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At 29 years old, entering your ninth NFL season carrying two MVP trophies, with John Harbaugh gone, Jesse Minter installed, another offensive coordinator designing another offense around your extraordinary abilities and Steve Bisciotti and Eric DeCosta spending every available dollar trying to keep this championship window open, there really isn’t much left to discuss. It’s time.
It’s Super Bowl or bust for the Baltimore Ravens. We all know that but there’s been a lot of change to navigate and Sunday is just start of a long journey for the men of Jesse Minter. Luke Jones and Nestor get ready for Indianapolis and beyond as another purple season with Festivus on the brain arrives just in time for the leaves to change and the kids to go back to school.
It’s Super Bowl or bust for the Baltimore Ravens. We all know that but there’s been a lot of change to navigate and Sunday is just start of a long journey for the men of Jesse Minter. Luke Jones and Nestor get ready for Indianapolis and beyond as another purple season with Festivus on the brain arrives just in time for the leaves to change and the kids to go back to school.
The losses are mounting and Luke Jones and Nestor discuss another Orioles loss to the Boston Red Sox at Camden Yards as Labor Day weekend heats up and the Birds don’t look up to the challenge of a pennant race.
The losses are mounting and Luke Jones and Nestor discuss another Orioles loss to the Boston Red Sox at Camden Yards as Labor Day weekend heats up and the Birds don’t look up to the challenge of a pennant race.
With the final round of fake football here along with final cuts, our Luke Jones cuts through all of the nonsense of August football and tells Nestor what we’re looking for as the Baltimore Ravens now prepare for a real game against the Colts in Indianapolis on September 13th.
With the final round of fake football here along with final cuts, our Luke Jones cuts through all of the nonsense of August football and tells Nestor what we’re looking for as the Baltimore Ravens now prepare for a real game against the Colts in Indianapolis on September 13th.
After watching another preseason NFL game from Minnesota over the weekend, Luke Jones and Nestor recap the real Ravens agenda and schedule as all eyes remain on seeing the starters excel on September 13th in Indianapolis when it counts.
After watching another preseason NFL game from Minnesota over the weekend, Luke Jones and Nestor recap the real Ravens agenda and schedule as all eyes remain on seeing the starters excel on September 13th in Indianapolis when it counts.
Another quality start from Shane Baz was wasted at Camden Yards on Tuesday night as the Orioles continue to play the foil to the New York Yankees with a Wild Card berth at stake in a sloppy American League race. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the eternal frustration of Orioles losing close games to Yankees all these years later.
Another quality start from Shane Baz was wasted at Camden Yards on Tuesday night as the Orioles continue to play the foil to the New York Yankees with a Wild Card berth at stake in a sloppy American League race. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the eternal frustration of Orioles losing close games to Yankees all these years later.
The Baltimore Orioles are suddenly winning the battle of the race to the bottom of the top of the American League. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss a blazing weekend against the first-place Rays in Tampa and the big home stand ahead as the New York Yankees arrive on Tuesday at Camden Yards. Yes, we have real pennant race baseball in the Charm City!
The Baltimore Orioles are suddenly winning the battle of the race to the bottom of the top of the American League. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss a blazing weekend against the first-place Rays in Tampa and the big homestand ahead as the New York Yankees arrive on Tuesday at Camden Yards. Yes, we have real pennant race baseball in the Charm City!
It’s long past the point where the Baltimore Orioles have shown any consistency but they’re still in the pennant race. Next up: the Tampa Rays and New York Yankees. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Birds’ make-or-break next two weeks to enter September in better position to make a serious Wild Card run in a pathetically ordinary American League race for an October playoff berth.
It’s long past the point where the Baltimore Orioles have shown any consistency but they’re still in the pennant race. Next up: the Tampa Rays and New York Yankees. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Birds’ make-or-break next two weeks to enter September in better position to make a serious Wild Card run in a pathetically ordinary American League race for an October playoff berth.
Can the Baltimore Orioles still make a playoff run? Well, sure, when you’re only a few games back of the final (and lowly) AL Wild Card slot but as Luke Jones and Nestor witness these defensive flaws and swiss cheese bats, they wonder aloud about the real destiny of Gunnar Henderson now that Adley Rutschman has been dispatched to Boston.
Can the Baltimore Orioles still make a playoff run? Well, sure, when you’re only a few games back of the final (and lowly) AL Wild Card slot but as Luke Jones and Nestor witness these defensive flaws and swiss cheese bats, they wonder aloud about the real destiny of Gunnar Henderson now that Adley Rutschman has been dispatched to Boston.
With a few days of observations under his purple belt, our Luke Jones joins Nestor to discuss the work on the fields in Owings Mills as the Baltimore Ravens hit the field with a whole new feel under rookie head coach Jesse Minter and a real belief in the Super Bowl possibilities. But, here’s what needs to go the right way in August…
Everything about the extension of wide receiver Zay Flowers makes sense to Luke Jones as he rolls out the rationale and reasoning behind inking Lamar Jackson’s new favorite target long term for big money. He joins Nestor to discuss the numbers and Ravens’ investment, and the state of the NFL salary cap and realities of signing No. 8 and what it will take to make him happy in Baltimore.
Everything about the extension of wide receiver Zay Flowers makes sense to Luke Jones as he rolls out the rationale and reasoning behind inking Lamar Jackson’s new favorite target long term for big money. He joins Nestor to discuss the numbers and Ravens’ investment, and the state of the NFL salary cap and realities of signing No. 8 and what it will take to make him happy in Baltimore.
