It’s almost over after a 32-year wait, so how was the American World Cup hosting experience for our sports fans, cities and traveling soccer fans from all over the world. Leonard Raskin and Nestor discuss World Cup and British football fever and ways to enjoy summer, American style.
Nestor Aparicio and Leonard Raskin discussed the World Cup, noting its growing popularity in the U.S. Leonard shared his sister’s enthusiasm for soccer and the personalities involved, like Messi and Mbappe. They talked about the upcoming World Cup final games and Leonard’s plans to attend in Brazil. Nestor mentioned his attendance at the All-Star game and a Bon Jovi concert in New York. They also touched on the Orioles’ recent four-game winning streak and the Ravens’ new coaching staff. Leonard highlighted his financial planning advice for achieving the American dream, including helping clients prepare for retirement and major life events.
- [ ] @Nestor Aparicio – Edit the previously recorded segment where Luke challenges the Orioles at Fadeley’s and publish it as a short social media video during the current week.
- [ ] @Nestor Aparicio – Create simple Portuguese language hints for Leonard to practice before his Rio trip so he can better navigate daily interactions during the World Cup visit.
- [ ] @Nestor Aparicio – Prepare to ask Leonard during the next episode whether he believes Putin is behind the recent situation regarding the athlete returning to play.
- [ ] Complete the Brazilian tourist visa application by uploading passport details online, aiming to receive approval before the end of September for the planned World Cup trip to Rio.
Outline
World Cup Fever and Soccer Insights
- Nestor Aparicio discusses the excitement around the World Cup, mentioning his initial reluctance to watch but eventually getting sucked in.
- Leonard Raskin shares his sister’s enthusiasm for soccer and the World Cup, noting her deep knowledge of soccer personalities.
- Nestor and Leonard discuss the personalities in soccer, including Messi and Mbappe, and their recognition of famous players.
- Leonard talks about the USA’s disappointing performance in the World Cup and the physicality of soccer compared to other sports.
Replay Technology and Soccer’s Evolution
- Nestor and Leonard discuss the impact of replay technology on soccer, comparing it to other sports like basketball and football.
- Leonard mentions the referee’s use of a replay booth to review decisions, highlighting the nuances of soccer calls.
- Nestor notes the cultural differences in how soccer is perceived and played, with a focus on the English influence on the sport.
- Leonard and Nestor discuss the upcoming World Cup final games and the scheduling that caters to a global audience.
World Cup Final and Personal Plans
- Nestor shares his plans to attend the All-Star game and the World Cup final, expressing excitement about the event.
- Leonard and Nestor discuss the logistics of watching the World Cup final in New York, including attending a Bon Jovi concert.
- Nestor mentions his past experiences attending World Cup matches and the excitement of being part of the event.
- Leonard talks about the fan interviews and the positive experiences of international fans visiting the U.S. for the World Cup.
American Dream and Financial Planning
- Leonard shares insights on helping people achieve their financial goals, including saving for once-in-a-lifetime trips like the World Cup.
- Nestor and Leonard discuss the importance of financial planning and the emotional and psychological readiness for retirement.
- Leonard provides examples of business owners who have successfully exited their companies and the process involved.
- Nestor and Leonard talk about the importance of having a plan for the future and the role of financial advisors in helping people achieve their dreams.
Soccer’s Global Impact and Personal Connections
- Nestor and Leonard discuss the global impact of soccer and the passion it inspires in fans from different countries.
- Leonard shares his personal connection to soccer through his friend Billy Ronson, who was British and a soccer fan.
- Nestor talks about his soft spot for Argentina and his desire to see England win the World Cup.
- Leonard and Nestor discuss the cultural significance of soccer and the emotional connection fans have to their teams.
World Cup Final and Personal Reflections
- Nestor and Leonard discuss the logistics of attending the World Cup final in New York, including the timing and location.
- Leonard shares his excitement about attending the World Cup in Brazil and the preparations involved.
- Nestor and Leonard talk about the importance of language skills and cultural understanding when traveling abroad.
- Leonard and Nestor reflect on the joy of watching soccer and the positive impact it has on their lives.
Orioles and Ravens Updates
- Nestor and Leonard discuss the current state of the Orioles, noting their recent four-game winning streak.
- Leonard mentions the differences between the coaching styles of John Harbaugh and Jim Harbaugh and the impact on the Ravens.
