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Orioles

Twenty five (plus) years of baseball friendship and Orioles chatter and they’re finally in first place!

Baltimore Positive

Allen McCallum was our ballpark reporter and Orioles insider before we even had a radio station. The two guys who watched Jeffrey Maier reach over the Yankee Stadium wall from the right field bleachers together 27 years ago in the ALCS reconvene for an all-too-rare conversation about Orioles progress and magic.

The new world problems of an Orioles pennant race

Baltimore Positive

With an Orioles pennant race colliding with the start of NFL season, Dennis Koulatsos and Nestor discuss the allure of winning every night and waiting for October while September brings the Ravens back into local focus. Two parades in Baltimore? Time will tell.

Screen Shot 2023 01 17 at 11.56.40 AM

What did John Angelos tell The New York Times and why?

Baltimore Positive

Longtime New York Times sportswriter Tyler Kepner tells Nestor about his story and recent visit with Orioles owner John Angelos and what the owner’s son wants from Maryland tax payers for the future of Baltimore baseball.

Baumann falters in 10th inning as Orioles lose 6-3 to Toronto

Baltimore Positive

Mike Baumann gave up a home run to Brandon Belt and allowed another run on a wild pitch to take the loss.

camden top 1

The green grass and free money for Orioles ownership

Baltimore Positive

After some time in Ocean City – and we all have plenty of memories there – we catch up with our money man Leonard Raskin to discuss the ideology of $600 million of free money not being enough to get the Angelos family to sign a lease to keep the Orioles at Camden Yards.

Orioles manager Hyde provides updates on Santander, Wells, Means

Baltimore Positive

Tyler Wells is moving to Triple-A Norfolk where he’ll continue to prepare for a relief role for the stretch run.

Late nights and big wins on West Coast bring surging Orioles home ready to fly

Baltimore Positive

The 2023 Baltimore Orioles keep doing things on the field we have never witnessed. Luke Jones and Nestor rub the sleep outta their eyes and look toward a homestand with big promise as the AL East crown is in sight.

Bisciotti

Does your sports owner have integrity?

Baltimore Positive

As the Orioles continue to refuse to take $600 million of your money for free to keep the franchise at Camden Yards, Nestor Aparicio and Dennis Koulatsos discuss integrity, credibility, good faith and bad ownership in local sports and its ugly history in Baltimore.

The beauty of Baltimore when both teams are winning

Baltimore Positive

Now 25 years into talking about sports around the clock, it’s rarefied air when the Orioles are in first place and the Ravens are expected to join them in the fall. Long time public relations executive John Maroon and original WNST producer Andy Mueller join Nestor at Drug City to discuss how much fun sports can be for a community like Baltimore.

Philadelphia vs. Baltimore: An oral history

Baltimore Positive

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.

“We’re all good here in Birdland” said the muted talking head

Baltimore Positive

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.

Climbing walls and hitting bombs while sweepless in Seattle

Baltimore Positive

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.

The power of the Birds to bring us back

Baltimore Positive

Dennis Koulatsos and Nestor discuss full focus on the Orioles and the quiet nature of Ravens training camp so far this summer.

Dear John Angelos: You’re a civic disgrace just like your father, now sign the lease!

Nestor Aparicio

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.

Two decades after escaping pro sports, Maroon joins our 25th Anniversary with survival tales

Baltimore Positive

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.

119 camden yards lg

What is the real future of Baltimore baseball?

Baltimore Positive

As Baltimore Orioles “owner” John Angelos fights with Wes Moore and the Annapolis folks trying to give him $600 million of our free money that he won’t take, our favorite sports and civic foil Bill Cole catches up on a summer of Orioles baseball, MASN misery and the kids going back to school.

Saving up for those World Series tickets at Camden Yards

Baltimore Positive

As the summer turns to fall and the Orioles appear to be headed in a postseason direction, our financial expert Leonard Raskin and Nestor playfully discuss just how much money October baseball will be costing and why you should start saving now. Let two Baltimore kids dream a little.

