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Luke Jones look to Basallo and Beavers and youth movement for Orioles hope after bad Bautista news

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As the Elton John and Bernie Taupin of Baltimore sports radio, Luke Jones and Nestor Aparicio are really in the same room arguing the future of the Orioles. The Maryland Crab Cake Tour and the #TastyNes 27th WNST Anniversary brought them together at Faidley’s Seafood in Lexington Market to discuss what’s left to look for in a last place baseball team. A look to Basallo, Beavers and the youth movement for Birdland hope after more bad news on Bautista and Rutschman.

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

Can Basallo be the big bat Orioles need to win?

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As the Elton John and Bernie Taupin of Baltimore sports radio, Luke Jones and Nestor Aparicio are rarely in the same room arguing the future of the Orioles. The Maryland Crab Cake Tour and the #TastyNes 27th WNST Anniversary brought them together at Faidley’s Seafood in Lexington Market to discuss what’s left to look for in a last place baseball team. A look to Basallo, Beavers and the youth movement for Birdland hope after more bad news on Bautista and Rutschman.

Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Orioles promotion of Basallo and Beavers and Young near perfection in Houston

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With the promotion of key prospects Samuel Basallo and Dylan Beavers and the young group of high-ceiling position talent now completely in The Show, the last place Baltimore Orioles’ showing on the field these next six weeks should prove to be more than just a bunch of meaningless baseball games. Luke Jones and Nestor use a Birdland history lesson to discuss what a success would even look like for Mike Elias and this era of stars who haven’t really shined…

Business, Featured, Journalism & Media, Leadership, Local, Local, Luke Jones, More Sports, Nestor Aparicio, News, Orioles, Remember That Time, Sports, Sports News

In search of the next Nick Markakis…

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With the promotion of key prospects Samuel Basallo and Dylan Beavers and the young group of high-ceiling position talent now completely in The Show, the last place Baltimore Orioles’ showing on the field these next six weeks should prove to be more than just a bunch of meaningless baseball games. Luke Jones and Nestor use a Birdland history lesson to discuss what a success would even look like for Mike Elias and this era of stars who haven’t really shined…

Luke Jones and Nestor discuss their mutual disgust with every aspect Baltimore Orioles operation on and off the field

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The franchise with the “under new ownership” sign on its last-place standing in the AL East, an evaporating fan base and a cowardly baseball operation that is now fielding minor league tryouts at Camden Yards with the remnants of a bunch of No. 1 draft picks, decided to raise ticket prices while continuing to lower the bar for tone deafness. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss their mutual disgust with every aspect of the Baltimore Orioles, on and off the field – from David Rubenstein and Catie Griggs down to Mike Elias and the sloppy play on the diamond. Stink. Stank. Stunk…

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

Are you as disgusted by the Orioles woeful leadership as we are?

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The franchise with the “under new ownership” sign on its last-place standing in the AL East, an evaporating fan base and a cowardly baseball operation that is now fielding minor league tryouts at Camden Yards with the remnants of a bunch of No. 1 draft picks, decided to raise ticket prices while continuing to lower the bar for tone deafness. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss their mutual disgust with every aspect of the Baltimore Orioles, on and off the field – from David Rubenstein and Catie Griggs down to Mike Elias and the sloppy play on the diamond. Stink. Stank. Stunk…

Luke Jones and Nestor discuss last place Orioles off the field and selling credibility for moves ahead

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It’s the All Star break and the Baltimore Orioles are entrenched in the cellar of the American League East. With the trading deadline looming and a big offseason ahead for Camden Yards renovations and upgrades, Luke Jones and Nestor discuss what’s happening off the field and how this woebegone franchise will sell credibility for the moves ahead given the disastrous early ownership tenure of David Rubenstein and the evaporating leadership of the front office.

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

Where is the Orioles leadership and what are they thinking?

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It’s the All Star break and the Baltimore Orioles are entrenched in the cellar of the American League East. With the trading deadline looming and a big offseason ahead for Camden Yards renovations and upgrades, Luke Jones and Nestor discuss what’s happening off the field and how this woebegone franchise will sell credibility for the moves ahead given the disastrous early ownership tenure of David Rubenstein and the evaporating leadership of the front office.

