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Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the debacle of Maxx Crosby deal for Baltimore Ravens and DeCosta

By Wednesday morning before the NFL free agency deadline, Eric DeCosta opted to sign Trey Hendrickson but it was four days with the thoughts of having Maxx Crosby that energized the Baltimore Ravens’ fan base right up until an Owings Mills medical nixed the deal. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the debacle of Maxx Crosby deal for trust amongst players and agents and teams with the Ravens and DeCosta.

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The debacle of Maxx Crosby deal for DeCosta and Ravens

By Wednesday morning before the NFL free agency deadline, Eric DeCosta opted to sign Trey Hendrickson but it was four days with the thoughts of having Maxx Crosby that energized the Baltimore Ravens’ fan base right up until an Owings Mills medical nixed the deal. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the debacle of Maxx Crosby deal for trust amongst players and agents and teams with the Ravens and DeCosta.

Luke Jones and Nestor recap early free agency transactions, comings and goings of Baltimore Ravens

It’s been a whirlwind two months since Tyler Loop’s kick sailed wide right in Pittsburgh and the Baltimore Ravens have made massive changes, including in the ideology of winning right now vs. making first round draft picks. Luke Jones and Nestor recap the wild early free agency transactions and comings and goings of the roster of Jesse Minter and the myriad of holes for Eric DeCosta to fill this spring.

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The costs, benefits and stark realities of energy, AI and solar

Sometimes we delve into sports and fiction like Maxx Crosby coming to Baltimore but this time on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour, Bill Cole joins Nestor at Massoni’s to discuss the future of energy, artificial intelligence the and reality of an autonomous future that’s arriving as fast as a driver-less vehicle.

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Ravens deal for the Mighty Maxx and instantly become Super Bowl favorites

The impact of the Maxx Crosby trade will be felt over years but the first reactions of Luke Jones and Nestor are succinct: this is the biggest trade in franchise history and very against many of the principles of the Baltimore Ravens. Here’s why it makes sense for Eric DeCosta – and Lamar Jackson!

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This is the week Lamar Jackson and Ravens need to get organized on money

It’s a big football week in Owings Mills. Eric DeCosta has a lot of work to do. The Baltimore Ravens have some real roster building to do this offseason. Let’s start with Lamar Jackson in the right contract and Tyler Linderbaum hitting the tampering market for a deal.

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The World Baseball Classic and war time stock market fears

Our financial resource Leonard Raskin joins Nestor after the bombs started dropping in Iran and discusses strategies for the market and a slow time in sports as we move from Olympic hockey to World Baseball Classic patriotism to ease the fear and pain of another American war.

Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the complicated complications of MLB labor situation and Orioles role

We’re all excited about the possibilities of the 2026 MLB season but the clouds of labor war are percolating even in spring training. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the complicated complications of six decades of Major League Baseball labor history and the bubbling situation for a salary cap. And what will the role of the new Baltimore Orioles ownership be in the looming dogfight?

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As MLB moves toward inevitable labor war, where do Orioles fit into the battle?

We’re all excited about the possibilities of the 2026 MLB season but the clouds of labor war are percolating even in spring training. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the complicated complications of six decades of Major League Baseball labor history and the bubbling situation for a salary cap. And what will the role of the new Baltimore Orioles ownership be in the looming dogfight?

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Making a list and checking it twice

There are lots of jobs still available in the NFL head coaching bonanza this month and the Baltimore Ravens continue their search for the fourth head coach in the 30-year history of the franchise. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the second round of Ravens head coach search and the wants and needs of Steve Bisciotti and Eric DeCosta to lead The Castle in Owings Mills.

Luke Jones and Nestor assess state of Ravens roster after loss to Patriots

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.

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It’s been a season of disappointments for heady Ravens roster of ‘stars’

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.

Leonard Raskin tells Nestor that Ravens coming to life for holidays is part of NFL charmed life

It’s another holiday season but no one in the Baltimore Ravens community is feeling much of the purple Festivus spirit given the suspect play on the field but Leonard Raskin tells Nestor that the team coming back to life in Cincinnati and in time for New England to arrive is its own gift in a season with a 1-5 start and plenty of disappointment for having so much hope. And no one is betting against them hosting a playoff game the weekend of January 10th.

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The Ravens roller coaster once again rises at home for the Krafty Patriots of New England

It’s another holiday season but no one in the Baltimore Ravens community is feeling much of the purple Festivus spirit given the suspect play on the field but Leonard Raskin tells Nestor that the team coming back to life in Cincinnati and in time for New England to arrive is its own gift in a season with a 1-5 start and plenty of disappointment for having so much hope. And no one is betting against them hosting a playoff game the weekend of January 10th.

