Bradish’s strong outing leads Orioles to 3-1 win over Angels
Baltimore Positive
Kyle Bradish pitched a season-high 6 2/3 innings to earn the win on Wednesday night.
Baltimore Positive
Oweh says new Ravens OLBs coach Chuck Smith brings different perspective to job
Baltimore Positive
Odafe Oweh understands it’s time to take the next step after a “learning” season in 2022.
Ravens’ Ojabo on facing expectations in second year: “I know I’m here for a reason”
Baltimore Positive
The 2022 second-round pick is fully healthy and ready to roll after recovering from an Achilles injury last year.
Finding the good things and memories in BoDeans music magic
Baltimore Positive
Over 31 years on the radio, Nestor Aparicio has been unabashed in his eternal love for the music of BoDeans. Founder Kurt Neumann finally sits and answers every fan boy question Nestor can muster before the Annapolis gig at Ramshead on May 20.
Making golf available to everyone in West Baltimore
Baltimore Positive
Golf pro Richard Sheppard Jr. joins Nestor from the fresh greens at Forest Park Golf to discuss getting kids into the game and previews the PGA Championship from his perch at one of the Classic 5 Golf hubs just inside the beltway off Windsor Mill Road. Let him tell you why he loves golf!
Horsing around and Preakness tales of idiots with Mickey Cucchiella
Baltimore Positive
Mickey Cucchiella joins Nestor to discuss all of the old Preakness memories that we don’t talk about anymore. What happens in the infield stays in the infield…
Taking Ross Peddicord down the stretch on forty years of friendship and racetracks
Baltimore Positive
Ross Peddicord and Nestor catch up on 40 years of friendship around writing and racing
Finding time for baseball again
Baltimore Positive
Just six weeks into another MLB and it’s very apparent that the changes in Major League Baseball have made for a better game for fans and viewers. Nestor Aparicio and Dennis Koulatsos discuss how MLB improved its game and how the Orioles picked a great time to start playing winning baseball.
Coming back to the show at Camden Yards
Baltimore Positive
With Shohei Ohtani in town and the Orioles surging, Leonard Raskin and Nestor discuss who is going back to the Camden Yards to see real pennant race baseball and when and why.
The spring life of kids and sports and where the rest of it fits in?
Baltimore Positive
Bill Cole and Nestor reconvene after a spring absence to discuss the spring sporting life of kids and families – and then where the surging Orioles and dormant Ravens fit in between club and travel.
When the family comes back to the magic of Orioles baseball
Baltimore Positive
Mike Rosenfeld of Web Connection discusses the once lost passion for Orioles baseball coming back to town and friends and family focused on getting back to Camden Yards and downtown.
Ohtani too much for Orioles in 9-5 loss to Angels
Baltimore Positive
Shohei Ohtani was a double shy of the cycle and pitched seven innings to record the victory on Monday.
Taking some baseball time to see one of the greatest to ever play this week at Camden Yards?
Baltimore Positive
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Camden Yards filling up over the weekend against the Pirates and loading up the Bird Bath as Shohei Ohtani comes back to play (and pitch the) baseball this week.
So just how and why did CFG Bank put its name on former Baltimore Civic Center?
Baltimore Positive
CFG Bank CEO and President Bill Wiedel talks about the history and future of downtown’s arena. And why his bank came forward to support the Oak View Group in supporting the new CFG Bank Arena, a phenomenal renovated and upgraded showcase and concert facility that is already packing ’em back into downtown for the greatest musicians in the world.
Settling in with a crab cake at new McFaul’s on the water in Essex – or is it Middle River?
Baltimore Positive
Glen McFaul and Terry Cook welcome Nestor to the new McFaul’s Oyster & Reel on the water at the far edge of Essex on the Middle River at the former Sue Creek on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour presented by the Maryland Lottery and Window Nation.
The history of Highlandtown soccer as only Pete Caringi could tell it
Baltimore Positive
From the stoops of upper Canton to Patterson Park, former UMBC soccer head coach Pete Caringi knows every tale and player and playground. Nestor finally got all of the classic stories into one visit on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour at McFaul’s Oyster & Reel in Essex.
Getting ready to jockey at the renewed Preakness Crab Race at Lexington Market
Baltimore Positive
For the first time since 2018, the Preakness Crab Race is on at Faidley’s at Lexington Market. On Wednesday, March 17 at noon, local celebrities and crustacean lovers with jockey for position on the Lexington Market floor for Chesapeake Bay supremacy. Alicia from Faidley’s invites Nestor to saddle up as a “Crab Jockey.”
