Lamar Jackson has quickly changed who is in those purple seats downtown
Nestor Aparicio
Nestor gives his view from Sect. 513 of the changing fan base as Lamar Jackson energizes new people to come downtown for Ravens games
Nestor Aparicio
A “Lamarvelous” performance by Ravens as Mr. Jackson brings the heat all day long in Miami
Nestor Aparicio
Nestor recaps a purple dream of a start to 2019 Ravens season as the stars shine against Dolphins
Cass discusses preseason misery of NFL fans and potential solutions
Nestor Aparicio
We all dislike the NFL preseason and all the awfulness that it brings. It is a brand problem for the sport. We asked Ravens president Dick Cass for potential solutions…
Let the great Lamar Jackson experiment begin in Miami
Nestor Aparicio
That’s Mr. Jackson, if you’re Nasty…
Dear Chet Coppock: You were a living legend to all of us
Nestor Aparicio
The world lost Chet Coppock on Tuesday. I lost a friend.
A few words regarding rumors of Steve Bisciotti firing John Harbaugh during Ravens bye week
Nestor Aparicio
With rumors swirling about future of John Harbaugh, Nestor assesses the bye week prospects of a coaching change for Ravens
Dear Buck Showalter: One bad night in Toronto cemented your Orioles legacy
Nestor Aparicio
He couldn’t fix everything about a broken franchise but Buck Showalter deodorized Angelos and Orioles as best he could over eight years
Chapter 17: Taking a wife from the Red Sox Nation
Nestor Aparicio
Nestor says a “mixed marriage” would be a problem if anyone here really cared about the Orioles
Chapter 14: Camden Yards and Peter Angelos’ “black cat” — downtown comes to a halt!
Nestor Aparicio
Baseball in hell in Baltimore…
Dear Zach Britton: We’ll forever salute you as Mister ‘What If?’ in Baltimore
Nestor Aparicio
Start spreading the news, Zach Britton is leaving today. Nestor pens a #DearOrioles letter to the best closer in franchise history
Purple Reign reincarnated, the life and times of Ray Lewis this week at WNST
Nestor Aparicio
I wrote about Ray Lewis in March 2001 for Purple Reign: Diary of a Raven Maniac. Here is Chapter 4 on The Power of Ray
Dear Manny Machado: Don’t let the door hit you between 1 and 3 en route to City X via City Y
Nestor Aparicio
Nestor writes a #DearOrioles letter to Mr. Miami and says none of those statues in Camden Yards outfield resemble him
Dear John Vidalin: Welcome to Birdland where baseball ain’t great and beer ain’t so cold anymore
Nestor Aparicio
Nestor welcomes the incoming Baltimore Orioles C.O.O. with a #DearOrioles letter outlining a never-told-before local business horror story dealing with Angelos
Dear Peter G. Angelos: Time will not dim the awfulness of your deeds
Nestor Aparicio
Recapping 25 years of the worst ownership imaginable, Nestor opens up in a #DearOrioles letter to Peter G. Angelos and asks him “What is next?” for a wayward Orioles franchise…
Letting The Warehouse know via #DearOrioles letters that those empty seats are still out here
Nestor Aparicio
Once this mess is over and Machado and Jones and Buck are gone, who is going to deodorize the stench of the Baltimore Orioles experience? I’ll be asking questions in #DearOrioles series all summer…
Kissing the Stanley Cup in Las Vegas with Barry Trotz and bringing it to Baltimore
Nestor Aparicio
The Holy Grail has been lifted! The chalice has been hoisted! Here is the story of the love of hockey, Barry Trotz, the Washington Capitals and the Stanley Cup…
Give a spit and prep for Stanley Cup playoffs with Caps head coach Barry Trotz at Michael’s Cafe Timonium March 29
Nestor Aparicio
Our annual #PuckLeukemia night with Nestor’s Baltimore Skipjacks reunion with Barry Trotz is sponsored by Freedmont Mortgage, Cole Roofing and the Maryland Jockey Club.
Five years later, the magic of Purple Reign 2 and Ravens Super Bowl title revisited
Nestor Aparicio
This is the Prologue to “Purple Reign 2: Faith, Family and Football – A Baltimore Love Story” is here. For the 5th Anniversary of the Ravens Super Bowl win in New Orleans, local author and radio host and entrepreneur is releasing the book online for free daily.
