Gibson squanders early lead as Orioles lose 10-5 to White Sox to conclude homestand
Baltimore Positive
After a four-run first inning, Wednesday was a rather listless performance for Baltimore, who fell to 83-50.
Baltimore Positive
A Mountain of questions for Orioles bullpen
Baltimore Positive
It was hard to watch, the last pitch that Orioles closer sensation Felix Bautista threw before it became apparent that his UCL was agitated. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the loss of the All Star reliever and its impact on the Orioles postseason hopes and pitching down the stretch.
Meet the Young Fresh Prince spinning the old school tunes at Kidney Walk on Sept. 10 at UMBC
Baltimore Positive
Young survivor LaVon “Prince” Thomas tells Nestor about the importance of the National Kidney Foundation and the story of his infancy transplant and love of music – all music. Meet this old soul and young prince before the Kidney Walk on Sunday, September 10th in Catonsville.
Rodriguez, bullpen combine for two-hitter as Orioles pull away late for 9-0 win over White Sox
Baltimore Positive
The pitching was superb, and Baltimore plated five runs in the bottom of the eighth in Monday’s victory.
Cano earns save as Orioles top Colorado 5-4 to move to 33 above .500 for first time since 1997
Baltimore Positive
Filling in for the injured Felix Bautista, Yennier Cano earned his fifth save of the season and first since May 25.
Orioles manager Hyde on Felix Bautista: “It was hard to watch him get the news” about elbow injury
Baltimore Positive
“I’m positive our team’s going to bounce back from this. Obviously, people are disappointed and feel bad for him.”
Elias reveals Orioles closer Felix Bautista going to 15-day IL with “some degree of injury” to UCL
Baltimore Positive
It’s unclear whether Bautista will have any chance to pitch again this season, but lefty DL Hall took his place on the roster on Saturday.
Where did pro football really get its start?
Baltimore Positive
Author Gregg Ficery takes Nestor on a century-old tour through the roots of football history in Pittsburgh and Massillon in his new book, “Gridiron Legacy,” which even taught the folks in Canton a few facts about how entrenched organized crime and gambling were at the turn of the 20th century around the emerging sport that took rugby to a different level.
Henderson’s homer leads Orioles to 5-4 comeback win over Colorado marred by Bautista injury
Baltimore Positive
Gunnar Henderson homered in the eighth inning, but Felix Bautista exited with “arm discomfort” with two outs in the ninth.
The dark clouds over The Warehouse in a sunny season as Angelos stalls Orioles lease
Baltimore Positive
Bill Cole and Nestor return from MACO business networking in Ocean City with every leader in the state – and all of them talking about the Orioles lease stall and the outlandish demands of John Angelos to keep Baltimore baseball alive at Camden Yards.
Tackling the opioid crisis with leadership
Baltimore Positive
If you or anyone in your world has fallen victim to opioid addiction, you’ll have even more appreciation for the work ahead for the new Madame Secretary Emily Keller, who we met as the Mayor of Hagerstown. Learn about the journey of the newly appointed Special Secretary of Opioid Response and her ride to the Volvo plant with President Joe Biden.
Time to win and fly away with the Ravens
Baltimore Positive
John Martin of Maryland Lottery preps the purple kingdom for the return of Ravens Scratch-Off season and all of the cool purple prizes and giveaways during football season.
Mullins, Gibson lead Orioles to 5-3 win over Toronto to take another series
Baltimore Positive
Cedric Mullins hit the go-ahead two-run homer to back Kyle Gibson, who went a season-high eight innings to earn the victory.
Ravens to induct Terrell Suggs into Ring of Honor on Oct. 22
Baltimore Positive
The seven-time Pro Bowl outside linebacker spent 16 seasons with Baltimore and holds the franchise record for sacks.
Transporting change to Maryland from Washington
Baltimore Positive
Our Senator Chris Van Hollen joins us at MACO in Ocean City for a wide-ranging conversation about life in Washington and the potential and promise of The Red Line, Penn Station and the FBI headquarters coming to Maryland.
Twenty five (plus) years of baseball friendship and Orioles chatter and they’re finally in first place!
Baltimore Positive
Allen McCallum was our ballpark reporter and Orioles insider before we even had a radio station. The two guys who watched Jeffrey Maier reach over the Yankee Stadium wall from the right field bleachers together 27 years ago in the ALCS reconvene for an all-too-rare conversation about Orioles progress and magic.
