With postseason underway, Orioles trying to stay sharp while enjoying extra rest
Baltimore practiced in a setting that felt part spring training, part pandemic season at an empty Camden Yards on Tuesday night.
Camden Yards
Orioles legend Rick Dempsey tells Nestor about his Baseball Warehouse opening and Birdwatching a chance for another Baltimore World Series
Orioles legend Rick Dempsey tells Nestor about his Baseball Warehouse opening and Birdwatching a chance for another Baltimore World Series
Our longtime baseball insider Allen McCallum joins Nestor to put Orioles postseason baseball into perspective for October
Our longtime baseball insider Allen McCallum joins Nestor to put Orioles postseason baseball into perspective for October
Top-seeded Orioles await winner of Tampa Bay-Texas series for ALDS
AL East champion Baltimore concluded its best regular season since 1979 on Sunday.
Ain’t the beer cold in Baltimore!
His brilliant art appears all over Baltimore because sports cartoonist Mike Ricigliano has been drawing ’em up since Bob Irsay took the Colts to Indianapolis. Now, after decades of drawing losing images of Orioles baseball, Ricig joins Nestor at Koco’s Pub on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour to talk about his 40 years of cartoon Birds fandom and playoff fever in Baltimore.
Getting ready for an Orioles postseason with high expectations
Our longtime baseball insider Allen McCallum puts an Orioles postseason and October baseball realities into perspective and talks pitching strategy with five days of rest before Game 1 of the ALDS at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Buckle up, Birds fans!
Sports cartoonist Ricig joins Nestor at Koco’s Pub to talk Orioles fandom for four decades and playoff baseball
Sports cartoonist Ricig joins Nestor at Koco’s Pub to talk Orioles fandom for four decades and playoff baseball
John Martin of Maryland Lottery educates Nestor on the Megaplier as jackpots soar
After another million dollar winner this week, John Martin of The Maryland Lottery educates us on the Megaplier and ways our state wins if you hit the big Mega Millions jackpots that is about to reach a billion dollars this weekend.
Luke Jones talks Brooks, Orioles Magic and Ravens travels during busiest Baltimore sports month of the century
Been quite a week for our Luke Jones who reported on the death of Brooks Robinson, the Clinchmas night at Camden Yards and another week of infirmary reports from Owings Mills as the Ravens head to Cleveland. He also reports that the AL East Division title clubhouse celebration was a little more tame than the shower from the 2014 Orioles squad. So far…
Leonard Raskin and Nestor lament lost opportunity for Ravens and wonder and about Billy and Stevie downtown
Leonard Raskin and Nestor lament lost opportunity for Ravens and wonder and about Billy and Stevie downtown
Dave Preston of WTOP Washington joins Nestor to discuss Terps great start and dormant Orioles fans in The District
Dave Preston of WTOP Washington joins Nestor to discuss Terps great start and dormant Orioles fans in The District
AL East champion Orioles take next step and might as well keep on going now
“If you sat in this chair with 110 losses, I wouldn’t have thought we were going to win 100 games and win the AL East two years later.”
The undefeated Terrapins deserve your attention down in College Park
With orange baseball and purple football on the brains of Baltimore, our D.C. guy Dave Preston of WTOP Washington joins Nestor to discuss the Terps great start in College Park and the potential awakening of dormant Orioles fans in The District.
Almost a billions reasons to play and Mega-ply
After another million dollar winner this week, John Martin of The Maryland Lottery educates us on the Megaplier and ways our state wins if you hit the big Mega Millions jackpots that is about to reach a billion dollars this weekend.
Now what happens to Billy Joel and Stevie Nicks next Saturday?
Leonard Raskin and Nestor wonder what happens to Billy Joel and Stevie Nicks next Saturday night now that the Orioles will be playing Game 1 of the American League Division Series on October 7th? And of course lament the lost opportunity for Ravens against dreaded Colts in a giveaway game.
Let our Orioles heroes and his teammates tell you about the greatness of Brooks Robinson
It’s hard to put into words just how great Brooks Robinson was to everyone he met. He was the gold standard for human beings and Baltimore loved him. So did his teammates. Let them tell you all about the legend of No. 5.
We loved Brooks Robinson – all of us!
There are no words to adequately express his contributions on and off the field in the City of Baltimore over the last 70 years. The loss of Brooks Robinson on Tuesday night brought the city to a standstill. We will share our Hall of Fame chats with No. 5 here and at WNST-AM 1570 throughout the week as the Orioles attempt to clinch another American League East crown. RIP Brooks! We loved you and we’re going to miss you.
Was Nestor nervous the first time he sat down to interview Brooks Robinson?
It happened at Hooters at Harborplace and there are no pictures to show just how nervous Nestor was in trying to be cool with royalty in 1995
Brooks Robinson talks Orioles baseball and Crown Gasoline with a very nervous Nestor in Spring 1995 at Harborplace
It was the spring of 1995 and Major League Baseball was recovering from an awful strike and Brooks Robinson was sitting at Harborplace talking about a new day in the game.