- Nestor and Leonard talk about the upcoming season for the Ravens and the expectations for the team.
- Leonard shares his thoughts on the Orioles’ performance and the potential for a strong finish in the trading deadline.
Personal Experiences and Future Plans
- Nestor and Leonard share personal experiences related to sports and travel, including attending the All-Star game and the World Cup.
- Leonard talks about his plans to attend the World Cup in Brazil and the excitement of being part of the event.
- Nestor and Leonard discuss the importance of having a plan for the future and the role of financial advisors in helping people achieve their goals.
- Leonard shares his insights on the American dream and the importance of financial planning for a fulfilling life.
World Cup Final and Personal Reflections
- Nestor and Leonard discuss the logistics of attending the World Cup final in New York, including the timing and location.
- Leonard shares his excitement about attending the World Cup in Brazil and the preparations involved.
- Nestor and Leonard talk about the importance of language skills and cultural understanding when traveling abroad.
- Leonard and Nestor reflect on the joy of watching soccer and the positive impact it has on their lives.
Orioles and Ravens Updates
- Nestor and Leonard discuss the current state of the Orioles, noting their recent four-game winning streak.
- Leonard mentions the differences between the coaching styles of John Harbaugh and Jim Harbaugh and the impact on the Ravens.
- Nestor and Leonard talk about the upcoming season for the Ravens and the expectations for the team.
- Leonard shares his thoughts on the Orioles’ performance and the potential for a strong finish in the trading deadline.
Nestor Aparicio 0:01
Welcome home. We are WNST AM 1570 Towson, Baltimore. We are Baltimore positive. Getting the Maryland Crab Cake Tour on the road after the All Star break. I’m in Philly all week. Luke is on vacation. The Orioles are off. The Ravens are getting ready to play. The World Cup is about to take to the pitch this week. We have a big golf tournament in in the UK. It’s all I’m gonna have some fish and chips proper here this week as well. It’s all brought to you by friends at the Maryland Lottery. We will be at Pizza John’s next Friday, reviving the Maryland Crab Cake Tour in Essex. John Allen of Stone Horses is gonna be my guest and my pal. We’re gonna talk about ripping down East Point Mall. All of it brought to you by my friends at GBMC, keeping me alive and well, as well as Farnham and Derma. They’re the comfort guys on the hot days. 410 367777 They can take care of you. Been a couple of weeks since Leonard Raskin is taking care of us. He has been in. He has been out. He has been watching all sorts of sports. Last time I had you on, we were talking about the World Cup and whether we were going to get into it or not. As I remember, I didn’t watch some of the earlier games. I told you I started to get sucked in, and then once it gets to like the quarters, I find myself opening my calendar and putting the game times in because some of the games were three, some were five, some were nine. They were all over the place. So I calendared it, and it’s been a beautiful American tournament. I think here the last couple of weeks, and I know you’ve witnessed a lot of it. You’re not like a soccer guy, right?
Leonard Raskin 1:23
Not a soccer guy, but but I like great sports, and it has been some of these games have been quite amazing. I gotta say, I spoke to my sister. She is all about soccer. She’s all in on the World Cup. She she watches the Premier League. She gets up Saturday morning to do it. But your sister knows
Nestor Aparicio 1:44
I like her, so yeah, she knows this.
Leonard Raskin 1:46
So she told me. She said the reason that you don’t like the World Cup. Well, not that I don’t like it, but not into it is is I don’t know the personalities that because these guys play, you know, the same teams. It’s kind of like she likened it to Olympic hockey, where you know these guys are playing for their country, but you go back a couple weeks and they’re going to be on the same team again, and they’re you know all this kind of stuff. I said, okay, I can get that. So I have no idea who the personalities are, but I did recognize Thor. You thought
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Nestor Aparicio 2:17
Mbappe was a Hanson song, right?
