Leonard Raskin and Nestor check in on Stanley Cup and Orioles chances for rebound
Leonard Raskin and Nestor check in on Stanley Cup and Orioles chances for rebound
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Stanley Cup dreaming from outside as puck begins to fade for Ovechkin and Caps
It’s time for the NBA and NHL Finals and summer championship glory for the winter sports. Leonard Raskin and Nestor take the temperature for the Washington Caps future with or without Alex Ovechkin and catch up on the sports world and how Las Vegas has caught up – on and off the ice.
Attorney Steve Miles tells Nestor why he’s still in Baltimore as he celebrates his 83rd birthday Faidley’s on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour
Attorney Steve Miles tells Nestor why he’s still in Baltimore as he celebrates his 83rd birthday with us at Faidley’s Seafood on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour. Nothing better than spending time with the wisdom of old friends who never seem to age at all.
(Still) talking about it with Stephen L. Miles
Attorney Steve Miles tells Nestor why he’s still in Baltimore as he celebrates his 83rd birthday with us at Faidley’s Seafood on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour. Nothing better than spending time with the wisdom of old friends who never seem to age at all.
Boston Globe columnist Dan Shaughnessy catches Nestor up on New England football history as Ravens await Maye and Patriots
The New England Patriots are back in first place in the AFC North and coming to Baltimore, which always brings venerable Boston Globe columnist Dan Shaughnessy back to his onetime workplace to tell old stories of The Evening Sun, Orioles Magic and always brilliant insights on the NFL franchise of Robert Kraft and the 2.0 build out of Mike Vrabel and Drake Maye.
Shaughnessy: On Orioles Magic and the autumn of the spring of Maye in New England
The New England Patriots are back in first place in the AFC North and coming to Baltimore, which always brings venerable Boston Globe columnist Dan Shaughnessy back to his onetime workplace to tell old stories of The Evening Sun, Orioles Magic and always brilliant insights on the NFL franchise of Robert Kraft and the 2.0 build out of Mike Vrabel and Drake Maye.
John Hoey of The Y joins Nestor and Ron Cassie to discuss Turkey Trot and Baltimore optimism from Pizza John’s
We love mixing and match the best people in Baltimore. This time, John Hoey of The Y joins Nestor with Baltimore Magazine Senior Editor Ron Cassie to discuss the Turkey Trot and plenty of local history and optimism from Pizza John’s on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour.
Here’s why it’s your year to do the Turkey Trot for Thanksgiving with The Y
We love mixing and match the best people in Baltimore. This time, John Hoey of The Y joins Nestor with Baltimore Magazine Senior Editor Ron Cassie to discuss the Turkey Trot and plenty of local history and optimism from Pizza John’s on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour.
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Ravens hero welcome for 30th Anniversary and Browns beatdown on Sunday
As the ceremonies began and old Colts and the founding members of the Baltimore Ravens brought the Lombardi Trophies onto the field as Joe Flacco prepared the Cleveland Browns for battle, all of the purple emotions of 30 seasons took over – and then the game played to three decades of AFC North form. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss another Browns beatdown on Sunday in Baltimore.
A day with all the feels for Ravens legends and hopeful future kings
As the ceremonies began and old Colts and the founding members of the Baltimore Ravens brought the Lombardi Trophies onto the field as Joe Flacco prepared the Cleveland Browns for battle, all of the purple emotions of 30 seasons took over – and then the game played to three decades of AFC North form. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss another Browns beatdown on Sunday in Baltimore.
Letting Lydell tell the tales of the 1975 Baltimore Colts
With the 50th Anniversary of the Baltimore Colts amazing 1975 season being celebrated on Saturday at Union Brewing, it was a thrill to welcome former running back Lydell Mitchell back up the middle to tell Nestor everything he ever wanted to know about Bert Jones and the first team that he loved as a kid on 33rd Street at Memorial Stadium.
Lydell Mitchell tells Nestor everything he ever wanted to know about the 1975 Baltimore Colts and Bert Jones
With the 50th Anniversary of the Baltimore Colts amazing 1975 season being celebrated on Saturday at Union Brewing, it was a thrill to welcome former running back Lydell Mitchell back up the middle to tell Nestor everything he ever wanted to know about Bert Jones and the first team that he loved as a kid on Memorial Stadium.
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss instant Orioles Magic and memory of Cal 2131 Anniversary night Dodgers win
A bunch of Orioles fans showed up at Camden Yards to honor the 30th Anniversary of the miraculous Cal Ripken Iron Man streak and witnessed several more baseball miracles and memories on Saturday night against Yamamoto and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Is it a Top 5 all-time night at The Yard? Luke Jones and Nestor give it the full Baltimore baseball history treatment.
