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.
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.
In the aftermath of all of the reports regarding the Orioles lease situation with the Maryland Stadium Authority, our financial insider Leonard Raskin joins Nestor to discuss the good, bad and ugly of what Major League Baseball and sports ownership represent here and in other municipalities around America as the team makes its final trip to Oakland.
The "Free Kevin Brown" movement was quelled by the Angelos family and Team Bader at The Warehouse as the Orioles headed West after a bizarre homestand of news regarding MASN broadcasters, free speech and John Angelos demanding $300 million more than $600 million that our citizens are already gifting his baseball franchise. Luke Jones and Nestor take off the gloves on John Angelos and Kevin Brown and what it means for Orioles fans.
When Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski stopped by the Dundalk homestead of Drug City for our 25th Anniversary celebration, we discussed how our citizens bond over sports, milkshakes and the important pieces that make our neighborhoods feel like home.
One down, two more to go! Our Ravens insider Luke Jones joins Nestor to discuss the return of J.K. Dobbins to the field and another step toward getting the new Todd Monken offense installed and Lamar Jackson throwing the football to this rich room of wide receivers and targets.
It was a bizarre week for Orioles ownership, the MASN muzzle and the greed of John Angelos but that hasn't slowed down the team on the field on the West Coast. Luke Jones and Nestor recap a magical weekend of Orioles baseball in Seattle for Cedric Mullins and a look ahead to San Diego and Oakland.
Serendipity followed our WNST 25th Anniversary celebration as local sports cartoonist Ricig gifted a surprise visit and local musician Ed Lauer joined Nestor at Costas Inn for a winding discussion about a quarter of a century of lousy Orioles baseball, the Bob Irsay dummy and the dream for another orange parade in Baltimore.
With the news of the bizarre suspension of MASN broadcaster Kevin Brown making national headlines, Nestor Aparicio inks a personal letter to Baltimore Orioles owner John Angelos in #ColumnNes.
Longtime local public relations insider John Maroon joins original WNST producer Andy Mueller at WNST at Drug City on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour to discuss a quarter of a century of changes in the Baltimore sports media landscape. And how to survive Dan Snyder and Peter Angelos in the next century.
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Orioles stacking wins against the New York Yankees and beating "Nasty" Nestor Cortes with a great effort from Dean Kremer and a depleted bullpen on Tuesday night at Camden Yards.
Our old NFL draftnik and historian Dennis Koulatsos joins Nestor for an annual evaluation of the Ravens' draft class and needs heading into the spring.
The big bat of Gunnar Henderson, a solid effort by Grayson Rodriguez and a booted ball by Anthony Volpe added up to an Orioles victory to begin the Yankees series with a 2-0 win. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the week ahead and the possibility of adding John Means and Kyle Bradish back into the rotation.
Of course we know the Baltimore Ravens don't have to play this weekend. But what if they did? Luke Jones and Nestor assess the spring additions and subtractions and how the Ravens' draft picks will find playing time and opportunities in camp.