Getting ready for spring football in Owings Mills
Baltimore Positive
Luke Jones and Nestor Aparicio settle in for a real Ravens spring training camp schedule now that Lamar is under contract and OBJ and Rock Ya-Sin have been added to the purple mix.
A real Ravens schedule and an orange spring blossoming in May
Baltimore Positive
Luke Jones and Nestor roll out thoughts on the Ravens 2023 schedule and discuss a rare Orioles and Pirates meaningful showdown this weekend at Camden Yards.
Recalling the local Pirates angst as Orioles stack homers toward $50,000 Maryland Lottery big five Ohhhhh
Baltimore Positive
Our Maryland Lottery pinch hitter Seth Elkin joins Nestor to discuss the rare, local get together of two venerable MLB franchises with a checkered history as the Home Run Riches contest get closer to exploding with a huge 50th Anniversary giveaway that could happen this week. When the Orioles hit their 50th homer of the season, someone is gonna cash in.
Feeling the Magic where you are
Baltimore Positive
Our longtime Orioles reporter Luke Jones has watched a lot of bad baseball at Camden Yards, waiting for this kind of run. As he said to Dennis Koulatsos: “How can you not love this team?”
Mullins hits for cycle as Orioles down Pittsburgh in 6-3 final
Baltimore Positive
The Baltimore center fielder became the seventh player in club history to hit for the cycle on Friday night.
Hyde talks Orioles bullpen, Urias return timetable, Grayson Rodriguez innings limit, more
Baltimore Positive
Lefty reliever Nick Vespi was recalled from Triple-A Norfolk prior to Friday’s series opener with Pittsburgh.
Orioles pitch way to 2-1 win to take series from league-leading Tampa Bay
Baltimore Positive
Dean Kremer tossed six scoreless innings to earn the win while Yennier Cano registered his third save.
Ravens receiver Duvernay back to running after foot injury cut 2023 season short
Baltimore Positive
The Pro Bowl return specialist looks forward to playing with Odell Beckham in the revamped Baltimore passing game.
Ravens offensive coordinator Monken not concerned with Jackson “getting up to speed” with new system
Baltimore Positive
“We’re excited about the guys who are here. I know Lamar is working hard. I know the guys that aren’t here are working hard.”
Paying the proper respect to Lamar Jackson’s agent
Baltimore Positive
After two years of questioning whether not having an agent would hurt his long-term financial success, Lamar Jackson won the battle with Steve Bisciotti and the Baltimore Ravens by negotiating the largest contract and biggest signing bonus in NFL history. Leonard Raskin and Nestor discuss the long game of Lamar Jackson’s agent.
Are the Ravens a Super Bowl contender?
Baltimore Positive
Now that Lamar Jackson is under contract and Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta has some salary cap relief, what else needs to be done to bring Baltimore another Super Bowl parade? Dennis Koulatsos and Nestor discuss the reality of the Baltimore Ravens’ big month of improvements toward making the playoffs and winning the AFC North.
The new hoops head coach at Coppin is coming home
Baltimore Positive
New Coppin State head coach Larry Stewart tells Nestor how his lifelong basketball journey led him back home to the Eagles to find a different campus than when he played for Fang Mitchell a generation ago. Hear the Eagles play and all of Coppin State sports on WNST-AM and Baltimore Positive all year long as the flagship radio for the West Baltimore MEAC institution.
The ultimate power play of the Presidency and sports
Baltimore Positive
Journalist Chris Cillizza discusses the convergence of Presidents, politics and sports in American history with Nestor and the stories behind his new book: “Power Players: Sports, Politics and the American Presidency.”
The Little League extra inning second base rule in MLB leaving the base empty
Baltimore Positive
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the magic of Orioles baseball coming home to Camden Yards with a contender this week and scrimmage how the new age rules are working out to improve Major League Baseball. Most are working out better than the pajamas teams are wearing for uniforms in the modern game.
The connection between McFaul’s and legendary Orioles Iron Man Ernie Tyler
Baltimore Positive
Local restaurant owner Glen McFaul tells Nestor about his grandfather and Orioles legend Ernie Tyler and his connection to Ironhorse Tavern on Cromwell Bridge Road and the new McFaul’s Oyster & Reel on the Middle River deep in the heart of Essex.