And now the Cal 2131 30th Anniversary no-no Yamamoto miracle becomes a true Camden Yards classic walk-off memory
A bunch of Orioles fans showed up at Camden Yards to honor the 30th Anniversary of the miraculous Cal Ripken Iron Man streak and witnessed several more baseball miracles and memories on Saturday night against Yamamoto and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Is it a Top 5 all-time night at The Yard? Luke Jones and Nestor give it the full Baltimore baseball history treatment.
For the love of the 1975 Baltimore Colts
With the 1975 Baltimore Colts reunion coming later this month, it was appropriate to reach out to the other biggest Bert Jones fan in the sports journalism community by inviting one-time Baltimore Colts beat writer for The Evening Sun, Clark Judge, back to talk Memorial Stadium, Lamar Jackson’s quest to win a Super Bowl and the long waiting in Buffalo as another NFL season begins.
Pro Football historian Clark Judge talks 1975 Colts and 2025 Ravens with Nestor as Lamar and Josh get ready for another round
With the 1975 Baltimore Colts reunion coming later this month, it was appropriate to reach out to the other biggest Bert Jones fan in the sports journalism community by inviting one-time Baltimore Colts beat writer for The Evening Sun, Clark Judge, back to talk Memorial Stadium, Lamar Jackson’s quest to win a Super Bowl and the long waiting in Buffalo as another NFL season begins.
Was Fred Lynn your favorite baseball player, too?
Baseball legend Fred Lynn checks off a bucket list interview with Nestor, whose inner 1970s fanboy sets off a Fantasy Island of questions from Fenway Park to Memorial Stadium. If you remember that May 1985 weekend on 33rd Street right after he joined the Baltimore Orioles, this one is for you…
Baseball legend Fred Lynn checks off a bucket list 1970s set of Fantasy Island questions from fan boy Nestor
Baseball legend Fred Lynn checks off a bucket list interview with Nestor, whose inner 1970s fanboy sets off a Fantasy Island of questions from Fenway Park to Memorial Stadium. If you remember that May 1985 weekend on 33rd Street right after he joined the Baltimore Orioles, this one is for you…
Author Ryan Basen relives Summer of Why Not 1989 with Nestor in his new book about Orioles and life
It wasn’t a World Series year or even a playoff berth but the summer of 1989 brought aboard a whole generation of Baltimore Orioles fans who still remember the magic of Why Not? Author Ryan Basen relives tells Nestor his journey in his new book about his Memorial Stadium memories and finding his “why” amidst a summer of childhood baseball.
John Eisenberg discusses weight and responsibility of getting Orioles history told from the authors of tale and tapestry
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.
The power of the Why Not? Summer of 1989 for Orioles fans
It wasn’t a World Series year or even a playoff berth but the summer of 1989 brought aboard a whole generation of Baltimore Orioles fans who still remember the magic of Why Not? Author Ryan Basen relives tells Nestor his journey in his new book about his Memorial Stadium memories and finding his “why” amidst a summer of childhood baseball.
Leonard Raskin and Nestor discuss traditions and memories of Orioles baseball and thud of last place
Up late and watching last place baseball from Seattle? Leonard Raskin and Nestor discuss the traditions and memories of Orioles baseball and the thud of a very unexpected last place standing from a disappointing team in disarray.
The traditions and pain of being an Orioles fan
Up late and watching last place baseball from Seattle? Leonard Raskin and Nestor discuss the traditions and memories of Orioles baseball and the thud of a very unexpected last place standing from a disappointing team in disarray.
Chapter 10: Imagine a Baltimore without the Orioles
What if the Mayflowers came and took the Baltimore Orioles at midnight tonight? How would you feel? (That happened to this kid’s NFL team…)
The ice cold Orioles Hall of Fame credentials of Fancy Clancy
Baltimore’s most beloved beer man since 1974, Clancy Haskett tells Nestor how it’ll be when Orioles finally win the World Series on Crab Cake Row Day 3 of “A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl” from Koco’s Pub in Lauraville. And we begin the campaign to get “Fancy Clancy” into the Orioles Hall of Fame.
The complexity of The Earl Of Baltimore in “The Last Manager”
Author and one-time Wall Street Journal reporter John Miller finally brings his Earl Weaver biography to life and joins Nestor to discuss better understanding his baseball legacy beyond the Baltimore Orioles. Join Miller and our friend John Eisenberg at Enoch Pratt Free Library on March 5th for an evening of Earl conversations.
Doug DeCinces joins Nestor to reminisce about Orioles baseball and winning teams that created The Magic in Baltimore
It’s been a long time since we’ve connected with former Orioles third baseman Doug DeCinces but this tribute to Brooks Robinson, homage to that night in 1979 against the Tigers and the joys of being a part of the Roar From 34 and Memorial Stadium on those summer nights was special. Let the “Godfather” of Orioles Magic reminisce about what it meant to wear a Baltimore Orioles jersey and represent the team in the community at Nestor’s Eastwood Little League banquet on Dundalk Avenue 48 years ago.
