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Luke Jones and Nestor wonder aloud where Orioles franchise goes with new owner David Rubenstein in offseason of transition

If the whole sections of empty green seats at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in October don’t send a bright orange signal for change and improvement to the new ownership of the Baltimore Orioles, there is no hope. Luke Jones and Nestor wonder aloud where franchise goes – on and off the field – with new owner David Rubenstein in what they hope will be an offseason of massive transition and accountability that fans haven’t witnessed in three decades.

Sherman Reed Coppin State
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Talking Orioles baseball and Coppin State pitching with skipper Sherman Reed

With the Orioles bats going cold and the sudden early exit, we had to talk some MLB playoffs and pitching with Coppin State head coach Sherman Reed as he welcomes former big leaguer Wayne Franklin onto his staff to teach the Eagles hurlers in West Baltimore.

Luke Jones and Nestor lament a lost Orioles season after Wild Card meltdown against Royals

The injuries mounted, the errors added up and the offense withered through the summer. We always worried about the pitching but in the Wild Card round, Corbin Burnes and Zach Eflin were tremendous. The offense was atrocious and the season is suddenly over. The Orioles scored one run in 18 innings. Luke Jones and Nestor lament a lost season after the Wild Card meltdown losses to the Kansas City Royals.

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The injuries and frosty late season bats of 2024 Orioles

The Baltimore Orioles managed just one run in two games of the AL Wild Card round against the Kansas City Royals. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the woeful bats of the October Orioles and what happens next for Elias and roster after a summer where it wasn’t good enough – or healthy enough – to win postseason baseball games.

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…and still waiting for the next Orioles parade

It’s been a long time since the last time for the Baltimore Orioles and a civic celebration. Our old schooler Leonard Raskin joins Nestor at Costas Inn on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour to reminisce and pine away for the next time we have a championship parade in Baltimore for baseball.

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Trying to figure out what went wrong in Orioles season of promise

The injuries mounted, the errors added up and the offense withered through the summer. We always worried about the pitching but in the Wild Card round, Corbin Burnes and Zach Eflin were tremendous. The offense was atrocious and the season is suddenly over. The Orioles scored one run in 18 innings. Luke Jones and Nestor lament a lost season after the Wild Card meltdown losses to the Kansas City Royals.

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Why are there so many empty seats at Camden Yards for an Orioles playoff game?

After hyper-inflating the initial pricing of MLB Wild Card playoff tickets, the prices fell like a rock earlier this week and Orioles fans still weren’t buying $15 tickets on game day. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the empty seats and depressed prices at Camden Yards for Wild Card round in Baltimore.

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Thomas Sadoski: On his love of Ravens football and new role in dark Aaron Hernandez FX miniseries tale

Actor Thomas Sadoski tells Nestor the roots of his passion for Baltimore Ravens football and his new role in “American Sports Series: Aaron Hernandez” on FX, a dark mini-series tale of the troubled New England Patriots tight end and his murders and death.

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Sportsf1rst: The little 1984 tabloid sports newspaper that began an incredible Baltimore media journey

Forty years after “Sportsf1rst” from The Baltimore News American folded, Nestor hosts an alum reunion to discuss his ambitious first newspaper gig downtown and the folks who went on to amazing careers in sports journalism around the country.

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What it takes to get a kidney and save a life

We’ve told many stories with the folks from the National Kidney Foundation to support events like the Kidney Walk on October 6th at UMBC. But, when you meet Sam Cosby and hear his inspiring journey, you might want to do more than just walk and run. Are you a match?

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Getting an invite to the best party of the year

Our forever pal James Bond of the Living Classrooms Foundation gets Nestor ready for Maritime Magic in Fells Point on October 4th. Come down and eat and drink and dance and learn and support one of the great groups that is working to lift and grow Baltimore!

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Telling the stories about when I hosted a weekly TV show with Lawrence Taylor and Buddy Ryan

When Nestor received an email from Elon University professor and author David Bockino about his local role in a 1997 television football picks show called “Beat The Pros” with Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor and the NFL architect of the 46 defense Buddy Ryan, he agreed to tell the whole story for the first time on the air. The stuff you remember when you think you’ve forgotten everything…

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Allen McCallum: Can the Orioles make new memories for Baltimore fans this October?

These two guys watched the 1996 and 1997 Orioles playoff disappointments together from the press box in Cleveland and New York. Now, with the next Baby Birds headed into a second straight October, our old pal Allen McCallum joins Nestor to prep for a wild baseball playoff orange carpet ride once again. Is this the year?

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Getting fired up for the biggest Baltimore sports week in many years

On the eve of a huge home game for the Ravens against the undefeated Buffalo Bills and giddy with excitement for Game 1 of the MLB playoffs at Camden Yards for the Orioles, Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Birds’ playoff rotation, the city of Oakland losing baseball and the Ravens’ readiness for the Bills on both sides of the ball. Big week here in the Charm City. No one does it better…

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