Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Jim Palmer tweet and Craig Albernaz complains as Orioles fans watch and opine
As if the Baltimore Orioles don’t have enough problems and real drama, this week it was the words of Jim
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What happens when Jim Palmer talks to Orioles management?
As if the Baltimore Orioles don’t have enough problems and real drama, this week it was the words of Jim Palmer and the disregard and defense of manager Craig Albernaz that engaged Birdland while the MLB playoffs rolled along on the field. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Hall of Fame discourse and the tone-deaf ownership and management of this whole David Rubenstein era of leadership, on and off the field and its ear toward the franchise heroes who built Camden Yards and the fans who support the Orioles two billion-dollar brand.
Dear Mike Elias: This is what operational failure looks like
As Mike Elias prepares another “we failed again but I’m keeping my job” press conference at The Warehouse to discuss the future of a sport that doesn’t feel like it’ll even hit the field next April, Nestor Aparicio pens a “Dear Mike Elias” #ColumnNes missive before the MLB playoff games begin and you lose interest in the Baltimore Orioles and their treacherous offseason of nothingness.
Life inside The Star, the superstars of MLB and rock star memories with the “other” Mussina
Three decades ago when Mike Mussina was toeing the rubber at Camden Yards, his younger Mark struck up a friendship with Nestor that has lasted a lifetime. And in the week after a Baltimore Ravens’ victory over his beloved Dallas Cowboys, it was time to turn to a one-time WNST radio host when the station began 28 years ago to bring the MLB playoffs and our 28th anniversary music memory bank exploration full circle with a side order of Meat Loaf and Van Halen. And maybe some Tommy Conwell…
The end of the season Orioles press conference they didn’t want you to see
We are still baffled at the direction of the Baltimore Orioles and nothing was more troubling than watching Mike Elias and Craig Albernaz make excuses without accountability (or ownership representation) at a Monday press conference at The Warehouse that their own network, social media and website didn’t air live. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the future of the franchise and the tumultuous offseason ahead for MLB as the rest of baseball watches the postseason.
Mark Mussina brings his Cowboys passion and rock and roll reality to Nestor after Ravens win in Rio
Three decades ago when Mike Mussina was toeing the rubber at Camden Yards, his younger Mark struck up a friendship with Nestor that has lasted a lifetime. And in the week after a Baltimore Ravens’ victory over his beloved Dallas Cowboys, it was time to turn to a one-time WNST radio host when the station began 28 years ago to bring the MLB playoffs and our 28th anniversary music memory bank exploration full circle with a side order of Meat Loaf and Van Halen. And maybe some Tommy Conwell…
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Orioles end of season press conference with Elias and future of franchise
We are still baffled at the direction of the Baltimore Orioles and nothing was more troubling than watching Mike Elias and Craig Albernaz make excuses without accountability (or ownership representation) at a Monday press conference at The Warehouse that their own network, social media and website didn’t air live. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the future of the franchise and the tumultuous offseason ahead for MLB as the rest of baseball watches the postseason.
Casper Wells and Zach Dermer join Nestor for a state of baseball and Orioles offseason from State Fare
It’s always fun to talk baseball in October with folks who live and love the game. Former MLB outfielder Casper Wells and our trusted sponsor with The Comfort Guys, Zach Dermer join Nestor for a state of baseball and the Orioles offseason from State Fare in Catonsville on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour. We promise not to drop the ball…
Getting defensive about playoff baseball and Orioles deficiencies with the glove this summer
It’s always fun to talk baseball in October with folks who live and love the game. Former MLB outfielder Casper Wells and our trusted sponsor with The Comfort Guys, Zach Dermer join Nestor for a state of baseball and the Orioles offseason from State Fare in Catonsville on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour. We promise not to drop the ball…
Mike Elias and Craig Albernaz reflect on disappointing 2026 season for Orioles
Mike Elias and Craig Albernaz reflect on disappointing 2026 season for Orioles
Casper Wells and Allen McCallum debate Orioles and MLB offseason labor mess with Nestor at State Fare on MD Crab Cake Tour
Anytime we can bring our favorite baseball folks together to discuss the state of the game in the fall as the playoffs begin and the leaves change, we’re thrilled. We loved having former MLB outfielder and Towson Tigers alum Casper Wells talking seams with our longtime baseball insider Allen McCallum to debate the Orioles state of the franchise and another gloomy MLB offseason labor mess at State Fare on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour.
Plenty of real concern all around for the sport as MLB playoffs commence (without the Orioles again)
Anytime we can bring our favorite baseball folks together to discuss the state of the game in the fall as the playoffs begin and the leaves change, we’re thrilled. We loved having former MLB outfielder and Towson Tigers alum Casper Wells talking seams with our longtime baseball insider Allen McCallum to debate the Orioles state of the franchise and another gloomy MLB offseason labor mess at State Fare on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour.
