When it’s time to go back to Pittsburgh
Baltimore Positive
Nestor Aparicio joins Dennis Koulatsos to discuss Lamar Jackson, Snoop Huntley and needing to beat the Steelers in Pittsburgh
Baltimore Positive
What does your website need?
Baltimore Positive
Our Chief Digital Officer Mike Rosenfeld of Web Connection tells Nestor the basics of modern day web needs for business and how it powers the world of commerce.
Judging the franchise that always gets its man
Baltimore Positive
Our sports talk pal in Houston Jake Asman joins Nestor to discuss modern sports radio and how the New York Yankees always sign their man. Some Aaron Judge, Lamar Jackson and Super Bowl Radio Row memories here.
Soccer so far in Qatar
Baltimore Positive
Longtime sports business executive and Georgetown professor Marty Conway joins Nestor to discuss the good and bad of the Qatar World Cup and future for America in 2026.
Centering up with Mike Flynn on offense and running the football
Baltimore Positive
The former Ravens center and Super Bowl XXXV champion comes home to talk family life after Broadway, 2001 parade memories and the future of Lamar Jackson and current offensive system.
Huntley preparing to start against rival Pittsburgh for second time in his career
Baltimore Positive
Backup Tyler Huntley will start in place of the injured Lamar Jackson in Week 14.
Harbaugh: “It looks like it’s going to be Tyler [Huntley] on Sunday”
Baltimore Positive
Lamar Jackson sat out the entire practice week with the left knee injury sustained against Denver.
Humphrey on Ravens’ big trip to Pittsburgh: “It feels really good to win at their place”
Baltimore Positive
Baltimore is eager to snap a four-game losing streak to its biggest rival.
Maryland Crab Cake (and Brewery) Tour Day 21: Manor Tavern and Inverness in beautiful Monkton
Baltimore Positive
The 21st day of the Maryland Crab Cake Tour presented by The Maryland Lottery, Goodwill, Window Nation and the Restaurant Association of Maryland we began an adventure at The Manor Tavern in Monkton that ended a week later with an amazing crab cake at the bar and at Inverness Brewing right around the corner. A beautiful part of Maryland to explore!
There’s no denial of the NIL in college basketball
Baltimore Positive
We went to an authority on college basketball to try to understand the new universe. Author and longtime chronicler of all things NCAA, hoops and “student athletes” John Feinstein tries to explain the wild, wild west of “Name Image and Likeness” NIL to Nestor as Terps hoops season begins under new head coach Kevin Willard.
A batch of reasons the Steelers can beat Ravens in Pittsburgh
Baltimore Positive
Former Steelers quarterback Charlie Batch joins Nestor from Pittsburgh for another holiday visit with the black and gold at The Confluence. It never changes.
Will the Pittsburgh Steelers rise again?
Baltimore Positive
Longtime Pittsburgh sportswriter Will Graves of The Associated Press says that what makes Mike Tomlin so eternal and effective as the Steelers’ leader isn’t always on display for the media.
Ravens’ Queen “pretty sure” he’ll be ready for Pittsburgh after initially fearing worst with thigh
Baltimore Positive
The third-year inside linebacker has been a limited practice participant since suffering a thigh bruise against Denver.
Morgan Moses says Ravens-Steelers rivalry “sticks out way more” than others in which he’s taken part
Baltimore Positive
The veteran right tackle will be playing in his first Baltimore-Pittsburgh game on Sunday afternoon.
Football and end of the year finance
Baltimore Positive
Leonard Raskin and Nestor discuss end of year football and college bowl season and some finance tips to be aware of before the ball drops on 2022.
Maryland Crab Cake (and Brewery) Tour Day 20: Once you go, you know
Baltimore Positive
The 20th day of the Maryland Crab Cake Tour presented by The Maryland Lottery, Goodwill, Window Nation and the Restaurant Association of Maryland we managed to pick up a legendary Angelina’s crab cake from a secret shipping location on Kent Island and a delicious beer at Ten Eyck Brewing in Queenstown.
A view from some of the empty seats at M&T Bank Stadium
Baltimore Positive
Dennis Koulatsos takes Nestor downtown for the Ravens unlikely win over the Broncos and strange atmosphere as Lamar Jackson goes down with a knee injury and Snoop Huntley saves the day.
