Podcast appearances and mentions of Luke Jones

Sure, Tuesday was just another shutout loss in another last place season for the Baltimore Orioles but the impressive start of Kyle Bradish weighs heavily in the future of the offseason and the club's pitching plans for next season. Luke Jones and Nestor praise his first start after Tommy John surgery and discuss the long-term significance of a full and successful return to the rotation. The post Luke Jones and Nestor praise first look at Kyle Bradish return to Orioles and look to future for starting rotation first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

Don't expect a lot of "big" news this week but our WNST Text Service will tell you about a few edge-of-the-roster manuevering of the Baltimore Ravens as the cuts become complete. Let Luke Jones and Nestor help clarify the incredible strength of the overall roster as the team looks to bare down on a pivotal AFC blockbuster to start the campaign in Buffalo on September 7th. The post Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Ravens final roster cuts and getting to 53 for Buffalo opener first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

Is the "risk" real in the case of Samuel Basallo signing an 8-year contract less than eight days into his MLB career? Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Baltimore Orioles' first long-term deal of the David Rubenstein era and the philosophy on both sides for future signings. The post Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Samuel Basallo contract extension and Orioles future signings first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

As the Elton John and Bernie Taupin of Baltimore sports radio, Luke Jones and Nestor Aparicio are really in the same room arguing the future of the Orioles. The Maryland Crab Cake Tour and the #TastyNes 27th WNST Anniversary brought them together at Faidley's Seafood in Lexington Market to discuss what's left to look for in a last place baseball team. A look to Basallo, Beavers and the youth movement for Birdland hope after more bad news on Bautista and Rutschman. The post Luke Jones look to Basallo and Beavers and youth movement for Orioles hope after bad Bautista news first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

When Lamar Jackson walks off the practice field, it's big news in Owings Mills and around the NFL. Turns out, we think this was a lot about a little. But, time will tell. Luke Jones joins Nestor at Faidley's to preview the Ravens final fake football weekend and edge of roster cuts as Buffalo looms large and soon. The post Luke Jones joins Nestor at Faidley's to preview the Ravens final fake football weekend and edge of roster cuts as Buffalo looms large and soon first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

With the promotion of key prospects Samuel Basallo and Dylan Beavers and the young group of high-ceiling position talent now completely in The Show, the last place Baltimore Orioles' showing on the field these next six weeks should prove to be more than just a bunch of meaningless baseball games. Luke Jones and Nestor use a Birdland history lesson to discuss what a success would even look like for Mike Elias and this era of stars who haven't really shined... The post Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Orioles promotion of Basallo and Beavers and Young near perfection in Houston first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

With one more fake football game left, the Baltimore Ravens don’t have a lot of jobs up for grabs or […] The post Luke Jones and Nestor continue the slog through Ravens training camp with one more fake football game to go first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

With some roster depth issues for preseason football, Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Ravens' real depth chart and leadership prepping for another season of huge expectations in Owings Mills. The post Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Ravens preseason depth and leadership prepping for another season of huge expectations first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

The franchise with the "under new ownership" sign on its last-place standing in the AL East, an evaporating fan base and a cowardly baseball operation that is now fielding minor league tryouts at Camden Yards with the remnants of a bunch of No. 1 draft picks, decided to raise ticket prices while continuing to lower the bar for tone deafness. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss their mutual disgust with every aspect of the Baltimore Orioles, on and off the field – from David Rubenstein and Catie Griggs down to Mike Elias and the sloppy play on the diamond. Stink. Stank. Stunk... The post Luke Jones and Nestor discuss their mutual disgust with every aspect Baltimore Orioles operation on and off the field first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

We're not sure how much is too much disgust in regard to the Baltimore Orioles. Here's an idea: fire Mike Elias and start over! Luke Jones and Nestor kinda disagree on this topic. If you love baseball, you should tell your friends about our intelligent, spirited and passionate debates. The post Luke Jones and Nestor discuss loss of Bautista and overall malaise of entire Orioles operation first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

