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Nestor Aparicio

Baltimore Positive is the vision and the creative extension of four decades of sharing the love of local sports for this Dundalk native and University of Baltimore grad, who began his career as a sportswriter and music critic at The News American and The Baltimore Sun in the mid-1980s. Launched radio career in December 1991 with Kenny Albert after covering the AHL Skipjacks. Bought WNST-AM 1570 in July 1998, created WNST.net in 2007 and began diversifying conversations on radio, podcast and social media as Baltimore Positive in 2016. nes@baltimorepositive.com

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9. Orioles finishing 28-6 to win the American League East title (1974)

One of the calling cards of some of Earl Weaver’s best clubs was strong finishes after slow starts, and 1974 was perhaps the best example of that as the Orioles stood a very mediocre 63-65 and were eight games back in the division race on Aug. 28 of that season.

A pair of 1-0 wins over the Boston Red Sox on Labor Day propelled the Orioles to five straight shutouts to close within striking distance of first place. The Orioles never looked back in winning 28 of their final 34 games, an incredible .824 winning percentage over roughly a fifth of the season, to take their fifth American League East title in six years.

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