Were PSLs really an ‘investment’ all those years ago? Ravens fans will soon find out
Nestor Aparicio
Part Three in Series of Ghost of Baltimore Professional Football Past, Present and Future by author, historian and WNST.net radio host and owner Nestor Aparicio
Before The Knee in Wembley and SOBs of Donald Trump there was left hook of Ray Rice
Nestor Aparicio
Part Two of holiday series evaluating the ghosts of professional football past, present and future for Baltimore by veteran local sports journalist and WNST.net & AM 1570 founder Nestor Aparicio
Is Thrill of NFL football gone in Baltimore? Has the purple era of civic love ended for the Ravens?
Nestor Aparicio
A three-part holiday series evaluating the ghosts of professional football past, present and future for Baltimore by veteran local sports journalist and WNST.net & AM 1570 founder Nestor Aparicio
How a beautiful cat named Kitty came into our lives and rescued us with eternal love
Nestor Aparicio
She was a gift to me. She was a savior to my wife. We’re going to miss Little Miss Magic…
Driving Miss Liz “home” one last time
Nestor Aparicio
Dundalk lost a legend. I lost my Mom. This is the story of the cute little old lady in the backseat…
Being Thrift with mounting debt and wringing the Belle with an insurance policy
Nestor Aparicio
Bleeding money, Mussina gone, Belle dug in and MLB labor war looming, Angelos loses the fans of Baltimore and gets fired by a minor league owner
The Mom chronicles: Some summer laughs on the final journey for Queen of Dundalk
Nestor Aparicio
If you’ve ever seen pictures of my Mom or met her at one of my events, you’ll wanna read an update about her health and pending 98th birthday on July 26th
My life and times and memories with David Modell
Nestor Aparicio
He was an iconoclast and the real architect of the Baltimore Ravens as you know them. I’ll really miss David Modell…
David Modell’s role in Super Bowl XXXV Ravens win chronicled
Nestor Aparicio
With the sad loss of former Ravens president David Modell on Friday, we present Chapter 4 of “Purple Reign – Diary of a Raven Maniac” that captured his role in Super Bowl XXXV win and the move of the Browns to Baltimore
Playing Willy Wonka in America for a week for the German man who saved my wife’s life with bone marrow
Nestor Aparicio
If you saw the pictures of Jenn and her donor Niels traveling and having fun last week, you might want to read the “back story” of how it all happened with Dirk Nowitzki
Ten observations on why Baltimore sports fans aren’t going to Orioles games
Nestor Aparicio
At some point, fans are going to start showing up at Orioles games. Right…?
Hey Orioles: Those empty seats mean that Baltimore is just not that into you…
Nestor Aparicio
Can you handle the truth about why you don’t go to Baltimore Orioles games?
Deutschland files: Miracles, matches and our mission to save more lives on our #JennStrongGermanyHero tour
Nestor Aparicio
My wife went to Germany to meet the hero who saved her life on bone marrow registry and found that he wants to save more lives, too…
After 25 years of writing about “heroes” #JennStrong and I finally get to meet a real one on Wednesday in Germany
Nestor Aparicio
I’ve been hearing about heroes in sports since approximately 1973. I’ve been writing and talking about sports since 1984 and
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Nestor Aparicio
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MASN Money For Dummies (Part 4): Sue, sue, sue for the home team – Angelos v. Everyone
Nestor Aparicio
Peter G. Angelos once told The Baltimore Sun: “No one wants to litigate but one has to sometimes…”
MASN Money For Dummies (Part 3): Angelos was bleeding cash when Nats money came
Nestor Aparicio
Twelve years later, where has your MASN cable money gone? A history lesson for Nats and Orioles fans…
Ted Talk: My chats with Marchibroda – a Baltimore football icon
Nestor Aparicio
So many memories of Ted Marchibroda. They started with me on Bank Street in Dundalk taking the No. 22 bus
The day that David Bowie and I talked about spirituality, God and Ziggy Stardust
Nestor Aparicio
I had just turned 23 years old and David Bowie was calling on my home phone. He called “collect.” It
MASN Money For Dummies (Part 2): Understanding MASN, Orioles history and big money for Chris Davis
Nestor Aparicio
If you’re wondering whether Orioles can “afford” Chris Davis, our in-depth series breaking down MASN profit is required reading…
Orioles, Nats and MASN Money for Dummies: A complete primer on how Peter Angelos has lied and pocketed your dough
Nestor Aparicio
Hey Nats and Orioles fans: here are the facts in adding up where your missing cable TV dollars have gone. Hint: search pockets of Mr. Angelos
JennStrong2 update: Our 2016 New Year’s Resolution is to stay out of the hospital
Nestor Aparicio
My beautiful and courageous wife has spent 118 days in the hospital since March 2014. Our goal for 2016 is ZERO…keep the faith!
