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With another listless weekend of baseball in Detroit and a bad sweep at the hands of the Tigers in the books, the first-place in the AL East New York Yankees arrive at Camden Yards with a battered, reeling version of the last-place Baltimore Orioles. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Orioles implosion and demand accountability for all concerned as the season has quickly turned into a free fall.
With three blockbuster tales of reporting the allegations of 16 different women accusing Baltimore Ravens’ kicker Justin Tucker of inappropriate behavior during massage therapy appointments more than a decade ago, reporter Julie Scharper of The Baltimore Banner answers all of Nestor’s questions about how the story came to light and the journalism, reporting and fact-checking done by their staff to confirm and write these “serious and concerning” stories.
We gave him a chance to announce his retirement but Joe Flacco says he is not done throwing the football. The well-traveled Super Bowl MVP comes home to Baltimore to talk about Father Time, kids in his house and the locker room, the family life in Indianapolis, great offense, bad analytics and hitting the quarterback. And the answer he gives as to why he went to the podium in Pittsburgh after throwing the Polamalu interception in the 2009 AFC Championship Game is as “elite” as he was in January 2013. Twelve years later, let Joe tell ya what he knows about real life and playing ‘ball…
The times have changed. We can all acknowledge that while not lowering the bar of expectations of millionaire athletes – in victory or defeat – or the billionaire owners who used to address the fans via the local media this time of year. Luke Jones and Nestor have a longer conversation about Mark Andrews and the Ravens’ accountability in defeat a week after the Buffalo loss as well as a full look ahead to what happens next in Owings Mills in an always-busy offseason for Eric DeCosta and the scouting staff.
The times have changed. We can all acknowledge that while not lowering the bar of expectations of millionaire athletes – in victory or defeat – or the billionaire owners who used to address the fans via the local media this time of year. Luke Jones and Nestor have a longer conversation about Mark Andrews and the Ravens’ accountability in defeat a week after the Buffalo loss as well as a full look ahead to what happens next in Owings Mills in an always-busy offseason for Eric DeCosta and the scouting staff.
There is plenty to debate regarding the “new” Baltimore Orioles and offseason with promise and hope for the franchise to take a major step forward under the ownership of David Rubenstein and the deft leadership of Mike Elias. That said, the Friday afternoon news dump of the Camden Yards left field wall and the lack of a free agency splash don’t feel like anything that will excite the fan base.
There is plenty to debate regarding the “new” Baltimore Orioles and offseason with promise and hope for the franchise to take a major step forward under the ownership of David Rubenstein and the deft leadership of Mike Elias. That said, the Friday afternoon news dump of the Camden Yards left field wall and the lack of a free agency splash don’t feel like anything that will excite the fan base.
