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It’s an election season and we’re welcoming plenty of political candidates and sitting elected officials onto the Maryland Crab Cake Tour. Councilman Mark Conway has told us about his challenges and triumphs in the 4th District of Baltimore City and now is focused on running for the current seat of Congressman Kweisi Mfume in the 7th U.S. Congressional District, encompassing large parts of the city and edges of the county.
The Dundalk boys reunite at the bar at Costas Inn for a little rocking around the Christmas tree catch up as John Allen of Stone Horses joins lifer pal Nestor to spread some holiday cheer and music memories from the soul of the neighborhood. The miracle of music, the new heart of our friend Ed Lauer and the beat of seeing The Go-Go’s Gina Schock perform with Cyndi Lauper at the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame induction in Los Angeles. Rock and roll never forgets…
Most oddsmakers have the Baltimore Ravens’ playoff chances at less than 10% heading into Christmas weekend and a Saturday night “stay alive” game with the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the reality that the franchise is far from “one player away” from a real Super Bowl run with this roster. The offseason is coming soon…
There will be plenty of time in the offseason to send out report cards and walking papers but Luke Jones and Nestor begin to assess the totality of the efforts of the starters and star players of the Baltimore Ravens and wonder what Eric DeCosta and John Harbaugh see. And, more importantly, what Steve Bisciotti will see once the season ends and the bill comes due for a season of constant disappointment and under performance across the roster.
It all started to fall apart once again as the Baltimore Ravens had another doubit-digit lead evaporate at home for the holidays against the New England Patriots. Leonard Raskin and Nestor lick the purple wounds of a mostly sickening Ravens season and pick up the pieces of parking Derrick Henry while John Harbaugh squirms in the aftermath of another embarrassing loss.
It stands as the fourth largest jackpot in American lottery history and John Martin of The Maryland Lottery gets Nestor ready for almost two billion reasons to have some fun with “the big one” as Powerball powers past $1.7 billion for Christmas. Ho Ho, hope you win!
With the grand opening of the new Planet Fitness in Timonium underway, Luke Jones joined Nestor on York Road at Planet Fitness to discuss the Orioles’ acquisition of former first-round draft pick Shane Baz and a Christmas primer on ways the Birds have improved heading into 2026.
In the spirit of the holiday season, we bring friends and family together. Chesapeake chef extraordinaire and proprietor of Gertrude’s at The BMA John Shields hosts Nestor once again for a Christmas and New Year’s Eve celebration (at an hour we can all appreciate) along with former MLB outfielder Casper Wells for chat about seven fishes, sauerkraut and Pete Alonso.
Our annual “two old sports guys” holiday visit with longtime communications pro John Maroon came on turf very familiar to all parties: Costas Inn in Dundalk, where no one was crabby but the ramping up of artificial intelligence in the world of public relations, marketing and advertising was spicy on our tongues on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour. Always changing, always evolving…
It stands as the fourth largest jackpot in American lottery history and John Martin of The Maryland Lottery gets Nestor ready for almost two billion reasons to have some fun with “the big one” as Powerball powers past $1.7 billion for Christmas. Ho Ho, hope you win!
There will be plenty of time in the offseason to send out report cards and walking papers but Luke Jones and Nestor begin to assess the totality of the efforts of the starters and star players of the Baltimore Ravens and wonder what Eric DeCosta and John Harbaugh see. And, more importantly, what Steve Bisciotti will see once the season ends and the bill comes due for a season of constant disappointment and under performance across the roster.
Most oddsmakers have the Baltimore Ravens’ playoff chances at less than 10% heading into Christmas weekend and a Saturday night “stay alive” game with the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the reality that the franchise is far from “one player away” from a real Super Bowl run with this roster. The offseason is coming soon…
It all started to fall apart once again as the Baltimore Ravens had another doubit-digit lead evaporate at home for the holidays against the New England Patriots. Leonard Raskin and Nestor lick the purple wounds of a mostly sickening Ravens season and pick up the pieces of parking Derrick Henry while John Harbaugh squirms in the aftermath of another embarrassing loss.
Star safety Kyle Hamilton was voted to his third Pro Bowl in four seasons.
John Harbaugh on questions about future with Ravens: “I try to do the job, not try to keep the job”
Luke Jones offers his latest purple musings after Baltimore saw its playoff hopes plummet on Sunday night.
John Hoey of The Y returns to give Nestor the receipts and warm trail of holiday fun from the 5K Turkey Trot on a chilly Thanksgiving morning that took place all over the community and wound up being featured on the Ravens’ NBC broadcast for the world to see with their pumpkin pie.