Getting schooled on Howard County
Baltimore Positive
From the hikes in Centennial Park to the concerts at Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia always brings us back. Howard County Executive Calvin Ball tells Nestor what makes his county successful and how the kids going back to school is a good thing.
Ravens’ Dobbins eager to prove he can be “one of the top backs in the league”
Baltimore Positive
Asked about sitting out the start of training camp, the Baltimore running back said he was “being cautious.”
The new world problems of an Orioles pennant race
Baltimore Positive
With an Orioles pennant race colliding with the start of NFL season, Dennis Koulatsos and Nestor discuss the allure of winning every night and waiting for October while September brings the Ravens back into local focus. Two parades in Baltimore? Time will tell.
Giving Baltimore residents shelter
Baltimore Positive
As her work for two decades with housing issues and helping folks led her to the Baltimore City Council, Odette Ramos brings some city needs and realities down to Ocean City and the Maryland Counties Conference in a wide-ranging discussion about improving Baltimore. Even her most famous resident in the 14th District, Governor Wes Moore made a cameo!
One more preseason fake football show to go
Baltimore Positive
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Ravens preseason loss in Washington, the ESPN television D.C. loveathon with Josh Harris and what’s next for the purple birds in Tampa and cut down day next week.
What did John Angelos tell The New York Times and why?
Baltimore Positive
Longtime New York Times sportswriter Tyler Kepner tells Nestor about his story and recent visit with Orioles owner John Angelos and what the owner’s son wants from Maryland tax payers for the future of Baltimore baseball.
Mayor Scott discusses guns, schools and pools from The Beach
Baltimore Positive
Our civic dialogue with Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott continues as he convenes with Nestor once again in Ocean City at the Maryland Counties Conference to discuss Baltimore’s triumphs and challenges.
Baumann falters in 10th inning as Orioles lose 6-3 to Toronto
Baltimore Positive
Mike Baumann gave up a home run to Brandon Belt and allowed another run on a wild pitch to take the loss.
The green grass and free money for Orioles ownership
Baltimore Positive
After some time in Ocean City – and we all have plenty of memories there – we catch up with our money man Leonard Raskin to discuss the ideology of $600 million of free money not being enough to get the Angelos family to sign a lease to keep the Orioles at Camden Yards.
Orioles manager Hyde provides updates on Santander, Wells, Means
Baltimore Positive
Tyler Wells is moving to Triple-A Norfolk where he’ll continue to prepare for a relief role for the stretch run.
The first concern is the secondary
Baltimore Positive
With cornerback Marlon Humphrey off the field at least to start the season, the Ravens are looking for answers on the backside of the defense. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss ways that the Ravens will cope with the loss of the Pro Bowler and what that means for coordinator Mike Macdonald.
Cornbread and crab cakes with Delegate Anderton in Ocean City
Baltimore Positive
Our returning Republican champion from the Eastern Shore, Delegate Carl Anderton welcomes Nestor back to Ocean City at MACO with a chat about the value of the Ravens and Orioles to folks all over Maryland. And some local perspective on bridges, broadband, education and growth on the lower peninsula.
Adding up the numbers of the Maryland Lottery
Baltimore Positive
As the Maryland Crab Cake Tour rolled east to Ocean City for MACO chats with state leaders, John Martin and Seth Elkin of the Maryland Lottery join Nestor to discuss the big picture of revenue and the future of mobile wagering in our state.
Ravens fall 29-28 to Washington on last-second field goal, ending record preseason win streak at 24
Baltimore Positive
Baltimore suffered a loss in the preseason for the first time since 2015.
Late nights and big wins on West Coast bring surging Orioles home ready to fly
Baltimore Positive
The 2023 Baltimore Orioles keep doing things on the field we have never witnessed. Luke Jones and Nestor rub the sleep outta their eyes and look toward a homestand with big promise as the AL East crown is in sight.
Sprinting to the finish line in Washington
Baltimore Positive
First elected to the House of Delegates in 1966, the local statesman Ben Cardin will complete his public service to our citizenry 16 years after heading to D.C. as a Maryland Senator. Joining Nestor at MACO in Ocean City, the Baltimore champion says he’s got plenty left to do before he departs The Capitol in January 2025.
Making the adjustment to the chiropractic life in Towson
Baltimore Positive
When Nestor first got aligned at WNST in the summer of 1998, local chiropractor Steve Elliott called the new sports radio station and offered to adjust his spine. No wonder he’s stood so tall against the rest of the corporate, out-of-town owned media these 25 years later! Along with wife Allison, the Elliotts discuss the heart and soul of their family practice on Joppa Road and why sports and community matter in Baltimore at Drug City on our 25th Anniversary Crab Cake Tour celebration.
