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From Loop to Lane, Ravens first preseason win showed some things

We’re always looking for standouts and reasons to watch the slog that the NFL preseason is during August and Saturday night’s 24-7 win over the Philadelphia Eagles revealed a few new twists and potential contributors for the Baltimore Ravens. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the rising star of Ja’Kobi Lane and the falling stock of Ryan Loop as well as the construction of the offensive line as the week ahead in Minnesota will see starters getting real work on the backfields as they scrimmage the Vikings before a preseason game on Saturday afternoon.

Can Orioles make these next 10 days count against best teams in AL East?

It’s long past the point where the Baltimore Orioles have shown any consistency but they’re still in the pennant race. Next up: the Tampa Rays and New York Yankees. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Birds’ make-or-break next two weeks to enter September in better position to make a serious Wild Card run in a pathetically ordinary American League race for an October playoff berth.

What to watch when watching fake football

After a big scare at training camp this week with cornerback Nate Wiggins, Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Ravens’ secondary depth and everything to watch when watching fake football over the next three weeks as the Eagles start the week when the real hitting happens in Minnesota for mid-week scrimmages. All things #RavensFlock here for everyone looking to get caught up…

The legend of Dean Kremer in Baltimore

Last week, Mike Elias traded Dean Kremer to the Minnesota Twins. On Monday night, the Baltimore Orioles couldn’t manage to get a hit out of the infield against him. Are the Birds really a playoff contender? Don’t ask Luke Jones or Nestor…

Orioles giving “chase” in AL race to the bottom of the wild card

Can the Baltimore Orioles still make a playoff run? Well, sure, when you’re only a few games back of the final (and lowly) AL Wild Card slot but as Luke Jones and Nestor witness these defensive flaws and swiss cheese bats, they wonder aloud about the real destiny of Gunnar Henderson now that Adley Rutschman has been dispatched to Boston.

NBC horse racing insider Randy Moss educates Nestor about Preakness future and Triple Crown in peril

In our search to bring real information and horse racing history and insights regarding the current spring mess, as the Preakness and the state of Maryland go to war with the big boys at Churchill, NYRA and Fox reagrding the perilous future of the Triple Crown and its significance to the sport, we turn to lifer track man and journalist Randy Moss to educate us and present the reality of the industry.

Camp Minter has brought the boys together – so far

Sure, former head coach John Harbaugh had plenty of detractors inside and outside the building in Owings Mills, but at least in the early going under rookie leader Jesse Minter, it appears that the “new” Baltimore Ravens are buying into the program. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the week of prep for the fake football against Philly on Saturday night as they host the Eagles and we get our first look at the structure of the new system.

Straight from the heart: Rolling with the punches all over the world with Bryan Adams

Bryan Adams has, literally, taken me around the world – especially lately, even when I don’t always get to the exotic and remote destinations he plays that I investigate. Montevideo. Santiago. Bogotá. Las Vegas. Well, so far this year. The night when he took my request in Lake Tahoe a couple of years ago was insane. Everywhere I go, the kid in me still wants to rock…

The real value of sports to these billionaires

We always learn a ton of new information about leagues, franchises and ownership value and values whenever we invite Kurt Badenhausen of Sportico to give Nestor the new math of Orioles and Ravens franchise valuations and the upcoming MLB ownership risk that David Rubenstein and Michael Arougheti have taken in with a sport without a labor and cost certainty compass.

The future of the Baltimore Orioles and the men making the decisions

With the MLB trade deadline deals of Mike Elias behind us and the labor war ahead, Allen McCallum and Nestor recap the departure of Adley Rutschman and have a tough discussion about the Orioles here-and-now with fans and how this next eight weeks leads to a lot of uncertainty in Baltimore and all around the industry of baseball.

The science of sleep and how to get help if you’re struggling getting it

If you’re counting sheep at night, it might be time to add up the cost of the loss of energy. Dr. Stephanie Wappel of GBMC is here to discuss sleep science and modern treatment for insomnia and apnea as Nestor doesn’t go to sleep on how different we all rest and when and how. And just what is the Sunshine Protection Act?

