HeyJaredThe Bird Tapes
John Eisenberg presents historic Baltimore baseball interviews. And some other stuff.
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When the Orioles Ruled the AL Playoffs (From the Archive) (opens the original)
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Lost Voices: Doug DeCinces (From the Archive) (opens the original)
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They Threw a No-Hitter and Lost (From the Archive) (opens the original)
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Bird Tapes Podcast: On The Oriole Beat With Phil Hersh (opens the original)
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When I wrote my oral history of the Orioles a quarter century ago, I did so without interviewing any of the sportswriters who’d covered the team. Between the nearly 100 interviews I did conduct with former players, executives, managers, scouts and broadcasters, I had more than enough material to tell the story of the Orioles’ first four-plus decades. The book was nearly 500 pages. The <a href="https://www.amazon.com/33rd-Street-Camden-Yards-Baltimore/dp/B00D6NLGP6/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=NpgQQ&c
Bird Tapes Mini-Pod: What I Wrote When Camden Yards Opened (opens the original)
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The Orioles never dominated Baltimore’s sports scene more than in the club’s final years at Memorial Stadium. They were no longer one of the American League’s elites, as they’d been from the late ‘60s through the early ‘80s, but they hadn’t drawn the crowds they deserved in those years because pro football’s Colts commanded so much attention. After the Colts left for Indianapolis in 1984, though, Baltimore fiercely embraced its only remaining team. The Orioles’ maneuverings generated headlines.
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