With the highs and lows of the former Terry Bollea in the news after the death of Hulk Hogan, Luke Jones and Nestor grapple with his act, "borrowed" if-not-stolen from Superstar Billy Graham as documented in the recent "Dark Side Of The Ring" tale on Vice regarding the business of wrestling and Vince McMahon and steroids in the 1970s and 80s. The post Still grappling with death of Hulk Hogan and memories of Superstar Billy Graham first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

It's last place baseball designed to showcase players for a chance to make the 2026 Baltimore Orioles roster. We all know this despite how awful it looks on the field. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Mike Elias "grand plan" en route to getting young players meaningful time against MLB competition to figure out what can be salvaged from a season of disaster for the franchise. The post Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Orioles last place summer realities as Bradish return looms first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

We don't read too much into August football games. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the speed and effectiveness of Keaton Mitchell and other remnants of an early Ravens preseason win over the Colts as training camp shows some new faces and the return of injured hopefuls. The post Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Keaton Mitchell and other remnants of Ravens preseason win over Colts first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

Speculation is rife that the upcoming Autumn budget will introduce new tax rises following expensive U-turns on welfare and slower than expected growth. Some thinktanks have suggested Rachel Reeves' next budget will need to find up to £50bn. The Times' economics editor, Mehreen Khan talks to Luke Jones about why Britain is broke, and what can be done to find extra funds? This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestoryGuest: Mehreen Khan, Economics editor at The Times.Host: Luke JonesProducer: Kate Lamble.Read more: Rachel Reeves ‘must find £50bn' in tax rises or spending cuts in budgetMove defence budget outside fiscal rule, says Gordon Brown Clips: Times News, The Telegraph, Sky News, ITV News.Photo: Getty ImagesGet in touch: thestory@thetimes.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt discusses the Ravens' season with Luke Jones of WNST in Baltimore, UFC news and results with Emmanuel Rivera, and the upcoming NFL season! Follow Matt on X @Bluto51 and WWLS @sportsanimal, thesportsanimal.com, and The Sports Animal app!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

No one should be shocked by the deadline deals of Mike Elias but fans of the Baltimore Orioles are certainly within reason wondering what the grand plan looks like to compete in 2026. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the large sell off of nine MLB players at trade deadline in exchange for 16 prospects. It's going to be a long, last-place offseason in Birdland to rebuild the pitching. The post Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Orioles and Mike Elias selloff of nine MLB players at trade deadline first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

With the news that Ravens tight end Isaiah Likely will be missing a few weeks, Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the likelihood of Likely missing the season opener in Buffalo and what that does the role of Mark Andrews in a season of judgment and a deep, multiple offense full of weapons for Lamar Jackson. The post Luke Jones and Nestor discuss likelihood of Likely missing Ravens season opener in Buffalo first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

With Felix Bautista and Zach Eflin now on the injured list, we wonder who will pitch once the dealing is done. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the trade day options of Mike Elias as the Baltimore Orioles dealt away Ramon Urias and Andrew Kittredge on Wednesday night with more news to come on Ryan O'Hearn and Cedric Mullins. And who knows who else? The post Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Orioles exit of Urias and Kittredge and deals ahead for Elias first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

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The first "instructional" part of Baltimore Ravens training camp is over and head coach John Harbaugh loves when the pads come on and the thumping begins in Owings Mills. Our Luke Jones gets you ready for some defensive wrinkles and offensive weapons as the Super Bowl march begins in July for #RavensFlock. The post Luke Jones gets Nestor ready for some thumping as Ravens put on the pads in Owings Mills first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

While the Orioles battle the first-place Toronto Blue Jays at Camden Yards, the real action will be in The Warehouse where Mike Elias will be fielding calls all over baseball to move veterans for organizational depth. Luke Jones and Nestor make final preparations for the Orioles and MLB trade deadline additions by subtraction and wonder who will be left to pitch next week – or next season? The post Luke Jones and Nestor make final preparations for Orioles and MLB trade deadline additions by subtraction first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

