Our “Crab Cake Row: A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl Week” brought together two legends who have barely met. Our Luke Jones and the greatest sports cartoonist ever Mike Ricigliano join forces to discuss the ties that bind us together as Baltimoreans and sports fans at Koco’s Pub for The Maryland Food Bank.
Luke and Nestor discuss the Orioles best path forward with new ownership at Koco’s Pub on “A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl Week” to benefit The Maryland Food Bank. New owners at The Warehouse? What do we expect from a new regime with a first-place team and a wizard front office now armed with resources to win a World Series?
Mike Elias discusses Orioles trading for former NL Cy Young winner Corbin Burnes
One of the biggest weeks in recent Orioles history got even bigger Thursday night.
The kindest way to summarize the Angelos family legacy was an impeccable ability to lower expectations — on and off the field.
I’m still “under review” and denied media credentials. You’re still under review by every fan of the Baltimore Orioles and every citizen who chipped in $600 million toward your $1.725 billion asset. Be a better person and a better baseball owner than Peter Angelos. Be the noise for truth, accountability and decency. Make “The Next Chapter” a truly inclusive one, David.
In a week of swirling rumors and the usual anarchy and chaos of Orioles ownership and the lease fiasco, at least Mike Elias landed a stopgap closer in Craig Kimbrel. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the promise of new Orioles ownership and why the bullpen move makes sense in the short term for a team that believes it can win the World Series.
In a week of swirling rumors and the usual anarchy and chaos of Orioles ownership and the lease fiasco, at least Mike Elias landed a stopgap closer in Craig Kimbrel. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the promise of new Orioles ownership and why the bullpen move makes sense in the short term for a team that believes it can win the World Series.
With the Major League Baseball Winter Meetings in full swing in Nashville, Luke Jones and Nestor wonder what John Angelos and the Orioles offseason intentions really are beyond the franchise maximizing lease leverage against Governor Wes Moore and the citizens of Maryland and the fans who have supported the team. Oh, and there’s money and the pitching and tens of millions to be spent in free agency.
Nestor Aparicio joins The Dennis Koulatsos Show to discuss the Orioles lease “deal” and the offseason pitching strategy of Mike Elias and the budget with the signing of Craig Kimbrel as a closer.
Nestor Aparicio joins The Dennis Koulatsos Show to discuss the Orioles lease “deal” and the offseason pitching strategy of Mike Elias and the budget with the signing of Craig Kimbrel as a closer.
Luke Jones on Kimbrel signing, Orioles lease false alarms and Ravens tackling a tough holiday slate
In his weekly appearance on the Dennis Koulatsos Show, Luke Jones sounded off on the Craig Kimbrel signing, the Orioles’ lease false alarms and stalls and the Ravens tackling a tough holiday slate beginning with the Los Angeles Rams on a cold, wet December day.
This isn’t the first time Mike Elias has signed a veteran pitcher to a one-year deal in early December.
With the Major League Baseball Winter Meetings in full swing in Nashville, Luke Jones and Nestor wonder what John Angelos and the Orioles offseason intentions really are beyond the franchise maximizing lease leverage against Governor Wes Moore and the citizens of Maryland the fans who have supported the team. Oh, and there’s money and the pitching and tens of millions to be spent in free agency.
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss what is next step for Orioles in an offseason of unlimited possibility – and no Camden Yards lease or Black Friday ticket deals for fans.
As the clock ticks on the Orioles agreeing to a lease that would gift them $600 million of Maryland taxpayer charity, Dennis Koulatsos and Nestor discuss the Ravens’ relevance and local baseball offseason silence as the turkey and pumpkin pie loom.
As the clock ticks on the Orioles agreeing to a lease that would gift them $600 million of Maryland taxpayer charity, Dennis Koulatsos and Nestor discuss the Ravens’ relevance and local baseball offseason silence as the turkey and pumpkin pie loom.
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss what is next step for Orioles in an offseason of unlimited possibility and no Camden Yards lease
In an offseason with unlimited possibilities after incredible success on the field in 2023, Luke Jones and Nestor take a deep dive into the arsenal of prospects and abundance of position players the Baltimore Orioles have in their farm system. And what that could mean for an offseason of free agency, trade possibilities and the inevitable rising payroll that the Angelos family will need to support with more money.
Leonard Raskin joins Nestor to discuss Ravens win and Orioles offseason resources to improve on a great season
It’s a week to week league. But which week is it for the Baltimore Ravens? Leonard Raskin joins Nestor to
Luke Jones and Nestor regroup from ALDS defeat to discuss Orioles big picture and offseason of Mike Elias
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the offseason of Mike Elias and Baltimore Orioles in aftermath of ALDS thud
Luke Jones joins Dennis Koulatsos to discuss differences in October baseball and how Orioles will rebound
This season should be remembered as fondly as just about any in club history, but expectations have now changed, which is a good thing.
Nestor Aparicio tells Dennis Koulatsos about that night in Havana with Woody Harrelson and Andy Summers. And about sitting at the kids’ media table in Arlington, Texas for the ALDS Game 3 exit of the Baltimore Orioles.
We all wanted to see a better postseason showing from the Baltimore Orioles than a three-game sweep. Luke Jones joins Dennis Koulatsos to discuss the differences in October baseball and how the franchise will rebound from such a sudden and thorough exit from the World Series race.
Luke Jones gets you ready for breakfast at Tottenham with Ravens and Titans
It was a beautiful regular season and a terrible thud of an ouster for the 2023 Baltimore Orioles. In the aftermath of Arlington and a sweep at the hands of the Texas Rangers, Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the offseason of Mike Elias and the money of the Angelos family to support the next steps.
It all ended so suddenly after so much fun for Orioles fans. Luke Jones & Nestor discuss what made the Birds not good enough in October in Arlington this week and how future Octobers must be different – especially pitching but also hitting.
It all ended so suddenly after so much fun for Orioles fans. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss what made the Birds not good enough in October in Arlington this week and how future Octobers must be different – especially the pitching but not discounting the hitting. The disappointment will linger but will it burn enough for a postseason return next Fall?
Texas starter Nathan Eovaldi shut down the Baltimore lineup in the deciding Game 3.
With their backs against the wall and needing to win three in a row, Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Orioles hopes for a Game 3 victory in Arlington in the most hostile environment many of their youngest players have ever seen. Is there any hope to save the 2023 season?
Luke Jones and Nestor give an overview on terrible sports weekend for Orioles and Ravens fans
Luke Jones and Nestor head off to Texas for Game 3 at Globe Life Park with the realities of the Orioles mountain to move ahead. It was a terrible weekend for Orioles and Ravens fans but the Birds still have one more chance – or maybe two – in Arlington.
A tale of two franchises and two epic failures on the biggest sports day in the modern history of Baltimore. The #ColumnNes of Nestor Aparicio tries to find the words for a lost weekend in the Charm City that held such incredible promise for local fans.
It’s tough to recall many local sports weekends beginning with such electricity and concluding with such a thud.
Nestor Aparicio tells Dennis Koulatsos that this is as good as it gets for Baltimore sports fans
Luke Jones also offers his pick for the best-of-five ALDS between Baltimore and the Texas Rangers.