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Orioles long road back to the field and contention with another Elias rebuild
We don’t think much about this Baltimore Orioles “program” is working as intended. After another season where most things went
The Orioles long, perilous road back to being a serious contender with lousiness of Team Mike Elias
We don’t think much about this Baltimore Orioles “program” is working as intended. After another season where most things went wrong and not enough went right, Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the franchise’s long road back to the field with the Major League Baseball labor crisis about to ignite and what fans can expect with another Mike Elias “rebuild” that feels extremely unwarranted and unwanted by everyone but the ownership.
Orioles officially eliminated from playoff contention as disappointing 2026 season nears end
The organization is at a crossroads complicated by an offseason very likely to include a contentious lockout.
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Ravens going to Rio and Orioles going golfing
Coming off an ugly home beat, the Baltimore Ravens will hop a plane to Rio de Janeiro and a business trip against the Dallas Cowboys in Brazil. The lights will be bright, the turf will be questionable and the men of Jesse Minter will be depleted and need to respond against the biggest football brand in the world on international television from the legendary Maracana.
A big leadership week for Minter to pick up pieces in Rio
Coming off an ugly home beat, the Baltimore Ravens will hop a plane to Rio de Janeiro and a business trip against the Dallas Cowboys in Brazil. The lights will be bright, the turf will be questionable and the men of Jesse Minter will be depleted and need to respond against the biggest football brand in the world on international television from the legendary Maracana.
Orioles’ last-ditch push reminds how frustrating 2026 season has been
That Baltimore is still mathematically alive speaks to how much of a wasted opportunity this season has been.
Picking up the pieces of the sorry state of Orioles
Sure, Luke Jones talked about the lousy baseball over the weekend and the four-game sweep by the Boston Red Sox at Camden Yards. But Nestor lost his mind in this one about the lack of respect this new ownership group had regarding “honoring” the surviving members of legendary 1966 Orioles World Series on their 60th anniversary. Imagine a guy named “Aparicio” living in Baltimore losing his freaking mind over the indignity of the whole shoddy performance? When is this nightmare season over?
What’s next for Orioles and Elias when this train wreck season ends?
As the baseball season winds down and the Orioles continue to flop at the bottom end of a weak AL Wild Card chase, Luke Jones and Nestor discuss all of the pending baseball issues in Birdland and question why in the world Mike Elias would be allowed to continue to run the operation.
Luke Jones and Nestor begin to wave goodbye to Orioles season and Baltimore baseball perhaps indefinitely
With the Baltimore Orioles circling the drain the next two weeks and then watching the postseason once again from the outside, Luke Jones and Nestor begin to wave goodbye to any reality of a normal offseason in Birdland or anywhere MLB is played with the pending offseason labor war. The decisions about everything will fall to owners David Rubenstein and Michael Arougheti, who have proven hapless and feckless thus far in accountability regarding Mike Elias and the fans paying the freight. Baseball fans here are watching…
What comes next in Birdland ain’t gonna be pretty…
With the Baltimore Orioles circling the drain the next two weeks and then watching the postseason once again from the outside, Luke Jones and Nestor begin to wave goodbye to any reality of a normal offseason in Birdland or anywhere MLB is played with the pending offseason labor war. The decisions about everything will fall to owners David Rubenstein and Michael Arougheti, who have proven hapless and feckless thus far in accountability regarding Mike Elias and the fans paying the freight. Baseball fans here are watching…
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss pending baseball issues for Orioles now that season sinks
As the baseball season winds down and the Orioles continue to flop at the bottom end of a weak AL Wild Card chase, Luke Jones and Nestor discuss all of the pending baseball issues in Birdland and question why in the world Mike Elias would be allowed to continue to run the operation.
Luke Jones and Nestor pick up the pieces of the sorry state of Baltimore Orioles baseball after lost weekend at Camden Yards
Sure, Luke Jones talked about the lousy baseball over the weekend and the four-game sweep by the Boston Red Sox at Camden Yards. But Nestor lost his mind in this one about the lack of respect this new ownership group had regarding “honoring” the surviving members of legendary 1966 Orioles World Series on their 60th anniversary. Imagine a guy named “Aparicio” living in Baltimore losing his freaking mind over the indignity of the whole shoddy performance? When is this nightmare season over?
Orioles’ collapse on brand and should signal end of more than just 2026 hopes
The Orioles’ failures begin and end with the man who’s been picking the players and setting the organization’s vision for a long time now.
