Twelve Orioles Thoughts following Opening Day win over Angels
Luke Jones reflects on a 2024 opener at Camden Yards that couldn’t have gone any better.
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The Peter Principles (Ch. 11) – Letting The Moose Loose in pinstripes
Peter Angelos hated losing to George Steinbrenner. But somehow he had no problem with a Hall of Fame pitcher getting fed up with the awfulness of Orioles ownership and leadership. This story sheds lots of new light on the Orioles biggest loss to Yankees when Mike Mussina walked to The Bronx.
The Peter Principles (Ch. 10) – Syd Thrift, Confederate money and the new Oriole Way of 21st century
Peter Angelos was once called a “windbag” by a rival politician during his City Hall-aspiring days and six years into his reign of terror with the sputtering Orioles, his many words and lack of success with people would lend some credence to that claim.
The Peter Principles (Ch. 9) – Albert was not the Belle of Baltimore
Dinner with Fidel Castro in Havana, breakfast with Albert Belle in Baltimore and many years of losing ahead for King Peter as the Great Orange Malaise sets in on a generation of awful Orioles baseball led by poor ownership.
The Peter Principles (Ch. 7) – A Ray of darkness, not zen for Wren and a Frank malaise sets over Orioles
Peter G. Angelos was developing a well-earned reputation as a supreme meddler, an intimidating life force and a bad guy to work for in Major League Baseball. He was making the antics of George Steinbrenner circa 1978 look like a sick, reprised role in Baltimore.
The Peter Principles (Ch. 6) – Wire to Wire, champagne and the Dumb Dumb divorce
Davey Johnson faxed The Baltimore Sun. Peter Angelos faxed The Washington Post. Both of their letters were published. Life was never the same for Orioles fans at Camden Yards. Read the history of the Angelos era and learn…
The Peter Principles (Ch. 4) – The Dumb Dumb error begins in Baltimore
The Ballad of Davey Johnson begins in Baltimore in 1996. All he ever did was win baseball games. He and Peter Angelos never agreed on much. And then he was gone. Here’s the whole story through the eyes of the journalists who covered it.
Twelve Orioles Thoughts on cusp of 2023 season
Top pitching prospect Grayson Rodriguez didn’t make the Opening Day roster, prompting disappointment and scrutiny.
Mark Mussina talks about the power of NFL to own the offseason
Our old WNST friend talks about the power of NFL to own the offseason and the shrinking seams of baseball
The original lost Meat Loaf tapes from Camden Yards
In the spring of 1994, Meat Loaf made a cameo as a ballpark guest from Oriole Park at Camden Yards on “The Budweiser Sports Forum” on WWLG-AM 1360. We’ll find some more visits from the late, great baseball lover Marvin Aday over the years but this was the first chat, which includes co-host Mark Mussina, the brother of Hall of Famer Mike.
Meat Loaf joins Nestor and Mark Mussina with Howard Scher at Camden Yards May 1994
Meat Loaf joins Nestor and Mark Mussina with Howard Scher at Camden Yards May 1994
Allen McCallum joins Nestor to reminsce about 30 years of Baltimore sports radio and media at WNST
Allen McCallum joins Nestor to reminsce about 30 years of Baltimore sports radio and media at WNST
Celebrating 30 years of Baltimore baseball pain and radio friendship with Allen McCallum
Longtime friend and colleague, Allen McCallum joins Nestor to reminisce about 30 years of Baltimore sports radio and media at WNST
When Mike Mussina visited Nestor at the dingy WITH Studios at 5 Light Street in 1993
This is one of the earliest tapes of Nestor doing radio. Obviously, he wasn’t very good at it but he did know a lot about sports…
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After making Orioles history, whether Means sticks around becomes next question
John Means emerging as the closest thing to a true ace the Orioles have had since Mike Mussina begs the question of whether he’ll be around to see this arduous rebuild through.
No, no we can’t do The Recon on Means without tales of Nieves, Nomo, Moose and Hoyt
Don Mohler and Nestor stop The Recon for a no hitter and John Means celebration of Orioles history and near misses.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts following John Means’ no-hitter in Seattle
Wednesday marked exactly three years since Means lost his fourth straight game at Bowie as a 25-year-old on the bubble of the Orioles’ top 30 prospects list.
What is the future of baseball and how will our kids see the game?
Author Mark Mussina joins Nestor to discuss modern baseball and the attention span of American children.
The story behind the Eddie Van Halen picture with Mike Mussina at Merriweather Post Pavilion
He is the world’s biggest Dallas Cowboys fan. And what began as a great tale about his new book “A Mile In Her Shoes” and autism soon devolved into old baseball stories. Mark Mussina opines on the eternal debate: Van Halen or Van Hagar. Old friends are the best!
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Twelve Orioles thoughts ahead of an Opening Day not to be
The timing of Trey Mancini being diagnosed with colon cancer coinciding with baseball’s shutdown has made the news even more difficult to process.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts on Mussina’s Hall of Fame election
How should the Orioles honor the second-best pitcher in club history?
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Mussina finally moves out of shadows and into Cooperstown
A deeper look at the numbers over time made the former Orioles pitcher’s invitation to Cooperstown the right call.
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Former Orioles star Mussina moves closer to Hall of Fame
The 270-game winner received 63.5 percent of the vote, up from 51.8 percent last year.
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Twelve thoughts on Dylan Bundy’s one-hit shutout
Bundy became the second pitcher in Orioles history to record a one-hit shutout with 12 or more strikeouts.
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Once with Orioles, Raines finally elected to Hall of Fame
Baltimore gave a 42-year-old Raines the chance to play with his son late in the 2001 season.
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MASN Money For Dummies (Part 4): Sue, sue, sue for the home team – Angelos v. Everyone
Peter G. Angelos once told The Baltimore Sun: “No one wants to litigate but one has to sometimes…”
The final chat with Mike Mussina as a member of the Baltimore Orioles
There were many chats over the years of his decade of brilliance on the mound at Camden Yards but this was Spring Training 2000. The end was near…