Chuck Clark honored to be named Ravens nominee for Walter Payton Man of the Year award
Baltimore Positive
“Just to see the guys who have come before me in my six years being in the league who have gotten that award and that nomination, it meant a lot to me honestly.”
Tyus Bowser on Ravens-Steelers: “It’s just a straight slugfest”
Baltimore Positive
“Nobody likes to lose, especially to the Steelers, so there’s definitely going to be tension there.”
Harbaugh on Lamar Jackson’s status: “We’ll just kind of let it play out”
Baltimore Positive
The Ravens head coach also didn’t want to get into the specifics of his quarterback’s left knee injury, which has been reported as a sprained PCL.
Maryland Crab Cake (and Brewery) Tour Day 19: Longboard Cafe and Sinepuxent in Ocean City on MaCO guest day at beach
Baltimore Positive
Day 19 of the Maryland Crab Cake Tour sent us back to the beach and a day of MaCO Conference and chats with politicians and leaders in Ocean City. Our crab cake at Longboard Cafe honored our pal Batman and we got wet with a local at Sinepuxent just over the Assawoman Bridge.
The realities of the initial crush of mobile sports wagering in Maryland
Baltimore Positive
John Martin of Maryland Lottery joins Nestor to discuss the financial realities of first days of mobile sports wagering
Maryland Crab Cake (and Brewery) Tour Day 18: Suicide Bridge perfection and RAR in Cambridge
Baltimore Positive
The eighteenth day of the Maryland Crab Cake Tour presented by The Maryland Lottery, Goodwill, Window Nation and the Restaurant Association of Maryland featured a westbound trip from Ocean City back to Baltimore with a stop at legendary Suicide Bridge Restaurant and RAR in downtown Cambridge.
Harbaugh describes Jackson as “week to week” with knee injury, “less likely” to play in Pittsburgh
Baltimore Positive
The Ravens head coach didn’t officially rule out his injured star quarterback for Sunday’s clash with the Steelers.
Pittsburgh and Cleveland and Cincinnati: All in the way, again
Baltimore Positive
Luke Jones and Nestor attempt to navigate the sticky holiday road through the AFC North to playoffs for the gimpy, scrappy Ravens. Plus, some enthusiasm for the surging Terps basketball program under Kevin Willard and Orioles search for more pitching at MLB Winter Meetings.
Doing just enough to win
Baltimore Positive
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss offense of Greg Roman and passing game of Tyler Huntley after the narrow Broncos win. And of course, the James Proche pass from inside field goal range.
Maryland Crab Cake (and Brewery) Tour Day 17: Reaching Berlin before the beach and Crabs-To-Go and Burley Oak
Baltimore Positive
The seventeenth day of the Maryland Crab Cake Tour presented by The Maryland Lottery, Goodwill, Window Nation and the Restaurant Association of Maryland featured a day at the beach and stop at Crabs-To-Go in Berlin and some local attention on the farm at Burley Oak Brewing.
Without Lamar Jackson, the Ravens aren’t winning the Super Bowl
Baltimore Positive
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Ravens late win over Broncos behind Snoop Huntley and the impact of an apparent PCL injury to Lamar Jackson on season hopes in Baltimore.
Ravens cornerback Humphrey initially feared Denver’s 63-yard field goal try was going in
Baltimore Positive
The Baltimore defense held the Broncos to just three field goals in Sunday’s narrow victory.
Harbaugh says Lamar Jackson’s knee injury not season-ending, but timetable for return unclear
Baltimore Positive
The Ravens quarterback was injured on the final play of the first quarter in Sunday’s 10-9 win over Denver.
Replacing injured Jackson, Huntley leads game-winning drive for Ravens in 10-9 win over Denver
Baltimore Positive
Tyler Huntley scored the only touchdown of the game with 28 seconds to go.
Luke and Nestor preview: Ravens have a chance to get well against awful Broncos offense
Baltimore Positive
Coming home from a tough loss in Jacksonville and drama around tweets of Lamar Jackson, Luke Jones and Nestor Aparicio discuss the actions of Lamar Jackson, the offensive execution and Greg Roman getting plays onto the field and how to beat the struggling 3-8 Denver Broncos on Sunday.