Leonard Raskin 2:19
The Thor, the new the new Norwegian god, I recognize Thor, and well, he’s
Nestor Aparicio 2:26
out of the tournament now. Right, he’s
Leonard Raskin 2:28
now out, and no, I know who Mbappe is. I knew who that is, but I thought the number one leading scorer in soccer for the last you know 20 years was Pele. That’s that’s you thought
Nestor Aparicio 2:39
Messi was what happened when you eat crabs at KoC’s? Right,
Leonard Raskin 2:42
right. When we eat crabs and don’t have the right paper, we get messy. I
Nestor Aparicio 2:46
get messy, right? But
8Leonard Raskin 2:47
I’ll tell you what, these guys. You know,
Nestor Aparicio 2:50
Messi is sponsored by Hard Rock. Like when I’m in New York, like the Hard Rock, the Hard Rock not hotels, the restaurant, cafes. Yeah, Messi is a spokesperson for them, and I’m thinking they have a messy burger, and I’m thinking I’ve had a lot of messy burgers. Right, right, but never there, never there. Every good burger I’ve ever had was messy. There’s been some good soccer. I got to
Leonard Raskin 3:12
tell you, I did watch, I did watch our our USA’s last game. It was rather disappointing. I could see that guy running for the goal to head that ball right in. I don’t know why two defenders that he went right between didn’t check him into the next row, but didn’t even touch the guy. And hey, you know I didn’t check him because
Nestor Aparicio 3:32
it’s not hockey.
Leonard Raskin 3:33
I know. I don’t understand all the fouls and the falling down. I thought I was watching an NBA game there for a minute, with everybody taking a dive on the pitch. Think
Nestor Aparicio 3:44
about that sport before the replay, and how it’s like hand checking in basketball or the strike zone in baseball, or pass interference in football. Like you know, it’s very shades of gray. But the the the part about replay that I’ve noticed in this tournament, and again, I’m not a guy watching soccer. Right, 365 days a year, I sort of helicopter into these events, and I remember watching these back in ’98 and two when all these pretty boys were diving, and you would go back and see the replay and see was it or biting each other. I saw Suarez the other day. Oh my god! So right, so all of this old school. Well, Google Suarez biting Uruguay. It’ll all come up. Trust me. It’s like hands of God with Maradona. These iconic soccer things, right? Right. But I would just say for the fouling and for what is a play on the ball or a kick on the ankle or a tap on the toe. They’re all the replay now you can watch it and you can see who’s diving and who’s not. And the other night they won 11 on 10 because that dude dove, and I love that. I love that they’re getting the calls right inside. I love that the
Leonard Raskin 4:53
referee goes over, does this box. I don’t know what this box is. I guess that means he’s going to look at. That means he’s going to look go to the
8Nestor Aparicio 4:59
porno boo. Excuse me. The replay booth, correct?
Leonard Raskin 5:02
And then, and then he comes back and says, “No, that wasn’t a goal because he he didn’t do what he was supposed to do, or this guy pushed this guy. You know, he he barely pushed him. He went flying like he got shot. So it’s no goal. Like, okay, I get it, I get it. Well, you know what? And no
Nestor Aparicio 5:18
matter what country that the the guy’s from, even like if he’s from Venezuela or Colombia, looks like me. Right, they do it in English. The Republicans are going to love that. Right, they always say the replay in English. So I, it’s
Leonard Raskin 5:28
an English sport. I get. It’s an English. It’s a British. We’ve taken over. We’ve taken over. But here’s here’s the thing. I don’t get. So so we’ve got French can
Nestor Aparicio 5:35
win this week, but we’re not going to do the PKs in French. Not going
Leonard Raskin 5:38
to do it in French like we’re in Montreal. That’s right. So, so here we go with now the final four is upon us. All right, I get it. Best four teams, highest ranked. I don’t know about best. Highest ranked four teams in the world for the final four. I get it. And then, as you said, Nestor, I take out my calendar, and the games are Tuesday and Wednesday at 2o’clock in the afternoon, and I’m thinking, do they want us to like this sport or what?
Nestor Aparicio 6:09
Well, they’re doing it for the Euros in the world because the audience is bigger in that part of the world. I get it. The audience is going to be bigger in Africa and in in Europe. I
8Leonard Raskin 6:17
get it, but for us, it’s like who’s taking off work to watch the World Cup. Is anybody doing that this week? Well, I’m going to be.
Nestor Aparicio 6:24
Here’s the interesting thing. I’m going to be on the field Tuesday, and some people may hear this later on. But I’m going to be at at the All Star game. If our credential, thank you, Major League Baseball, for being professional. So I’m going to be there Monday and Tuesday. Tuesday is the pregame for the up on the field, literally than Philly. I know where I’m going to be. So this Spain France game, but Wednesday on the
Leonard Raskin 6:43
big screen, aren’t you? I’m going to
Nestor Aparicio 6:44
stop everything. Why? I don’t. I don’t. Come on.