Dennis Koulatsos and Nestor recap one of the most exciting weekends in Baltimore sports history
With the Orioles and Ravens playing concurrent and meaningful games on Sunday afternoons in September, Dennis Koulatsos and Nestor discuss the excitement and power of the remote control to watch the victories.
Luke Jones and Nestor celebrate Orioles playoff berth but warn of remaining two weeks of huge games and playoff seeding possibilities
The party was delirious in the aftermath of Sunday’s huge win over the Tampa Rays but as Luke Jones and Nestor celebrate the Orioles playoff berth, there’s plenty of caution ahead about pitching and winning enough to still be crowned AL East champs.
A Baltimore sports weekend for the ages
Dennis Koulatsos and Nestor recap one of the most exciting weekends in Baltimore sports history
Orioles flying the postseason flag but still need every win
The party was delirious in the aftermath of Sunday’s huge win over the Tampa Rays but as Luke Jones and Nestor celebrate the Orioles playoff berth, there’s plenty of caution ahead about pitching and winning enough to still be crowned AL East champs.
Luke Jones and Nestor celebrate and exhale Orioles postseason berth and emergence of Grayson Rodriguez
Luke Jones and Nestor celebrate and exhale Orioles postseason berth and emergence of Grayson Rodriguez
Champagne and the emergence of a No. 1 starter for October
Luke Jones and Nestor celebrate and exhale Orioles postseason berth and the emergence of Grayson Rodriguez in the starting rotation.
Playoff-bound Orioles remove all doubt with thrilling finish to weekend
Work remains to achieve bigger goals, but the Orioles and their fans deserved to celebrate a postseason berth.
Leonard Raskin and Nestor discuss double duty of Ravens win and Orioles big week ahead against Rays
Leonard Raskin and Nestor discuss double duty of Ravens win and Orioles big week ahead against Rays
Dennis Koulatsos and Nestor discuss Ravens injuries and impact on hopes for a Super Bowl
The offseason promise and upside of the running attack with a rejuvenated J.K. Dobbins is now lost with his season ending injury. Dennis Koulatsos and Nestor discuss the Ravens’ numerous Week 1 injuries and the impact on hopes for winning a Super Bowl.
Ravens will install backup plan in running game with Dobbins lost and O line dinged
The offseason promise and upside of the running attack with a rejuvenated J.K. Dobbins is now lost with his season ending injury. Dennis Koulatsos and Nestor discuss the Ravens’ numerous Week 1 injuries and the impact on hopes for winning a Super Bowl.
Making the time to watch both Birds
With the games taking on more significance every day, Leonard Raskin and Nestor the discuss double duty of the Ravens’ injury reports and Cincinnati game meshing with the Orioles big weekend ahead against the Rays. Suddenly, Baltimore sports is twice as relevant as it usually is in September.
Luke Jones and Nestor set stage for Orioles big weekend ahead with Rays at Camden Yards
Luke Jones and Nestor set stage for Orioles big weekend ahead with Rays at Camden Yards
A new beginning in heat of pennant race Means business for Orioles
Luke Jones and Nestor set stage for Orioles big weekend ahead with Rays at Camden Yards. The biggest regular season series in modern MLB history in Baltimore. Are the Birds armed for success?
Elias, Orioles keeping door open for possibility of Bautista pitching again in 2023
Despite a UCL injury suffered in late August, the All-Star closer has begun playing catch and doing some light throwing.
Musician Nils Lofgren joins Nestor for a candid conversation about E Street life, work, politics and his new album Mountains
Musician Nils Lofgren joins Nestor for a candid conversation about E Street life, work, politics and his new album Mountains
Watching from the outside but the story from the inside is coming…
Nestor Aparicio discusses watching the start of Ravens season on television instead of being able to ask questions of the franchise like he’s done for 26 years as a Baltimore sports journalist at NFL games. The truth is coming. Watch this space…
Nestor Aparicio discusses start of Ravens season and being banned as working journalist by both teams
Nestor Aparicio discusses watching the start of Ravens season on television instead of being able to ask questions of the franchise like he’s done for 26 years as a Baltimore sports journalist at NFL games. The truth is coming. Watch this space…
Bill Cole and Nestor return from MACO in Ocean City ready to talk Orioles lease stall and Angelos asks
Bill Cole and Nestor return from MACO in Ocean City ready to talk Orioles lease stall and Angelos asks
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
The dark clouds over The Warehouse in a sunny season as Angelos stalls Orioles lease
Bill Cole and Nestor return from MACO business networking in Ocean City with every leader in the state – and all of them talking about the Orioles lease stall and the outlandish demands of John Angelos to keep Baltimore baseball alive at Camden Yards.
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.