The tackling is down and the instruction and bodies stay up in Owings Mills as the long-lost era of "two-a-days" and the summer grind are a little more player friendly these days in the NFL world of protecting the assets. Luke Jones joins Nestor to discuss some early observations as the long, hot Baltimore Ravens training camp has commenced with Super expectations for the men of Trump bootlicker, John Harbaugh. The post Luke Jones joins Nestor to discuss early observations at Ravens training camp in Owings Mills first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

As the clock ticks on the Major League Baseball trade deadline on Thursday afternoon, Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the suddenly depleted Orioles' trade arsenal and the realities of what to expect from Mike Elias – and it isn't "a haul" by any stretch of the orange imagination – for this last-place operation. The post Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Orioles depleted trade arsenal and realities of what to expect at MLB deadline first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

Luke Jones and Nestor wrestle with the gloriously tainted legacy of Hulk Hogan and the Hulkamania era recounting lost memories of youth and life and love of the squared circle of Vince McMahon and the WWF. The post Luke Jones and Nestor wrestle with the gloriously tainted legacy of Hulk Hogan and the Hulkamania era first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

Another offseason of acquisitions, additions and high hopes now comes to the backfields in Owings Mills as the Baltimore Ravens attempt to finally make January become February for local football fans. Lamar Jackson promised a Super Bowl. Luke Jones and Nestor open this purple training camp with high expectations and open eyes for a long season of twists and turns. The post Luke Jones and Nestor open Ravens training camp with high expectations and open eyes first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

The MLB trade deadline beckons, last place in the American League East feels pretty concrete in July for the Baltimore Orioles and many of their organization questions dangle waiting to be addressed by Mike Elias this offseason. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the trade options and philosophy of the beleaguered Birdland insiders as local fans to turn to the purple birds and football season. The post Luke Jones and Nestor discuss trade options and philosophy of Mike Elias and Orioles first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

Diversity is a key to success in regenerative agriculture. However, most markets are not set up to receive diversity. This means we will have to develop our own markets to profit from the diversity we are bringing to our operation. Luke Jones, of Understanding Ag joins me to discuss the economics of introducing diversity.

Once again, it's a training camp and a grueling regular season of "Super Bowl: Or Bust" for Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss holding up on those plans for Santa Clara and start preparations for a September 7th kickoff in Buffalo with super expectations meeting the realities of the NFL offseason. The post Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Super expectations for Ravens as training camp opens in Owings Mills first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

It's the All Star break and the Baltimore Orioles are entrenched in the cellar of the American League East. With the trading deadline looming and a big offseason ahead for Camden Yards renovations and upgrades, Luke Jones and Nestor discuss what's happening off the field and how this woebegone franchise will sell credibility for the moves ahead given the disastrous early ownership tenure of David Rubenstein and the evaporating leadership of the front office. The post Luke Jones and Nestor discuss last place Orioles off the field and selling credibility for moves ahead first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

After Kyle Stowers hit three homers at Camden Yards and the Orioles wasted another start by Trevor Rogers, trades are on the tongues of local baseball fans at the All Star break. Luke Jones and Nestor assess state of the franchise, its roster and how the Baltimore Orioles will seek to re-make the 2026 club and its offseason expectations. The post Luke Jones and Nestor assess state of Orioles at All Star Break and deals to be made by Elias first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

Mired in last place in the AL East with the trade deadline looming and the MLB Draft this weekend, Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the overall pitching depth of the Baltimore Orioles and how the franchise will get armed for a real pennant race in the future. It's going to take a better effort and whole lot of money. The post Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the pitching depth of Orioles and how franchise will get armed first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

The Orioles will be sellers, not buyers, at the MLB Trade Deadline later in the month. Luke Jones and Nestor set the stage for what could be the final acts of the Mike Elias administration in Baltimore with very mixed results. You can only go up when you're in last place (again)... The post Luke Jones and Nestor set stage for Orioles trade deadline and wheeling and dealing for Elias first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

