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It’s always entertaining and uniquely informative when NFL analytics expert Mike Tanier visits the show and gets Nestor ready for the NFL Draft and the Ravens’ infinite possibilities with the 27th pick in the first round in Green Bay. Let Joe Flacco’s high school geometry teacher school you on the prospects and The Two Deep Zone.
The concerns for the pitching of the Baltimore Orioles remains a reality but the absence of runs and runners and hits and good plate appearances has been the most unsettling feature of a lousy start in a season of great promise. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss some grave concerns about the Birds’ early failures on mound and at the plate and where solutions might be coming.
Three decades ago, Mark Mussina did sports radio here in Baltimore when his brother pitched for the Orioles and always returns to Nestor with wisdom from Montoursville, Pennsylvania, where baseball runs in the family and the real business of sports is always clarified.
Streaming, screaming, ducking, hiding, reporting and opining. Mark Viviano and Luke Jones join Nestor for a spirited chat about Orioles expectations and local media attrition in Baltimore at Faidley’s on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour.
It’s been a while since Terps hoops great Len Elmore made a visit but after reading his passionate words about what makes Maryland great, Nestor thought it was time for him to opine on the evolving landscape of college sports and the lack of guardrails in the modern NIL world of university student-athlete life.
His work on the sidelines and field is done at WJZ but longtime sports anchor Mark Viviano isn’t sitting in the stands and watching life unfold – he’s contributing where it matters in our community. Viv joins Nestor at Faidley’s on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour to discuss real life after sports media and serving others across the city via several charities and managing Little League baseball and his two sons.
Our pal and golf pro Ed Miller of Pine Ridge and Classic 5 gets ready for another drive to Augusta to see the majesty of the azaleas, hills and the best players in the world this weekend as another Masters is set to tee off in Georgia. Of course, Nestor needs those pimento cheese sandwiches investigated this year…
Having the confidence in the water you’re consuming can be easy with our friends at Liberty Pure Solutions. Doug Workman brings simple advice for making sure your water is safe and clean and tells Nestor why there’s an increased need for plumbing services in spring, the importance of preventive maintenance, and the impact of water quality on pipes and appliances – not to mention everything that powers us.
In a week when Alex Ovechkin broke the NHL goal-scoring record of Wayne Gretzky, we were sure to get some feedback from Leonard Raskin on his puck love but with the American market in a free-fall, the tariffs were greater than the goal.
The news about Zach Eflin being shut down leaves us wondering what the entire Orioles rotation will look like next week. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the pitching depth and sluggish bats on the Birds as they exit Arizona and head home for a wet weekend against Toronto. At least Cedric Mullins is seeing the ball well…
Ron Cassie of Baltimore Magazine discusses the comeback of our city and Renaissance dreams for downtown
On a night when the Orioles got Gunnar Henderson back on track and beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-1 in Phoenix, the post-game concern for the early exit of ace Zach Eflin looms large for a rotation and pitching staff that is already on fumes for quality starts in April. Luke Jones and Nestor stay up late this week as the Birds try to win their first series of the season.
The Orioles haven’t won a series so far this season and head to Arizona a sub-.500 effort with some glaring problems. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the injuries, lack of pitching depth, defensive miscues and streaky bats of the Birds as the lineups of Brandon Hyde and institutional philosophy of Mike Elias collide on the field.
We love the Zoo and you should, too! It’s time to turn on the lights of spring at The Maryland Zoo for Spring Illumination in Druid Hill Park. Let Mike Evitts tell you everything about the gem of a place right in the middle of Baltimore and ways to visit and be involved in celebrating these beautiful animals.
Seth Elkin of The Maryland Lottery goes Back To The Future with Nestor as they torpedo into the swing of Home Run Riches and baseball season with Orioles homers for cash.
Having watched Corbin Burnes look the part of a Number One starter last season, Luke Jones and Nestor look ahead to whatever Mike Elias will need to do to find the kind of performances that the Red Sox newest ace Garrett Crochet delivered on Wednesday night against the Orioles at Camden Yards. No offense, Zach Eflin, but the Birds still have some work to do on the front of the rotation. And that will define this season by October’s end…
In the aftermath of a second no-so-great start by 41-year old Orioles pitcher Charlie Morton, Luke Jones and Nestor talked about the importance of getting Gunnar Henderson back in the lineup in Kansas City and then veered into the John Harbaugh and Steve Bisciotti lovefest on the team website and the buzz of new leadership for Terps basketball in College Park.
All is very quiet in Owings Mills and the aftermath of the NFL Owners Meetings in Florida but owner Steve Bisciotti (quietly) inked head coach John Harbaugh to a three-year extension and team president Sashi Brown defended keeping Justin Tucker on the roster. Luke Jones and Nestor turn their lonely eyes from lots of baseball to some spring attention onto Ravens’ talking points as “zero tolerance” continues to be a laughable concept within the franchise.
After Grayson Rodriguez went down in spring training, we knew this rotation was going to look shaky as the Orioles’ season began but the first week has been a preview of what’s to come and that means the relief corps will become taxed. Luke Jones and Nestor go to the hill on the Orioles’ early-season pitching issues of depth and bodies in bullpen.
Sure, we broadcast Coppin State sports events and MEAC action on WNST-AM 1570 as the flagship of the mighty Eagles of West Baltimore, but this 125th anniversary celebration has allowed us to tell the real story of a gem of a HBCU school with an incredible heritage and tradition. The First Lady of Coppin State, Toinette Jenkins, gives Nestor the full background on the history of the school and how and why it continues to improve and send young people into the world ready to contribute.
As the baseball season begins and Home Run Riches makes it more fun at the Maryland Lottery, this week Executive Director John Martin gives Nestor all of the details on the changes to make Mega Millions a bigger, better game for all who love jackpots.
