Chapter 9: My life on Calvert Street at The Baltimore Sun and hitting the road
“Be careful what you wish for,” Nestor warns. “All I ever really wanted to do was work at The Baltimore Sun and be the Oscar Madison of local sports…”
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Barry Stitz of Archbishop Curley and Nestor come full circle with a life in Baltimore soccer and sports since Eastwood Little League rivalry
Barry Stitz of Archbishop Curley and Nestor come full circle with a life in Baltimore soccer and sports since Eastwood Little League rivalry
A life in East Baltimore soccer and sports with Curley’s Barry Stitz
They shared the same Eastwood Little League diamonds as kids in the 1970s and five decades later, former Blast and Spirit star Barry Stitz of Archbishop Curley and Nestor come full circle with a lengthy conversation about Little Flower, having great parents and coaches who loved sports and how soccer has powered his Friars’ loyalty since those sandlot days at the Joseph Lee Fields.
WNST STORY OF GLORY No. 11: The legacy of “The Nasty Nice Guy Awards” two decades later
Back in 1996, Nestor was working with the Ed Block Courage Awards to raise money and awareness and dreamed up a Baltimore banquet that would bring together all of the local professional sports teams to honor the good people who play the games. The Nasty Nice Guy Awards hosted exclusively at Michael’s Eighth Avenue in Glen Burnie lasted eight years and raised over $150,000 for local charities. The late, great Bobby Nyk played the tunes and we partied for a purpose with a lot of very recognizable faces. Elrod Hendricks represented the Baltimore Orioles every year so you know it was the place to be! Ask anyone who attended these incredible nights about their pictures with Cal Ripken, Ray Lewis, Art Donovan, Mike Flanagan, Jon Ogden, Gov. William Donald Schaefer, Brian Billick, Fang Mitchell and so many others.
Gunpowder Lodge owner and soccer whisperer Danny Santoro hosts Nestor for MD Crab Cake Tour and World Cup preview
Gunpowder Lodge owner and soccer whisperer Danny Santoro hosts Nestor for MD Crab Cake Tour and World Cup preview
For the love of soccer and country
The Maryland Crab Cake Tour made a stop at Gunpowder Lodge for a catch-up between owner and former soccer star Danny Santoro and Nestor about all things local, the feet of Pete Caringi and Sonny Askew and finding space in Kingsville for a legit United States and World Cup celebration during Thanksgiving week to support the red, white and blue.
Legendary Blast coach Kenny Cooper talks Baltimore soccer history and World Cup dreams with Nestor
Legendary Blast coach Kenny Cooper talks Baltimore soccer history and World Cup dreams with Nestor
Kenny Cooper: Give Baltimore the World Cup ball!
Legendary Blast coach Kenny Cooper talks Baltimore soccer history and World Cup dreams with Nestor
Celebrating good times with Kenny Cooper four decades later
The original “Coach” and the man who brought – and sold – indoor soccer to the Charm City, Kenny Cooper returns to Baltimore to tell championship tales.
Breathing new life into the Royal Farms Arena
Don and Nestor do The Recon on investing in the Royal Farms Arena and what that could mean for the future of downtown Baltimore.
