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Andy Summers of The Police returns to Nestor’s life 25 years after the Havana duet

Legendary guitarist Andy Summers of The Police reunites with Nestor nearly a quarter of a century after their 1999 duet in Cuba, which you can hear at Baltimore Positive as well. His current tour brings him through York, Pennsylvania on Thursday, October 12th with a full multimedia show: “A Cracked Lens + A Missing String.”

Lending some perspective to Orioles and Ravens weekend and conflict in Israel

While our city’s sports teams failed to bask in the afterglow of the amazing power to bring local folks together, our Chief Digital Officer Mike Rosenfeld of Web Connection lends the perspective to having been to Camden Yards, Pittsburgh and Jerusalem. The Orioles losses and the Ravens giveaway in Pittsburgh took a backseat to unthinkable violence and war halfway around the world.

Comedian Lewis Black on going orange and black and never looking back

When his usual comedic rants were softened by the Orioles fandom in his heart on the internet, we needed to reach to our favorite comedian Lewis Black to investigate his baseball soul from the D.C. suburbs to a life making jokes about Peter Angelos and Daniel Snyder. The man has suffered with Baltimore baseball and Washington football. Let him come clean on why Camden Yards in October is what heaven will feel like…

This Orioles team has performed the worst when the bright lights and crowds have appeared

The bigger and louder the crowd, the worse this mostly young Orioles team seems to perform. That has to change in Texas. Luke Jones and Nestor head off to World Series-thirsty Arlington, Texas for Game 3 of the American League Division Series while the Ravens land in London licking their purple wounds from an awful loss in Pittsburgh.https://youtu.be/fHs92DT7yEo

First, the Orioles must survive Game 3 in Texas

With their backs against the wall and needing to win three in a row, Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Orioles hopes for a Game 3 victory in Arlington in the most hostile environment many of their youngest players have ever seen. Is there any hope to save the 2023 season?

A troubling meltdown and plenty of questions in Pittsburgh

With the game on the line, the Baltimore Ravens didn’t get it done against the lackluster Steelers, who were gifted a AFC North victory at The Confluence on Sunday. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the lost opportunity and the mounting “communication” problems in a disturbing loss to their arch rival in Pittsburgh and headed for the silence of London.

Join us at Hollywood Casino Perryville on Sunday for Ravens brunch party and picks

After going 8-5-1 last week, Nestor Aparicio is now up to 43-32-3 on the season and is feeling bullish about the Week 6 big purple party at Hollywood Casino in Perryville. Sportsbook manager Christian Horton tells him what to expect when he crosses the bridge for breakfast in Cecil County and makes some bold picks for a full day of Sunday fun. We’ll be there with fun, prizes and giveaways starting at 8 a.m. Come watch the game from Tottenham with us!

Ravens escape to London for Sunday breakfast from Tottenham

Luke Jones and Nestor get you ready for the ending of what has a been a strange week in Baltimore sports. The Orioles demise and the Ravens meltdown in Pittsburgh has set the stage for a return to jolly old England, where it didn’t go so well the last time.

Luke Jones gets you ready for breakfast at Tottenham with Ravens and Titans

As the Baltimore Ravens return to London for the first time since the disaster in 2017, our Luke Jones joins Dennis Koulatsos for a lengthy pre-game report on the matchup with the Tennessee Titans. Please join us at Hollywood Casino in Perryville for the 9:30 a.m. kickoff and watch party with games, prizes and a breakfast buffet.

October is a time for the Orioles brand to grow

Sports business professor Marty Conway and Nestor discuss upcoming orange tide in Baltimore and Orioles chance for big growth of the brand of the Bird. As the Ravens go on the road for most of the month, it’s the first time in a long time that the boys of summer will own the days and nights of Fall.

Let Rick Dempsey tell you how the Orioles can win the whole thing

As busy as ever opening a new Baseball Warehouse in Columbia, the Orioles 1983 World Series MVP joined Nestor for a chat about the love of Baltimore baseball, the fun of fantasy camp in Florida and another championship parade for our long-suffering Birdwatchers.

Nestor on Orioles postseason: “This is why we built Camden Yards!”

When Dennis Koulatsos welcomed Nestor onto his WNST-AM 1570 weekly show (heard each Thursday 3-5p and Sunday 8a-noon) to discuss the biggest Baltimore sports weekend of this generation, the 32-year voice of Baltimore sports radio made it clear this was what was expected all along back in 1996 when the Ravens came to the Charm City. Stadium and parking conflicts in adjoining lots because the baseball team has earned a path to a World Series.

Getting you ready for ALDS matchup with the Texas Rangers

The Orioles will host Games 1 and 2 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards this weekend and Luke and Nestor get you ready for an exciting postseason tournament where the Birds are the No. 1 seed by virtue of 101 wins in the regular season. Are the Orioles ready to take October?

