Luke Jones and Nestor recap a glorious Opening Day for Adley Rutschman and Orioles at Fenway Park. And then owner John Angelos started the year on FM radio with more lies, deflections and bile for the fan base he's somehow trying to re-engage in Baltimore. The more things change...
After hijacking the Coaches Breakfast press conference with John Harbaugh and the national media with a tweet outing his March 2 trade request, we wonder what happens next for the Ravens' disgruntled former MVP quarterback. Luke Jones and Nestor answer the Lamar Jackson mandate for the Baltimore Ravens and opine on the few possibilities for peace and prosperity in this broken relationship.
Super agent Leigh Steinberg joins Nestor after his client Patrick Mahomes' second Super Bowl title to continue the debate about the value of a sports agent to a player like Lamar Jackson in this free agency and franchise tagging period.
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the aftermath of nice March Madness win over West Virginia and the ugly exit to Alabama as the initial year for head coach Kevin Willard can only be measured in positive terms for the health and future of the basketball program in College Park.
During the season, Nestor Aparicio and Dennis Koulatsos held a weekly referendum on where the quarterback and the franchise were on the happiness and success scale. It's been a long road of mistrust and callouses and bruised feelings in the Lamar Jackson contract battle with Eric DeCosta and the Baltimore Ravens. A deep dive here.
Dennis Koulatsos and Nestor Aparicio have spent the past 90 days discussing the many callouses and bruised feelings that are apparent between Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens. Now, if suitors don't come forward, could the two sides mend fences over a couple of hundred million dollars and kumbaya forward?
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the lousy NFLPA grades given to the Baltimore Ravens training room by their own players and the sketchy legacy of Steve Saunders as the offseason coaching changes on the staff of John Harbaugh come together.
Lately, whenever Nestor Aparicio walks into a room around Baltimore he gets the same question: "What do you think is going to happen with Lamar?" Dennis Koulatsos asked him the tough questions and if you cared enough to ask here's the extended answer.
It took Nestor nearly 31 years to drag his Holabird Junior High music teacher and production leader of the 1982 spring presentation of "My Fair Lady" at Dundalk Middle School onto his show. A beautiful afternoon and discussion with a man who traveled the gospel world and brought joy and the magic of music to thousands of children in Baltimore. The King of Dundalk music Calvin Statham tells Nestor how their paths crossed back in 1979 on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour at The Tasting Room at Drug City.
Always a wealth of information and historical perspective, super agent Leigh Steinberg tells Nestor why he doesn't represent himself and gives a primer on how NFL contracts work for the best quarterbacks in the business.
Recovering sportswriter Susan Fornoff comes home to Baltimore to talk Oriole Magic, Athletics history and why it matters to fans in Oakland and beyond. And Nestor finally gets to tell some old newspaper tales of her legend and lore at The News American in the 1980s before that creep Dave Kingman showed who the real rats of Major League Baseball were to baseball beat writers.
You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll learn. Watch "No One Listens; Everyone Hears" – The Story of Baltimore Positive, Nestor Aparicio & WNST" here. A documentary film narrated by Kyf Brewer, Gina Schock, Mickey Cucchiella, Mike Brilhart, John Allen, Ray Bachman and Bill Cole. Nestor and his family and partners would like to thank every one of you for four decades of support of WNST, our sponsors and advertisers who allow us to do this Baltimore Positive thing. And if you want to be part of what we do,
Nestor is a very available individual: nes@baltimorepositive.com
Kidney donor Michele Love tells Nestor her story of giving life and invites you to Sante for the National Kidney Foundation on May 8th at The Baltimore Museum of Industry.
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Ravens' current roster and offensive line draft needs and when the NFL will finally get around to bringing the event to Baltimore.
