Friday, April 19, 2024

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John Eisenberg tells Nestor about his lost Orioles heroes tapes of Birdland and resurrecting the glory

Local author and longtime sports columnist John Eisenberg tells Nestor about unearthing the lost Orioles conversations and tapes of the heroes Birdland from his turn-of-the-century book on Memorial Stadium and the legendary tales of Brooks Robinson, Earl Weaver, Jim Palmer and everyone associated with Orioles Magic.

Tapping into The Bird Tapes and real Orioles history with John Eisenberg

Local author and longtime sports columnist John Eisenberg tells Nestor about unearthing the lost Orioles conversations and tapes of the heroes Birdland from his turn-of-the-century book on Memorial Stadium and the legendary tales of Brooks Robinson, Earl Weaver, Jim Palmer and everyone associated with Orioles Magic.

Dan Pompei of The Athletic tells Nestor what makes Ravens franchise ready for next Super Bowl glory

Our old friend Dan Pompei of The Athletic came to Baltimore last week to write about standout defensive tackle Justin Madubuike but has been here many times over the years chronicling great players Ozzie Newsome and Eric DeCosta have brought to Baltimore.

Dan Pompei: Ravens procurement of players and developing them has put them here

Dan Pompei of The Athletic tells Nestor what makes Ravens franchise ready for next Super Bowl glory

Talking Orioles pennant race fever over beer and crab cakes

The Maryland Crab Cake Tour rolled back into Koco's Pub in the midst of baseball fever in Lauraville. Our favorite sportswriter from The Washington Post who has only lived in Baltimore joined our lifer sports cartoonist pal to discuss whether the Ravens or Orioles might soon bring us a parade. Let Dave Sheinin and Mike Ricigliano give you pennant fever!

Dave Sheinin and Ricig discuss state of Baltimore sports and when Ravens or Orioles might bring us a parade

Dave Sheinin and Ricig discuss state of Baltimore sports and when Ravens or Orioles might bring us a parade

Dave Sheinin and Ricig move beyond sports to discuss love of music on MD Crab Cake Tour at Koco’s Pub

Dave Sheinin and Ricig move beyond sports to discuss love of music on MD Crab Cake Tour at Koco's Pub

Is “Sara” the greatest song ever written?

Nothing makes the Maryland Crab Cake Tour better than bringing together sports friends from different worlds. This time longtime sportswriter Dave Sheinin of The Washington Post and legendary sports cartoonist Mike Ricigliano move beyond sports to discuss a mutual love of music and what makes a song great from Koco's Pub in Lauraville.

Taking Ross Peddicord down the stretch on forty years of friendship and racetracks

Ross Peddicord and Nestor catch up on 40 years of friendship around writing and racing

John Steadman talks about history of Super Bowl

He was there for every one of them until his death in January 2001. Nestor asked his mentor all about The Big Game on Radio Row at San Diego Super Bowl XXXII in 1998.
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Latest News

Mullins’ walk-off homer, Suarez’s impressive start lift Orioles to sweep over Minnesota

Albert Suarez pitched 5 2/3 shutout innings in his club debut before Cedric Mullins won the game on Wednesday.

Hyde, Orioles happy with Bradish’s first rehab start at Double-A Bowie

Kyle Bradish tossed three scoreless innings and struck out four in Tuesday's start.

What does Wells injury mean for Orioles pitching?

With John Means and Kyle Bradish throwing and potentially coming back to the Orioles starting rotation soon, Luke Jones and Nestor discuss what the latest setback for Tyler Wells means as the Birds' bats take center stage in battering Twins pitching at Camden Yards.

Getting ready for NFL Draft weekend and Ravens many options – and needs

It's not often that Luke Jones and Nestor Aparicio wind up in the same room together doing live radio. Every Friday when the Orioles are home, come say hello at Faidley's Seafood in Lexington Market before the game. This time, it was football on the brain with Eric DeCosta and the Baltimore Ravens holding the 30th pick in the first round of next Thursday's NFL Draft in Detroit.

Orioles bats explode, Rodriguez solid in 11-3 win over Minnesota

Gunnar Henderson, Jordan Westburg, and Ryan O’Hearn homered while Grayson Rodriguez pitched six solid innings for the victory on Tuesday.

As Bradish starts rehab assignment, Orioles place Wells on 15-day IL with elbow inflammation

Tyler Wells allowed four runs and lasted only four innings in his last start against Milwaukee.

The Orioles farm that keeps producing legit big league phenoms

With the promotion of Jackson Holliday and the emergence of Colton Cowser and Jordan Westburg to go with the already-arrived Adley Rutschman and Gunnar Henderson, the Baltimore Orioles are loaded. It's the dawn of a new day of Orioles baseball. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the maturation of Orioles system and the solid start to season despite some obvious pitching deficiencies.

Mullins leads way with bat, glove as Orioles win 7-4 over Minnesota

Cedric Mullins was the standout performer on Jackie Robinson Day.
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