Friday, May 3, 2024

Angelos

Reminder: Tribute to Dads everywhere is two days away

As many of you know who have followed me and/or WNST through the years, March 5th is my Pop's birthday. He was born in 1919, so this Thursday he would've been 90. As a tribute to him -- and...

Teixeira goes to the Big Apple, signs with Yankees

In a move that was only rumored by our Drew Forrester last week, the New York Yankees became the "final" bidder for the services of Mt. St. Joe grad Mark Teixeira, inking the first baseman to an 8-year, $170...

Christmas deadline for Teixeira? Not really…

Want the craziest true story I’ve heard in Dallas in my first 24 hours? Apparently, I missed running into Mark Teixeira and Scott Boras in the lobby of the Ravens team hotel here in “Big D” by 15 hours....

Olney reports that O’s have “fallen behind” with Teixeira

Not a big surprise here -- I've been a skeptic all along because I believe Mark Teixeira and his agent Scott Boras aren't foolish enough to sign with Peter Angelos and the Orioles -- but ESPN's Buster Olney is...

Orioles deny Teixeira will be in their MASN skybox

This whole "Mark Teixeira will be attending the Ravens game today as a guest of Peter Angelos" rumor has taken on a whole strange life of its own in the modern day news cycle. Here's the deal: Roy Firestone...

Why should Teixeira sign a “hometown discount” deal here?

With all due respect to my colleague Drew Forrester, I have a different “conspiracy” theory on the Mark Teixeira chronicles that unfolded in Las Vegas last week and look like they’ll drag on for a few more days. Here’s...

Teixeira to the Orioles for $180 million?

UPDATED! It's the Baseball Winter Meetings. It's not hard to find anglers, liars, crooks and agents. Oh, and there are some wheelers and dealers amongst the general manager and front office types as well. And the reporters are like...

OUR BIGGEST CIVIC NIGHTMARE: What if Art Modell never came to Baltimore?

So today let’s pretend that Art Modell never moved the Cleveland Browns. Let’s pretend that there are no Baltimore Ravens and that the team never came and that the NFL continued to ignore Baltimore as a home for a...

Why all of the noise about A.J. Burnett?

It’s another offseason, another free agency period for the Baltimore Orioles and the fan base – or what’s left of it – is stirred up about whether the club will sign pitcher A.J. Burnett sometime soon. Apparently, he lives...

A rare matchup of cheesesteak vs. crab cake

It doesn’t happen often when the mean streets of the City of Brotherly Love and the quaint “Wire” world of Charm City get together in a meaningful sports contest. Four years ago, we had the infamous Halloween matchup where...
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What is next for Preakness, Pimlico and Maryland horse racing?

In an industry that has been famously and dangerously slow to change, the future of the Maryland Jockey Club, Preakness, Pimlico and Laurel is about to change dramtically and forever. Nestor had a lot of questions – and historical perspective – for David Richardson and Alan Foreman, who try to answer all of the mystery surrounding the Stronach family, the local tracks and the future of the second crown of horse racing's Triple Crown at Old Hilltop in Baltimore.

Orioles held to just three hits in 2-0 defeat to Yankees

Baltimore had no answers for New York starter Luis Gil, who pitched a career-high 6 1/3 shutout innings.

As Means and Bradish return, Orioles place Rodriguez on IL with shoulder inflammation

The 24-year-old "was sore a little more than normal after his start" against the Yankees on Monday.

Making Nasty Nestor pay in Baltimore

Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Orioles stacking wins against the New York Yankees and beating "Nasty" Nestor Cortes with a great effort from Dean Kremer and a depleted bullpen on Tuesday night at Camden Yards.

Kremer, shorthanded bullpen pitch Orioles to 4-2 win over Yankees

Dean Kremer tossed seven innings of two-run ball while Jacob Webb earned the save against the heart of New York's order.

Ravens exercise fifth-year option on outside linebacker Odafe Oweh

The 2021 first-round pick is now set to make $13.251 million guaranteed for the 2025 season.

Assessing another Ravens draft class

Our old NFL draftnik and historian Dennis Koulatsos joins Nestor for an annual evaluation of the Ravens' draft class and needs heading into the spring.
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