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

Assessing state of disappointing Orioles at All Star break

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After Kyle Stowers hit three homers at Camden Yards and the Orioles wasted another start by Trevor Rogers, trades are on the tongues of local baseball fans at the All Star break. Luke Jones and Nestor assess state of the franchise, its roster and how the Baltimore Orioles will seek to re-make the 2026 club and its offseason expectations.

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

Setting stage for Orioles’ trade deadline and wheels and deals

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The Orioles will be sellers, not buyers, at the MLB Trade Deadline later in the month. Luke Jones and Nestor set the stage for what could be the final acts of the Mike Elias administration in Baltimore with very mixed results. You can only go up when you’re in last place (again)…

Allen McCallum joins Luke Jones and Nestor to discuss all that ails Baltimore Orioles franchise

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It feels inconceivable but Allen McCallum and Luke Jones were in agreement that they’ve never done a WNST radio segment together in all of the years we’ve been talking Baltimore Orioles with both of them. And our airwaves have featured more baseball chatter with these two guys than any other humans on earth. Clearly, last place and lousy continues to bring us all together in search of the greater Birdland good.

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

What we know about three decades of covering lousy Orioles baseball

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It feels inconceivable but Allen McCallum and Luke Jones were in agreement that they’ve never done a WNST radio segment together in all of the years we’ve been talking Baltimore Orioles with both of them. And our airwaves have featured more baseball chatter with these two guys than any other humans on earth. Clearly, last place and lousy continues to bring us all together in search of the greater Birdland good.

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!

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

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!

Luke Jones and Nestor pick up the last place pieces after another Orioles collapse at Yankee Stadium

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The Baltimore Orioles went 3-4 on an important AL East road trip through Tampa and New York. As a last-place team, that’s not good enough but it was the way they lost games that was more disturbing. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss 8-0 blown leads, almost getting no-hit at Yankee Stadium and the indignity of losing another one-run lead in the 8th inning in The Bronx.

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

Picking up the pieces after another Yankee Stadium collapse by Orioles

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The Baltimore Orioles went 3-4 on an important AL East road trip through Tampa and New York. As a last-place team, that’s not good enough but it was the way they lost games that was more disturbing. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss 8-0 blown leads, almost getting no-hit at Yankee Stadium and the indignity of losing another one-run lead in the 8th inning in The Bronx.

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

Orioles showing signs of life in New York?

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It’s a big week for the somewhat-surging, last-place Baltimore Orioles who have shown some vital signs in recent weeks and now arrive in The Big Apple to face scuffling the scuffling New York Yankees at The Bronx. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Birds finding some semblance of momentum to keep the season alive this summer.

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.

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

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.

Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Orioles optimism after Angels sweep and run of wins

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Don’t look now but the Baltimore Orioles have won 14 of their last 20 games and are headed to Tampa looking to continue to rectify the awful April and May with another series in a minor-league stadium against a MLB club. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss legitimate Orioles’ optimism after an Angels sweep featuring better pitching and a return to the lineup for some key young players ready to compete.

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

So, are these wins real Orioles’ signs of life this summer?

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Don’t look now but the Baltimore Orioles have won 14 of their last 20 games and are headed to Tampa looking to continue to rectify the awful April and May with another series in a minor-league stadium against a MLB club. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss legitimate Orioles’ optimism after an Angels sweep featuring better pitching and a return to the lineup for some key young players ready to compete.

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.

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

Sweepless in Seattle and stinking in Sacramento

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It looked like Major League Baseball at times but Luke Jones and Nestor couldn’t ignore the obvious of the Orioles and Athletics playing three games in a minor-league stadium in Sacramento as the sport continues to devolve and lower its own bar for professionalism. Two last-place teams going nowhere, except maybe to Las Vegas…

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

Birds take broom to fly away for late nights in Seattle and Sacramento

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It’s hard to stay up late but even harder when the Baltimore Orioles are in last place in AL East. Luke Jones and Nestor set the stage for three games in Seattle and an unlikely first-time appearance in Sacramento as the MLB circus moves the lowly Athletics into a minor-league stadium.

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?

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