Orioles rotation taking shape as Opening Day nears
Rookie lefty and local product Bruce Zimmermann will begin the season as the No. 3 starter after a strong spring.
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Singy comes home to say YES to talking Orioles baseball
Orioles legend and current Yankees broadcaster Ken Singleton joins Nestor to talk the Yankees, Orioles baseball and Reggie Jackson.
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Hardy, Devereaux discuss becoming latest inductees for Orioles Hall of Fame
J.J. Hardy, Mike Devereaux, Joe Angel, and the late Mo Gaba will be honored in a pre-game ceremony on Aug. 7.
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Orioles option Akin to Norfolk, re-sign LeBlanc, place Davis on 60-day injured list
Manager Brandon Hyde explained the decision to demote young lefty Keegan Akin, who struggled in Grapefruit League action after being a favorite to make the rotation.
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Matt Harvey not satisfied simply making Orioles rotation out of spring training
Once a young star for the New York Mets, the veteran right-hander is throwing harder than he has in a few years trying to revitalize his career in Baltimore.
Luke Jones and Nestor set sights on spring of Orioles games and Ravens draft hopes for improvement
Luke Jones and Nestor set sights on spring of Orioles games and Ravens draft hopes for improvement
Setting our sights on spring of Orioles games and Ravens draft hopes for improvement
After a weekend on the couch watching March Madness, Luke Jones and Nestor anticipate what a normal sports spring will feel like as vaccines go into arms and world opens back up.
Luke Jones and Nestor set Orioles expectations and welcome Birds of spring
Luke Jones and Nestor set Orioles expectations and welcome Birds of spring
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Means grateful to have another shot at Opening Day start for Orioles
The Baltimore lefty wasn’t able to start last July’s opener due to a sore shoulder, but he’s scheduled to take the hill at Fenway Park on April 1.
What did you do with your baseball cards before the recent surge?
Baseball author and collectibles historian Pete Williams joins Nestor to discuss 30 years of Camden Yards memories and how the baseball card market has spiked during COVID.
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Orioles officially sign Maikel Franco to one-year deal, send Hunter Harvey to 60-day IL
The 28-year-old will need to get up to speed before likely seizing the starting job at third base.
Muscling up expectations for 2021 Orioles baseball
Luke Jones and Nestor take a deep dive on what the realities are for Mike Elias and the leadership of the Baltimore Orioles in another season of limited expectations.
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Former Orioles right fielder Markakis retires after 15 seasons
In some ways, Nick Markakis epitomized the only winning era of Orioles baseball this century.
Oriole Park at Camden Yards to operate at 25% capacity to begin 2021 season
The Orioles will be able to host approximately 11,000 fans per game to open the season with the flexibility to increase capacity as 2021 progresses.
Mike Elias: “2021’s not going to be the same as 2019, but it’s going to be better than 2020”
The Orioles general manager is looking forward to moving back toward more baseball normalcy this season.
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Real estate and the reality of optimism for Terps
Local real estate pro Jeff Mohler talks vaccine optimism for seeing some baseball at Camden Yards after extended March Madness and Maryland basketball on TV.
Castro, Cuba and Havana nights of fiction – and nonfiction
Author Tim Wendel shares real and imagined tales of baseball, Cuba and Fidel Castro in his second novel and catching up with Billy Bryan.
Memories of pouring syrup on the Cakes and Jim Palmer on the wall
It started with a sports debate that meandered into a pitch for natural maple syrup as opposed to the synthetic stuff. And the greatest Oriole of ’em all adorning the walls of WNST…
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Twelve Orioles thoughts one week into Grapefruit League play
Now hitting exclusively from the left side, Cedric Mullins is off to a good start at the plate this spring.
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Rutschman says pressure being Orioles’ top prospect “gets easier every day”
The young catcher isn’t sure when he’ll receive the call to the majors, but he believes his competitive nature will help him succeed at any level.
Former Orioles manager, 1983 World Series champ Joe Altobelli dies at 88
Altobelli was the last man to lead Baltimore to a World Series championship.
Mancini “almost teared up a bit” from ovation in first spring game
The Orioles first baseman singled in his first Grapefruit League at-bat since being diagnosed with colon cancer last March.
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Hyde reveals Mullins to bat only from left side, talks Mancini’s return to Orioles lineup
Cedric Mullins had batted just .147 with a .439 OPS in 111 major league plate appearances as a right-handed hitter.
When Orioles baseball and dentistry collide at a Ruth’s Chris charity event
Dr. Charles Fine of McDonough Dental in Owings Mills joins Nestor to discuss their mutual love of Orioles history and memorabilia. And the doc updates us on the importance of visiting a dentist during COVID.
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Orioles’ Davis says he’s made changes “visible to the naked eye” in hopes of better results
The veteran first baseman described adjustments at the plate as “overdue” in trying to rejuvenate his career after batting a combined .169 over the last three seasons.
Bidding adieu to our pal Dave Ginsburg on press row
After three decades of DMV worldwide sports coverage at the Associated Press, Dave Ginsburg is hanging up the laptop. At least for now. He joins Nestor for a fun retrospective of Baltimore and Washington and memories and press box food.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts with full-squad spring workouts underway
Dean Kremer is among the interesting young talents to watch in 2021.
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Major League Baseball in need of a healing season
Forbes baseball business insider Maury Brown joins Nestor to discuss all that ails the sport as spring training commences. And, as always, bonus rock music discussion, history and rumination.
What will drive innovation and growth for Baltimore over next decade?
Bill Cole and Nestor ask some lengthy and difficult questions about the future of business and industry in our hometown as the pandemic drags into the second year.
Finding your personal Patterson Park Pagoda in lieu of a diamond this spring
Longtime baseball insider (and cool musician) at The Washington Post Dave Sheinin joins Nestor to discuss the joys of writing about life in East Baltimore as the weather changes and the Orioles work on that zero point zero.
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Mancini feeling great, participating fully as Orioles’ full-squad workouts underway
After completing chemo treatments last fall, the Baltimore slugger began baseball workouts in late October and had a mostly normal offseason.
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Finally healthy again, Hernandez aiming to enhance Hall of Fame case with Orioles
Felix Hernandez is still aiming for 3,000 strikeouts and 200 wins in his career that began with Seattle in 2005.
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Means on FanGraphs projection for Orioles: “We try not to listen to the noise too much”
The lefty starter didn’t have much to say about the FanGraphs assessment suggesting the Orioles have a 0.0% chance of making the 2021 postseason.
Hyde says managing pitcher workloads will be challenging after abbreviated 2020
Asked about the prospects of using a six-man rotation, the Orioles manager said, “I think anything is possible this year when it comes to pitching.”
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2021 Orioles spring preview: Non-roster invitees and notable camp reserves
Top prospect Adley Rutschman will be in Sarasota after spending last summer at the alternate training site in Bowie.
What will it really take to keep the Orioles in Baltimore after 2023?
Marty Conway and Nestor discuss future of Orioles and stadium situation after the recent announcement of a two-year lease extension at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
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2021 Orioles spring preview: 40-man roster position players
The Baltimore outfield is shaping up to be a crowded group this season.
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss magic of Orioles baseball for next 24 months in Baltimore
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss magic of Orioles baseball for next 24 months in Baltimore
Good news or bad news? Examining the brief Camden Yards lease extension
Nestor Aparicio and Luke Jones discuss the Orioles’ offseason and the future of Baltimore baseball.
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2021 Orioles spring preview: 40-man roster pitchers
Lefty John Means is the heavy favorite to start the season opener in Boston on April 1.