Prisco: Lamar Jackson won’t get all of the money guaranteed
Baltimore Positive
Longtime NFL insider Pete Prisco of CBS Sports joins Nestor to discuss Ravens hopes in the AFC playoff race and where the ongoing Lamar Jackson contract negotiation with Steve Bisciotti will ultimately end up.
The Wizard is still clutch when it comes to Terps basketball knowledge
Baltimore Positive
Maryland Terrapins legend Walt Williams still does the College Park games on local radio and previews the red-hot Terps basketball start and discusses his new Clutch Vodka brand.
Maryland Crab Cake (and Brewery) Tour Day 16: Salisbury kindness at Mogan’s Oyster House and pair of beers at Evolution and Burnish
Baltimore Positive
The sixteenth day of the Maryland Crab Cake Tour presented by The Maryland Lottery, Goodwill, Window Nation and the Restaurant Association of Maryland featured a beautiful morning drive across the Bay Bridge to spend the day in Salisbury. Mayor Jake Day & Delegate Carl Anderton were great hosts at Mogan Oyster House and a pair of after dark beers at Evolution and Burnish. Plus, the Secretary of Kindness Grace Foxwell Murdock, one of our favorite guests.
Harbaugh confirms Marcus Williams, J.K. Dobbins won’t return to game action this week
Baltimore Positive
Both continue to practice after being designated to return from injured reserve recently.
Lamar Jackson on postgame tweet: “It happened; I apologize if I hurt feelings out there”
Baltimore Positive
The Ravens quarterback said his girlfriend convinced him to delete his vulgar tweet in the aftermath of the Jacksonville loss.
Roman says “singular focus” remains on Denver game despite recent communication with Stanford
Baltimore Positive
“All the rumors and whatnot aside, we’ve got a great group of players and coaches here.”
Queen says Ravens still need to be at “all-time best with prepping” for Denver’s Wilson
Baltimore Positive
“Everyone knows Russell Wilson [and] what he did in the past. He’s still capable of it.”
Extra offseason work paying off for Ravens DT Broderick Washington in third year
Baltimore Positive
Washington has emerged as one of the more dependable members of Baltimore’s defensive line rotation.
When it’s time to go back to Pittsburgh
Baltimore Positive
Nestor Aparicio joins Dennis Koulatsos to discuss Lamar Jackson, Snoop Huntley and needing to beat the Steelers in Pittsburgh
What does your website need?
Baltimore Positive
Our Chief Digital Officer Mike Rosenfeld of Web Connection tells Nestor the basics of modern day web needs for business and how it powers the world of commerce.
Judging the franchise that always gets its man
Baltimore Positive
Our sports talk pal in Houston Jake Asman joins Nestor to discuss modern sports radio and how the New York Yankees always sign their man. Some Aaron Judge, Lamar Jackson and Super Bowl Radio Row memories here.
Soccer so far in Qatar
Baltimore Positive
Longtime sports business executive and Georgetown professor Marty Conway joins Nestor to discuss the good and bad of the Qatar World Cup and future for America in 2026.
Centering up with Mike Flynn on offense and running the football
Baltimore Positive
The former Ravens center and Super Bowl XXXV champion comes home to talk family life after Broadway, 2001 parade memories and the future of Lamar Jackson and current offensive system.
Huntley preparing to start against rival Pittsburgh for second time in his career
Baltimore Positive
Backup Tyler Huntley will start in place of the injured Lamar Jackson in Week 14.
Harbaugh: “It looks like it’s going to be Tyler [Huntley] on Sunday”
Baltimore Positive
Lamar Jackson sat out the entire practice week with the left knee injury sustained against Denver.
Humphrey on Ravens’ big trip to Pittsburgh: “It feels really good to win at their place”
Baltimore Positive
Baltimore is eager to snap a four-game losing streak to its biggest rival.
Maryland Crab Cake (and Brewery) Tour Day 21: Manor Tavern and Inverness in beautiful Monkton
Baltimore Positive
The 21st day of the Maryland Crab Cake Tour presented by The Maryland Lottery, Goodwill, Window Nation and the Restaurant Association of Maryland we began an adventure at The Manor Tavern in Monkton that ended a week later with an amazing crab cake at the bar and at Inverness Brewing right around the corner. A beautiful part of Maryland to explore!