Once again, the Orioles have Magic to do

For two decades Charles Steinberg worked for the Baltimore Orioles and can recite the history of Orioles Magic because he was there when it happened. Checking in from his gig running the Worcester Woo Sox after a long trail of success with the Boston Red Sox, the native Baltimorean had some thoughts on the kindness of Brooks Robinson, warm memories of 33rd Street and the resurgence of the Oriole Way with the 2023 Birds.

A weekend to remember ahead in Baltimore

Dennis Koulatsos and Nestor discuss the huge weekend ahead for Orioles and Ravens and city of Baltimore in what we used to call “Pittsburgh Week” here in the Charm City. Instead, it’s a schedule-making nightmare for sports fans and concert goers but we’ll take more of it!

Pitching, pitching! It’s all about the pitching!

As the Baltimore Orioles prepare to take to the postseason for the first time since 2016, Luke Jones and Nestor prepare for an ALDS battle with the Texas Rangers and all arms on deck for Orioles pitching staff.

Are the Ravens ever going to throw the ball more?

In an easy victory over the Cleveland Browns, Lamar Jackson was a very efficient 15-of-19 throwing the football but Luke Jones and Nestor wonder if Todd Monken feels like he really needs to do more in the passing game. So far, so good.

Ravens had no problem embarrassing Browns on Sunday

When DeShaun Watson showed up at the stadium as a pre-game scratch in Cleveland, most Browns fans knew it was going to be a long day. Luke Jones and Nestor recap another Ravens road win over the hapless Browns and backup QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson, who was overwhelmed by the purple defense.

Beyond the power of the flower

In our continuing education series with Wendy Bronfein of Curio Wellness, we discuss the laboratory and science of cannabis education beyond flower and new ways to take advantage of the benefits of the plant.

Ain’t the beer cold in Baltimore!

His brilliant art appears all over Baltimore because sports cartoonist Mike Ricigliano has been drawing ’em up since Bob Irsay took the Colts to Indianapolis. Now, after decades of drawing losing images of Orioles baseball, Ricig joins Nestor at Koco’s Pub on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour to talk about his 40 years of cartoon Birds fandom and playoff fever in Baltimore.

The wounded offense of the Ravens and most important part of the schedule

With Cleveland, Pittsburgh and a trip to London to play the Titans on the travel itinerary, it’s important for the Ravens to get healthy. Dennis Koulatsos and Nestor review the coaching decisions and play of Lamar Jackson as the 1-2 Ravens see the upstart Browns, who have a quarterback health issue as well with DeShaun Watson.

Getting ready for an Orioles postseason with high expectations

Our longtime baseball insider Allen McCallum puts an Orioles postseason and October baseball realities into perspective and talks pitching strategy with five days of rest before Game 1 of the ALDS at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Buckle up, Birds fans!

Browns at Ravens

Injuries remain lead story as Ravens head to Cleveland

With all of that excitement around Orioles baseball this week, the Ravens have managed to quietly prepare for another division opponent on the road. Will DeShaun Watson suit up? Will the Ravens get the offense clicking without more key members? Nestor Aparicio gets Dennis Koulatsos ready for three weeks of injured Ravens road football starting with the Browns on Sunday.

Who is managing the clock for Ravens?

Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the mounting injuries for the Baltimore Ravens and the inexplicable explanations of head coach John Harbaugh after poor clock management and a fair catch punt by Zay Flowers with 2:03 remaining cost the team in a bad 22-19 overtime loss to the Indianapolis Colts.

We loved Brooks Robinson – all of us!

There are no words to adequately express his contributions on and off the field in the City of Baltimore over the last 70 years. The loss of Brooks Robinson on Tuesday night brought the city to a standstill. We will share our Hall of Fame chats with No. 5 here and at WNST-AM 1570 throughout the week as the Orioles attempt to clinch another American League East crown. RIP Brooks! We loved you and we’re going to miss you.

How much of this can you really blame on Lamar Jackson?

With the Ravens offense missing key starters at every level, Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the play of the $260 million quarterback and what Todd Monken – and the fans – expect from him on Sunday afternoons? Six years into the “experiment” of Eric DeCosta and John Harbaugh, Lamar Jackson running the football on an RPO is still the team’s best chance for success on any given play.

How much room do we have on the Orioles Bandwagon?

Our favorite Editor-In-Chief and social critic Max Weiss of Baltimore Magazine joins Nestor and Ricig at Koco’s Pub for a pre-October chat about the history and relevance of Orioles baseball in Baltimore. And her essay wondering just how many folks are coming back to Orioles Magic as postseason bunting looms at Camden Yards and the excitement grows.