Eric Fisher of Front Office Sports tells Nestor what Orioles need to do this offseason to find relavancy in AL East

It’s a murky picture throughout Major League Baseball as the Winter Meetings begin and Eric Fisher of Front Office Sports returns to discuss the state of the game, on and off the field. And the business and labor of MLB and a pending working stoppage might be affecting much more than just the payroll of the Baltimore Orioles heading into 2026.

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Where is the Rubenstein and Arougheti commitment to winning for Orioles fans?

It’s a murky picture throughout Major League Baseball as the Winter Meetings begin and Eric Fisher of Front Office Sports returns to discuss the state of the game, on and off the field. And the business and labor of MLB and a pending working stoppage might be affecting much more than just the payroll of the Baltimore Orioles heading into 2026.

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How creative can DeCosta and Ravens get on eve of NFL trade deadline?

Making a massive deal at the NFL trade deadline would not be unique for the Baltimore Ravens. With needs on the offensive and defensive lines and an urgent need for a pass rusher, Luke Jones and Nestor get creative with the potential deals and conversations and the real NFL menu of Eric DeCosta as a 3-5 seeks to improve and chase an AFC playoff berth.

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The cold, hard reality of 1-5 and Ravens ‘awakening’ we’re all waiting on…

What ails the Baltimore Ravens beyond the injuries? Luke Jones and Nestor take a hard look at rest of NFL and teams like Detroit and San Francisco that are winning with missing pieces and wonder what the purple path is from last place and offensive and defensive line play that don’t figure to markedly improve as the depth charts thin further.

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The addition, subtraction and desperation of 1-4 Baltimore Ravens

The Baltimore Ravens are a 7 1/2 point underdog at home against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday and the weather forecast seems frightful. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss this week’s injury report, the Odafe Oweh trade and preview Matt Stafford and Puka Nacua visiting a wet and beleaguered Charm City and staying a while.

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Getting a shot in the arm of baseball knowledge from Kansas City

Three decades of baseball and sports radio friendship with former Royals reliever Jeff Montgomery comes full circle as Nestor checks in with his Kansas City broadcast pal on the eve of another Lamar Jackson visit and talks pitching, young arms and the never-ending MLB labor wars that will be surfacing again next season.

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Another round of Baltimore vs. Buffalo awaits

High stakes and bright lights in Orchard Park on Sunday night as the Baltimore Ravens travel back to where last season ended at the hands of the Buffalo Bills. Of course, it’s about more than Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen, and John Wawrow of The Associated Press in Buffalo returns to get Nestor ready for some football and a fresh season.

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For the Ravens, is it zero tolerance – or just zero accountability?

Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh indicated that the future of the kicking position in Baltimore would be based on football, not the NFL investigation into the 16 women who have alleged improprieties during massage sessions with Justin Tucker. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the ongoing saga and the team’s eschewing of a “zero tolerance” policy when drafting edge rusher Mike Green, who had two sexual assault allegations while in college. Does any of it matter?

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Luke and Nestor debate: Does OTA “practice” have any value to Lamar Jackson or Ravens?

It started as a conversation about the Ravens’ re-working the contract of wide receiver Rashod Bateman and what that will mean for Zay Flowers but amidst the $50 million-a-year quarterback being absent from “voluntary” organized team activities, Luke Jones and Nestor make the argument on both sides for the value and validity of a franchise player opting to stay home while his team hits the practice field in Owings Mills. This one got spicy.

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The embarrassment of MLB and bush league stadium seasons

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.

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Is this is a showcase summer for an O’Hearn deadline deal?

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.

Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Justin Tucker and Mike Green and the Ravens lies about zero tolerance in Baltimore

Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh indicated that the future of the kicking position in Baltimore would be based on football, not the NFL investigation into the 16 women who have alleged improprieties during massage sessions. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Justin Tucker saga and the team’s eschewing of a “zero tolerance” policy when drafting edge rusher Mike Green, who had two sexual assault allegations while in college.

Barry Bloom of Sportico discusses money of Major League Baseball and future revenue for teams like Orioles to improve

Barry Bloom of Sportico has spent five decades chronicling the history of labor and ownership in Major League Baseball and shares the financial concerns and strategic challenges facing the sport. He joins Nestor to discus new media, an aging fan base and neophyte ownership groups like the Rubenstein partnership trying to guess at future revenue in order to sign star players to enormous contracts while being gifted $600 million to make Camden Yards a place that lifts downtown Baltimore.

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As Rubenstein hands out more money, where is MLB getting it from in Baltimore?

Barry Bloom of Sportico has spent five decades chronicling the history of labor and ownership in Major League Baseball and shares the financial concerns and strategic challenges facing the sport. He joins Nestor to discus new media, an aging fan base and neophyte ownership groups like the Rubenstein partnership trying to guess at future revenue in order to sign star players to enormous contracts while being gifted $600 million to make Camden Yards a place that lifts downtown Baltimore.

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