It didn’t even seem possible that colleagues Calvin Statham (59 years) and George Scheulen (46 years). who once taught Nestor at Holabird Junior High School in 1979, could still be teaching him about the important things in life beyond chorus and physics all these years later. Two beloved Baltimore County educators continue trying to tame their rambunctious student for the holidays with music and love (and crab cakes) at Costas Inn in Dundalk.
His next stage production at The BMA begins on March 5th and Dan Rodricks returns to Gertrude’s for the holidays to take Nestor back to his Aparicio roots with the 1966 Baltimore Orioles winning the World Series – and the realities of the city, race, politics and a colorful upcoming show “No Mean City: Baltimore 1966.”
When you park Derrick Henry with a two-score lead at home and the season on the line and lose the game, it’s time to discuss the job security of the head coach. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss yet another blown 4th quarter home lead, this time to the New England Patriots and the future of John Harbaugh became quite the hot take topic amongst Baltimore Ravens fans on the internet in the aftermath. But it’s a fair question: who is running this mess?
We’re all fed up and should be. Congressman Johnny Olszewski joined Nestor to discuss the lack of focus and progress on Capitol Hill and potential solutions for health care, transparency in government and the use of Trump’s absurd pardons as a grifting tool.
The star quarterback took a knee to his back late in the second quarter and wasn’t able to return as Baltimore fell to 7-8.
Despite losing Lamar Jackson to a back injury late in the first half, Baltimore held an 11-point lead with under 10 minutes to go.
Lamar Jackson discusses his back injury and hopes of being able to return to play in Green Bay
Tyler Huntley discusses replacing injured Lamar Jackson in Sunday night’s loss to Patriots
Kyle Hamilton discusses disappointment of Ravens defense blowing 11-point lead in fourth quarter
Derrick Henry on Ravens losing control of playoff path: “It just hasn’t been good enough”
John Harbaugh tries to explain why Derrick Henry wasn’t on field for Ravens’ penultimate drive of game
Lamar Jackson on improving inside red zone: “Just calm down; we’ve been here”
Kyle Hamilton says Drake Maye “probably going to be a problem in the league for a long time”
Two-time Grammy Award winning percussionist and Marylander M.B. Gordy returns from Los Angeles to tell Nestor about the beat of his latest – and fourth – Grammy nomination with “Seven Seasons” in the Classical Compendium category.
This stands as a warning to anyone who invites Nestor by their place for the Maryland Crab Cake Tour: you’re an invite and a taste away because he’s en route to meet more great local folks who want to promote their business. Owner Soo Mi Kang of Honey’s in Halethorpe invited us over and must’ve known that offering “Crabby Toast” would invoke the legend of Charles Markwood Eckman. Competitive billiards, great food and the game is always on at this old-school joint on the south side.
The always fun Ravens scratch-off super prize winners made their way to frosty Cincinnati where even the famous chili was chilly but as Doug Lloyd of The Maryland Lottery tells Nestor, great seats, a big win and a wild adventure with a flat tire made a Cumberland memory. And everyone was a big winner on the flight home with the team from Kentucky.
Baltimore has one last chance to improve upon its disappointing 3-5 record at home in 2025.
“It’s the best book ever written about the modern National Football League,” so says Nestor about Big Game. And that’s why we love having its author Mark Leibovich back on when his New England Patriots proudly return to Baltimore for some playoff knockout style football. Now with The Atlantic, the longtime political insider for The New York Times is also heavily immersed in Trumplandia and weighs in on the ongoing Epstein saga and the usual D.C. shenanigans.
Lamar Jackson hasn’t practiced on a Wednesday in almost three months. Luke Jones and Nestor continue to spend midweeks discussing the health of the Baltimore Ravens two-time MVP quarterback and how it can’t be helping the offensive operation. But, a win against the New England Patriots at home will keep hope alive in a wild and zany finish to the NFL regular season.
Kyle Hamilton showed up on Friday’s injury report with an ankle injury casting some uncertainty on his Week 16 status.
Lamar Jackson hasn’t practiced on a Wednesday in almost three months. Luke Jones and Nestor continue to spend midweeks discussing the health of the Baltimore Ravens two-time MVP quarterback and how it can’t be helping the offensive operation. But, a win against the New England Patriots at home will keep hope alive in a wild and zany finish to the NFL regular season.
Reaching back to his Italian heritage in East Baltimore, Nestor returns to DiPasquale’s in Canton to learn about the Feast Of The Seven Fishes and some Highlandtown holiday magic with legendary UMBC soccer coach Pete Caringi and friends of the family.
The New England Patriots are back in first place in the AFC North and coming to Baltimore, which always brings venerable Boston Globe columnist Dan Shaughnessy back to his onetime workplace to tell old stories of The Evening Sun, Orioles Magic and always brilliant insights on the NFL franchise of Robert Kraft and the 2.0 build out of Mike Vrabel and Drake Maye.