Is the secondary suspect?
Baltimore Positive
Luke Jones gives Dennis Koulatsos a training camp primer as Ravens camp rolls toward Houston opener and the injury to Marlon Humphrey becomes real on the field.
Does your sports owner have integrity?
Baltimore Positive
As the Orioles continue to refuse to take $600 million of your money for free to keep the franchise at Camden Yards, Nestor Aparicio and Dennis Koulatsos discuss integrity, credibility, good faith and bad ownership in local sports and its ugly history in Baltimore.
Harbaugh calls Clowney, Darby “two of the right guys” to strengthen Ravens defense
Baltimore Positive
“I’m just excited. I think Jadeveon is a tough, hard-nosed, throws-his-body-around kind of player.”
The beauty of Baltimore when both teams are winning
Baltimore Positive
Now 25 years into talking about sports around the clock, it’s rarefied air when the Orioles are in first place and the Ravens are expected to join them in the fall. Long time public relations executive John Maroon and original WNST producer Andy Mueller join Nestor at Drug City to discuss how much fun sports can be for a community like Baltimore.
When it’s all Greek on your 25th Anniversary
Baltimore Positive
The WNST 25th Anniversary celebration is just getting underway but we began our fun at Costas Inn with Dennis Koulatsos and the only member of the Triantafilos family who isn’t too shy to tell the amazing Dundalk family story of coming to America with a dream.
Harbaugh says Humphrey’s return timeline still to be determined after foot surgery
Baltimore Positive
The Ravens coach said the three-time Pro Bowl cornerback isn’t expected to be a “long-term” absence.
Philadelphia vs. Baltimore: An oral history
Baltimore Positive
When Philly native Tom Pierce of Classic 5 Golf dropped by our WNST 25th Anniversary kickoff at Costas Inn, it gave Nestor a chance to finally do a deep dive on the shallow history of meaningful – and memorably meaningless – competition between two cities less than 100 miles apart and driven by deep sports passion and loyalty.
Gibson squanders early lead as Orioles lose 10-5 to White Sox to conclude homestand
Baltimore Positive
After a four-run first inning, Wednesday was a rather listless performance for Baltimore, who fell to 83-50.
A Mountain of questions for Orioles bullpen
Baltimore Positive
It was hard to watch, the last pitch that Orioles closer sensation Felix Bautista threw before it became apparent that his UCL was agitated. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the loss of the All Star reliever and its impact on the Orioles postseason hopes and pitching down the stretch.
Meet the Young Fresh Prince spinning the old school tunes at Kidney Walk on Sept. 10 at UMBC
Baltimore Positive
Young survivor LaVon “Prince” Thomas tells Nestor about the importance of the National Kidney Foundation and the story of his infancy transplant and love of music – all music. Meet this old soul and young prince before the Kidney Walk on Sunday, September 10th in Catonsville.
Rodriguez, bullpen combine for two-hitter as Orioles pull away late for 9-0 win over White Sox
Baltimore Positive
The pitching was superb, and Baltimore plated five runs in the bottom of the eighth in Monday’s victory.
Cano earns save as Orioles top Colorado 5-4 to move to 33 above .500 for first time since 1997
Baltimore Positive
Filling in for the injured Felix Bautista, Yennier Cano earned his fifth save of the season and first since May 25.
Orioles manager Hyde on Felix Bautista: “It was hard to watch him get the news” about elbow injury
Baltimore Positive
“I’m positive our team’s going to bounce back from this. Obviously, people are disappointed and feel bad for him.”
Elias reveals Orioles closer Felix Bautista going to 15-day IL with “some degree of injury” to UCL
Baltimore Positive
It’s unclear whether Bautista will have any chance to pitch again this season, but lefty DL Hall took his place on the roster on Saturday.
Where did pro football really get its start?
Baltimore Positive
Author Gregg Ficery takes Nestor on a century-old tour through the roots of football history in Pittsburgh and Massillon in his new book, “Gridiron Legacy,” which even taught the folks in Canton a few facts about how entrenched organized crime and gambling were at the turn of the 20th century around the emerging sport that took rugby to a different level.
Henderson’s homer leads Orioles to 5-4 comeback win over Colorado marred by Bautista injury
Baltimore Positive
Gunnar Henderson homered in the eighth inning, but Felix Bautista exited with “arm discomfort” with two outs in the ninth.