Adding up the money and expectations for Lamar Jackson moving forward
Baltimore Positive
In the aftermath of the Lamar Jackson press conference announcing the biggest contract in NFL history, Luke Jones and Nestor react to words of the quarterback and whether passing for 6,000 yards is realistic in Todd Monken’s offense. And there was the part where he asked to be traded out of Baltimore.
McClanahan, Tampa Bay win 3-0 to hand Orioles first three-game losing streak of season
Baltimore Positive
Baltimore lost a series opener for the first time this season.
Brandon Hyde excited to see how Orioles “stack up” against league-leading Tampa Bay
Baltimore Positive
The American League’s top two teams began a three-game set at Camden Yards on Monday.
What is Pete Caringi going to do with all this time on his hands?
Baltimore Positive
Legendary UMBC soccer head coach Pete Caringi joins Nestor on The Maryland Crab Cake Tour at McFaul’s Oyster and Reel in Essex and tells Nestor about why he left and what he plans to do now that he’s handed the reigns to longtime assistant Anthony Adams in Catonsville.
The brittle and mettle to help save lives at Sante for National Kidney Foundation
Baltimore Positive
Local entrepreneur and Brittle Queen Natasha Brown-Wainwright talks about her confections and saving lives in advance of the annual Sante Night out at The Baltimore Museum of Industry for the National Kidney Foundation on Wednesday, May 10.
Hitting the big 50 to win $50,000 for a Home Run Riches jackpot
Baltimore Positive
John Martin of The Maryland Lottery tells Nestor that Orioles pace of HRs will soon trigger a $50K home run for a lucky winner
Lamar Jackson on new Ravens contract after long negotiation: “I wanted to get something done here”
Baltimore Positive
Listen to the entire Lamar Jackson press conference from Owings Mills…
The calm after the contract signing
Baltimore Positive
As the Orioles continue to surge, it’s a calm time in Owings Mills after all of the offseason mayhem and fan confusion. Now that Lamar Jackson is safely under contract for the next five years, Leonard Raskin and Nestor discuss the temporary peace that comes before No. 8 has to go on the field and be Superman next season.
Bradish’s strong outing leads Orioles to 3-1 win over Angels
Baltimore Positive
Kyle Bradish pitched a season-high 6 2/3 innings to earn the win on Wednesday night.
Oweh says new Ravens OLBs coach Chuck Smith brings different perspective to job
Baltimore Positive
Odafe Oweh understands it’s time to take the next step after a “learning” season in 2022.
Ravens’ Ojabo on facing expectations in second year: “I know I’m here for a reason”
Baltimore Positive
The 2022 second-round pick is fully healthy and ready to roll after recovering from an Achilles injury last year.
Finding the good things and memories in BoDeans music magic
Baltimore Positive
Over 31 years on the radio, Nestor Aparicio has been unabashed in his eternal love for the music of BoDeans. Founder Kurt Neumann finally sits and answers every fan boy question Nestor can muster before the Annapolis gig at Ramshead on May 20.
Making golf available to everyone in West Baltimore
Baltimore Positive
Golf pro Richard Sheppard Jr. joins Nestor from the fresh greens at Forest Park Golf to discuss getting kids into the game and previews the PGA Championship from his perch at one of the Classic 5 Golf hubs just inside the beltway off Windsor Mill Road. Let him tell you why he loves golf!
Horsing around and Preakness tales of idiots with Mickey Cucchiella
Baltimore Positive
Mickey Cucchiella joins Nestor to discuss all of the old Preakness memories that we don’t talk about anymore. What happens in the infield stays in the infield…
Taking Ross Peddicord down the stretch on forty years of friendship and racetracks
Baltimore Positive
Ross Peddicord and Nestor catch up on 40 years of friendship around writing and racing
Finding time for baseball again
Baltimore Positive
Just six weeks into another MLB and it’s very apparent that the changes in Major League Baseball have made for a better game for fans and viewers. Nestor Aparicio and Dennis Koulatsos discuss how MLB improved its game and how the Orioles picked a great time to start playing winning baseball.
Coming back to the show at Camden Yards
Baltimore Positive
With Shohei Ohtani in town and the Orioles surging, Leonard Raskin and Nestor discuss who is going back to the Camden Yards to see real pennant race baseball and when and why.