How to teach a six-year old about baseball while watching the 2026 Orioles play…

We’re all watching the Baltimore Orioles and trying to figure out the salary cap, labor and the trade machinations of Mike Elias. Meanwhile, our pal Zach Dermer is just trying to introduce his kids to the game. Our HVAC and plumbing friend at The Comfort Guys joins Nestor at Costas Timonium on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour to talk Birdland summer problems and the rules of the game.

Buster Olney: Orioles need to rebuild the trust of the fan base

Only those who were here when it was great can remember the three million fans that annually poured into Oriole Park at Camden Yards and how much the baseball team mattered to Baltimore a generation ago. But as the MLB trade deadline and labor wars loom, we welcome Buster Olney of ESPN back “home” for a spirited visit with Nestor to discuss the current realities for David Rubenstein and Michael Arougheti to attempt to lift the franchise back to annual contention and support from the baseball fans of Maryland.

Camping with Coach Minter and the new way of doing things in Owings Mills

With a few days of observations under his purple belt, our Luke Jones joins Nestor to discuss the work on the fields in Owings Mills as the Baltimore Ravens hit the field with a whole new feel under rookie head coach Jesse Minter and a real belief in the Super Bowl possibilities. But, here’s what needs to go the right way in August…

Let’s get the facts about this Preakness and Triple Crown fiasco from the top down

After witnessing and opining on the entire state of horse racing and the sport in Maryland over the past 35 years on the radio regarding its complete deterioration, Nestor Aparicio only really trusts one voice about the sport of kings: Dick Jerardi. His one time colleague in 1984 has gone off to Philadelphia to become one of the legendary horse racing insiders in the sport and attempts to calm his now-much-older-and-more-cynical friend down about very rational Preakness and Triple Crown concerns as Pimlico goes to war with Churchill and Belmont, and NBC and Fox square off and Wes Moore is holding press conferences. Get the truth here…

Did our American World Cup runneth over with riches for FIFA?

The World Cup came to the United States of America for the first time in 32 years this summer. Sports business professor Marty Conway tells Nestor, it won’t be that long before the world’s biggest sports tournament returns to our shores. And, of course, Professor Conway brings the heat for MLB as the labor wars start to heat up in a familiar refrain of billionaires vs. millionaires with the fans paying the freight.

Powerball jackpot soars and local winners cash in

It’s not always about having all of the numbers in order to win big. Seth Elkin of The Maryland Lottery talks Ravens scratch-off season, Home Run Riches winners and one million dollar cash-ins as the Powerball jackpot soars toward $900 million.

Smelling the expectations of Flowers’ huge contract extension

Everything about the extension of wide receiver Zay Flowers makes sense to Luke Jones as he rolls out the rationale and reasoning behind inking Lamar Jackson’s new favorite target long term for big money. He joins Nestor to discuss the numbers and Ravens’ investment, and the state of the NFL salary cap and realities of signing No. 8 and what it will take to make him happy in Baltimore.

A final Baltimore adieu to the expectations and massive disappointment of Adley Rutschman

After taking a day to let the Adley Rutschman-to-the-Boston Red Sox deal marinate, Luke Jones and Nestor take a deeper look at the intentions of Mike Elias and the Orioles’ organization. They delve into the departures, reasoning and rationale for all of the deadline moves relating to salary, management, ownership and the pending labor war that will greatly impact service time, money and rosters with young players.

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Orioles reinforce tone deaf approach to fans with Rutschman Black Monday 2026 selloff

Did the Baltimore Orioles throw in the towel on the 2026 season on Monday? Probably. But as Luke Jones and Nestor point out, this current project of Mike Elias isn’t working at any level and the haul for Adley Rutschman plus the other deals with Dean Kremer, Taylor Ward and Tyler Wells have certainly disgusted what’s left the of Orioles fan base. Another selloff; different ownership. Does anyone know what they’re doing at The Warehouse?