The ethos, long history and roots that led to “Free Kevin Brown” movement

Baltimore Positive

Yes, Nestor Aparicio is the guy who led “Free The Birds” back in 2006. Now, 17 years later he joins Dennis Koulatsos regarding the recent “Free Kevin Brown” dust up and how the billionaire controls the message and how that doesn’t work when you’re paid to broadcast truth.

Orioles activate Mullins from injured list to begin West Coast trip in Seattle

Luke Jones

After missing extensive action with a groin injury for the second time this season, Cedric Mullins is back.

With Orioles headed West, it’s time for fake football in Baltimore

Baltimore Positive

Our two-way reporter Luke Jones gets Dennis Koulatsos ready for fake football and Eagles vs. Ravens while the Orioles go west looking for more from their starting rotation and better help from the bullpen in Seattle.

Despite Mega Millions hitting in California, our state did millions of giving to locals

Baltimore Positive

Our baseball pal Seth Elkin of Maryland Lottery joins Nestor to discuss local winners in Mega Millions jackpot pool and more ways to win this summer.

Meet two local guys who put a sports wagering dream together in Hampstead

Baltimore Positive

We’ve been doing Purple Live shows with Chris Richards for nearly two decades at Greenmount Station in Hampstead, right next to the Greenmount Bowl in Carroll County. They share a parking lot and now a great story about their OTB and BetParx partnership with mobile sports wagering.

Orioles still in great shape, but how pitching staff evolves down stretch remains critical

Luke Jones

How this pitching staff evolves — or merely survives — between now and October will be fascinating.

Bautista, Orioles hold on for 5-4 win over Houston to avoid first sweep of season

Baltimore Positive

It was another adventurous ninth inning, but closer Felix Bautista held on for the save this time around.

Hyde optimistic Orioles lefty Danny Coulombe can return promptly after 15-day IL stint

Baltimore Positive

One of Baltimore’s more reliable relievers, Danny Coulombe is dealing with left biceps tendinitis.

Orioles bullpen, bats not good enough in 8-2 loss to Houston

Baltimore Positive

Shintaro Fujinami and Mike Baumann combined to give up five runs over the final two innings of Wednesday’s defeat.

Trying to make sense of “Free Kevin Brown” for the sane baseball fans around America

Baltimore Positive

Journalists around America are calling Nestor Aparicio in Baltimore to attempt to understand how Kevin Brown was thrown off MASN and Orioles games since July 23rd. The folks at 95.7 The Game in San Francisco wanted to learn the legend of the Peter Angelos Orioles and how Jon Miller got to the Bay Area 26 years ago.

Dear John and Louis Angelos: Are you a Rocky – or a Bullwinkle?

Baltimore Positive

The sons of Peter Angelos got a “Dear Orioles” letter from Nestor back in July 2018 encouraging them to step forward and run a legitimate local baseball franchise. Now in the aftermath of the Kevin Brown suspension fiasco at MASN, any sensible fan would realize what we’re up against as a community with a born-on-third and thinks he hit a triple Fredo with a penchant for punishment like his old man.

Reminders of past reinforce excitement of Orioles’ present

Luke Jones

These current Orioles remained the primary source of excitement over a weekend built for nostalgia.

Feeling the magic of an Orioles sweep over Mets

Baltimore Positive

It was a special weekend of memories of the 1983 World Series team but the current Orioles team answered the first-place call with an impressive trio of wins against the once-time menace of the New York Mets. Luke Jones and Nestor recap the magic of Orioles baseball at Camden Yards.

Are the Orioles making all of the right moves?

Baltimore Positive

At some point, Orioles general manager Mike Elias will be spending tens of millions of John Angelos’ money on baseball players. What does the trading deadline acquisition of St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Jack Flaherty tell us about the value of the minor league system and the flow of Baltimore baseball money?