The spring life of kids and sports and where the rest of it fits in?
Baltimore Positive
Bill Cole and Nestor reconvene after a spring absence to discuss the spring sporting life of kids and families – and then where the surging Orioles and dormant Ravens fit in between club and travel.
When the family comes back to the magic of Orioles baseball
Baltimore Positive
Mike Rosenfeld of Web Connection discusses the once lost passion for Orioles baseball coming back to town and friends and family focused on getting back to Camden Yards and downtown.
Ohtani too much for Orioles in 9-5 loss to Angels
Baltimore Positive
Shohei Ohtani was a double shy of the cycle and pitched seven innings to record the victory on Monday.
Taking some baseball time to see one of the greatest to ever play this week at Camden Yards?
Baltimore Positive
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Camden Yards filling up over the weekend against the Pirates and loading up the Bird Bath as Shohei Ohtani comes back to play (and pitch the) baseball this week.
So just how and why did CFG Bank put its name on former Baltimore Civic Center?
Baltimore Positive
CFG Bank CEO and President Bill Wiedel talks about the history and future of downtown’s arena. And why his bank came forward to support the Oak View Group in supporting the new CFG Bank Arena, a phenomenal renovated and upgraded showcase and concert facility that is already packing ’em back into downtown for the greatest musicians in the world.
Settling in with a crab cake at new McFaul’s on the water in Essex – or is it Middle River?
Baltimore Positive
Glen McFaul and Terry Cook welcome Nestor to the new McFaul’s Oyster & Reel on the water at the far edge of Essex on the Middle River at the former Sue Creek on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour presented by the Maryland Lottery and Window Nation.
The history of Highlandtown soccer as only Pete Caringi could tell it
Baltimore Positive
From the stoops of upper Canton to Patterson Park, former UMBC soccer head coach Pete Caringi knows every tale and player and playground. Nestor finally got all of the classic stories into one visit on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour at McFaul’s Oyster & Reel in Essex.
Getting ready to jockey at the renewed Preakness Crab Race at Lexington Market
Baltimore Positive
For the first time since 2018, the Preakness Crab Race is on at Faidley’s at Lexington Market. On Wednesday, March 17 at noon, local celebrities and crustacean lovers with jockey for position on the Lexington Market floor for Chesapeake Bay supremacy. Alicia from Faidley’s invites Nestor to saddle up as a “Crab Jockey.”
Getting ready for spring football in Owings Mills
Baltimore Positive
Luke Jones and Nestor Aparicio settle in for a real Ravens spring training camp schedule now that Lamar is under contract and OBJ and Rock Ya-Sin have been added to the purple mix.
A real Ravens schedule and an orange spring blossoming in May
Baltimore Positive
Luke Jones and Nestor roll out thoughts on the Ravens 2023 schedule and discuss a rare Orioles and Pirates meaningful showdown this weekend at Camden Yards.
Recalling the local Pirates angst as Orioles stack homers toward $50,000 Maryland Lottery big five Ohhhhh
Baltimore Positive
Our Maryland Lottery pinch hitter Seth Elkin joins Nestor to discuss the rare, local get together of two venerable MLB franchises with a checkered history as the Home Run Riches contest get closer to exploding with a huge 50th Anniversary giveaway that could happen this week. When the Orioles hit their 50th homer of the season, someone is gonna cash in.
Feeling the Magic where you are
Baltimore Positive
Our longtime Orioles reporter Luke Jones has watched a lot of bad baseball at Camden Yards, waiting for this kind of run. As he said to Dennis Koulatsos: “How can you not love this team?”
Mullins hits for cycle as Orioles down Pittsburgh in 6-3 final
Baltimore Positive
The Baltimore center fielder became the seventh player in club history to hit for the cycle on Friday night.
Hyde talks Orioles bullpen, Urias return timetable, Grayson Rodriguez innings limit, more
Baltimore Positive
Lefty reliever Nick Vespi was recalled from Triple-A Norfolk prior to Friday’s series opener with Pittsburgh.
Orioles pitch way to 2-1 win to take series from league-leading Tampa Bay
Baltimore Positive
Dean Kremer tossed six scoreless innings to earn the win while Yennier Cano registered his third save.
Ravens receiver Duvernay back to running after foot injury cut 2023 season short
Baltimore Positive
The Pro Bowl return specialist looks forward to playing with Odell Beckham in the revamped Baltimore passing game.