Leonard Raskin 6:47
There’s no way. There’s no sports
Nestor Aparicio 6:49
bars in the back and whatnot. I mean, Spain and France. This would be
Leonard Raskin 6:54
huge.
8Nestor Aparicio 6:55
Wednesday. This Argentina England game. When I. I want to talk about my buddy Billy Ronson, who played for the blast and passed away. Ronson was British. Ronson was my mate, my friend. He, I liked him because we were the same height. So Ronson was this just like every British person you’ve ever met. It’s the most. It was the most important thing in his life. Absolutely, like that they would win the World Cup since 1966. All of that
Leonard Raskin 7:20
football is life. I saw that on TED. On behalf
Nestor Aparicio 7:22
of like, and Argentina’s already won, and you know my soft spot for Argentina. Right. Well, they’re France and Spain have already won in my lifetime. I’m all in on England. I really want England to win the cup. I do.
Leonard Raskin 7:33
Okay. Okay. Well, they got a tough game. They’re all tough games. Argentina just finds a way to pull it out. They they go wait till extra time and then they act like they haven’t shown up for 90 minutes. They play five minutes a ball and they score three goals. It’s insane. That’s how good they’re just insane. They just turn it on. Boom. We’re that’s a we’re done. We just jog around for 90 minutes and then five minutes we’ll play like it’s the last three minutes of an NBA final and we’ll win. I
Nestor Aparicio 8:02
have a a room. We always talk about the American dream. What you do? Let her ask. Tell me what you’re doing with money and whatnot. Summer. Take you got any advice, anything like that? Because I’m about to tell you that I have a soft hotel room on Sunday night. This Sunday night in New York. Yeah. To go up to New York, Bon Jovi. Bon Jovi’s on tour, or not tour. He’s playing in New York. Okay, you know this voice and down an aisle. Is he playing? He’s playing the garden. He’s playing the
Leonard Raskin 8:26
wedding. The big wedding.
Nestor Aparicio 8:28
The wedding’s already over with.
8Leonard Raskin 8:29
I know. I’m just kidding. That was Stevie Nicks. Stevie Nicks did. Oh, did Stevie Nicks do the wedding? Stevie Nicks did the
Nestor Aparicio 8:35
wedding.
Leonard Raskin 8:35
I did not know that. And your Charles Barkley
Nestor Aparicio 8:37
turned down the invitation. You saw that, right?
Leonard Raskin 8:39
I just knew that Adam Sandler did the wedding. That’s all I knew about the wedding.
Nestor Aparicio 8:44
That’s crazy! Isn’t that awesome? That I I had the guy who officiated the Taylor Swift wedding on my show a couple times. Adam Sandler was Adam
Leonard Raskin 8:51
Sandler. I didn’t know he was a rabbi. I thought he never been a priest. Yeah, I didn’t know he’s a priest. Jewish, but but he’s he’s Jewish. He’s a dudas
8Nestor Aparicio 9:00
priest.
Leonard Raskin 9:00
There you go. The dude is a priest. I mean, the dude is a rabbi or Jewish, and he’s doing a wedding at Madison Square Garden, the royal wedding of the year that no one knows anything about, has never seen anything. But anyway, Bon Jovi’s playing the garden. Okay.
Nestor Aparicio 9:16
Well, he’s playing the garden on the day that the World Cup. You do know the World Cup final is in New Jersey.
Leonard Raskin 9:21
Well, well, right. Right. I mean, so like
Nestor Aparicio 9:23
New York on Sunday, if the especially if the British are in, but even if the Argentines are, won’t matter. I went to the World Cup eight years ago. Is the game
Leonard Raskin 9:33
Sunday? The
Nestor Aparicio 9:34
game is Sunday. The the final is Sunday afternoon.
8Leonard Raskin 9:36
Okay, so you can do a double header.
Nestor Aparicio 9:39
Correct. I could go up to New York in the morning, hang out in New York all day, watch the soccer match. No, I’m not going to the match. It’s $10,000 But I’m talking about being a part of New York and like into it, right?
Leonard Raskin 9:50
Crazy. And then when the match is over
Nestor Aparicio 9:52
at 6o’clock I’ll go see Bon Jovi. Find your
Leonard Raskin 9:54
way in there. Who knows?