Strong bullpen effort leads Orioles to sweep of Mets with 2-0 win

Baltimore Positive

First-place Baltimore won its 70th game of the season going into Monday’s off-day.

hyde

Hyde discusses Hays being banged up, Mateo starting in center field, other Orioles topics

Baltimore Positive

The struggling Jorge Mateo was making his first start in center since arriving in Baltimore two years ago.

McCann, Westburg lead way as Orioles flatten Mets in 10-3 final

Baltimore Positive

James McCann drove in five runs against his old club as Baltimore moved to a season-high 26 games over .500.

Getting ready for our first pennant race in far too long

Baltimore Positive

Dennis Koulatsos and Nestor discuss the Orioles pitching concerns and the realities of a legitimate World Series run at Camden Yards late into this summer and fall.

Is Jack Flaherty the answer for Orioles pitching deficiencies?

Baltimore Positive

Now that the MLB trading deadline is over, Luke Jones and Nestor discuss and assess the Orioles acquisition of a starting pitching the St. Louis Cardinals once viewed as an ace and what it means to the Baltimore rotation – and bullpen – for the pennant stretch run.

eliashyde

“Very big swings” yield only modest ripples for Orioles at trade deadline

Luke Jones

Whether starter Jack Flaherty moves the needle for Baltimore’s October aspirations remains to be seen.

The latest on Verlander and Orioles and trade rumors

Baltimore Positive

Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the mind of Mike Elias and Orioles in hours before MLB trading deadline

elias

It’s time for Elias and Orioles to add some pitching

Baltimore Positive

Making the case for why the players on the team and the fans of the franchise deserve upgrades to the starting rotation and bullpen at the trading deadline, Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Orioles potential moves as the hot August nights of Baltimore baseball are heating up.

Who knew that beating the Yankees would be this much fun?

Baltimore Positive

The Orioles were a doormat for the Yankees franchise for a long, long time. No more. Luke Jones and Nestor recap an Orioles madness weekend beating the Yankees at Camden Yards and bringing fans downtown for first place baseball.

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Twenty five (plus) years of baseball friendship and Orioles chatter and they’re finally in first place!

Baltimore Positive

Allen McCallum was our ballpark reporter and Orioles insider before we even had a radio station. The two guys who watched Jeffrey Maier reach over the Yankee Stadium wall from the right field bleachers together 27 years ago in the ALCS reconvene for an all-too-rare conversation about Orioles progress and magic.

The new world problems of an Orioles pennant race

Baltimore Positive

With an Orioles pennant race colliding with the start of NFL season, Dennis Koulatsos and Nestor discuss the allure of winning every night and waiting for October while September brings the Ravens back into local focus. Two parades in Baltimore? Time will tell.

Screen Shot 2023 01 17 at 11.56.40 AM

What did John Angelos tell The New York Times and why?

Baltimore Positive

Longtime New York Times sportswriter Tyler Kepner tells Nestor about his story and recent visit with Orioles owner John Angelos and what the owner’s son wants from Maryland tax payers for the future of Baltimore baseball.

Baumann falters in 10th inning as Orioles lose 6-3 to Toronto

Baltimore Positive

Mike Baumann gave up a home run to Brandon Belt and allowed another run on a wild pitch to take the loss.

camden top 1

The green grass and free money for Orioles ownership

Baltimore Positive

After some time in Ocean City – and we all have plenty of memories there – we catch up with our money man Leonard Raskin to discuss the ideology of $600 million of free money not being enough to get the Angelos family to sign a lease to keep the Orioles at Camden Yards.

Orioles manager Hyde provides updates on Santander, Wells, Means

Baltimore Positive

Tyler Wells is moving to Triple-A Norfolk where he’ll continue to prepare for a relief role for the stretch run.

Late nights and big wins on West Coast bring surging Orioles home ready to fly

Baltimore Positive

The 2023 Baltimore Orioles keep doing things on the field we have never witnessed. Luke Jones and Nestor rub the sleep outta their eyes and look toward a homestand with big promise as the AL East crown is in sight.