There’s no denial of the NIL in college basketball
Baltimore Positive
We went to an authority on college basketball to try to understand the new universe. Author and longtime chronicler of all things NCAA, hoops and “student athletes” John Feinstein tries to explain the wild, wild west of “Name Image and Likeness” NIL to Nestor as Terps hoops season begins under new head coach Kevin Willard.
A batch of reasons the Steelers can beat Ravens in Pittsburgh
Baltimore Positive
Former Steelers quarterback Charlie Batch joins Nestor from Pittsburgh for another holiday visit with the black and gold at The Confluence. It never changes.
Will the Pittsburgh Steelers rise again?
Baltimore Positive
Longtime Pittsburgh sportswriter Will Graves of The Associated Press says that what makes Mike Tomlin so eternal and effective as the Steelers’ leader isn’t always on display for the media.
Ravens’ Queen “pretty sure” he’ll be ready for Pittsburgh after initially fearing worst with thigh
Baltimore Positive
The third-year inside linebacker has been a limited practice participant since suffering a thigh bruise against Denver.
Morgan Moses says Ravens-Steelers rivalry “sticks out way more” than others in which he’s taken part
Baltimore Positive
The veteran right tackle will be playing in his first Baltimore-Pittsburgh game on Sunday afternoon.
Football and end of the year finance
Baltimore Positive
Leonard Raskin and Nestor discuss end of year football and college bowl season and some finance tips to be aware of before the ball drops on 2022.
Maryland Crab Cake (and Brewery) Tour Day 20: Once you go, you know
Baltimore Positive
The 20th day of the Maryland Crab Cake Tour presented by The Maryland Lottery, Goodwill, Window Nation and the Restaurant Association of Maryland we managed to pick up a legendary Angelina’s crab cake from a secret shipping location on Kent Island and a delicious beer at Ten Eyck Brewing in Queenstown.
A view from some of the empty seats at M&T Bank Stadium
Baltimore Positive
Dennis Koulatsos takes Nestor downtown for the Ravens unlikely win over the Broncos and strange atmosphere as Lamar Jackson goes down with a knee injury and Snoop Huntley saves the day.
Chuck Clark honored to be named Ravens nominee for Walter Payton Man of the Year award
Baltimore Positive
“Just to see the guys who have come before me in my six years being in the league who have gotten that award and that nomination, it meant a lot to me honestly.”
Tyus Bowser on Ravens-Steelers: “It’s just a straight slugfest”
Baltimore Positive
“Nobody likes to lose, especially to the Steelers, so there’s definitely going to be tension there.”
Harbaugh on Lamar Jackson’s status: “We’ll just kind of let it play out”
Baltimore Positive
The Ravens head coach also didn’t want to get into the specifics of his quarterback’s left knee injury, which has been reported as a sprained PCL.
Maryland Crab Cake (and Brewery) Tour Day 19: Longboard Cafe and Sinepuxent in Ocean City on MaCO guest day at beach
Baltimore Positive
Day 19 of the Maryland Crab Cake Tour sent us back to the beach and a day of MaCO Conference and chats with politicians and leaders in Ocean City. Our crab cake at Longboard Cafe honored our pal Batman and we got wet with a local at Sinepuxent just over the Assawoman Bridge.
The realities of the initial crush of mobile sports wagering in Maryland
Baltimore Positive
John Martin of Maryland Lottery joins Nestor to discuss the financial realities of first days of mobile sports wagering
Maryland Crab Cake (and Brewery) Tour Day 18: Suicide Bridge perfection and RAR in Cambridge
Baltimore Positive
The eighteenth day of the Maryland Crab Cake Tour presented by The Maryland Lottery, Goodwill, Window Nation and the Restaurant Association of Maryland featured a westbound trip from Ocean City back to Baltimore with a stop at legendary Suicide Bridge Restaurant and RAR in downtown Cambridge.
Harbaugh describes Jackson as “week to week” with knee injury, “less likely” to play in Pittsburgh
Baltimore Positive
The Ravens head coach didn’t officially rule out his injured star quarterback for Sunday’s clash with the Steelers.
