Thursday, May 9, 2024

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In the end, Angelos family made $1 million every week they owned the Orioles – plus the actual profit

After Nestor broke out a cocktail napkin and did the math on the $173 million price tag of the Baltimore Orioles in 1993 (that came with $45 million in cash) and the recent sale price of $1.7 billion to David Rubenstein (that comes with $600 million in free money from Maryland taxpayers), he wanted to confirm his Dundalk math with our financial advisor Leonard Raskin as to just how much money the Angelos family actually made while attempting to destroy the franchise for the fan base.

When you grew up in the 1970s and want that old black and orange Magic back

Our old hockey pal and longtime Capitals insider Ed Frankovic catches up with Nestor after far too long to take a walk down Maryland memory lane with Baltimore sports and watching the Orioles try to regroup after 30 years of Angelos misery.

Greg Abel joins Nestor to discuss communications, sports, fans and the future of Orioles baseball in Baltimore

It's been 18 years since local communication and public relations guru Greg Abel created the "We're Not Gonna Take It" video after Nestor Aparicio led "Free The Birds" to communicate some uncomfortable truths to Peter Angelos. That was September 2006. Now, with David Rubenstein taking over the helm of the Orioles franchise, what do we expect to be better for the fans – other than everything?

Blanchard: Running a new kind of campaign in South Baltimore’s 11th District

Candidate Zac Blanchard tells Nestor why he's running for City Council 11th District in South Baltimore and ways to improve the neighborhood he calls home.

We survived the Angelos Era of Orioles baseball so what’s next?

Allen McCallum and Nestor Aparicio were seated next to each other in visiting press boxes for the iconic Roberto Alomar ALDS home run in Cleveland and the Jeffrey Maier debacle in New York almost 30 years ago. They covered the team every day at the dawn of WNST until they were no longer allowed access. Now almost three decades later, they discuss the future of the Baltimore Orioles with new ownership of David Rubenstein and general manager Mike Elias fielding the best crop of players of our lifetime at Camden Yards.

The real value of a “fresh start” Baltimore Orioles ownership for MLB

Longtime author and baseball historian Barry Bloom of Sportico provides some historic perspective what the new Orioles ownership could mean for Baltimore and Major League Baseball as David Rubenstein and Cal Ripken step forward to unleash of the potential of a franchise that is blooming on the field and about to blossom with fresh energy.

John Martin of Maryland Lottery talks billions and millions for Maryland dreamers

We're watching the Orioles and Home Run Riches pulling for a grand slam every night but the big one continues to get bigger. John Martin of Maryland Lottery talks billions and millions for Maryland dreamers and some big local winners as well.

Luke Jones and Nestor discuss foul weather, unlikely stars and Orioles Magic youth in Norfolk

Adding up the math of the first week of the "next chapter" of Orioles baseball, Luke Jones and Nestor discuss foul weather, unlikely stars and the Orioles Magic youth in Norfolk hitting the cover off the ball and banging on the walls of The Warehouse at Camden Yards. Mike Elias has good problems to begin the 2024 campaign.

How will the “next chapter” of Orioles ownership communicate with traumatized Baltimore fan base?

It's been 18 years since local communication and public relations guru Greg Abel created the "We're Not Gonna Take It" video after Nestor Aparicio led "Free The Birds" to communicate some uncomfortable truths to Peter Angelos. That was September 2006. Now, with David Rubenstein taking over the helm of the Orioles franchise, what do we expect to be better for the fans – other than everything?

Foul weather, walkoff wins, unlikely stars and the Norfolk hitting machine

Adding up the math of the first week of the "next chapter" of Orioles baseball, Luke Jones and Nestor discuss foul weather, unlikely stars and the Orioles Magic youth in Norfolk hitting the cover off the ball and banging on the walls of The Warehouse at Camden Yards. Mike Elias has good problems to begin the 2024 campaign.
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Latest News

Seeing the Orioles resurgence from the D.C. side

Dave Preston of WTOP tells Nestor about the temperature for an Orioles rebirth and resurgence in Washington suburbs and previews Nats series in The District.

As the rookies get orientated in Owings Mills, we look around rest of NFL

As the Baltimore Ravens welcome a new rookie class and another summer of high expectations, Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the other AFC North foes and who is doing what and where in the NFL as hope abounds around the league.

Always getting Weis about safety and saving lives in stores

Safety specialist Jason Kaufman of Weis Markets discusses consumer safety and saving lives in Maryland stores. Nestor gets an education on modern AED devices and what happens when an emergency happens in a store.

Twelve Ravens Thoughts following rookie camp

Nate Wiggins and the rest of Baltimore's rookie class gathered in Owings Mills this past weekend.

The Orioles can’t stop winning

Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Orioles sweep of the Reds in Cincinnati and orange pitching prosperity in Birdland as the first-place squad heads to D.C. to tackle the Nationals.

The man who brought 25 years of WNST AwesomeNes to life in our new documentary

It was our lifer pal, Orioles fan, baseball man and Towson Transfers tape-to-digital guru Gregg Landry of Blue Rock Productions who inspired Nestor to put together a 25th Anniversary documentary bringing into fun focus the history of our radio station, entrepreneurial spirit, newshound mojo background and then spiking the ball on 40 years of Baltimore sports media life and truth – and the best is yet to come! Hope you enjoy "No One Listens; Everyone Hears – The Baltimore Positive Media Story." It rocks because of this guy...

The simplicity of the new Cash Pop game

After the usual baseball pleasantries and big flies and cash of Home Run Riches, Seth Elkin of The Maryland Lottery tells Nestor about the launch of a new, simple daily game called "Cash Pop."

Having a blast at Camden Yards with friends

Beating the Yankees is always a rare and beautiful sight for any Orioles fan to witness and behold. But, as Nestor Aparicio explained to Luke Jones, it's more fun whilst sitting over the New York dugout heckling Juan Soto, Aaron Judge and Anthony Rizzo every time they fail in another Orioles Magic beat down of the Bronx Bombers at Camden Yards with friends.
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