Making sense (and dollars) of Orioles present position in playoff chase

It’s always lively when we convene with Allen McCallum and Luke Jones on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour for a sit down and baseball conversation. The dynamic duo convenes with Nestor at Costas Inn in Timonium for a summer reality check on the Baltimore Orioles, the upcoming labor crisis and how it might act to inspire Rubenstein, Arougheti and Elias to act in the coming days and weeks.

This is when we feel that Baltimore sports overlap of possibilities

The Baltimore Orioles are on the field playing games that matter and trying to make trade deadline news off the field and magic on it. And the Baltimore Ravens have Super Bowl potential and a lot of questions about the new leadership as training camp begins in Owings Mills. Leonard Raskin and Nestor discuss the Birds of summer and fall and the takeover of our sports mind space as August heats up.

Understanding the upcoming MLB labor war and history of billionaires vs. millionaires

No one will be covering the battle after the World Series quite like Evan Drellich of The Athletic, who gives a full primer and overview of the upcoming MLB labor war with the MLBPA and the Orioles’ role in the battle of billionaires vs. millionaires that many expect to greatly impact the business of baseball immediately following the season, if not already in some markets.

Stretching back with a chiropractic conversation of care for a lifetime

For the 28th anniversary of WNST as an AM radio behemoth here in Baltimore and returning from the Home Run Derby, Nestor welcomes back, back, back his neighbor and chiropractor Dr. Steve Elliott to Pizza John’s in Essex on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour to discuss spines and necks and great chiropractic health in Towson with Nestor.

After successful July, it’s “go time” for Elias and Orioles as MLB trade deadline calls for a desperate wild card chase

Buy or sell isn’t a question at this point for Mike Elias and the Baltimore Orioles. The mission is to improve the position for a stretch run in a lousy American League field and not worry so much about next year – if there’s a next year at all. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Orioles miracle comeback win over the Tigers and the open market of MLB trade possibilities as Dean Kremer is the first man off the roster to Minnesota.

Ravens hit field with Super Bowl hopes and holes of reality

The first days of the new tenure of rookie head coach Jesse Minter bring a fresh look for everything in Owings Mills as the Baltimore Ravens begin a march toward February dreams of a successful January. But, first, the dog days of July as Luke Jones and Nestor open the doors of purple training camp in Owings Mills with three big areas of concern.

Arming up for the MLB trade deadline

The pitching of the Baltimore Orioles has been much better than expected and certainly good enough to win most nights over the past two months. But, it’s the bullpen that might need the most help and be the hardest to improve as the MLB trade deadline awaits on Monday. Luke Jones and Nestor assess the dealing position of Mike Elias and what might make the Birds buyers or sellers in any specific deal as it appears the franchise will continue to reach for help in a race-to-the-bottom wild card dash in the mediocre American League pennant race.

Philly vs. Bmore: Fighting from a city of brotherly love when the Phanatic passion migrates through sports history

The rich history but lack of any real rivalry between Philadelphia and Baltimore continues this week as the Phillies bring their fan base and passion to Camden Yards and will fill the Inner Harbor with tourist dollars in visiting the Orioles. Fresh back from two days at the All Star Game in Philaldelphia, Nestor welcomes old sports executive pal and Baltimore native Micah Buchdahl back to test the waters of Charm City sports history and a Camden Yards visit with friends and family colliding in his twisted fate of professional sports. This guy once roomed with Charlie Eckman on the road and ran an indoor soccer franchise in the MISL…

Baseball, fresh air and your summer filter

With the stench and smoke of the Canadian fires changing the color of the sun to a bright creamy orange last week, we knew we needed to check in with Zach Dermer of The Comfort Guys to discuss indoor air quality as well as outdoor Orioles baseball. Filtering through the orangy sky and the purple haze of summer with great advice for your home.