Bisciotti

Does your sports owner have integrity?

Baltimore Positive

As the Orioles continue to refuse to take $600 million of your money for free to keep the franchise at Camden Yards, Nestor Aparicio and Dennis Koulatsos discuss integrity, credibility, good faith and bad ownership in local sports and its ugly history in Baltimore.

The beauty of Baltimore when both teams are winning

Baltimore Positive

Now 25 years into talking about sports around the clock, it’s rarefied air when the Orioles are in first place and the Ravens are expected to join them in the fall. Long time public relations executive John Maroon and original WNST producer Andy Mueller join Nestor at Drug City to discuss how much fun sports can be for a community like Baltimore.

Philadelphia vs. Baltimore: An oral history

Baltimore Positive

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.

“We’re all good here in Birdland” said the muted talking head

Baltimore Positive

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.

Climbing walls and hitting bombs while sweepless in Seattle

Baltimore Positive

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.

The power of the Birds to bring us back

Baltimore Positive

Dennis Koulatsos and Nestor discuss full focus on the Orioles and the quiet nature of Ravens training camp so far this summer.

Dear John Angelos: You’re a civic disgrace just like your father, now sign the lease!

Nestor Aparicio

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.

Two decades after escaping pro sports, Maroon joins our 25th Anniversary with survival tales

Baltimore Positive

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.

119 camden yards lg

What is the real future of Baltimore baseball?

Baltimore Positive

As Baltimore Orioles “owner” John Angelos fights with Wes Moore and the Annapolis folks trying to give him $600 million of our free money that he won’t take, our favorite sports and civic foil Bill Cole catches up on a summer of Orioles baseball, MASN misery and the kids going back to school.

Saving up for those World Series tickets at Camden Yards

Baltimore Positive

As the summer turns to fall and the Orioles appear to be headed in a postseason direction, our financial expert Leonard Raskin and Nestor playfully discuss just how much money October baseball will be costing and why you should start saving now. Let two Baltimore kids dream a little.

The ethos, long history and roots that led to “Free Kevin Brown” movement

Baltimore Positive

Yes, Nestor Aparicio is the guy who led “Free The Birds” back in 2006. Now, 17 years later he joins Dennis Koulatsos regarding the recent “Free Kevin Brown” dust up and how the billionaire controls the message and how that doesn’t work when you’re paid to broadcast truth.

Orioles activate Mullins from injured list to begin West Coast trip in Seattle

Luke Jones

After missing extensive action with a groin injury for the second time this season, Cedric Mullins is back.

With Orioles headed West, it’s time for fake football in Baltimore

Baltimore Positive

Our two-way reporter Luke Jones gets Dennis Koulatsos ready for fake football and Eagles vs. Ravens while the Orioles go west looking for more from their starting rotation and better help from the bullpen in Seattle.

Despite Mega Millions hitting in California, our state did millions of giving to locals

Baltimore Positive

Our baseball pal Seth Elkin of Maryland Lottery joins Nestor to discuss local winners in Mega Millions jackpot pool and more ways to win this summer.

Meet two local guys who put a sports wagering dream together in Hampstead

Baltimore Positive

We’ve been doing Purple Live shows with Chris Richards for nearly two decades at Greenmount Station in Hampstead, right next to the Greenmount Bowl in Carroll County. They share a parking lot and now a great story about their OTB and BetParx partnership with mobile sports wagering.

Orioles still in great shape, but how pitching staff evolves down stretch remains critical

Luke Jones

How this pitching staff evolves — or merely survives — between now and October will be fascinating.

Bautista, Orioles hold on for 5-4 win over Houston to avoid first sweep of season

Baltimore Positive

It was another adventurous ninth inning, but closer Felix Bautista held on for the save this time around.

Hyde optimistic Orioles lefty Danny Coulombe can return promptly after 15-day IL stint

Baltimore Positive

One of Baltimore’s more reliable relievers, Danny Coulombe is dealing with left biceps tendinitis.