With a few days of observations under his purple belt, our Luke Jones joins Nestor to discuss the work on the fields in Owings Mills as the Baltimore Ravens hit the field with a whole new feel under rookie head coach Jesse Minter and a real belief in the Super Bowl possibilities. But, here’s what needs to go the right way in August…
Our Pikesville-via-Tampa sportswriter and pal Joel Poiley returns from sunny Florida for an Orioles trade conversation as the phones around Major League Baseball heat up for a tepid pennant race full of American League mediocrity and opportunity? How will Mike Elias react?
Our Pikesville-via-Tampa sportswriter and pal Joel Poiley returns from sunny Florida for an Orioles trade conversation as the phones around Major League Baseball heat up for a tepid pennant race full of American League mediocrity and opportunity? How will Mike Elias react?
Yeah, the Baltimore Orioles lost two of three to the surging Atlanta Braves at Camden Yards but it was the Kyle Bradish press conference with owner David Rubenstein and baseball ops leader Mike Elias that Luke Jones and Nestor want to discuss after another lost weekend of terrible offense and bad defense. And this franchise will be a buyer this weekend at the MLB trade deadline? Help us make it make sense…
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Orioles lost weekend against Braves and Rubenstein words at Bradish press conference
With the Baltimore Ravens taking a summer hiatus, this was our last chance to take a first look at rookie head coach Jesse Minter and the new operation. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Loop, Lamar and the fresh offense of Declan Doyle as the team disappears for six weeks before the purple explosion.
With the Baltimore Ravens taking a summer hiatus, this was our last chance to take a first look at rookie head coach Jesse Minter and the new operation. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Loop, Lamar and the fresh offense of Declan Doyle as the team disappears for six weeks before the purple explosion.
With the Orioles sputtering in Toronto over the weekend, Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Birds returning home to Camden Yards and trying to get back to .500 while battling some of the better teams in MLB in the coming weeks.
With the Orioles sputtering in Toronto over the weekend, Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Birds returning home to Camden Yards and trying to get back to .500 while battling some of the better teams in MLB in the coming weeks.
As the Baltimore Orioles inch toward .500, this 8-3 stretch has featured multiple good starts from the rotation and different stars every night in the lineup. It’s not optimal, but it’s improving. Luke Jones and Nestor talk Shane Baz and Chris Bassitt and the Coby Mayo and Blaze Alexander platoon possibilities as the Birds look to steal another series at Fenway Park from the Red Sox after taking the opener.
As spring turns to summer, we turn once again to our longtime WNST baseball insider and pal Allen McCallum to reset the Baltimore Orioles expectation and realities as the sub .500 start has required a lot of questions about a lot of departments in Birdland.
As spring turns to summer, we turn once again to our longtime WNST baseball insider and pal Allen McCallum to reset the Baltimore Orioles expectation and realities as the sub .500 start has required a lot of questions about a lot of departments in Birdland.
It’s only been a few days but the Baltimore Orioles are finally winning some games and getting some decent starting pitching. Luke Jones and Nestor also discuss the warming of (some of) the Birds bats and feeling some “magic” as the first two against the sloppy Tampa Bay Rays have gone in the direction of the men of Craig Albernaz and the Colton Cowser walkoffs have risen the orange spirits. Better pitching, better results…
It’s only been a few days but the Baltimore Orioles are finally winning some games and getting some decent starting pitching. Luke Jones and Nestor also discuss the warming of (some of) the Birds bats and feeling some “magic” as the first two against the sloppy Tampa Bay Rays have gone in the direction of the men of Craig Albernaz and the Colton Cowser walkoffs have risen the orange spirits. Better pitching, better results…
If the version of Kyle Bradish that re-emerged at Camden Yards against the New York Yankees on Wednesday is suddenly reappearing and the bat of Adley Rutschman has returned, then the Baltimore Orioles already have their first building blocks back to thinking about contending this summer in the American League pennant race. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss two outta three over the pinstripers for the Birds and Bradish back to shoving the ball every fifth day.
If the version of Kyle Bradish that re-emerged at Camden Yards against the New York Yankees on Wednesday is suddenly reappearing and the bat of Adley Rutschman has returned, then the Baltimore Orioles already have their first building blocks back to thinking about contending this summer in the American League pennant race. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss two outta three over the pinstripers for the Birds and Bradish back to shoving the ball every fifth day.
The Orioles haven’t gotten a lot of production from the Coby Mayo experiment but at least for one night, it worked. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Yankees visit to Camden Yards and why defense matters in Major League Baseball.
The Orioles haven’t gotten a lot of production from the Coby Mayo experiment but at least for one night, it worked. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Yankees visit to Camden Yards and why defense matters in Major League Baseball.
Cycling through a variety of high draft picks who have scuffled early in their major league careers has been a way of life for the Baltimore Orioles over the past four seasons. Luke Jones and Nestor recap an all-too-rare rare victory for the Orioles in Miami as catcher Samuel Basallo stars with a homer short of the cycle and Adley Rutschman comes through in the clutch as the Birds bounce back from a nightmare weekend on Broadway.
Cycling through a variety of high draft picks who have scuffled early in their major league careers has been a way of life for the Baltimore Orioles over the past four seasons. Luke Jones and Nestor recap an all-too-rare rare victory for the Orioles in Miami as catcher Samuel Basallo stars with a homer short of the cycle and Adley Rutschman comes through in the clutch as the Birds bounce back from a nightmare weekend on Broadway.