Bonding over Bond: James Bond

It’s always a load of Washington sports with longtime WTOP sports guy Dave Preston but this time Nestor finally gets to ignore a meaningless Nationals and Orioles series to take a deep dive on all things James Bond, movies, music and lore with the podcast host of “Bond, James Bond: Ranked.” Nobody does it better…

From Loop to Lane, Ravens first preseason win showed some things

We’re always looking for standouts and reasons to watch the slog that the NFL preseason is during August and Saturday night’s 24-7 win over the Philadelphia Eagles revealed a few new twists and potential contributors for the Baltimore Ravens. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the rising star of Ja’Kobi Lane and the falling stock of Ryan Loop as well as the construction of the offensive line as the week ahead in Minnesota will see starters getting real work on the backfields as they scrimmage the Vikings before a preseason game on Saturday afternoon.

Can Orioles make these next 10 days count against best teams in AL East?

It’s long past the point where the Baltimore Orioles have shown any consistency but they’re still in the pennant race. Next up: the Tampa Rays and New York Yankees. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Birds’ make-or-break next two weeks to enter September in better position to make a serious Wild Card run in a pathetically ordinary American League race for an October playoff berth.

What to watch when watching fake football

After a big scare at training camp this week with cornerback Nate Wiggins, Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Ravens’ secondary depth and everything to watch when watching fake football over the next three weeks as the Eagles start the week when the real hitting happens in Minnesota for mid-week scrimmages. All things #RavensFlock here for everyone looking to get caught up…

The legend of Dean Kremer in Baltimore

Last week, Mike Elias traded Dean Kremer to the Minnesota Twins. On Monday night, the Baltimore Orioles couldn’t manage to get a hit out of the infield against him. Are the Birds really a playoff contender? Don’t ask Luke Jones or Nestor…

Orioles giving “chase” in AL race to the bottom of the wild card

Can the Baltimore Orioles still make a playoff run? Well, sure, when you’re only a few games back of the final (and lowly) AL Wild Card slot but as Luke Jones and Nestor witness these defensive flaws and swiss cheese bats, they wonder aloud about the real destiny of Gunnar Henderson now that Adley Rutschman has been dispatched to Boston.

NBC horse racing insider Randy Moss educates Nestor about Preakness future and Triple Crown in peril

In our search to bring real information and horse racing history and insights regarding the current spring mess, as the Preakness and the state of Maryland go to war with the big boys at Churchill, NYRA and Fox reagrding the perilous future of the Triple Crown and its significance to the sport, we turn to lifer track man and journalist Randy Moss to educate us and present the reality of the industry.

Camp Minter has brought the boys together – so far

Sure, former head coach John Harbaugh had plenty of detractors inside and outside the building in Owings Mills, but at least in the early going under rookie leader Jesse Minter, it appears that the “new” Baltimore Ravens are buying into the program. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the week of prep for the fake football against Philly on Saturday night as they host the Eagles and we get our first look at the structure of the new system.

Straight from the heart: Rolling with the punches all over the world with Bryan Adams

Bryan Adams has, literally, taken me around the world – especially lately, even when I don’t always get to the exotic and remote destinations he plays that I investigate. Montevideo. Santiago. Bogotá. Las Vegas. Well, so far this year. The night when he took my request in Lake Tahoe a couple of years ago was insane. Everywhere I go, the kid in me still wants to rock…

The real value of sports to these billionaires

We always learn a ton of new information about leagues, franchises and ownership value and values whenever we invite Kurt Badenhausen of Sportico to give Nestor the new math of Orioles and Ravens franchise valuations and the upcoming MLB ownership risk that David Rubenstein and Michael Arougheti have taken in with a sport without a labor and cost certainty compass.

The future of the Baltimore Orioles and the men making the decisions

With the MLB trade deadline deals of Mike Elias behind us and the labor war ahead, Allen McCallum and Nestor recap the departure of Adley Rutschman and have a tough discussion about the Orioles here-and-now with fans and how this next eight weeks leads to a lot of uncertainty in Baltimore and all around the industry of baseball.

The science of sleep and how to get help if you’re struggling getting it

If you’re counting sheep at night, it might be time to add up the cost of the loss of energy. Dr. Stephanie Wappel of GBMC is here to discuss sleep science and modern treatment for insomnia and apnea as Nestor doesn’t go to sleep on how different we all rest and when and how. And just what is the Sunshine Protection Act?