Nestor Aparicio 9:55
Right. Well, that’s what I’m saying. This is why I need to save money and have an American dream. Did you
Leonard Raskin 9:59
see? Is it is it Alexi Lawless? Is it Alexi Lawless who’s who said he’s not going to stop calling it soccer and and say that they play on a field and and the score is one to nothing. He doesn’t care what people think. Games
8Nestor Aparicio 10:16
matches what do you call it? You call it a game, right? Yeah,
Leonard Raskin 10:18
but I think he’s they call it the pitch and it’s one nil, and they call it football. And he said, “No, it’s soccer. And he’s not going to change. I think he’s the one that said that, if I’m not mistaken.
Nestor Aparicio 10:27
Well, either way, that was that would be a great American tradition to call it soccer, right?
Leonard Raskin 10:31
Right. Hey, you know, we
Nestor Aparicio 10:33
have a thing called football here, and it starts in two weeks.
Leonard Raskin 10:36
That’s right, and it’s football. That’s for real football. So anyway, what we do is we help people get to New York for the final game? We, I mean, my goodness, can you imagine? I’ve been watching the things I’ve been watching more than well, not more than the soccer, but as much as the soccer are these fan on the street interviews. Have you seen these things where they’re
Nestor Aparicio 10:56
coming over here and eating food for you? Farmers
8Leonard Raskin 10:58
love ranch dressing. They love Bucky’s. They’re in love with Walmart. They can’t believe the number of choices and the size of the stores and the how friendly Americans are. They’re like having a ball meeting Americans. And and one guy, you know, a couple guys have said, if you want to see what America is about, go over there. If you want to hear what it’s about, listen to the news. But these people-you talk about the American dream, Ness. You said it. The guy, you know, this is their world. There are people over here. I’ve seen interviews with people. They save 1015, 20,000 euro, pounds, whatever their lifetime. These guys in their 30s and 40s to come to America to watch the cup.
Nestor Aparicio 11:45
Well, say what you want about these criminals at FIFA, but if you are that guy, if you’re the Ravens fan who is the fan of Morocco and you’re Moroccan, or you live here, or you’ve made your fortune somewhere, and you have a little bit of money to think about, do you want to go in your World Cup experience in your lifetime? If you’re that person, are you going to go to Brazil in 14? Are you going to go to Russia in 18? Are you going to go to Qatar in 22? No, you’re probably looking at all of that and saying, when the cup is in America, I’m going to go to America, and they were saving for years and years because I’m seeing these ticket prices, Leonard, and I literally the the one match that I looked at, and I admitted this to my wife the other day that if somehow Colombia had won and played Argentina, I’ve never seen Messi play even when he was here last month. I thought to myself that that match in Kansas City that happened on Saturday night, I believe, over the week. Friday night, well, Saturday night over the weekend. Saturday night. Either way, that match it was like 1500 bucks. It went down to like eight or 900 because nobody from Switzerland’s here to go. It was all Argentinians. They’ve already spent 1000 on this match, 2000 on that match. They’re flying from Miami to Kansas City to Guadalajara or wherever, and I would just say, like I had thought about, like could I sneak into one of these games for 500 bucks or, and and whether it be worth that or not to me or anyone else, I’m never going to another World Cup met, but I’ve been to the World Cup and I found my tickets and I even sent it over to you. I went to USA, Italy, I went to Germany in 2006 It did not cost me a you know a fortune to go. I had some flights. I went and we had a hotel room in in Amsterdam 20 years ago. But for these people living their dream of coming and seeing their soccer team play for
Leonard Raskin 13:35
their soccer team,
Nestor Aparicio 13:36
we’ve seen that over the last month. We wonder who these people are that are chanting
Leonard Raskin 13:40
incredible the the the nationalism the the so we talk about the American dream we talk about helping people save money invest money protect their wealth do the things that they want to do so if it’s that once in a lifetime trip or if it’s that every other year vacation or every year vacation or or putting the kids through college or retiring you know, we we help people do with their money that which they don’t understand, and Nestor. I’ll give you. I’ll give you an example. You know, just recently, in the last 30 days, so this doesn’t happen right away. You you’ll understand this when I say it. It doesn’t happen right away. Somebody owns a business, and they’ve been in that business for a long time, and they’re thinking to themselves, either I’m tired, or I’ve had enough, or I’m getting too old for this, or whatever. My kids aren’t interested in the business, and it’s time to to move on and do whatever’s next in life. And so they think about selling their company. And we’ve worked with now three of our business owners that we’ve worked with for 2030, years that have exercised that opportunity in their lifetime and a once in a lifetime opportunity to sell their company exit
Nestor Aparicio 14:52
strategy, right?
