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Luke Jones and Nestor spring attention onto Ravens talking points as Tucker remains and draft looms

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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.

The First Lady of Coppin State Toinette Jenkins gives Nestor background on 125 celebration, heritage and growth

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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.

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A Friday “after hours” Harbaugh extension news dump and Justin Tucker is still the Ravens’ kicker

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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.

Featured, Journalism & Media, Local, Luke Jones, More Sports, Nestor Aparicio, News, Orioles, Sports, Sports News

Who is going to pitch in for Orioles as starters leave early?

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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.

Arts and Entertainment, Authors and Books, Celebrities, Education, Featured, Journalism & Media, Leadership, More Sports, National, Nestor Aparicio, News, Orioles, Remember That Time, Sports, Sports News, WNST Classic

Let legendary Boston Globe columnist Bob Ryan tell you why he still loves sports

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Some of us are getting old and tired and cranky but not longtime Boston sports columnist and ESPN Sports Reporters panelist Bob Ryan, who shares his enduring love of sports and tells Nestor he still attends games and awaits seeing more greatness from Mahomes.

Featured, Journalism & Media, Luke Jones, More Sports, Nestor Aparicio, Orioles, Sports, Sports News

Thrill of Opening Day perfection and agony of Cowser thumb injury

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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.

Arts and Entertainment, Business, C-Suite, Community, Coppin State, Education, Featured, Journalism & Media, Leadership, Local, Local, Marketing, National, Nestor Aparicio, News

Let The First Lady of Coppin State tell you the amazing story of Fanny Jackson Coppin

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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.

Arts and Entertainment, Business, C-Suite, Community, Featured, Journalism & Media, Leadership, Leonard Raskin, Local, Local, Marketing, More Sports, Nestor Aparicio, News, Orioles, Remember That Time, Sports, Sports News

Let’s talk out loud about expectations for Team Rubenstein and Orioles in Year Two

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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.

Featured, Journalism & Media, Local, Luke Jones, More Sports, Nestor Aparicio, News, Orioles, Sports, Sports News

The clouds of Opening Day and Orioles mounting problems on the mound

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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.

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The ice cold Orioles Hall of Fame credentials of Fancy Clancy

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Baltimore’s most beloved beer man since 1974, Clancy Haskett tells Nestor how it’ll be when Orioles finally win the World Series on Crab Cake Row Day 3 of “A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl” from Koco’s Pub in Lauraville. And we begin the campaign to get “Fancy Clancy” into the Orioles Hall of Fame.

Arts and Entertainment, Authors and Books, Baltimore Positive Classic, Community, Education, Featured, Hall of Fame, Journalism & Media, Leadership, More Sports, Nestor Aparicio, News, Orioles, Remember That Time, Sports

The complexity of The Earl Of Baltimore in “The Last Manager”

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Author and one-time Wall Street Journal reporter John Miller finally brings his Earl Weaver biography to life and joins Nestor to discuss better understanding his baseball legacy beyond the Baltimore Orioles. Join Miller and our friend John Eisenberg at Enoch Pratt Free Library on March 5th for an evening of Earl conversations.

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Learning more about Earl Weaver than we ever knew

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Longtime journalist and author John Miller reports back to Nestor with updates on his upcoming book on the life and mind of Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame manager Earl Weaver and what made him an innovator in baseball with note cards that were a precursor to modern analytics.

Taking a shot on Kevin Willard in College Park Raskin Terps

Luke Jones and Nestor assess the mess left behind Terps loss to Florida and Willard rumors

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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.

Featured, Journalism & Media, Local, Luke Jones, More Sports, Nestor Aparicio, News, Orioles, Sports, Sports News

Birds bring the boom bats and big flys to Skydome on Opening Day

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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.

Taking a shot on Kevin Willard in College Park Raskin Terps
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Assessing the Kevin Willard debacle for Terps in College Park

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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.

Important information about your children and online chat rooms turning ugly

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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.

Doug DeCinces joins Nestor to reminisce about Orioles baseball and winning teams that created The Magic in Baltimore

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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.

Dave Sheinin of The Washington Post joins Nestor and Luke to talk Opening Day realities for Orioles

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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.

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Realities of arms, pitching and money in MLB

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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.

Taking a shot on Kevin Willard in College Park Raskin Terps

Luke Jones and Nestor pay homage to Queen as Terps head to Sweet 16 hitting royal red shot

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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.

Authors and Books, Business, Community, Crab Cake Tour, Featured, Journalism & Media, Leadership, Local, Local, Luke Jones, Marketing, More Sports, Nestor Aparicio, News, Orioles, Sports, Sports News

Time for Rubenstein to raise bar – and payroll – to get Orioles to October success

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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.

Featured, Journalism & Media, Luke Jones, More Sports, Nestor Aparicio, Orioles, Sports, Sports News

Is a “bottom heavy” starting rotation really World Series worthy?

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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.

Taking a shot on Kevin Willard in College Park Raskin Terps
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Willard gets March moment as the Baltimore Queen kiss takes Terps to Sweet 16

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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.

Crab Cake Tour, Featured, Journalism & Media, Leadership, Local, Luke Jones, More Sports, Nestor Aparicio, News, Orioles, Sports, Sports News

Orioles throwing whatever they can at pitching to create a mound of concern

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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.

Baltimore Positive Classic, Business, C-Suite, Crab Cake Tour, Education, Featured, Journalism & Media, Leadership, Local, Local, Local, National, National, Nestor Aparicio, News, Politics

Reminder: Signing Executive Orders does not create law in the United States of America

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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.

Former AG Brian Frosh joins Nestor to discuss democracy, laws, checks and balances and why America doesn’t have a King

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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.

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