Andy Summers of The Police returns to Nestor’s life 25 years after the Havana duet

Legendary guitarist Andy Summers of The Police reunites with Nestor nearly a quarter of a century after their 1999 duet in Cuba, which you can hear at Baltimore Positive as well. His current tour brings him through York, Pennsylvania on Thursday, October 12th with a full multimedia show: “A Cracked Lens + A Missing String.”

Lending some perspective to Orioles and Ravens weekend and conflict in Israel

While our city’s sports teams failed to bask in the afterglow of the amazing power to bring local folks together, our Chief Digital Officer Mike Rosenfeld of Web Connection lends the perspective to having been to Camden Yards, Pittsburgh and Jerusalem. The Orioles losses and the Ravens giveaway in Pittsburgh took a backseat to unthinkable violence and war halfway around the world.

Comedian Lewis Black on going orange and black and never looking back

When his usual comedic rants were softened by the Orioles fandom in his heart on the internet, we needed to reach to our favorite comedian Lewis Black to investigate his baseball soul from the D.C. suburbs to a life making jokes about Peter Angelos and Daniel Snyder. The man has suffered with Baltimore baseball and Washington football. Let him come clean on why Camden Yards in October is what heaven will feel like…

This Orioles team has performed the worst when the bright lights and crowds have appeared

The bigger and louder the crowd, the worse this mostly young Orioles team seems to perform. That has to change in Texas. Luke Jones and Nestor head off to World Series-thirsty Arlington, Texas for Game 3 of the American League Division Series while the Ravens land in London licking their purple wounds from an awful loss in Pittsburgh.https://youtu.be/fHs92DT7yEo

First, the Orioles must survive Game 3 in Texas

With their backs against the wall and needing to win three in a row, Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Orioles hopes for a Game 3 victory in Arlington in the most hostile environment many of their youngest players have ever seen. Is there any hope to save the 2023 season?

A troubling meltdown and plenty of questions in Pittsburgh

With the game on the line, the Baltimore Ravens didn’t get it done against the lackluster Steelers, who were gifted a AFC North victory at The Confluence on Sunday. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the lost opportunity and the mounting “communication” problems in a disturbing loss to their arch rival in Pittsburgh and headed for the silence of London.

Join us at Hollywood Casino Perryville on Sunday for Ravens brunch party and picks

After going 8-5-1 last week, Nestor Aparicio is now up to 43-32-3 on the season and is feeling bullish about the Week 6 big purple party at Hollywood Casino in Perryville. Sportsbook manager Christian Horton tells him what to expect when he crosses the bridge for breakfast in Cecil County and makes some bold picks for a full day of Sunday fun. We’ll be there with fun, prizes and giveaways starting at 8 a.m. Come watch the game from Tottenham with us!

Ravens escape to London for Sunday breakfast from Tottenham

Luke Jones and Nestor get you ready for the ending of what has a been a strange week in Baltimore sports. The Orioles demise and the Ravens meltdown in Pittsburgh has set the stage for a return to jolly old England, where it didn’t go so well the last time.

Luke Jones gets you ready for breakfast at Tottenham with Ravens and Titans

As the Baltimore Ravens return to London for the first time since the disaster in 2017, our Luke Jones joins Dennis Koulatsos for a lengthy pre-game report on the matchup with the Tennessee Titans. Please join us at Hollywood Casino in Perryville for the 9:30 a.m. kickoff and watch party with games, prizes and a breakfast buffet.

October is a time for the Orioles brand to grow

Sports business professor Marty Conway and Nestor discuss upcoming orange tide in Baltimore and Orioles chance for big growth of the brand of the Bird. As the Ravens go on the road for most of the month, it’s the first time in a long time that the boys of summer will own the days and nights of Fall.

Let Rick Dempsey tell you how the Orioles can win the whole thing

As busy as ever opening a new Baseball Warehouse in Columbia, the Orioles 1983 World Series MVP joined Nestor for a chat about the love of Baltimore baseball, the fun of fantasy camp in Florida and another championship parade for our long-suffering Birdwatchers.

Nestor on Orioles postseason: “This is why we built Camden Yards!”

When Dennis Koulatsos welcomed Nestor onto his WNST-AM 1570 weekly show (heard each Thursday 3-5p and Sunday 8a-noon) to discuss the biggest Baltimore sports weekend of this generation, the 32-year voice of Baltimore sports radio made it clear this was what was expected all along back in 1996 when the Ravens came to the Charm City. Stadium and parking conflicts in adjoining lots because the baseball team has earned a path to a World Series.

Getting you ready for ALDS matchup with the Texas Rangers

The Orioles will host Games 1 and 2 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards this weekend and Luke and Nestor get you ready for an exciting postseason tournament where the Birds are the No. 1 seed by virtue of 101 wins in the regular season. Are the Orioles ready to take October?

