With even AL’s best suddenly dealing with adversity, Orioles need to keep winning in June
Baltimore has won nine of 13 to climb within a few games of the .500 mark.
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Luke Jones and Nestor moo to another walkoff Orioles win and wonder about Elias future with Birds
There’s been plenty of excitement in Birdland with a pair of walkoff homers by Colton Cowser leading the Memorial Day way in extra innings. But as Luke Jones and Nestor moo about a few wins, the Baltimore Orioles still sit far below .500 and have lots of ground to make up with the Tampa Bay Rays and Toronto Blue Jays parked at Camden Yards this week.
Mooing, walking off and wondering aloud about Orioles “prospects” turning the corner in Birdland
There’s been plenty of excitement in Birdland with a pair of walkoff homers by Colton Cowser leading the Memorial Day way in extra innings. But as Luke Jones and Nestor moo about a few wins, the Baltimore Orioles still sit far below .500 and have lots of ground to make up with the Tampa Bay Rays and Toronto Blue Jays parked at Camden Yards this week.
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the mountain ahead for Orioles with Yankees in town
With the Baltimore Orioles navigating tough times in every phase of the game, the New York Yankees come stumbling into Camden Yards after a bad weekend in Milwaukee. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the mountain ahead for the Birds after a four-game sweep at the hands of the first-place pinstripers in the Bronx last week. Oh, and this Jackson Holliday experiment at third base gets heavy examination and criticism here…
And here come the Yankees (again)
With the Baltimore Orioles navigating tough times in every phase of the game, the New York Yankees come stumbling into Camden Yards after a bad weekend in Milwaukee. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the mountain ahead for the Birds after a four-game sweep at the hands of the first-place pinstripers in the Bronx last week. Oh, and this Jackson Holliday experiment at third base gets heavy examination and criticism here…
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Orioles sweep of White Sox and look ahead to Giants
After a sloppy weekend sweep in Pittsburgh, the Orioles took advantage of decent pitching and cold bats in Chicago, closing out a trio of wins that buoys the upcoming home stand against San Francisco and Arizona with some renewed optimism. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss all elements of a Birds team that is navigating a choppy start to the season with more injuries and help needed on the mound.
Finding the sweep spot in Chicago lifts battered Birds back to Baltimore
After a sloppy weekend sweep in Pittsburgh, the Orioles took advantage of decent pitching and cold bats in Chicago, closing out a trio of wins that buoys the upcoming home stand against San Francisco and Arizona with some renewed optimism. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss all elements of a Birds team that is navigating a choppy start to the season with more injuries and help needed on the mound.
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Trevor Rogers and Kyle Bradish as Orioles best offseason news for 2026
There hasn’t been much to provide offseason hope for a last place baseball team but Luke Jones and Nestor agree that the emergence of Trevor Rogers and encouraging return of Kyle Bradish to the top of the Orioles rotation helps ease some pressure on a Birdland offseason of unrest for Mike Elias and a franchise in search of better pitching and awakened, youthful bats next spring.
One, Two and Who? The promise of Rogers and Bradish for Orioles in ’26
There hasn’t been much to provide offseason hope for a last place baseball team but Luke Jones and Nestor agree that the emergence of Trevor Rogers and encouraging return of Kyle Bradish to the top of the Orioles rotation helps ease some pressure on a Birdland offseason of unrest for Mike Elias and a franchise in search of better pitching and awakened, youthful bats next spring.
Barry Bloom of Sportico discusses money of Major League Baseball and future revenue for teams like Orioles to improve
Barry Bloom of Sportico has spent five decades chronicling the history of labor and ownership in Major League Baseball and shares the financial concerns and strategic challenges facing the sport. He joins Nestor to discus new media, an aging fan base and neophyte ownership groups like the Rubenstein partnership trying to guess at future revenue in order to sign star players to enormous contracts while being gifted $600 million to make Camden Yards a place that lifts downtown Baltimore.
As Rubenstein hands out more money, where is MLB getting it from in Baltimore?
Barry Bloom of Sportico has spent five decades chronicling the history of labor and ownership in Major League Baseball and shares the financial concerns and strategic challenges facing the sport. He joins Nestor to discus new media, an aging fan base and neophyte ownership groups like the Rubenstein partnership trying to guess at future revenue in order to sign star players to enormous contracts while being gifted $600 million to make Camden Yards a place that lifts downtown Baltimore.
October dream of Burnes, Bradish, Rodriguez on display for Tampa Bay sweep
Watching Kyle Bradish, Grayson Rodriguez, and Corbin Burnes start back to back to back was hopefully a preview of the postseason.
Comedian Lewis Black on going orange and black and never looking back
When his usual comedic rants were softened by the Orioles fandom in his heart on the internet, we needed to reach to our favorite comedian Lewis Black to investigate his baseball soul from the D.C. suburbs to a life making jokes about Peter Angelos and Daniel Snyder. The man has suffered with Baltimore baseball and Washington football. Let him come clean on why Camden Yards in October is what heaven will feel like…
Comedian Lewis Black tells Nestor that orange and black have always been his Orioles colors on the road
Comedian Lewis Black tells Nestor that orange and black have always been his Orioles colors on the road
Allen McCallum and Nestor enjoy a rare first place Orioles conversation after three decades of baseball friendship
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
Twenty five (plus) years of baseball friendship and Orioles chatter and they’re finally in first place!
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.
Baseball historian David Fletcher tells Nestor everything he did not know about Shoeless Joe Jackson and Black Sox scandal
Baseball historian David Fletcher tells Nestor everything he did not know about Shoeless Joe Jackson and Black Sox scandal
The amazing story and trial of Shoeless Joe Jackson
We all know about cheating in baseball and the biggest scandal in the history of the World Series. Now over a century later, baseball historian David Fletcher tells Nestor everything he did not know about Shoeless Joe Jackson and Black Sox scandal and his new book
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Orioles’ Mullins scores run in AL’s 5-2 win in 2021 All-Star Game
The starting center fielder went 0-for-2 and reached on an error in the fifth inning.
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Orioles’ Means doesn’t pitch in AL’s 4-3 win in All-Star Game
The rookie All-Star selection was only an observer on one of baseball’s biggest stages.
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Ten painful Orioles numbers entering month of June
As if a 17-39 record weren’t depressing enough, Luke Jones brings more sobering numbers to light.
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Out-of-sync Orioles in danger of falling out of AL East race
Chris Davis and Mark Trumbo are hitting a combined .180 since the All-Star break.
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Britton shines in otherwise quiet night for Orioles in All-Star Game
The lefty closer became the first Oriole to earn a save in the Midsummer Classic since Don Aase in 1986.
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Jones starting in left field for All-Star Game
The Orioles center fielder will bat sixth for the American League on Tuesday night.
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Orioles first baseman Davis to hit cleanup in All-Star Game
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Orioles agree to six-year extension with center fielder Adam Jones
A MASN report says the deal has been completed and will be announced on Sunday.
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Top 20 moments in Camden Yards history: No. 17
Counting down to the start of the 20th season at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, I take a look back
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Orange Chatter: 10 Questions for 2010 (Part 2 of 2)
Luke Jones offers his last five of 10 questions on his mind as the Orioles prepare to start the 2010 season.
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Orioles’ July will be pivotal on different levels
Any baseball fan will tell you the 162-game schedule is filled with peaks and valleys. You’re never as good as
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Despite improved talent, O’s still making same old mistakes
When looking from afar, it seems nothing has changed this year from the last 11 seasons of baseball. Stuck in