The dark clouds over The Warehouse in a sunny season as Angelos stalls Orioles lease
Baltimore Positive
Bill Cole and Nestor return from MACO business networking in Ocean City with every leader in the state – and all of them talking about the Orioles lease stall and the outlandish demands of John Angelos to keep Baltimore baseball alive at Camden Yards.
Tackling the opioid crisis with leadership
Baltimore Positive
If you or anyone in your world has fallen victim to opioid addiction, you’ll have even more appreciation for the work ahead for the new Madame Secretary Emily Keller, who we met as the Mayor of Hagerstown. Learn about the journey of the newly appointed Special Secretary of Opioid Response and her ride to the Volvo plant with President Joe Biden.
Time to win and fly away with the Ravens
Baltimore Positive
John Martin of Maryland Lottery preps the purple kingdom for the return of Ravens Scratch-Off season and all of the cool purple prizes and giveaways during football season.
Mullins, Gibson lead Orioles to 5-3 win over Toronto to take another series
Baltimore Positive
Cedric Mullins hit the go-ahead two-run homer to back Kyle Gibson, who went a season-high eight innings to earn the victory.
Ravens to induct Terrell Suggs into Ring of Honor on Oct. 22
Baltimore Positive
The seven-time Pro Bowl outside linebacker spent 16 seasons with Baltimore and holds the franchise record for sacks.
Transporting change to Maryland from Washington
Baltimore Positive
Our Senator Chris Van Hollen joins us at MACO in Ocean City for a wide-ranging conversation about life in Washington and the potential and promise of The Red Line, Penn Station and the FBI headquarters coming to Maryland.
Twenty five (plus) years of baseball friendship and Orioles chatter and they’re finally in first place!
Baltimore Positive
Allen McCallum was our ballpark reporter and Orioles insider before we even had a radio station. The two guys who watched Jeffrey Maier reach over the Yankee Stadium wall from the right field bleachers together 27 years ago in the ALCS reconvene for an all-too-rare conversation about Orioles progress and magic.
Getting schooled on Howard County
Baltimore Positive
From the hikes in Centennial Park to the concerts at Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia always brings us back. Howard County Executive Calvin Ball tells Nestor what makes his county successful and how the kids going back to school is a good thing.
Ravens’ Dobbins eager to prove he can be “one of the top backs in the league”
Baltimore Positive
Asked about sitting out the start of training camp, the Baltimore running back said he was “being cautious.”
The new world problems of an Orioles pennant race
Baltimore Positive
With an Orioles pennant race colliding with the start of NFL season, Dennis Koulatsos and Nestor discuss the allure of winning every night and waiting for October while September brings the Ravens back into local focus. Two parades in Baltimore? Time will tell.
Giving Baltimore residents shelter
Baltimore Positive
As her work for two decades with housing issues and helping folks led her to the Baltimore City Council, Odette Ramos brings some city needs and realities down to Ocean City and the Maryland Counties Conference in a wide-ranging discussion about improving Baltimore. Even her most famous resident in the 14th District, Governor Wes Moore made a cameo!
One more preseason fake football show to go
Baltimore Positive
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Ravens preseason loss in Washington, the ESPN television D.C. loveathon with Josh Harris and what’s next for the purple birds in Tampa and cut down day next week.
What did John Angelos tell The New York Times and why?
Baltimore Positive
Longtime New York Times sportswriter Tyler Kepner tells Nestor about his story and recent visit with Orioles owner John Angelos and what the owner’s son wants from Maryland tax payers for the future of Baltimore baseball.
Mayor Scott discusses guns, schools and pools from The Beach
Baltimore Positive
Our civic dialogue with Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott continues as he convenes with Nestor once again in Ocean City at the Maryland Counties Conference to discuss Baltimore’s triumphs and challenges.
Baumann falters in 10th inning as Orioles lose 6-3 to Toronto
Baltimore Positive
Mike Baumann gave up a home run to Brandon Belt and allowed another run on a wild pitch to take the loss.
The green grass and free money for Orioles ownership
Baltimore Positive
After some time in Ocean City – and we all have plenty of memories there – we catch up with our money man Leonard Raskin to discuss the ideology of $600 million of free money not being enough to get the Angelos family to sign a lease to keep the Orioles at Camden Yards.
Orioles manager Hyde provides updates on Santander, Wells, Means
Baltimore Positive
Tyler Wells is moving to Triple-A Norfolk where he’ll continue to prepare for a relief role for the stretch run.
