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As the Orioles play a significant week of baseball in Tampa and The Bronx, Luke Jones and Nestor react to the Boston Red Sox blockbuster deal of Rafael Devers and evaluate the Orioles’ active summer realities in a market where Mike Elias needs to create a better baseball team – now, and in the future.
As the Orioles play a significant week of baseball in Tampa and The Bronx, Luke Jones and Nestor react to the Boston Red Sox blockbuster deal of Rafael Devers and evaluate the Orioles’ active summer realities in a market where Mike Elias needs to create a better baseball team – now, and in the future.
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.
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.
Having won 14 of 20, Baltimore now goes on the road to take on the top two teams in the AL East.
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.
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.
The Orioles dropped the first of three games against the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night and Luke Jones joins Nestor to discuss the next few days being no easier against a surging Motown squad with the best record in baseball and pitching that Birdland should envy.
The Orioles dropped the first of three games against the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night and Luke Jones joins Nestor to discuss the next few days being no easier against a surging Motown squad with the best record in baseball and pitching that Birdland should envy.
Our resident financial man Leonard Raskin loves sports and during a week of television from Roland Garros to the Orioles playing the A’s in Sacramento and the Stanley Cup and NBA Finals in full focus, Nestor goes international in a Triumph of discussing the magic power of bringing the sports world together in June.
Playing for the first time since late April, Jordan Westburg homered in Tuesday’s loss to Detroit.
Our resident financial man Leonard Raskin loves sports and during a week of television from Roland Garros to the Orioles playing the A’s in Sacramento and the Stanley Cup and NBA Finals in full focus, Nestor goes international in a Triumph of discussing the magic power of bringing the sports world together in June.
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…
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…
A six-game winning streak this week and the re-emergence of Adley Rutschman – and better pitching – all have the Orioles pointed in the right direction. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the current state of the Birds and the bizarre first-time appearance in rented Sacramento to play the scuffling former Oakland Athletics in a minor-league stadium.
A six-game winning streak this week and the re-emergence of Adley Rutschman – and better pitching – all have the Orioles pointed in the right direction. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the current state of the Birds and the bizarre first-time appearance in rented Sacramento to play the scuffling former Oakland Athletics in a minor-league stadium.
Author Joel Poiley returns home to Baltimore from his retired sportswriter life in Florida to discuss watching the Orioles implosion from afar and sharing some sports nostalgia and his book on the life of Tom Matte and what ails the Birds on and off the field.
Author Joel Poiley returns home to Baltimore from his retired sportswriter life in Florida to discuss watching the Orioles implosion from afar and sharing some sports nostalgia and his book on the life of Tom Matte and what ails the Birds on and off the field.
Business of baseball writer Maury Forbes of Forbes rocks back to the basics of building an enduring MLB franchise as he joins Nestor from the Pacific Northwest to dish on the Mariners, Adley Rutschman’s legend in Portland and the power of AC/DC to put us all on the highway to hell even five decades later.
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.
Business of baseball writer Maury Forbes of Forbes rocks back to the basics of building an enduring MLB franchise as he joins Nestor from the Pacific Northwest to dish on the Mariners, Adley Rutschman’s legend in Portland and the power of AC/DC to put us all on the highway to hell even five decades later.
After another strong seven-inning start in Seattle late on Tuesday night in another Orioles victory, Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the keyrole Tomoyuki Sugano has taken in the Birds’ rotation as so much disappointment has descended on this 2025 squad with the poor start and last-place standing.
Over his last 499 plate appearances going back to last July 1, Adley Rutschman has just nine homers and a slash line of .202/.291/.309.
After another strong seven-inning start in Seattle late on Tuesday night in another Orioles victory, Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the key role Tomoyuki Sugano has taken in the Birds’ rotation as so much disappointment has descended on this 2025 squad with the poor start and last-place standing.
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.
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.
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.
New assistant John Mabry brings extensive major league playing and coaching experience to Baltimore’s staff.
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?
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?
Center fielder Cedric Mullins had missed three of Baltimore’s last five games with a hamstring strain.
The losing. The lack of accountability. The runners left on base. Last place. The empty stadium. All of it stinks. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss their mutual disgust with Orioles leadership and performance on field.
The losing. The lack of accountability. The runners left on base. Last place. The empty stadium. All of it stinks. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss their mutual disgust with Orioles leadership and performance on field.
By the end of Memorial Day, the Baltimore Orioles had won three games in a row for the first time in 2025 and Luke Jones and Nestor take a reprieve from all of the last-place woes of an awful baseball team that has questions throughout the organization as May turns to June.
By the end of Memorial Day, the Baltimore Orioles had won three games in a row for the first time in 2025 and Luke Jones and Nestor take a reprieve from all of the last-place woes of an awful baseball team that has questions throughout the organization as May turns to June.
Georgetown sports business professor Marty Conway joins Nestor to talk Orioles marketing and Ravens branding in a big Baltimore sports season for growth.
For three decades Allen McCallum has been on our team as a baseball expert and Orioles historian. He joins Nestor to discuss the firing of Brandon Hyde, the running of Mike Elias and the lousy look and last-place situation of the Baltimore Orioles. And what comes next amidst the chaos for new owner David Rubenstein, who has big decisions coming for the future of Birdland.
Veteran reliever Andrew Kittredge made his 2025 debut in Wednesday’s 8-4 win to snap an eight-game losing streak.
How did Baltimore go from being one of the best teams in baseball to one of the worst in less than a year’s time?
The Baltimore Orioles fired manager Brandon Hyde on Saturday morning via a press release with quotes from David Rubenstein and Mike Elias. The owner and general manager then hid for three days while every player on the roster got asked about it on Preakness day. We think that’s lousy leadership. Luke Jones and Nestor react to Elias’ tardy comments on Tuesday in Milwaukee and more last-place Orioles losing after the Hyde firing. A shameful week and season in Birdland.