It was a glorious day for baseball in Baltimore on Monday and the Orioles got the job done on the field. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss a victorious Opening Day for the Birds and the real concerns of the loss of outfielder Colton Cowser with a broken thumb and concerns about the depth and defense in his lengthy absence.
The Orioles payroll has almost doubled in the first year of the David Rubenstein era as April begins the second year of the “post-Peter” era in Baltimore for baseball fans. Leonard Raskin joins Nestor to discuss the expectations of new ownership and what he learned hearing the new boss speak at a CEO luncheon in Hunt Valley last week.
It’s Opening Day in Baltimore and the clouds that hang over the start of the season have already begun with injuries and a split in Toronto. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss getting Gunnar Henderson on the field and where the innings are coming as Albert Suarez is the latest to leave the bullpen for the IL. Plenty of baseball ahead and a long season here at Baltimore Positive.
The Maryland Terps season ended with a thud in a Sweet 16 loss to Florida but the madness of March was much more about the dangling head coach and the swirling rumors of his imminent departure for greener pastures at Villanova. Luke Jones and Nestor assess the mess left behind when the highest paid employee of the state has no loyalty to the school, program or his “student athletes” in the NIL and portal era.
The Baltimore Orioles certainly appear posed to hit the ball this summer. As Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the big Opening Day win and big bats from Toronto, we wonder about Anthony Santander’s move to the Blue Jays and how Tyler O’Neill, Cedric Mullins and the booming bats of the Orioles’ outfield will fare over the long season.
With Grayson Rodriguez and Andrew Kittredge unavailable for Opening Day, Dave Sheinin of The Washington Post joins Nestor and Luke at Pizza John’s in Essex on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour to the state of the arms’ race in baseball and where the Baltimore Orioles will get innings this season.
With the late addition of Kyle Gibson to remedy the loss of Grayson Rodriguez to the starting rotation to start the campaign, Luke Jones and Nestor ponder the Orioles’ suddenly bottom heavy pitching prospects with injuries and one-year, veteran pitchers trying to keep a contender in games while Mike Elias and the organization regroup on the road to Opening Day.
It’s unthinkable but “sextortion” is happening to children locally and Kelly Truax of GBMC’s Safe Program joined the Maryland Crab Cake Tour for a community awareness message about the strangers your children can easily interact with online. Please support their April 11th “Walk A Mile In Their Shoes” event on the GBMC Towson campus to raise funds.
It’s been a long time since we’ve connected with former Orioles third baseman Doug DeCinces but this tribute to Brooks Robinson, homage to that night in 1979 against the Tigers and the joys of being a part of the Roar From 34 and Memorial Stadium on those summer nights was special. Let the “Godfather” of Orioles Magic reminisce about what it meant to wear a Baltimore Orioles jersey and represent the team in the community at Nestor’s Eastwood Little League banquet on Dundalk Avenue 48 years ago.
Can Adley Rutschman return to his All Star form? Will Gunnar Henderson be healthy in April? Can Jackson Holliday stick this time? Will Colton Cowser and Jordan Westburg continue to surge? Our pal Dave Sheinin of The Washington Post joins Luke Jones and Nestor talk Opening Day realities for Orioles as the Maryland Crab Cake Tour moved to Pizza John’s in Essex for some expert baseball talk.
We’re pretty sure the Baltimore Orioles are gonna hit the ball this season but as Opening Day in Toronto looms this week, Luke Jones and Nestor convened at their favorite pizza joint in Essex to try to sort out Felix Bautista, a depleted bullpen and who will go to the the bump as the Birds prepare to fly north for the opener.
When it’s time to interpret law and order and coming to Essex, we turned to former Delegate Todd Schuler of Blondell Miller Schuler to educate us on branches of government and Executive power as we learned in social studies. A Maryland Crab Cake Tour democracy discussion about checks and balances and the consequences of elections.
As our longtime flagship partner at Coppin State University turns 125 years old, we welcome Associate Vice President for Institutional Advancement Janeisa Lashley to school Nestor on the power of the HBCU education and all of the big celebration plans on campus this year.
It’s been a while since we’ve talked water safety with our friend Doug Workman of Liberty Pure Solutions, who continues to educate Nestor about local water impurities, well water and ways to make it safe and tasty for consumption. “Be a filter or buy a filter” simplifies the reality.
It wasn’t the most consistent performance against a pesky Colorado State Rams squad but the Maryland Terps managed to hit big shots down the stretch in Seattle on Sunday night and Baltimore’s Derik Queen wanted the ball and got it to send the program to its first Sweet 16 since 2016. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the rare air of San Francisco on Thursday night and a chance to stalk history against Florida.
The United States of America has changed dramatically over the last eight weeks. Former Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh joins Nestor to discuss democracy, laws, checks and balances and why America doesn’t have a King. A refresher course and re-education on what we were all taught in middle school Social Studies class about The Constitution and the law of the land.
As the Home Run Riches hits it deep with Orioles baseball this week, John Martin of The Maryland Lottery has big news on bigger jackpots and a new twist on an enduring Mega game.
Comedian Donnell Rawlings returns to Baltimore this weekend and promises the lure of laughs and some escape from madness of real life as he tries to educate Nestor on the finer points of modern comedy, and clarifies a lot of lore from The Wire and his Chappelle’s Show famous line. It’s a great day to smile…
She’s now called Baltimore “home” for two decades but in her first visit to the show, we had to shower Rain Pryor with questions (and love) for her famous comedian father and extended the fun to discuss the big “Broadway on Park Heights” event this Saturday night at the Baltimore Hebrew Congregation.