Leonard Raskin 14:53
Absolutely, and I tell everybody when people call me when somebody calls me and says, “Hey, I’m thinking about I want to sell my business.” Introduced to you, what do I do? I say, well, let’s get together, and maybe three to five years from now, you can do that. People think you can do it right away. It’s a slow, long process. It doesn’t happen fast unless there’s some crazy buyer that just wants you. Then that’s fine. But these people I’ve worked with for 20-530, years, and they’ve now had the opportunity to exit their business, receive. Well, they’ve been focused 100% like me
8Nestor Aparicio 15:23
on growing my business. I’m having spent my whole life focused on selling my business. I focused on building. You have to get it
Leonard Raskin 15:29
ready for that, and then when it’s time and that opportunity presents itself, you take advantage, and then you sit back and you think to yourself, “What am I going to do now? What’s this next step, part, place in my life going to look like? And that’s an interesting thing for anybody who’s about to or coming up on retirement. You know, being financially ready is what we help people do. We also help people get emotionally and psychologically ready, because if you’re not, you just wither. You know, you got to say, okay, what am I going to do next? Am I going to volunteer somewhere? Am I going to watch the kids, the grandkids? Am I going to travel? Is there something that keeps passion and purpose in my life so that I don’t just wither away not doing anything? And so these people are financially ready, they’re emotionally ready, they’re psychologically ready, and it’s a beautiful thing. And they have the opportunity if they want to go to the World Cup, if they want to watch the Ravens in Brazil, if they want to just take a trip because they want to take a trip or take the kids. Both of them have said, “Hey, we’re going to probably take the kids and grandkids on a grand cruise or a grand American, you know, world tour, whatever it may be. This is what we work for, and so we help people get their financial house in order so they can have the life they want now, the life they want later, and one doesn’t sacrifice for the other. And I see these people that are here from, it looks like all over the world, talking about their Argentinian dream. Their well, you’re about to be
Nestor Aparicio 17:09
that guy to go to Brazil, right? You get your did you get your visa together? I
Leonard Raskin 17:13
am. I’m working on that. That’s the last thing we have to do. Is we had to go online, upload some passport information. It takes about two weeks to get that back. We’ve got till well, we’ve got till the end of September, but I ain’t waiting to get it all in order. And we’re waiting for the, I guess it’s the equivalent of the Brazilian State Department. And you’re only
Nestor Aparicio 17:33
going to Rio and back. You’re not doing anything else down in South America.
Leonard Raskin 17:36
Correct. We’re hanging out on a a planned trip with a with a group, we’re not going solo. I don’t know anything about it. I don’t, you know, I don’t know where to go, what to do. So we are going to go with a planned trip where we’re going to be hopefully super safe. Hang out on Copacabana Beach. Check out the stadium down there, and I teach your word.
Nestor Aparicio 17:58
You ready? You ready? We’re gonna learn some Portuguese. You ready?
8Leonard Raskin 18:01
All right, go ahead.
Nestor Aparicio 18:02
Obrigado, oh, brigado. Thank you. What
Leonard Raskin 18:08
is that? Thank you. Obrigado.
Nestor Aparicio 18:10
Obrigado.
Leonard Raskin 18:10
Obrigado. Fogo de Chow was one. No, that
Nestor Aparicio 18:14
means I want more. That’s green or red. That means more meat. Leonard Raskin is here. He, I think he’s a medium rare guy, and I know he has his crabs large over at Costas. He’s Raskin Global. They handle the American Dream. My American Dream could include Bon Jovi this week. It will absolutely include Getty Lee and Alex Lyson before the month is over. It might include a World Cup championship, which can’t be bought. I would say so. A big week of World Cup, and the Orioles are on a four-game winning streak. I’m going to say that as much time.
Nestor Aparicio 18:42
I’m going to say it as much as I’m not doing a lot of radio this week. Luke’s time. Four-game winning streak. Four-game winning streak. I just want to say it a lot. Four-game winning streak, just so I can get it all in, in case there’s not another
8Leonard Raskin 18:51
one. Hey, you know, four games for the first time in the season, which means anything from here is a record for the year.
