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ColumnNes: My letter to Orioles President Catie Griggs

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Nestor Aparicio

Baltimore Positive is the vision and the creative extension of four decades of sharing the love of local sports for this Dundalk native and University of Baltimore grad, who began his career as a sportswriter and music critic at The News American and The Baltimore Sun in the mid-1980s. Launched radio career in December 1991 with Kenny Albert after covering the AHL Skipjacks. Bought WNST-AM 1570 in July 1998, created WNST.net in 2007 and began diversifying conversations on radio, podcast and social media as Baltimore Positive in 2016. nes@baltimorepositive.com
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This month, I’ve had many Orioles fans ask me on the streets of Baltimore why David Rubenstein, a full year into his new ownership and trying to spread a different image from Peter Angelos with a stunt like this bobblehead promotion this weekend, would continue to deny me legitimate press credentials after 40 years of covering Baltimore sports. So, I wrote this letter to new President Catie Griggs a month ago, a week before Opening Day:

Subject: trying to connect to quietly meet you

Hi Catie:

I’m not sure if you’re aware of my existence but I have a long history with baseball, my family heritage, the Orioles and being a journalist and fan for four decades here in Baltimore. Since last century, I have owned a local sports radio station and a thriving multi-media platform and social space here for citizens and serve the community in many positive ways.

This will tell you more:

I’m hoping we can chat someplace quietly away from the scene and have an honest conversation. We have a few mutual friends who believed I should reach to you directly but I have been patiently waiting for a real opportunity.

I’d love to quietly meet you (privately) and converse about some observations and information that might be of help to you in building the franchise back to its glory for my hometown.

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I will be (freezing) in Toronto on Thursday and much of the week. I am in Baltimore until Wednesday. I also plan to be at Camden Yards on Opening Day.

My text number is below. My email is nes@baltimorepositive.com.

I sincerely hope to speak with you personally.

Cheers,

Nestor Aparicio

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