The emergency mid-summer sports huddle with Allen McCallum, Luke Jones and Nestor on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour at Reter's Crab House & Grille in Reisterstown meant a frank last-place discussion about David Rubenstein, Mike Elias and the All-Star break and trading deadline with paramount importance to the future of the Baltimore Orioles. The post Allen McCallum and Luke Jones discuss young Orioles core and future of Mike Elias in Baltimore first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

It feels inconceivable but Allen McCallum and Luke Jones were in agreement that they've never done a WNST radio segment together in all of the years we've been talking Baltimore Orioles with both of them. And our ariwaves have featured more baseball chatter with these two guys than any other humans on earth. Clearly, last place and lousy continues to bring us all together in search of the greater Birdland good. The post Allen McCallum joins Luke Jones and Nestor to discuss all that ails Baltimore Orioles franchise first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

Luke Jones and Nestor create a July overview of where Orioles need to be next Opening Day as it appears Mike Elias will be selling later this month. The post Luke Jones and Nestor create a July overview of where Orioles need to be next Opening Day first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

The hot weather has certainly cooled the bats of the Baltimore Orioles. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the interesting outcomes and general ineptitude of this morbidly capable last-place baseball team. At least they got a hit on Wednesday night... The post Luke Jones and Nestor discuss interesting ways Orioles find to lose baseball games first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

It's been almost a year since Mike Elias acquired pitcher Trevor Rogers from the Miami Marlins in a young summer deal and his emergence this month has been quite a mixed bag but Luke Jones and Nestor certainly see the possibilities after a complete effort in a 6-0 win over the Texas Rangers at scorching Oriole Park at Camden Yards. And this Jackson Holliday kid can play a little, too! The post Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Holliday emergence and Rogers hot effort in Orioles win over Texas first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

The Baltimore Orioles went 3-4 on an important AL East road trip through Tampa and New York. As a last-place team, that's not good enough but it was the way they lost games that was more disturbing. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss 8-0 blown leads, almost getting no-hit at Yankee Stadium and the indignity of losing another one-run lead in the 8th inning in The Bronx. The post Luke Jones and Nestor pick up the last place pieces after another Orioles collapse at Yankee Stadium first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

The ability of the Ravens to lure quality veteran players to Baltimore continued with the addition of oft-injured, two-time Pro Bowl cornerback Jaire Alexander to a secondary that now feels more bolstered. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the ability of Lamar Jackson to help in the recruiting process and the reputation of the organization to be able to snare talented guys who want to win a Super Bowl. The post Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Ravens discounted addition of cornerback Jaire Alexander to defense first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

It's a big week for the somewhat-surging, last-place Baltimore Orioles who have shown some vital signs in recent weeks and now arrive in The Big Apple to face scuffling the scuffling New York Yankees at The Bronx. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Birds finding some semblance of momentum to keep the season alive this summer. The post Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Orioles trip to Yankee Stadium and finding momentum to keep season alive first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

The Baltimore Ravens got on the field in Owings Mills for the final time before summer training camp this week and Luke Jones and Nestor discuss all aspects of the offensive preparation and changes to the Todd Monken attack designed for Lamar Jackson. DaAndre Hopkins came here to win a Super Bowl. This team is loaded. Now, can they win a Super Bowl? The post Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Ravens offense and DAndre Hopkins role with Lamar Jackson first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

On nights when the Orioles win, the bullpen has done its job. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the recent outstanding performance of a relief corps that has been under duress with substandard starting pitching for much of the so-far-last-place campaign. Can it continue? The post Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Orioles bullpen excellence after win in Tampa first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

Sure, some of you will simply say that Nestor Aparicio (finally) lost his mind on the radio on Thursday morning after the Baltimore Orioles lost an 8-0 lead in Tampa in losing 12-8 in a minor league ballpark in Tampa. There's been a lot of trauma over the years but even Jim Palmer called it the worst loss of the year for a team mired in last place in American League East and headed to The Bronx this weekend. The post Nestor loses his mind on Luke Jones about the seemingly infinite awfulness of the Baltimore Orioles franchise in 2025 first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