Orioles bullpen, bats not good enough in 8-2 loss to Houston

Baltimore Positive

Shintaro Fujinami and Mike Baumann combined to give up five runs over the final two innings of Wednesday’s defeat.

Trying to make sense of “Free Kevin Brown” for the sane baseball fans around America

Baltimore Positive

Journalists around America are calling Nestor Aparicio in Baltimore to attempt to understand how Kevin Brown was thrown off MASN and Orioles games since July 23rd. The folks at 95.7 The Game in San Francisco wanted to learn the legend of the Peter Angelos Orioles and how Jon Miller got to the Bay Area 26 years ago.

Dear John and Louis Angelos: Are you a Rocky – or a Bullwinkle?

Baltimore Positive

The sons of Peter Angelos got a “Dear Orioles” letter from Nestor back in July 2018 encouraging them to step forward and run a legitimate local baseball franchise. Now in the aftermath of the Kevin Brown suspension fiasco at MASN, any sensible fan would realize what we’re up against as a community with a born-on-third and thinks he hit a triple Fredo with a penchant for punishment like his old man.

Reminders of past reinforce excitement of Orioles’ present

Luke Jones

These current Orioles remained the primary source of excitement over a weekend built for nostalgia.

Feeling the magic of an Orioles sweep over Mets

Baltimore Positive

It was a special weekend of memories of the 1983 World Series team but the current Orioles team answered the first-place call with an impressive trio of wins against the once-time menace of the New York Mets. Luke Jones and Nestor recap the magic of Orioles baseball at Camden Yards.

Are the Orioles making all of the right moves?

Baltimore Positive

At some point, Orioles general manager Mike Elias will be spending tens of millions of John Angelos’ money on baseball players. What does the trading deadline acquisition of St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Jack Flaherty tell us about the value of the minor league system and the flow of Baltimore baseball money?

Strong bullpen effort leads Orioles to sweep of Mets with 2-0 win

Baltimore Positive

First-place Baltimore won its 70th game of the season going into Monday’s off-day.

hyde

Hyde discusses Hays being banged up, Mateo starting in center field, other Orioles topics

Baltimore Positive

The struggling Jorge Mateo was making his first start in center since arriving in Baltimore two years ago.

McCann, Westburg lead way as Orioles flatten Mets in 10-3 final

Baltimore Positive

James McCann drove in five runs against his old club as Baltimore moved to a season-high 26 games over .500.

Getting ready for our first pennant race in far too long

Baltimore Positive

Dennis Koulatsos and Nestor discuss the Orioles pitching concerns and the realities of a legitimate World Series run at Camden Yards late into this summer and fall.

Is Jack Flaherty the answer for Orioles pitching deficiencies?

Baltimore Positive

Now that the MLB trading deadline is over, Luke Jones and Nestor discuss and assess the Orioles acquisition of a starting pitching the St. Louis Cardinals once viewed as an ace and what it means to the Baltimore rotation – and bullpen – for the pennant stretch run.

eliashyde

“Very big swings” yield only modest ripples for Orioles at trade deadline

Luke Jones

Whether starter Jack Flaherty moves the needle for Baltimore’s October aspirations remains to be seen.

The latest on Verlander and Orioles and trade rumors

Baltimore Positive

Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the mind of Mike Elias and Orioles in hours before MLB trading deadline

elias

It’s time for Elias and Orioles to add some pitching

Baltimore Positive

Making the case for why the players on the team and the fans of the franchise deserve upgrades to the starting rotation and bullpen at the trading deadline, Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Orioles potential moves as the hot August nights of Baltimore baseball are heating up.

Who knew that beating the Yankees would be this much fun?

Baltimore Positive

The Orioles were a doormat for the Yankees franchise for a long, long time. No more. Luke Jones and Nestor recap an Orioles madness weekend beating the Yankees at Camden Yards and bringing fans downtown for first place baseball.

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