Nestor Aparicio 18:58
So anybody listens to the station this week, Luke and I got together at Fadeley’s on Friday, and we did a whole All Star game. I broke out all of my All Star Game passes and showed all of that. I was in Philly 30 years ago with Earl Weaver, so it’s a big thing for me. And he was pissed off after the Cubs thing Thursday. They moved the game. They got you know they lost. We did a segment on Thursday. That was the last segment before he left, and he was all full of fire before he had his pizza down at Wildwood. He’s like, “Go sweep the Royals. Prove something to me. Go sweep the Royals. So I want to cut it out. I want to cut that little piece out and put it out on social media where he challenged the Orioles. A
Leonard Raskin 19:34
repeater, just make it a repeater. Luke
Nestor Aparicio 19:36
dropped the mic, went to New Jersey, and said, “I’m out of here. Sweep the Royals. And the Orioles did, so they’re on a win streak. So they
Leonard Raskin 19:43
pitched some good ball, they hit some good ball, they still fumbled the ball like you know, like Lamar in the playoffs. I don’t know.
Nestor Aparicio 19:50
I’m going to work on some Brazilian hints for you before you go to Rio. You can reach Leonard Raskin at Raskin Global. He’s back. He’s feeling good, ready to go in Delaware on the beach. Sunning himself, and you already got your purple on. You’re ready. You’re ready for the season. I’m ready.
Leonard Raskin 20:04
I’m ready for the Ravens. Yeah, I think it’ll be fun. It should be a good year. And as we said at the beginning of last year, I believe it’s Super Bowl or bust. And then we didn’t even make the playoffs. I had some interesting conversations with a with a few guys recently who said to me, you know, what do you, what do you think we were, we were talking about Harbaugh and the playoffs and the kicker and all that? And I said, you know, I think if they’d have made that kick, we might just be in another year, Jim John Harbaugh, and another year the same as the same. And I think the fact that they missed the kick, didn’t make the playoffs, gave them an opportunity to clean house and do what they do, and we’ll see. You know who knows what this new coaching staff is going to be all about. I know, I did read. What is it? What OTAs? Is that what they’re called? 2829
8Nestor Aparicio 20:51
That’s where we start. Yeah, yeah.
Leonard Raskin 20:52
They are like morning only, right? They’re not going to be doing afternoon in the blazing sun training or something. They’re going to be doing morning, morning practice or something. You know
Nestor Aparicio 21:05
this that see the differences between Minter and Harbaugh. Yeah, that’s going to be just the tone,
Leonard Raskin 21:11
right?
Nestor Aparicio 21:11
The way he greets the media, the way he talks to the fans.
Leonard Raskin 21:15
Yeah,
Nestor Aparicio 21:15
the whatever all this is going to be. I’m.
8Leonard Raskin 21:18
We’ll find out. I
Nestor Aparicio 21:19
can’t wait, and I you know, certainly hope the baseball team can crawl back in the trading deadlines here. Hey, look, I I would say nothing else, and and you’ve been my friend for a long time, handle my money, sponsor all that stuff. You know how I feel about sports and about the Orioles and the Ravens in a general sense about community. You know how I feel about government and FIFA and the Peace Award and their criminality, and we went through all of that. But I’ll say this: the sports part of this for me in the last couple of weeks, even just the last time since you being off the grid here the last couple weeks, my wife caught me sitting here staring at World Cup with my glasses on, like not on the screen, just watching the television. And she’s like, “You’re like really watching this. You’re really into it. And I’m like I watch sports professionally my whole life, but shitty baseball and lousy football and a hockey team. No offense to you in the Capitals that don’t really matter in our community in the way that they that I wish they did. You know, like should actually be engaged in some silly Morocco France match and like really be enjoying sport again. That’s been a joy for me to watch soccer the last couple weeks. It really has been, and you know, soccer’s not my primary. But
Leonard Raskin 22:25
as a just as a, it’s been a
Nestor Aparicio 22:27
wonderful thing to see people cheering their community, their culture, the team, the highs, the lows, and even feeling like the diving kind of stuff. The soccer’s been great the last. These matches have been great. The comebacks have been great. Credit there have been
Leonard Raskin 22:41
some games that have the heart, the soul, the
Nestor Aparicio 22:44
passion, just all of it. It’s I. It is um. It’s warmed the soul of whatever sport does for me that makes me feel that way. That the Orioles and the Ravens often don’t.
