Thursday, March 28, 2024

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Mike Gathagan tells Nestor about life at the track during Preakness week and how horses are tested

Mike Gathagan tells Nestor about life at the track during Preakness week and how horses are tested

Dick Jerardi educates Nestor on use of drugs like betamethosone in horse racing

Dick Jerardi educates Nestor on use of drugs like betamethosone in horse racing

Randy Moss of NBC Sports tells Nestor about stigma around Baffert and cheating in horse racing

Randy Moss of NBC Sports tells Nestor about stigma around Baffert and cheating in horse racing

Marty McGee of Daily Racing Form says that assault on Baffert integrity after 30 dirty tests is legitimate

Marty McGee of Daily Racing Form says that assault on Baffert integrity after 30 dirty tests is legitimate

Kenny Mayne joins Nestor al fresco to discuss his departure and remembers his arrival at ESPN

Kenny Mayne joins Nestor al fresco to discuss his departure and remembers his arrival at ESPN

Donna Brothers of NBC Sports joins Nestor to discuss all aspects of Bob Baffert doping scandal before Preakness

Donna Brothers of NBC Sports joins Nestor to discuss all aspects of Bob Baffert doping scandal before Preakness

NBC’s Randy Moss: “Horse racing has a drug problem and has for a long time”

Randy Moss joins Nestor for their annual Preakness chat but this time the stigma around Baffert and cheating in horse racing is the only story at the barns of Pimlico.

Drugs and scandal as Preakness week unfolds creates unprecedented industry tension for horse racing

Handicapping and turf writing legend Dick Jerardi educates Nestor on use of drugs like betamethosone in horse racing and its impact on the sport and gamblers. https://youtu.be/d6Z2K2uf7G0

A life at the track…

Longtime Maryland Jockey Club insider Mike Gathagan tells Nestor about the realities of life at Pimlico on Preakness week and how horses are tested and how Bob Baffert knows the rules.

Is 30 dirty tests enough to indict Baffert in court of public opinion?

Our old friend Marty McGee of Daily Racing Form speaks from the heart about the damage that is being done to the integrity of horse racing with these dirty tests after the Kentucky Derby.
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The NFL owners circus in Florida and Ravens needs to be filled

Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the NFL Owners Meetings and the Ravens' roster issues and spring needs in the NFL Draft from Florida as the rules change and the television money pours in.

Getting you ready for Opening Day with a new day of Orioles baseball

Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the absence of Jackson Holliday and the completion of Orioles' Opening Day roster in a season of massive changes, major hopes and a new owner who hopes to move Baltimore forward along with the baseball team.

Unlucky Chapter 13: ‘The Magic’ and ‘The Oriole Way’ got stranded on 33rd Street…

It's been a long couple of decades of bad baseball at Camden Yards. This is the final chapter of what was a 2006 book written by Nestor Aparicio to honor his Pop and his family's love of Baltimore Orioles baseball.

Debunking the local media myth: Peter Angelos did not “save” the Orioles for Baltimore

Many people reached to Nestor Aparicio in the aftermath of the death of Orioles owner Peter G. Angelos looking for some kind of pronouncement. After watching the media reports in Baltimore with various inaccuracies about the billionaire lawyer's real accomplishments, Luke Jones joined him to react and opine and to set the legacy straight for local citizens who have been fed various levels of myth, poppycock and fake history.

Twelve Ravens Thoughts on Harbaugh press conference at NFL owners meetings

Head coach John Harbaugh touched on a number of topics in Orlando on Monday morning.

Where is Steve Biscotti hiding? And why…

With our crew in Florida for Orioles spring training and a new beginning for the baseball franchise, Luke Jones and Nestor wonder aloud where and why the Ravens' owner might be seeking quiet shelter while the rest of his billionaire partners convene at the NFL Owners Meetings in Orlando this week to count their money. (We'll be there, too! Like we always are...)

The thrill of catching one hot off the bat of a big leaguer at a game

Ever come home from an Orioles game with a souvenir baseball? Leonard Raskin and Nestor discuss the joy of catching a baseball at an Orioles game – or even having to give the one you catch away to a kid nearby.

Orioles hope to have Bradish, Means back “early in the first half” of 2024

Mike Elias offered another positive update on Kyle Bradish, who will begin the season on the 15-day injured list.
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