How to teach a six-year old about baseball while watching the 2026 Orioles play…

We’re all watching the Baltimore Orioles and trying to figure out the salary cap, labor and the trade machinations of Mike Elias. Meanwhile, our pal Zach Dermer is just trying to introduce his kids to the game. Our HVAC and plumbing friend at The Comfort Guys joins Nestor at Costas Timonium on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour to talk Birdland summer problems and the rules of the game.

Buster Olney: Orioles need to rebuild the trust of the fan base

Only those who were here when it was great can remember the three million fans that annually poured into Oriole Park at Camden Yards and how much the baseball team mattered to Baltimore a generation ago. But as the MLB trade deadline and labor wars loom, we welcome Buster Olney of ESPN back “home” for a spirited visit with Nestor to discuss the current realities for David Rubenstein and Michael Arougheti to attempt to lift the franchise back to annual contention and support from the baseball fans of Maryland.

Camping with Coach Minter and the new way of doing things in Owings Mills

With a few days of observations under his purple belt, our Luke Jones joins Nestor to discuss the work on the fields in Owings Mills as the Baltimore Ravens hit the field with a whole new feel under rookie head coach Jesse Minter and a real belief in the Super Bowl possibilities. But, here’s what needs to go the right way in August…

Let’s get the facts about this Preakness and Triple Crown fiasco from the top down

After witnessing and opining on the entire state of horse racing and the sport in Maryland over the past 35 years on the radio regarding its complete deterioration, Nestor Aparicio only really trusts one voice about the sport of kings: Dick Jerardi. His one time colleague in 1984 has gone off to Philadelphia to become one of the legendary horse racing insiders in the sport and attempts to calm his now-much-older-and-more-cynical friend down about very rational Preakness and Triple Crown concerns as Pimlico goes to war with Churchill and Belmont, and NBC and Fox square off and Wes Moore is holding press conferences. Get the truth here…

Did our American World Cup runneth over with riches for FIFA?

The World Cup came to the United States of America for the first time in 32 years this summer. Sports business professor Marty Conway tells Nestor, it won’t be that long before the world’s biggest sports tournament returns to our shores. And, of course, Professor Conway brings the heat for MLB as the labor wars start to heat up in a familiar refrain of billionaires vs. millionaires with the fans paying the freight.

Powerball jackpot soars and local winners cash in

It’s not always about having all of the numbers in order to win big. Seth Elkin of The Maryland Lottery talks Ravens scratch-off season, Home Run Riches winners and one million dollar cash-ins as the Powerball jackpot soars toward $900 million.

Smelling the expectations of Flowers’ huge contract extension

Everything about the extension of wide receiver Zay Flowers makes sense to Luke Jones as he rolls out the rationale and reasoning behind inking Lamar Jackson’s new favorite target long term for big money. He joins Nestor to discuss the numbers and Ravens’ investment, and the state of the NFL salary cap and realities of signing No. 8 and what it will take to make him happy in Baltimore.

A final Baltimore adieu to the expectations and massive disappointment of Adley Rutschman

After taking a day to let the Adley Rutschman-to-the-Boston Red Sox deal marinate, Luke Jones and Nestor take a deeper look at the intentions of Mike Elias and the Orioles’ organization. They delve into the departures, reasoning and rationale for all of the deadline moves relating to salary, management, ownership and the pending labor war that will greatly impact service time, money and rosters with young players.

elias

Orioles reinforce tone deaf approach to fans with Rutschman Black Monday 2026 selloff

Did the Baltimore Orioles throw in the towel on the 2026 season on Monday? Probably. But as Luke Jones and Nestor point out, this current project of Mike Elias isn’t working at any level and the haul for Adley Rutschman plus the other deals with Dean Kremer, Taylor Ward and Tyler Wells have certainly disgusted what’s left the of Orioles fan base. Another selloff; different ownership. Does anyone know what they’re doing at The Warehouse?