Lamar Jackson has quickly changed who is in those purple seats downtown
Nestor Aparicio
Nestor gives his view from Sect. 513 of the changing fan base as Lamar Jackson energizes new people to come downtown for Ravens games
A “Lamarvelous” performance by Ravens as Mr. Jackson brings the heat all day long in Miami
Nestor Aparicio
Nestor recaps a purple dream of a start to 2019 Ravens season as the stars shine against Dolphins
Cass discusses preseason misery of NFL fans and potential solutions
Nestor Aparicio
We all dislike the NFL preseason and all the awfulness that it brings. It is a brand problem for the sport. We asked Ravens president Dick Cass for potential solutions…
Let the great Lamar Jackson experiment begin in Miami
Nestor Aparicio
That’s Mr. Jackson, if you’re Nasty…
Dear Chet Coppock: You were a living legend to all of us
Nestor Aparicio
The world lost Chet Coppock on Tuesday. I lost a friend.
A few words regarding rumors of Steve Bisciotti firing John Harbaugh during Ravens bye week
Nestor Aparicio
With rumors swirling about future of John Harbaugh, Nestor assesses the bye week prospects of a coaching change for Ravens
Dear Buck Showalter: One bad night in Toronto cemented your Orioles legacy
Nestor Aparicio
He couldn’t fix everything about a broken franchise but Buck Showalter deodorized Angelos and Orioles as best he could over eight years
Chapter 17: Taking a wife from the Red Sox Nation
Nestor Aparicio
Nestor says a “mixed marriage” would be a problem if anyone here really cared about the Orioles
Chapter 14: Camden Yards and Peter Angelos’ “black cat” — downtown comes to a halt!
Nestor Aparicio
Baseball in hell in Baltimore…
Dear Zach Britton: We’ll forever salute you as Mister ‘What If?’ in Baltimore
Nestor Aparicio
Start spreading the news, Zach Britton is leaving today. Nestor pens a #DearOrioles letter to the best closer in franchise history
Purple Reign reincarnated, the life and times of Ray Lewis this week at WNST
Nestor Aparicio
I wrote about Ray Lewis in March 2001 for Purple Reign: Diary of a Raven Maniac. Here is Chapter 4 on The Power of Ray
Dear Manny Machado: Don’t let the door hit you between 1 and 3 en route to City X via City Y
Nestor Aparicio
Nestor writes a #DearOrioles letter to Mr. Miami and says none of those statues in Camden Yards outfield resemble him
Dear John Vidalin: Welcome to Birdland where baseball ain’t great and beer ain’t so cold anymore
Nestor Aparicio
Nestor welcomes the incoming Baltimore Orioles C.O.O. with a #DearOrioles letter outlining a never-told-before local business horror story dealing with Angelos
Dear Peter G. Angelos: Time will not dim the awfulness of your deeds
Nestor Aparicio
Recapping 25 years of the worst ownership imaginable, Nestor opens up in a #DearOrioles letter to Peter G. Angelos and asks him “What is next?” for a wayward Orioles franchise…
Letting The Warehouse know via #DearOrioles letters that those empty seats are still out here
Nestor Aparicio
Once this mess is over and Machado and Jones and Buck are gone, who is going to deodorize the stench of the Baltimore Orioles experience? I’ll be asking questions in #DearOrioles series all summer…
Kissing the Stanley Cup in Las Vegas with Barry Trotz and bringing it to Baltimore
Nestor Aparicio
The Holy Grail has been lifted! The chalice has been hoisted! Here is the story of the love of hockey, Barry Trotz, the Washington Capitals and the Stanley Cup…
Give a spit and prep for Stanley Cup playoffs with Caps head coach Barry Trotz at Michael’s Cafe Timonium March 29
Nestor Aparicio
Our annual #PuckLeukemia night with Nestor’s Baltimore Skipjacks reunion with Barry Trotz is sponsored by Freedmont Mortgage, Cole Roofing and the Maryland Jockey Club.
Five years later, the magic of Purple Reign 2 and Ravens Super Bowl title revisited
Nestor Aparicio
This is the Prologue to “Purple Reign 2: Faith, Family and Football – A Baltimore Love Story” is here. For the 5th Anniversary of the Ravens Super Bowl win in New Orleans, local author and radio host and entrepreneur is releasing the book online for free daily.
Were PSLs really an ‘investment’ all those years ago? Ravens fans will soon find out
Nestor Aparicio
Part Three in Series of Ghost of Baltimore Professional Football Past, Present and Future by author, historian and WNST.net radio host and owner Nestor Aparicio
Before The Knee in Wembley and SOBs of Donald Trump there was left hook of Ray Rice
Nestor Aparicio
Part Two of holiday series evaluating the ghosts of professional football past, present and future for Baltimore by veteran local sports journalist and WNST.net & AM 1570 founder Nestor Aparicio
Is Thrill of NFL football gone in Baltimore? Has the purple era of civic love ended for the Ravens?