As the Orioles play a significant week of baseball in Tampa and The Bronx, Luke Jones and Nestor react to the Boston Red Sox blockbuster deal of Rafael Devers and evaluate the Orioles' active summer realities in a market where Mike Elias needs to create a better baseball team – now, and in the future. The post Luke Jones and Nestor react to Devers MLB trade and evaluate Orioles summer realities in market first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

What began as another conversation after another Orioles loss where the pitching wasn't good enough and the hitting stank, Luke Jones and Nestor touch on Zach Eflin but wind up discussing the future of the Tampa Rays, another series in a minor league stadium and why the Savannah Bananas create more value for fans than Major League Baseball does in the modern world. The post Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Tampa baseball situation after Rays beat Orioles and shell Eflin first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

It's almost summer vacation for the Baltimore Ravens but there will be two mandatory practices this week in Owings Mills and Luke Jones and Nestor discuss what we're looking for this time of the year as Lamar Jackson will surely re-emerge and promise a path toward Super Bowl glory. The post Luke Jones and Nestor preview Ravens mandatory minicamp this week in Owings Mills first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

Don't look now but the Baltimore Orioles have won 14 of their last 20 games and are headed to Tampa looking to continue to rectify the awful April and May with another series in a minor-league stadium against a MLB club. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss legitimate Orioles' optimism after an Angels sweep featuring better pitching and a return to the lineup for some key young players ready to compete. The post Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Orioles optimism after Angels sweep and run of wins first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

As the Orioles remain on a pace to lose 100 games, Luke Jones joined Nestor at Faidley's Seafood at Lexington Market in downtown Baltimore to discuss the lack of success against left-handed pitching, continued losing and wonder if Colton Cowser and Jordan Westburg can create a June spark to lift a last-place team toward .500 before the end of summer. The post Luke Jones and Nestor wonder if returning Orioles will boost team toward All Star break first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

The Southeastern 16 crew of Graham Doty, Jay Greeson and Chris Lee preview and predicts an outcome on the Auburn super regional, featuring Auburn and Coastal Carolina. Auburn used just seven arms--Sam Dutton, Christian Chatterton, Cam Tilly, Andreas Alvarez, Cade Fisher, Ryan Hetzler and Parker Carlson--to get through a regional sweep of Central Connecticut, Stetson and North Carolina State. Future MLB first-rounder Ike Irish and veteran Cooper McMurray lead a balanced Auburn lineup with elite freshman talents Chase Fralic, Chris Rembert and Bub Terrell that really came on as the season progressed. Coastal Carolina comes in with a 51-11 record that included a sweep of its regional. The Chanticleers have one of the country's best pitching staffs (3.22 ERA) with Jacob Morrison, Cameron Flukey, Riley Eikoff, Luke Jones, Dominic Carbone, Matthew Potok, Hayden Johnson, Ryan Lunch, Darin Horn and company providing durability and depth. Potential first-round catcher Caden Bodine paces a Chanticleer lineup that gets on base throughout, with Blake Barthol (12 HR) and Sebastian Alexander (10) providing some power and Walker Mitchell (.449 OBP, 11 steals), Conway regional MVP Colby Thorndyke also big concerns for opponents. GAMETIME SIDEKICKS Use promo code SE16 for 10% off! http://www.gametimesidekicks.com/ SANDERS MOVING Efficient, hassle-free moving: https://www.tedrsandersmoving.com/ JOIN OUR MEMBERSHIP

On a big football Monday edition of the show Browns rookie QB Shedeur Sanders goes one on one with Nathan Zegura (48:04). The guys break down the rest of rookie minicamp weekend and hear from HC Kevin Stefanski (31:01). All that plus recapping a busy weekend around the league and Luke Jones from WNST in Baltimore previews Ravens OTAs and mandatory minicamp (1:10;28).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.