Pittsburgh and Cleveland and Cincinnati: All in the way, again
Baltimore Positive
Luke Jones and Nestor attempt to navigate the sticky holiday road through the AFC North to playoffs for the gimpy, scrappy Ravens. Plus, some enthusiasm for the surging Terps basketball program under Kevin Willard and Orioles search for more pitching at MLB Winter Meetings.
Doing just enough to win
Baltimore Positive
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss offense of Greg Roman and passing game of Tyler Huntley after the narrow Broncos win. And of course, the James Proche pass from inside field goal range.
Maryland Crab Cake (and Brewery) Tour Day 17: Reaching Berlin before the beach and Crabs-To-Go and Burley Oak
Baltimore Positive
The seventeenth day of the Maryland Crab Cake Tour presented by The Maryland Lottery, Goodwill, Window Nation and the Restaurant Association of Maryland featured a day at the beach and stop at Crabs-To-Go in Berlin and some local attention on the farm at Burley Oak Brewing.
Without Lamar Jackson, the Ravens aren’t winning the Super Bowl
Baltimore Positive
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Ravens late win over Broncos behind Snoop Huntley and the impact of an apparent PCL injury to Lamar Jackson on season hopes in Baltimore.
Ravens cornerback Humphrey initially feared Denver’s 63-yard field goal try was going in
Baltimore Positive
The Baltimore defense held the Broncos to just three field goals in Sunday’s narrow victory.
Harbaugh says Lamar Jackson’s knee injury not season-ending, but timetable for return unclear
Baltimore Positive
The Ravens quarterback was injured on the final play of the first quarter in Sunday’s 10-9 win over Denver.
Replacing injured Jackson, Huntley leads game-winning drive for Ravens in 10-9 win over Denver
Baltimore Positive
Tyler Huntley scored the only touchdown of the game with 28 seconds to go.
Luke and Nestor preview: Ravens have a chance to get well against awful Broncos offense
Baltimore Positive
Coming home from a tough loss in Jacksonville and drama around tweets of Lamar Jackson, Luke Jones and Nestor Aparicio discuss the actions of Lamar Jackson, the offensive execution and Greg Roman getting plays onto the field and how to beat the struggling 3-8 Denver Broncos on Sunday.
Prisco: Lamar Jackson won’t get all of the money guaranteed
Baltimore Positive
Longtime NFL insider Pete Prisco of CBS Sports joins Nestor to discuss Ravens hopes in the AFC playoff race and where the ongoing Lamar Jackson contract negotiation with Steve Bisciotti will ultimately end up.
The Wizard is still clutch when it comes to Terps basketball knowledge
Baltimore Positive
Maryland Terrapins legend Walt Williams still does the College Park games on local radio and previews the red-hot Terps basketball start and discusses his new Clutch Vodka brand.
Maryland Crab Cake (and Brewery) Tour Day 16: Salisbury kindness at Mogan’s Oyster House and pair of beers at Evolution and Burnish
Baltimore Positive
The sixteenth day of the Maryland Crab Cake Tour presented by The Maryland Lottery, Goodwill, Window Nation and the Restaurant Association of Maryland featured a beautiful morning drive across the Bay Bridge to spend the day in Salisbury. Mayor Jake Day & Delegate Carl Anderton were great hosts at Mogan Oyster House and a pair of after dark beers at Evolution and Burnish. Plus, the Secretary of Kindness Grace Foxwell Murdock, one of our favorite guests.
Harbaugh confirms Marcus Williams, J.K. Dobbins won’t return to game action this week
Baltimore Positive
Both continue to practice after being designated to return from injured reserve recently.
Lamar Jackson on postgame tweet: “It happened; I apologize if I hurt feelings out there”
Baltimore Positive
The Ravens quarterback said his girlfriend convinced him to delete his vulgar tweet in the aftermath of the Jacksonville loss.
Roman says “singular focus” remains on Denver game despite recent communication with Stanford
Baltimore Positive
“All the rumors and whatnot aside, we’ve got a great group of players and coaches here.”
Queen says Ravens still need to be at “all-time best with prepping” for Denver’s Wilson
Baltimore Positive
“Everyone knows Russell Wilson [and] what he did in the past. He’s still capable of it.”
Extra offseason work paying off for Ravens DT Broderick Washington in third year
Baltimore Positive
Washington has emerged as one of the more dependable members of Baltimore’s defensive line rotation.
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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