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The offseason business of last place and Camden Yards renovations for Orioles

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When it’s been as lousy as it has been for as long as it has been, we all realized the Baltimore Orioles rebuild and retool under new ownership could be a “work in progress.” Georgetown sports business professor and one-time leader of the Birdland sales and business operation Marty Conway discusses this tumultuous time in MLB for media, money and labor peace whilst Camden Yards gets renovated and David Rubenstein tries to figure out a baseball franchise presumably with Mike Elias still picking players.

Sports business professor Marty Conway discusses Orioles offseason amidst Camden Yards renovation and angry fans

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When it’s been as lousy as it has been for as long as it has been, we all realized the Baltimore Orioles rebuild and retool under new ownership could be a “work in progress.” Georgetown sports business professor and one-time leader of the Birdland sales and business operation Marty Conway discusses this tumultuous time in MLB for media, money and labor peace whilst Camden Yards gets renovated and David Rubenstein tries to figure out a baseball franchise presumably with Mike Elias still picking players.

Arts and Entertainment, Baltimore Positive Classic, Bill Cole, Business, C-Suite, ColumnNes, Community, Crab Cake Tour, Featured, Journalism & Media, Leadership, Local, Local, Marketing, More Sports, Nestor Aparicio, News, Orioles, Remember That Time, Sports, Sports News, Technology

When the owners of Birdland ask Orioles fans for the next round of funding after a season like this…

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When you invite three busy friends and guests onto the Maryland Crab Cake Tour at Costas Inn in Timonium and they all converge simultaneously, you host a candid, spontaneous chat about the realities of a Birdland Insider membership and being a modern Baltimore Orioles customer, fan and an ATM for ownership no matter what happens – on or off the field. A sports editor, a roofer and a duct sucker all walk into a bar with a guy from Dundalk…

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Business, C-Suite, Community, Featured, Journalism & Media, Leadership, Local, Local, Luke Jones, Marketing, More Sports, Nestor Aparicio, News, Orioles, Sports, Sports News

Here’s an Orioles leadership idea for Rubenstein: Fire Mike Elias and start over!

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We’re not sure how much is too much disgust in regard to the Baltimore Orioles. Here’s an idea: fire Mike Elias and start over! Luke Jones and Nestor kinda disagree on this topic. If you love baseball, you should tell your friends about our intelligent, spirited and passionate debates.

Former sports executive Micah Buchdahl comes home to Baltimore from Philly to discuss pro teams and fan support

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They met over 40 years ago in the professional sports space. Now a Philadelphia lawyer, Baltimorean Micah Buchdahl was once a Washington Capitals PR assistant who later ran a MISL soccer franchise and maintains his long friendship with Nestor via the Eagles, Phillies and 76ers family passion on his timeline. It’s always a pleasure to welcome Buchdahl home for a discussion about winning, losing and spending the money it takes to host parades and keep fans (and their wallets) engaged.

Arts and Entertainment, Business, College Sports, Community, Featured, Journalism & Media, Leadership, Local, Local, Marketing, More Sports, National, Nestor Aparicio, News, Orioles, Ravens, Remember That Time, Sports, Sports News, Travel

The connection – and distinct disconnect – of modern Philadelphia and Baltimore professional sports

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They met over 40 years ago in the professional sports space. Now a Philadelphia lawyer, Baltimorean Micah Buchdahl was once a Washington Capitals PR assistant who later ran a MISL soccer franchise and maintains his long friendship with Nestor via the Eagles, Phillies and 76ers family passion on his timeline. It’s always a pleasure to welcome Buchdahl home for a discussion about winning, losing and spending the money it takes to host parades and keep fans (and their wallets) engaged.

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Crack The Sky still soaring 50 years later

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Now 39 years after first interviewing John Palumbo of Crack The Sky as an 18-year old music critic at The Evening Sun, Nestor finally gets to ask the singer and songwriter to reflect on the band’s unique blend of rock, progressive elements, and complex songwriting, which often tackled themes of race, culture, and politics. Palumbo shares the origins of songs like “Nuclear Apathy” and “Songs of Soviet Sons,” and discusses the band’s resilience and the joy the music bring to fans in Baltimore.

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So where do the Orioles go now from last place?

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The emergency mid-summer sports huddle with Allen McCallum, Luke Jones and Nestor on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour at Reter’s Crab House & Grille in Reisterstown meant a frank last-place discussion about David Rubenstein, Mike Elias and the All-Star break and trading deadline with paramount importance to the future of the Baltimore Orioles.

Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Holliday emergence and Rogers hot effort in Orioles win over Texas

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It’s been almost a year since Mike Elias acquired pitcher Trevor Rogers from the Miami Marlins in a young summer deal and his emergence this month has been quite a mixed bag but Luke Jones and Nestor certainly see the possibilities after a complete effort in a 6-0 win over the Texas Rangers at scorching Oriole Park at Camden Yards. And this Jackson Holliday kid can play a little, too!

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A very hot effort by Trevor Rogers shows the upside against Rangers

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It’s been almost a year since Mike Elias acquired pitcher Trevor Rogers from the Miami Marlins in a young summer deal and his emergence this month has been quite a mixed bag but Luke Jones and Nestor certainly see the possibilities after a complete effort in a 6-0 win over the Texas Rangers at scorching Oriole Park at Camden Yards. And this Jackson Holliday kid can play a little, too!

Nestor loses his mind on Luke Jones about the seemingly infinite awfulness of the Baltimore Orioles franchise in 2025

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Sure, some of you will simply say that Nestor Aparicio (finally) lost his mind on the radio on Thursday morning after the Baltimore Orioles lost an 8-0 lead in Tampa in losing 12-8 in a minor league ballpark in Tampa. There’s been a lot of trauma over the years but even Jim Palmer called it the worst loss of the year for a team mired in last place in American League East and headed to The Bronx this weekend.

