Friday, May 3, 2024

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Twenty five (plus) years of baseball friendship and Orioles chatter and they’re finally in first place!

Allen McCallum was our ballpark reporter and Orioles insider before we even had a radio station. The two guys who watched Jeffrey Maier reach over the Yankee Stadium wall from the right field bleachers together 27 years ago in the ALCS reconvene for an all-too-rare conversation about Orioles progress and magic.

Getting schooled on Howard County

From the hikes in Centennial Park to the concerts at Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia always brings us back. Howard County Executive Calvin Ball tells Nestor what makes his county successful and how the kids going back to school is a good thing.

New York Times writer Tyler Kepner tells Nestor about his visit with Orioles owner John Angelos and what he wants from Maryland tax payers

Longtime New York Times sportswriter Tyler Kepner tells Nestor about his story and recent visit with Orioles owner John Angelos and what the owner's son wants from Maryland tax payers for the future of Baltimore baseball.

Delegate Carl Anderton welcomes Nestor back to the Eastern Shore and local perspective

Delegate Carl Anderton welcomes Nestor back to the Eastern Shore and local perspective

John Martin and Seth Elkin join Nestor in Ocean City to discuss Maryland Lottery money and business

John Martin and Seth Elkin join Nestor in Ocean City to discuss Maryland Lottery money and business

The new world problems of an Orioles pennant race

With an Orioles pennant race colliding with the start of NFL season, Dennis Koulatsos and Nestor discuss the allure of winning every night and waiting for October while September brings the Ravens back into local focus. Two parades in Baltimore? Time will tell.

Giving Baltimore residents shelter

As her work for two decades with housing issues and helping folks led her to the Baltimore City Council, Odette Ramos brings some city needs and realities down to Ocean City and the Maryland Counties Conference in a wide-ranging discussion about improving Baltimore. Even her most famous resident in the 14th District, Governor Wes Moore made a cameo!

Leonard Raskin and Nestor count the free money for Angelos Orioles as lease signing lingers longer

After some time in Ocean City – and we all have plenty of memories there – we catch up with our money man Leonard Raskin to discuss the ideology of $600 million of free money not being enough to get the Angelos family to sign a lease to keep the Orioles at Camden Yards.

Senator Ben Cardin tells Nestor he will be sprinting to the finish line in Washington

Senator Ben Cardin tells Nestor he will be sprinting to the finish line in Washington

Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Ravens preseason loss in Washington and ESPN DC loveathon

Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Ravens preseason loss in Washington, the ESPN television D.C. loveathon with Josh Harris and what's next for the purple birds in Tampa and cut down day next week. @BaltimoreLuke
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What is next for Preakness, Pimlico and Maryland horse racing?

In an industry that has been famously and dangerously slow to change, the future of the Maryland Jockey Club, Preakness, Pimlico and Laurel is about to change dramtically and forever. Nestor had a lot of questions – and historical perspective – for David Richardson and Alan Foreman, who try to answer all of the mystery surrounding the Stronach family, the local tracks and the future of the second crown of horse racing's Triple Crown at Old Hilltop in Baltimore.

Orioles held to just three hits in 2-0 defeat to Yankees

Baltimore had no answers for New York starter Luis Gil, who pitched a career-high 6 1/3 shutout innings.

As Means and Bradish return, Orioles place Rodriguez on IL with shoulder inflammation

The 24-year-old "was sore a little more than normal after his start" against the Yankees on Monday.

Making Nasty Nestor pay in Baltimore

Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Orioles stacking wins against the New York Yankees and beating "Nasty" Nestor Cortes with a great effort from Dean Kremer and a depleted bullpen on Tuesday night at Camden Yards.

Kremer, shorthanded bullpen pitch Orioles to 4-2 win over Yankees

Dean Kremer tossed seven innings of two-run ball while Jacob Webb earned the save against the heart of New York's order.

Ravens exercise fifth-year option on outside linebacker Odafe Oweh

The 2021 first-round pick is now set to make $13.251 million guaranteed for the 2025 season.

Assessing another Ravens draft class

Our old NFL draftnik and historian Dennis Koulatsos joins Nestor for an annual evaluation of the Ravens' draft class and needs heading into the spring.

Does anything bring more satisfaction than shutting out the Yankees at Camden Yards?

The big bat of Gunnar Henderson, a solid effort by Grayson Rodriguez and a booted ball by Anthony Volpe added up to an Orioles victory to begin the Yankees series with a 2-0 win. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the week ahead and the possibility of adding John Means and Kyle Bradish back into the rotation.
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