The first concern is the secondary
Baltimore Positive
With cornerback Marlon Humphrey off the field at least to start the season, the Ravens are looking for answers on the backside of the defense. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss ways that the Ravens will cope with the loss of the Pro Bowler and what that means for coordinator Mike Macdonald.
Cornbread and crab cakes with Delegate Anderton in Ocean City
Baltimore Positive
Our returning Republican champion from the Eastern Shore, Delegate Carl Anderton welcomes Nestor back to Ocean City at MACO with a chat about the value of the Ravens and Orioles to folks all over Maryland. And some local perspective on bridges, broadband, education and growth on the lower peninsula.
Adding up the numbers of the Maryland Lottery
Baltimore Positive
As the Maryland Crab Cake Tour rolled east to Ocean City for MACO chats with state leaders, John Martin and Seth Elkin of the Maryland Lottery join Nestor to discuss the big picture of revenue and the future of mobile wagering in our state.
Ravens fall 29-28 to Washington on last-second field goal, ending record preseason win streak at 24
Baltimore Positive
Baltimore suffered a loss in the preseason for the first time since 2015.
Late nights and big wins on West Coast bring surging Orioles home ready to fly
Baltimore Positive
The 2023 Baltimore Orioles keep doing things on the field we have never witnessed. Luke Jones and Nestor rub the sleep outta their eyes and look toward a homestand with big promise as the AL East crown is in sight.
Sprinting to the finish line in Washington
Baltimore Positive
First elected to the House of Delegates in 1966, the local statesman Ben Cardin will complete his public service to our citizenry 16 years after heading to D.C. as a Maryland Senator. Joining Nestor at MACO in Ocean City, the Baltimore champion says he’s got plenty left to do before he departs The Capitol in January 2025.
Making the adjustment to the chiropractic life in Towson
Baltimore Positive
When Nestor first got aligned at WNST in the summer of 1998, local chiropractor Steve Elliott called the new sports radio station and offered to adjust his spine. No wonder he’s stood so tall against the rest of the corporate, out-of-town owned media these 25 years later! Along with wife Allison, the Elliotts discuss the heart and soul of their family practice on Joppa Road and why sports and community matter in Baltimore at Drug City on our 25th Anniversary Crab Cake Tour celebration.
Is the secondary suspect?
Baltimore Positive
Luke Jones gives Dennis Koulatsos a training camp primer as Ravens camp rolls toward Houston opener and the injury to Marlon Humphrey becomes real on the field.
Does your sports owner have integrity?
Baltimore Positive
As the Orioles continue to refuse to take $600 million of your money for free to keep the franchise at Camden Yards, Nestor Aparicio and Dennis Koulatsos discuss integrity, credibility, good faith and bad ownership in local sports and its ugly history in Baltimore.
Harbaugh calls Clowney, Darby “two of the right guys” to strengthen Ravens defense
Baltimore Positive
“I’m just excited. I think Jadeveon is a tough, hard-nosed, throws-his-body-around kind of player.”
The beauty of Baltimore when both teams are winning
Baltimore Positive
Now 25 years into talking about sports around the clock, it’s rarefied air when the Orioles are in first place and the Ravens are expected to join them in the fall. Long time public relations executive John Maroon and original WNST producer Andy Mueller join Nestor at Drug City to discuss how much fun sports can be for a community like Baltimore.
When it’s all Greek on your 25th Anniversary
Baltimore Positive
The WNST 25th Anniversary celebration is just getting underway but we began our fun at Costas Inn with Dennis Koulatsos and the only member of the Triantafilos family who isn’t too shy to tell the amazing Dundalk family story of coming to America with a dream.
Harbaugh says Humphrey’s return timeline still to be determined after foot surgery
Baltimore Positive
The Ravens coach said the three-time Pro Bowl cornerback isn’t expected to be a “long-term” absence.
Philadelphia vs. Baltimore: An oral history
Baltimore Positive
When Philly native Tom Pierce of Classic 5 Golf dropped by our WNST 25th Anniversary kickoff at Costas Inn, it gave Nestor a chance to finally do a deep dive on the shallow history of meaningful – and memorably meaningless – competition between two cities less than 100 miles apart and driven by deep sports passion and loyalty.
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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The lost Super Bowl XXXV parade video from 2001 – the whole purple Festivus route to City Hall
Center Mike Flynn invited Nestor onto the Humvee to record this incredible "home movie" for a one-hour ride down Pratt Street onto the dais with the Lombardi Trophy to City Hall back on January 30, 2001. If you're a Baltimore…
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