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The melancholy and infinite sadness of Baltimore Orioles baseball in 2025

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Sure, some of you will simply say that Nestor Aparicio (finally) lost his mind on the radio on Thursday morning after the Baltimore Orioles lost an 8-0 lead in Tampa in losing 12-8 in a minor league ballpark in Tampa. There’s been a lot of trauma over the years but even Jim Palmer called it the worst loss of the year for a team mired in last place in American League East and headed to The Bronx this weekend.

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

What does Devers blockbuster mean for Orioles summer trade realities in strange MLB market?

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As the Orioles play a significant week of baseball in Tampa and The Bronx, Luke Jones and Nestor react to the Boston Red Sox blockbuster deal of Rafael Devers and evaluate the Orioles’ active summer realities in a market where Mike Elias needs to create a better baseball team – now, and in the future.

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The modern Babe Ruth, Bananas and the future of baseball in Tampa

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What began as another conversation after another Orioles loss where the pitching wasn’t good enough and the hitting stank, Luke Jones and Nestor touch on Zach Eflin but wind up discussing the future of the Tampa Rays, another series in a minor league stadium and why the Savannah Bananas create more value for fans than Major League Baseball does in the modern world.

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

The curious left-handed plight of the last-place Baltimore Orioles

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As the Orioles remain on a pace to lose 100 games, Luke Jones joined Nestor at Faidley’s Seafood at Lexington Market in downtown Baltimore to discuss the lack of success against left-handed pitching, continued losing and wonder if Colton Cowser and Jordan Westburg can create a June spark to lift a last-place team toward .500 before the end of summer.

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Taping up the Birds with John Eisenberg

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Over the past two years, our pal and longtime writer and author John Eisenberg has unraveled the history of the Baltimore Orioles via his Bird Tapes on Substack and a series of new conversations with the legends of Birdland. Here, he joins Nestor to discuss the sudden unraveling of whatever Mike Elias had built and the uncertainty of new ownership with David Rubenstein as the Orioles have fired their longtime manager and sit mired in last place in the American League East.

Business, Community, Featured, Journalism & Media, Leadership, Local, Luke Jones, More Sports, National, Nestor Aparicio, News, Orioles, Sports, Sports News

The embarrassment of MLB and bush league stadium seasons

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A six-game winning streak this week and the re-emergence of Adley Rutschman – and better pitching – all have the Orioles pointed in the right direction. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the current state of the Birds and the bizarre first-time appearance in rented Sacramento to play the scuffling former Oakland Athletics in a minor-league stadium.

John Eisenberg discusses weight and responsibility of getting Orioles history told from the authors of tale and tapestry

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Over the past two years, our pal and longtime writer and author John Eisenberg has unraveled the history of the Baltimore Orioles via his Bird Tapes on Substack and a series of new conversations with the legends of Birdland. Here, he joins Nestor to discuss the sudden unraveling of whatever Mike Elias had built and the uncertainty of new ownership with David Rubenstein as the Orioles have fired their longtime manager and sit mired in last place in the American League East.

Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the big problems of David Rubenstein and sudden irrelevance of Baltimore Orioles baseball this summer

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Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the big problems of David Rubenstein and the sudden irrelevance of the Baltimore Orioles’ season this summer as the team heads West for a week of late night, last place baseball amidst injuries, a lack of leadership and accountability. Have you seen the lineup? Have you seen the pitching? Have you seen the owner who was giving out bobbleheads of himself last month?

Arts and Entertainment, Business, C-Suite, Community, Featured, Journalism & Media, Leadership, Local, Local, Luke Jones, Marketing, More Sports, Nestor Aparicio, News, Orioles, Sports, Sports News, Technology

Only one man can “fix” the Baltimore Orioles? But, where is he?

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Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the big problems of David Rubenstein and the sudden irrelevance of the Baltimore Orioles’ season this summer as the team heads West for a week of late night, last place baseball amidst injuries, a lack of leadership and accountability. Have you seen the lineup? Have you seen the pitching? Have you seen the owner who was giving out bobbleheads of himself last month?

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

What’s the big picture for Orioles pitching from this early hole?

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The Baltimore Orioles finally won a series, beating the New York Yankees twice at Camden Yards this week. The obvious pitching problems and mostly silent bats continue as the Birds look to take another series from the Kansas City Royals. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the overall bad look of scuffling Baltimore Orioles.

Baseball historian Rob Neyer preaches patience on Rutschman and pivots to pitching pitfalls for Orioles

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Our longtime SABR pal and baseball historian Rob Neyer has made visits from Oregon to talk baseball most of the century and is now the Commissioner of the West Coast League, which once hosted a young Adley Rutschman. It’s getting late early for the stumbling Orioles but here’s some wisdom on young players and pitching pitfalls for anyone who loves the Orioles.

Authors and Books, Featured, Journalism & Media, Leadership, More Sports, Nestor Aparicio, Orioles, Sports, Sports News

Preaching patience on Rutschman

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Our longtime SABR pal and baseball historian Rob Neyer has made visits from Oregon to talk baseball most of the century and is now the Commissioner of the West Coast League, which once hosted a young Adley Rutschman. It’s getting late early for the stumbling Orioles but here’s some wisdom on young players and pitching pitfalls for anyone who loves the Orioles.

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

Orioles can win with best version of Dean Kremer and bullpen

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On a night with a great start from Dean Kremer and a clean sheet from the Orioles’ bullpen, Luke Jones and Nestor the discuss a sign of pitching prosperity and an awakening from the bat of Jackson Holliday in grand slam win over the Cleveland Guardians. Beware: fashion statements within…

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