Once again, the Orioles have Magic to do

For two decades Charles Steinberg worked for the Baltimore Orioles and can recite the history of Orioles Magic because he was there when it happened. Checking in from his gig running the Worcester Woo Sox after a long trail of success with the Boston Red Sox, the native Baltimorean had some thoughts on the kindness of Brooks Robinson, warm memories of 33rd Street and the resurgence of the Oriole Way with the 2023 Birds.

A weekend to remember ahead in Baltimore

Dennis Koulatsos and Nestor discuss the huge weekend ahead for Orioles and Ravens and city of Baltimore in what we used to call “Pittsburgh Week” here in the Charm City. Instead, it’s a schedule-making nightmare for sports fans and concert goers but we’ll take more of it!

Pitching, pitching! It’s all about the pitching!

As the Baltimore Orioles prepare to take to the postseason for the first time since 2016, Luke Jones and Nestor prepare for an ALDS battle with the Texas Rangers and all arms on deck for Orioles pitching staff.

Are the Ravens ever going to throw the ball more?

In an easy victory over the Cleveland Browns, Lamar Jackson was a very efficient 15-of-19 throwing the football but Luke Jones and Nestor wonder if Todd Monken feels like he really needs to do more in the passing game. So far, so good.

Ravens had no problem embarrassing Browns on Sunday

When DeShaun Watson showed up at the stadium as a pre-game scratch in Cleveland, most Browns fans knew it was going to be a long day. Luke Jones and Nestor recap another Ravens road win over the hapless Browns and backup QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson, who was overwhelmed by the purple defense.

Beyond the power of the flower

In our continuing education series with Wendy Bronfein of Curio Wellness, we discuss the laboratory and science of cannabis education beyond flower and new ways to take advantage of the benefits of the plant.

Ain’t the beer cold in Baltimore!

His brilliant art appears all over Baltimore because sports cartoonist Mike Ricigliano has been drawing ’em up since Bob Irsay took the Colts to Indianapolis. Now, after decades of drawing losing images of Orioles baseball, Ricig joins Nestor at Koco’s Pub on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour to talk about his 40 years of cartoon Birds fandom and playoff fever in Baltimore.

The wounded offense of the Ravens and most important part of the schedule

With Cleveland, Pittsburgh and a trip to London to play the Titans on the travel itinerary, it’s important for the Ravens to get healthy. Dennis Koulatsos and Nestor review the coaching decisions and play of Lamar Jackson as the 1-2 Ravens see the upstart Browns, who have a quarterback health issue as well with DeShaun Watson.

Getting ready for an Orioles postseason with high expectations

Our longtime baseball insider Allen McCallum puts an Orioles postseason and October baseball realities into perspective and talks pitching strategy with five days of rest before Game 1 of the ALDS at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Buckle up, Birds fans!

Browns at Ravens

Injuries remain lead story as Ravens head to Cleveland

With all of that excitement around Orioles baseball this week, the Ravens have managed to quietly prepare for another division opponent on the road. Will DeShaun Watson suit up? Will the Ravens get the offense clicking without more key members? Nestor Aparicio gets Dennis Koulatsos ready for three weeks of injured Ravens road football starting with the Browns on Sunday.

Who is managing the clock for Ravens?

Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the mounting injuries for the Baltimore Ravens and the inexplicable explanations of head coach John Harbaugh after poor clock management and a fair catch punt by Zay Flowers with 2:03 remaining cost the team in a bad 22-19 overtime loss to the Indianapolis Colts.

We loved Brooks Robinson – all of us!

There are no words to adequately express his contributions on and off the field in the City of Baltimore over the last 70 years. The loss of Brooks Robinson on Tuesday night brought the city to a standstill. We will share our Hall of Fame chats with No. 5 here and at WNST-AM 1570 throughout the week as the Orioles attempt to clinch another American League East crown. RIP Brooks! We loved you and we’re going to miss you.

How much of this can you really blame on Lamar Jackson?

With the Ravens offense missing key starters at every level, Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the play of the $260 million quarterback and what Todd Monken – and the fans – expect from him on Sunday afternoons? Six years into the “experiment” of Eric DeCosta and John Harbaugh, Lamar Jackson running the football on an RPO is still the team’s best chance for success on any given play.

How much room do we have on the Orioles Bandwagon?

Our favorite Editor-In-Chief and social critic Max Weiss of Baltimore Magazine joins Nestor and Ricig at Koco’s Pub for a pre-October chat about the history and relevance of Orioles baseball in Baltimore. And her essay wondering just how many folks are coming back to Orioles Magic as postseason bunting looms at Camden Yards and the excitement grows.

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