Chapter 7: Finally, a 1983 World Series crown for Baltimore
You know you’re a real Baltimore Orioles fan if 1983 feels like yesterday…
Doug DeCinces relives the birth of Orioles Magic
It’s been a long time since we’ve connected with former Orioles third baseman Doug DeCinces but this tribute to Brooks Robinson, homage to that night in 1979 against the Tigers and the joys of being a part of the Roar From 34 and Memorial Stadium on those summer nights was special. Let the “Godfather” of Orioles Magic reminisce about what it meant to wear a Baltimore Orioles jersey and represent the team in the community at Nestor’s Eastwood Little League banquet on Dundalk Avenue 48 years ago.
Chapter 4: Got any 33rd Street memories? Time will not dim the glory of mine – or yours!
Got any Memorial Stadium memories? Orioles, Colts, Ravens, friends, family and hallowed ground and sacred soil on 33rd Street. Originally written in 2006 as inspiration for Free The Birds, this is Nestor’s book of baseball love and his Pop’s love of the Baltimore Orioles that was handed down in Dundalk.
Chapter 3: My Pop and Little League in Dundalk
What are your Little League memories of youth? Here’s how Nestor fell in love with baseball at rec leagues at Colgate, Eastwood and Berkshire in Dundalk with his Pop as an umpire and manager for kids. And the tales of the diamond that last a lifetime…
Chapter 2: “Aparicio” simply means Venezuela and baseball to most people in America
What’s in a name? For Nestor Aparicio, it’s been a life of Baltimore baseball heritage and the inevitable question: “Are you related to Luis?”
Chapter 1: This whole WNST thing was started by man in Dundalk who loved the Baltimore Orioles
In case you missed Free The Birds in 2006, here’s the book that tells the story of “why” behind the rally and movement that was a direct message to Baltimore Orioles owner Peter G. Angelos. Nestor wrote a book about his Pop’s love of baseball and the hometown Birds.
Author John Miller finally brings Earl Weaver biography to life to better understand his baseball legacy
Author and one-time Wall Street Journal reporter John Miller finally brings his Earl Weaver biography to life and joins Nestor to discuss better understanding his baseball legacy beyond the Baltimore Orioles. Join Miller and our friend John Eisenberg at Enoch Pratt Free Library on March 5th for an evening of Earl conversations.
Baltimore’s beloved beer man Clancy Haskett tells Nestor how it’ll be when Orioles finally win the World Series
Baltimore’s most beloved beer man since 1974, Clancy Haskett tells Nestor how it’ll be when Orioles finally win the World Series on Crab Cake Row Day 3 of “A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl” from Koco’s Pub in Lauraville. And we begin the campaign to get “Fancy Clancy” into the Orioles Hall of Fame.
Sports cartoonist Ricig and Nick The Greek welcome Nestor to Koco’s for Lauraville crab cake neighborhood lore
On the first stop of the holiday Maryland Crab Cake Tour at Koco’s Pub, sports cartoonist Mike Ricigliano and Nick “The Greek” Syropoulos welcome Nestor back “home” to their neighborhood and tell tales of what makes their part of Baltimore City so special and why they’ve never left Lauraville. Or is it Mayfield? Or Beverly Hills?
Author Joel Poiley returns with tales of Matte, old Baltimore and what Colts meant to our city
Tampa Bay-based sportswriter and author Joel Poiley returns home to Baltimore with more tales of “Last Man Standing,” his book on the life and legacy of Colts great Tom Matte. And what it meant to be a part of the community via professional sports in a bygone era.
Author Poiley returns to point out the history of Colts and legend of Tom Matte in Baltimore
Tampa Bay-based sportswriter and author Joel Poiley returns home to Baltimore with more tales of “Last Man Standing,” his book on the life and legacy of Colts great Tom Matte. And what it meant to be a part of the community via professional sports in a bygone era.
Reliving the pain of the Cobra and We Are Family
Longtime MLB star Dave Parker talks the life of The Cobra in his new autobiography and was happy to recap the 1979 World Series pain for Nestor. He finally was voted into Cooperstown after a quarter of a century of waiting. This from April 2021.
For the holiday love of Lauraville
On the first stop of the holiday Maryland Crab Cake Tour at Koco’s Pub, sports cartoonist Mike Ricigliano and Nick “The Greek” Syropoulos welcome Nestor back “home” to their neighborhood and tell tales of what makes their part of Baltimore City so special and why they’ve never left Lauraville. Or is it Mayfield? Or Beverly Hills?