Nestor Aparicio
A three-part holiday series evaluating the ghosts of professional football past, present and future for Baltimore by veteran local sports journalist and WNST.net & AM 1570 founder Nestor Aparicio
How a beautiful cat named Kitty came into our lives and rescued us with eternal love
Nestor Aparicio
She was a gift to me. She was a savior to my wife. We’re going to miss Little Miss Magic…
Driving Miss Liz “home” one last time
Nestor Aparicio
Dundalk lost a legend. I lost my Mom. This is the story of the cute little old lady in the backseat…
Being Thrift with mounting debt and wringing the Belle with an insurance policy
Nestor Aparicio
Bleeding money, Mussina gone, Belle dug in and MLB labor war looming, Angelos loses the fans of Baltimore and gets fired by a minor league owner
The Mom chronicles: Some summer laughs on the final journey for Queen of Dundalk
Nestor Aparicio
If you’ve ever seen pictures of my Mom or met her at one of my events, you’ll wanna read an update about her health and pending 98th birthday on July 26th
My life and times and memories with David Modell
Nestor Aparicio
He was an iconoclast and the real architect of the Baltimore Ravens as you know them. I’ll really miss David Modell…
David Modell’s role in Super Bowl XXXV Ravens win chronicled
Nestor Aparicio
With the sad loss of former Ravens president David Modell on Friday, we present Chapter 4 of “Purple Reign – Diary of a Raven Maniac” that captured his role in Super Bowl XXXV win and the move of the Browns to Baltimore
Playing Willy Wonka in America for a week for the German man who saved my wife’s life with bone marrow
Nestor Aparicio
If you saw the pictures of Jenn and her donor Niels traveling and having fun last week, you might want to read the “back story” of how it all happened with Dirk Nowitzki
Ten observations on why Baltimore sports fans aren’t going to Orioles games
Nestor Aparicio
At some point, fans are going to start showing up at Orioles games. Right…?
Hey Orioles: Those empty seats mean that Baltimore is just not that into you…
Nestor Aparicio
Can you handle the truth about why you don’t go to Baltimore Orioles games?
Deutschland files: Miracles, matches and our mission to save more lives on our #JennStrongGermanyHero tour
Nestor Aparicio
My wife went to Germany to meet the hero who saved her life on bone marrow registry and found that he wants to save more lives, too…
After 25 years of writing about “heroes” #JennStrong and I finally get to meet a real one on Wednesday in Germany
Nestor Aparicio
I’ve been hearing about heroes in sports since approximately 1973. I’ve been writing and talking about sports since 1984 and
A Valentine’s Day gift for us: #JennStrong is in remission
Nestor Aparicio
We’re planning a celebration and fundraiser for leukemia warriors and There Goes My Hero on May 19th. Please hold the date!!!
MASN Money For Dummies (Part 4): Sue, sue, sue for the home team – Angelos v. Everyone
Nestor Aparicio
Peter G. Angelos once told The Baltimore Sun: “No one wants to litigate but one has to sometimes…”
MASN Money For Dummies (Part 3): Angelos was bleeding cash when Nats money came
Nestor Aparicio
Twelve years later, where has your MASN cable money gone? A history lesson for Nats and Orioles fans…
Ted Talk: My chats with Marchibroda – a Baltimore football icon
Nestor Aparicio
So many memories of Ted Marchibroda. They started with me on Bank Street in Dundalk taking the No. 22 bus
The day that David Bowie and I talked about spirituality, God and Ziggy Stardust
Nestor Aparicio
I had just turned 23 years old and David Bowie was calling on my home phone. He called “collect.” It
MASN Money For Dummies (Part 2): Understanding MASN, Orioles history and big money for Chris Davis
Nestor Aparicio
If you’re wondering whether Orioles can “afford” Chris Davis, our in-depth series breaking down MASN profit is required reading…
Orioles, Nats and MASN Money for Dummies: A complete primer on how Peter Angelos has lied and pocketed your dough
Nestor Aparicio
Hey Nats and Orioles fans: here are the facts in adding up where your missing cable TV dollars have gone. Hint: search pockets of Mr. Angelos
JennStrong2 update: Our 2016 New Year’s Resolution is to stay out of the hospital
Nestor Aparicio
My beautiful and courageous wife has spent 118 days in the hospital since March 2014. Our goal for 2016 is ZERO…keep the faith!
Nestor Aparicio
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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