Sunday, April 28, 2024

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A year after major changes at WNST, I’m very happy and here’s why…

It's been a year since I've written about my life, my wife, her survival, our mission and my happiness. If you're a friend of mine or WNST, I hope you'll give this a read...

MLB #GiveASpit Ballpark Ranking: No. 29 Miami

Hard to believe the louses who own the Miami (nee Florida) Marlins could not only connive their way into ever getting this hard-to-get-to and even harder to return “shiny gem” built in an area that even people who live...

MLB #GiveASpit Ballpark Ranking: No. 30 Anaheim

What's the worst MLB stadium? Nestor says No. 30 was easy: just go to Orange County and see what the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim have under a broken halo...

Ranking 30 MLB stadiums from worst to first isn’t easy

Nestor traveled to 30 MLB ballparks in 30 days this summer and is putting them in order. We'll be counting them down from worst to first through Sept. 8 when he'll release a three-part essay on his MLB #GiveASpit leukemia and bone marrow awareness journey.

Purple Reign 2: Flacco & Bisciotti met, talked Super Bowls & millions last August

This is an excerpt from a new 480-page book called "Purple Reign 2: Faith, Family & Football - A Baltimore Love Story"

With every nerve aware, here are my Top 50 Rush songs of all time

3. Cold Fire – Relationships. Everybody’s got them, now what do we do with them? 2. Marathon – “Got to pick up the pace, if you want to stay in the race.” 1. Red Barchetta – The story about a car, a boy and a vision of a summer drive in the country on the lam.

Adam Lambert talks Zeppelin, American Idol and future before Queen

When the American Idol crew came through the Royal Farms Arena in 2009, Nestor talked about Kiss and Robert Plant with a future superstar and man of Mercury.

Geddy Lee of Rush talks bass and baseball

Nestor did a Rock N Jock Baseball Preview in the 1990s and his music pals called in to talk sports. Geddy Lee checked in from Toronto to discuss the 1997 Orioles and Blue Jays.

Before his house was live, Daryl Hall talks about Unplugged craze and acoustic songwriting in February 1991

Nestor found Daryl Hall walking out of the 98 Rock studios on TV Hill and wanted to interview him for his music column at The Evening Sun in Baltimore. Strangely enough, Hall agreed to call him and did...

Clarence Clemons tells Nestor about life after E Street before Hammerjacks show in February 1990

Thirty years later, it seems almost inconceivable that Bruce Springsteen once was departed from E Street for over a decade. The Big Man joined Nestor during his days as an #AlmostFamous music critic at The Evening Sun in Baltimore to talk about solo life on the road.
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The sudden halt for Jackson Holliday

Luke Jones and Nestor gather on Friday afternoon at Faidley's Seafood in Lexington Market to discuss the news that Jackson Holliday is headed back to Norfolk after struggling mightily against major league pitching in his first two weeks with the Orioles.

A grand giveaway chance every time the Orioles load ’em up

John Martin of Maryland Lottery tells Nestor about the Orioles magic of the Home Run Riches Grand Slam giveaways every time the team hits a homer but with a grand twist this season.

Weird April for Holliday winds down with Orioles sending him back to minors

BALTIMORE -- Regardless of your feelings on the Orioles' handling of top prospect Jackson Holliday, there's a good chance you've felt right and wrong...

What is Oakland losing with the Athletics?

Author Jason Turbow gives Nestor an Oakland Athletics history lesson and discusses everything that went wrong over 50 years dating back to Charlie Finley and a book he wrote on the 1970s World Series champions draped in thrift and constant acrimony.

Ravens tab cornerback Nate Wiggins as best cross section of talent, need in first round

"Just getting a corner at this point like Nate is probably the best way we could have started this weekend."

Ravens address secondary with Wiggins as we await offensive line help

Late in the night the Baltimore Ravens were quite excited about drafting Clemson cornerback Nate Wiggins with the 30th pick and now Luke Jones and Nestor await how general manager Eric DeCosta will address the offensive line and other needs this weekend via what has already been a wild NFL Draft.

Fielding a field of crowded outfielders as Kjerstad arrives for Orioles

Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Orioles returning from Anaheim to see the A's and Yankees at Camden Yards with the Heston Kjerstad promotion and the curious Rashod Bateman deal with the Ravens before NFL Draft. A big week of sports ahead in Baltimore.

A sportswriting legend talks about her roots in Oriole Magic and what went wrong in Oakland

Recovering sportswriter Susan Fornoff comes home to Baltimore to talk Oriole Magic, Athletics history and why it matters to fans in Oakland and beyond. And Nestor finally gets to tell some old newspaper tales of her legend and lore at The News American in the 1980s before that creep Dave Kingman showed who the real rats of Major League Baseball were to baseball beat writers.
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