NFL fullback Merril Hoge talks tailgating and running the ball with Nestor
Baltimore Positive
Our old NFL Films pal and former Pittsburgh Steelers running back Merril Hoge talks tailgating and how the Ravens need to manage a unique offensive attack with Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry.
Hitting it big when the Orioles do..
Baltimore Positive
Doug Lloyd of Maryland Lottery tells Nestor what’s it’s like to the one who contacts and calls the big jackpot winners to deliver the great news that sometimes they don’t even believe. And the Home Run Riches summer of big Orioles bombs!
The current mediocrity of the Orioles drones on…
Baltimore Positive
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Orioles mediocre baseball and waiting on better health and more big hits as the Birds head to Detroit in second place in the AL East.
When is the last time you went to a Terps game?
Baltimore Positive
Bill Cole and Nestor debate why more Baltimoreans don’t go to College Park for Terps football games in the era of big money, Big 10 action.
The time that Bruce Springsteen called Nestor a dummy at the Super Bowl
Baltimore Positive
For the record: he thought it was a great and timely question back in Tampa in 2009…
Give the ball to the strong-armed Venezuelan!
Baltimore Positive
On a night when the Orioles’ bats awakened, it was the arm of Albert Suarez that continues to get the job done in a September pennant race. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Orioles’ overall pitching hopes after another strong start from the Venezuelan righty at Fenway Park.
The genius of Ricig and getting inside the mind of a sports cartoonist (and journalist)
Baltimore Positive
It is no secret that lifer sports cartoonist Mike Ricigliano is Nestor’s oldest friend in Baltimore media. They discuss the 40th anniversary of their friendship and the folding of Sportsf1rst and The News American and how the sports scene in Baltimore has inspired them both for a lifetime at Koco’s Pub as the Orioles and Ravens threaten another championship parade down Pratt Street.
So the Ravens are 0-1? So is half the league…
Baltimore Positive
After watching three decades of Ravens football here in Baltimore, we aren’t the kind to overreact to a 27-20 loss to the World Champion Kansas City Chiefs to start the season. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the surprises and storylines as Week 1 kicks off a long season.
Telling the folks at Koco’s Pub in Lauraville why the world loves them so much
Baltimore Positive
It’s been a rough summer for our friends at Koco’s Pub with HVAC and crazy electrical failures on the city grid. But when you’re beloved like them, the world comes in for a social media crab cake rescue on hot summer nights. Let Marcella Knight and Eric Campbell tell you about Lauraville love while they serve Nestor the first oyster of his Maryland Oyster Tour.
On college football and going to College Park to watch the Terps
Baltimore Positive
Our money guy Leonard Raskin spends his weekends holed down with college football. And what a weekend it was from a South Bend surprise from an old Ravens coach to College Park where Coach Locksley can’t like what he sees. Something to take our minds off the Kansas City loss and 10 days before the Raiders arrive.
Things are going to need to be a whole lot better on offensive line for Ravens to move ball
Baltimore Positive
After the first look at the new and younger (and cheaper) offensive line of the Baltimore Ravens, Luke Jones and Nestor can only say it needs to improve for the running and passing game of Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry to be truly effective.
Lofgren still finding the Mountains to climb off E Street as The Boss returns to Baltimore
Baltimore Positive
Silver Spring native and lifer musician Nils Lofgren joins Nestor for a candid conversation about his latest work, “Mountains,” released in the middle of a worldwide tour with Bruce Springsteen and E Street Band that comes to Oriole Park at Camden Yards this Friday.
A September Holliday? Getting the Orioles right and Lamar back on the practice field
Baltimore Positive
Our intrepid sports reporter Luke Jones spent Monday on the practice field of Owings Mills wondering where Lamar Jackson was and then watched the Orioles take another beating at Fenway. We thought September was supposed to be fun? Luke joined Nestor for a discussion about finding pitching and the youth of Jackson Holliday.
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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