Ravens offensive coordinator Monken not concerned with Jackson “getting up to speed” with new system
Baltimore Positive
“We’re excited about the guys who are here. I know Lamar is working hard. I know the guys that aren’t here are working hard.”
Paying the proper respect to Lamar Jackson’s agent
Baltimore Positive
After two years of questioning whether not having an agent would hurt his long-term financial success, Lamar Jackson won the battle with Steve Bisciotti and the Baltimore Ravens by negotiating the largest contract and biggest signing bonus in NFL history. Leonard Raskin and Nestor discuss the long game of Lamar Jackson’s agent.
Are the Ravens a Super Bowl contender?
Baltimore Positive
Now that Lamar Jackson is under contract and Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta has some salary cap relief, what else needs to be done to bring Baltimore another Super Bowl parade? Dennis Koulatsos and Nestor discuss the reality of the Baltimore Ravens’ big month of improvements toward making the playoffs and winning the AFC North.
The new hoops head coach at Coppin is coming home
Baltimore Positive
New Coppin State head coach Larry Stewart tells Nestor how his lifelong basketball journey led him back home to the Eagles to find a different campus than when he played for Fang Mitchell a generation ago. Hear the Eagles play and all of Coppin State sports on WNST-AM and Baltimore Positive all year long as the flagship radio for the West Baltimore MEAC institution.
The ultimate power play of the Presidency and sports
Baltimore Positive
Journalist Chris Cillizza discusses the convergence of Presidents, politics and sports in American history with Nestor and the stories behind his new book: “Power Players: Sports, Politics and the American Presidency.”
The Little League extra inning second base rule in MLB leaving the base empty
Baltimore Positive
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the magic of Orioles baseball coming home to Camden Yards with a contender this week and scrimmage how the new age rules are working out to improve Major League Baseball. Most are working out better than the pajamas teams are wearing for uniforms in the modern game.
The connection between McFaul’s and legendary Orioles Iron Man Ernie Tyler
Baltimore Positive
Local restaurant owner Glen McFaul tells Nestor about his grandfather and Orioles legend Ernie Tyler and his connection to Ironhorse Tavern on Cromwell Bridge Road and the new McFaul’s Oyster & Reel on the Middle River deep in the heart of Essex.
Adding up the money and expectations for Lamar Jackson moving forward
Baltimore Positive
In the aftermath of the Lamar Jackson press conference announcing the biggest contract in NFL history, Luke Jones and Nestor react to words of the quarterback and whether passing for 6,000 yards is realistic in Todd Monken’s offense. And there was the part where he asked to be traded out of Baltimore.
McClanahan, Tampa Bay win 3-0 to hand Orioles first three-game losing streak of season
Baltimore Positive
Baltimore lost a series opener for the first time this season.
Brandon Hyde excited to see how Orioles “stack up” against league-leading Tampa Bay
Baltimore Positive
The American League’s top two teams began a three-game set at Camden Yards on Monday.
What is Pete Caringi going to do with all this time on his hands?
Baltimore Positive
Legendary UMBC soccer head coach Pete Caringi joins Nestor on The Maryland Crab Cake Tour at McFaul’s Oyster and Reel in Essex and tells Nestor about why he left and what he plans to do now that he’s handed the reigns to longtime assistant Anthony Adams in Catonsville.
The brittle and mettle to help save lives at Sante for National Kidney Foundation
Baltimore Positive
Local entrepreneur and Brittle Queen Natasha Brown-Wainwright talks about her confections and saving lives in advance of the annual Sante Night out at The Baltimore Museum of Industry for the National Kidney Foundation on Wednesday, May 10.
Hitting the big 50 to win $50,000 for a Home Run Riches jackpot
Baltimore Positive
John Martin of The Maryland Lottery tells Nestor that Orioles pace of HRs will soon trigger a $50K home run for a lucky winner
Lamar Jackson on new Ravens contract after long negotiation: “I wanted to get something done here”
Baltimore Positive
Listen to the entire Lamar Jackson press conference from Owings Mills…
The calm after the contract signing
Baltimore Positive
As the Orioles continue to surge, it’s a calm time in Owings Mills after all of the offseason mayhem and fan confusion. Now that Lamar Jackson is safely under contract for the next five years, Leonard Raskin and Nestor discuss the temporary peace that comes before No. 8 has to go on the field and be Superman next season.
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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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