Leonard Raskin 22:54
I get it. Like literally in that way. So so you’re telling me your friends at FIFA aren’t giving you a Sunday pass
8Nestor Aparicio 23:01
every time they put that criminal on who looks like Doctor Evil, the bald guy. He looks like he’s at a central casting to be a scumbag that should be the bad guy in a diehard. Do a new
Leonard Raskin 23:13
a press pass to get into the finals.
Nestor Aparicio 23:16
I don’t. No, no, no, no, no. I’m good. I’m gonna have. Listen, if the French are in, I’ll eat croissant. You know, about 23rd Street, and I got a place in Manhattan. If the Spaniards are in, I’m telling you, I I got great tapas. If the British are in, I’m gonna get some proper chips. And so I’m listen in in New York. You can find whatever you want, but the World Cup final is only gonna be in New York on one day ever, and that’s Sunday. That’s right. Bon Jovi’s in town, and I got a cheap room. So, so I’m exercising. You handle my money, so I’m exercising my. Does he live there? Doesn’t
Leonard Raskin 23:48
he just live? That’s over
Nestor Aparicio 23:49
Jersey. It’s same thing, right?
Leonard Raskin 23:50
So it’s so he could. You don’t think he’s going to do the double? Is he going to be practicing all day?
Nestor Aparicio 23:55
Well, he’s got to rest his pipes so he can see. So he can just hang
8Leonard Raskin 23:58
out at the finals and then take a cop car on over.
Nestor Aparicio 24:03
Some would say that would make him living on a prayer. There you
Leonard Raskin 24:06
go. There you go. All right. So what are we asking us here? Capitals are living on a prayer. They made some big trades. They got some.
Nestor Aparicio 24:13
They got a guy with hair that’s more salty than yours who’s going to play again this year.
Leonard Raskin 24:17
And he’s coming back for 22.
Speaker 1 24:20
You’re excited about this, right?
Leonard Raskin 24:21
You you know what’s amazing? Okay, so we’ve talked about this, but let me wrap with this. The thing that’s most incredible to me, not only is he the number one goal scorer regular season forever, he doesn’t need too many more goals to surpass Gretzky’s all time goal list combined season and playoffs. But here’s the real thing. He needs 152, I think, is the number hits to become the league’s leading hitter of all time. He can he can just run into. A guy skating off the ice and get 152 hits, but could you imagine the leading goal scorer? Somebody would have told you. I think Gretzky has 10 hits in his career. The leading goal scorer in the history of the league is also the guy that leads historically the league in hits. It’s ridiculous.
8Nestor Aparicio 25:23
You know, on our next episode, when I bring you back, I’m going to ask you whether you really think Putin is the one behind this or not, letting him come back.
Leonard Raskin 25:29
Were they drugging him so he can hit people? What do you mean?
Nestor Aparicio 25:31
Not miss. I met him playing. I met him playing another year. It was wife.
Leonard Raskin 25:36
He said it was all his wife and kids, and the team made some good trades. He likes what they look like, and his wife and kids said, “Let’s go, let’s do this again, let’s let’s win it.
Nestor Aparicio 25:45
All right, so
Leonard Raskin 25:46
here we go.
Nestor Aparicio 25:48
Russian machine never break,
8Leonard Raskin 25:50
never breaks, broke a leg one time. He broke a leg. He was out like four weeks, a
Nestor Aparicio 25:55
week and a half, absolutely. Leonard Raskin is here. He broke a leg. He’s back on the on the grid. You can find him at Raskin Globe. We can also find him at Baltimore Positive. Money, advice, summer. Don’t look for him too much. He might be down at Delaware this week, tax-free, of course. And it’s good to have you back on the grid. I’m glad you’re feeling here,
Leonard Raskin 26:12
man. Good to be here, man.
Nestor Aparicio 26:13
Leonard Raskin is here. World Cup is here. Orioles are off this week. We have everything’s UK. There’s all coming up fish and chips here this week with the the British Open, as well as maybe the British can get through this thing on Wednesday. We’re going to find out some World Cup soccer, Orioles, Ravens around the corner, Luke’s at the beach. I’m at the All Star Game. We’re WNST AM 1570 Towson, Baltimore, and we never stop talking. Sometimes it’s sports, but right now it’s Baltimore positive. Stay with