Dogs and cats and Ravens and Orioles with Dennis Koulatsos and Zach Dermer
When we bring together old Baltimore Positive supporters and new ones, we wind up having the most fun on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour. This time at The Fishmonger’s Daughter in Catonsville, Zach Dermer of The Comfort Guys joins Dennis Koulatsos of Koons Ford for a Baltimore sports fall primer on where the Orioles are and where the Ravens might be going as the leaves change and the birds flock together for the home team.
Twelve Orioles Thoughts entering month of September
Despite a season that’s been much more mediocre than good, Baltimore still has a wild-card spot squarely in its sights.
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Orioles sweep in Sacramento and momentum for Rockies in Denver as Birds surge
As the Orioles approach .500 and a Labor Day home stand in a pennant race, Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the sweep in Sacramento and the momentum for the Rockies in Denver as the Birds surge toward a Wild Card berth.
Birds seek to continue to rock the Rockies in Colorado
As the Orioles approach .500 and a Labor Day home stand in a pennant race, Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the sweep in Sacramento and the momentum for the Rockies in Denver as the Birds surge toward a Wild Card berth.
Addition by subtraction and the business of dogs and cats
When we bring together old Baltimore Positive supporters and new ones, we wind up having the most fun on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour. This time at The Fishmonger’s Daughter in Catonsville, Zach Dermer of The Comfort Guys joins Dennis Koulatsos of Koons Ford for a Baltimore sports fall primer on where the Orioles are and where the Ravens might be going as the leaves change and the birds flock together for the home team.
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Pete Alonso emergence and Orioles bats against Cardinals
The Baltimore Orioles remain “in the hunt” for both .500 and an American League wild card playoff berth and its been the big bats in St. Louis that have shown what the potential has been all along. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the team-MVP season from incendiary Pete Alonso and the emergence of complimentary big hits against the Cardinals as Sacramento and Denver await in a week where the Birds need to win games against dreadful teams.
The power of Pete Alonso and emerging Orioles bats
The Baltimore Orioles remain “in the hunt” for both .500 and an American League wild card playoff berth and its been the big bats in St. Louis that have shown what the potential has been all along. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the team-MVP season from incendiary Pete Alonso and the emergence of complimentary big hits against the Cardinals as Sacramento and Denver await in a week where the Birds need to win games against dreadful teams.
Luke Jones and Nestor send Orioles to St. Louis in search of wins in awkwardly poor AL pennant race
The Baltimore Orioles are headed on the road for nine games in St. Louis, Sacamento and Denver. As Luke Jones points out to Nestor, just because it’s a terrible “pennant race” in regard to the final American League Wild Card berth, the Birds have a unique stretch here to make up ground against some of the worst teams in baseball and still reach the October tournament. It’s far from far-fetched.
No, the Orioles aren’t eliminated yet…
The Baltimore Orioles are headed on the road for nine games in St. Louis, Sacamento and Denver. As Luke Jones points out to Nestor, just because it’s a terrible “pennant race” in regard to the final American League Wild Card berth, the Birds have a unique stretch here to make up ground against some of the worst teams in baseball and still reach the October tournament. It’s far from far-fetched.
Sportswriter Joel Poiley returns to talk Orioles baseball and pennant race with Nestor from Tampa
Our resident Florida sportswriter and author from Baltimore Joel Poiley returns to talk Orioles baseball floundering in August and the chase of pennant race that leads to porous defense and double-digit strikeouts most nights. Putting the ball in play here…
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Yankees sweep of Orioles at Camden Yards and picking up piece of broken Wild Card race
We keep saying the season is still alive because the math isn’t broken just yet. But are the Orioles after four losses in a row this week? Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Yankees sweep of the Birds at Camden Yards and picking up the pieces of a broken American League Wild Card race.
Yankees sweep at Camden Yards continues to bury Orioles’ October hopes
We keep saying the season is still alive because the math isn’t broken just yet. But are the Orioles after four losses in a row this week? Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Yankees sweep of the Birds at Camden Yards and picking up the pieces of a broken American League Wild Card race.
Remembering the shame of striking out back before it was cool
Our resident Florida sportswriter and author from Baltimore Joel Poiley returns to talk Orioles baseball floundering in August and the chase of pennant race that leads to porous defense and double-digit strikeouts most nights. Putting the ball in play here…
Twelve Orioles Thoughts following series sweep to Yankees
One or two steps forward, two or three steps back continues to be the identity of a club that’s remained under .500 since early May.
After series win over Tampa Bay, Orioles need to do what they haven’t done all season
Sustaining success has been a problem all season for a wild-card contender that hasn’t been above .500 since Tax Day.