Making sense (and dollars) of Orioles present position in playoff chase

It’s always lively when we convene with Allen McCallum and Luke Jones on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour for a sit down and baseball conversation. The dynamic duo convenes with Nestor at Costas Inn in Timonium for a summer reality check on the Baltimore Orioles, the upcoming labor crisis and how it might act to inspire Rubenstein, Arougheti and Elias to act in the coming days and weeks.

This is when we feel that Baltimore sports overlap of possibilities

The Baltimore Orioles are on the field playing games that matter and trying to make trade deadline news off the field and magic on it. And the Baltimore Ravens have Super Bowl potential and a lot of questions about the new leadership as training camp begins in Owings Mills. Leonard Raskin and Nestor discuss the Birds of summer and fall and the takeover of our sports mind space as August heats up.

Understanding the upcoming MLB labor war and history of billionaires vs. millionaires

No one will be covering the battle after the World Series quite like Evan Drellich of The Athletic, who gives a full primer and overview of the upcoming MLB labor war with the MLBPA and the Orioles’ role in the battle of billionaires vs. millionaires that many expect to greatly impact the business of baseball immediately following the season, if not already in some markets.

Stretching back with a chiropractic conversation of care for a lifetime

For the 28th anniversary of WNST as an AM radio behemoth here in Baltimore and returning from the Home Run Derby, Nestor welcomes back, back, back his neighbor and chiropractor Dr. Steve Elliott to Pizza John’s in Essex on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour to discuss spines and necks and great chiropractic health in Towson with Nestor.

After successful July, it’s “go time” for Elias and Orioles as MLB trade deadline calls for a desperate wild card chase

Buy or sell isn’t a question at this point for Mike Elias and the Baltimore Orioles. The mission is to improve the position for a stretch run in a lousy American League field and not worry so much about next year – if there’s a next year at all. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Orioles miracle comeback win over the Tigers and the open market of MLB trade possibilities as Dean Kremer is the first man off the roster to Minnesota.

Ravens hit field with Super Bowl hopes and holes of reality

The first days of the new tenure of rookie head coach Jesse Minter bring a fresh look for everything in Owings Mills as the Baltimore Ravens begin a march toward February dreams of a successful January. But, first, the dog days of July as Luke Jones and Nestor open the doors of purple training camp in Owings Mills with three big areas of concern.

Arming up for the MLB trade deadline

The pitching of the Baltimore Orioles has been much better than expected and certainly good enough to win most nights over the past two months. But, it’s the bullpen that might need the most help and be the hardest to improve as the MLB trade deadline awaits on Monday. Luke Jones and Nestor assess the dealing position of Mike Elias and what might make the Birds buyers or sellers in any specific deal as it appears the franchise will continue to reach for help in a race-to-the-bottom wild card dash in the mediocre American League pennant race.

Philly vs. Bmore: Fighting from a city of brotherly love when the Phanatic passion migrates through sports history

The rich history but lack of any real rivalry between Philadelphia and Baltimore continues this week as the Phillies bring their fan base and passion to Camden Yards and will fill the Inner Harbor with tourist dollars in visiting the Orioles. Fresh back from two days at the All Star Game in Philaldelphia, Nestor welcomes old sports executive pal and Baltimore native Micah Buchdahl back to test the waters of Charm City sports history and a Camden Yards visit with friends and family colliding in his twisted fate of professional sports. This guy once roomed with Charlie Eckman on the road and ran an indoor soccer franchise in the MISL…

Baseball, fresh air and your summer filter

With the stench and smoke of the Canadian fires changing the color of the sun to a bright creamy orange last week, we knew we needed to check in with Zach Dermer of The Comfort Guys to discuss indoor air quality as well as outdoor Orioles baseball. Filtering through the orangy sky and the purple haze of summer with great advice for your home.

Bonding over Bond: James Bond

It’s always a load of Washington sports with longtime WTOP sports guy Dave Preston but this time Nestor finally gets to ignore a meaningless Nationals and Orioles series to take a deep dive on all things James Bond, movies, music and lore with the podcast host of “Bond, James Bond: Ranked.” Nobody does it better…

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