Posts By John Eisenberg
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2.7KThe Bird TapesClassic Orioles Card: Billy Ripken, 1989
He admitted years later that he wrote the expletive on the knob. But he forgot it was there when he posed for...
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2.5KThe Bird TapesBird Tapes Photo Album: Baltimore’s Blonde Broomgirl
In the years when games at Memorial Stadium felt like a family affair, a Baltimore police lieutenant’s daughter became everyone’s kid sister....
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1.3KThe Bird TapesBird Tapes Podcast: A New Interview with Fred Manfra
The retired broadcaster chronicles his journey from a blue-collar Baltimore childhood to his quarter-century as ‘Voice of the Orioles.’ I don’t know...
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2.0KThe Bird TapesThrowback to 1991: Orioles in the Dominican Republic
I went there to write about the Orioles’ scouting efforts. It was an unforgettable trip. This post includes an audiobook-style reading of...
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6.0KThe Bird TapesThe Rise and Fall of Sammy Stewart
He was a pitching stalwart on terrific Oriole teams before a drug habit shattered his life. Click the play button below to...
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3.6KThe Bird TapesThe First Francona
When a non-roster invitee to spring training started in center field for the Orioles on Opening Day in 1956, it was the...
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5.2KThe Bird TapesWhat Happened to Merv Rettenmund?
Ask the question one way and the answer is easy. But ask it another way and a mystery crystallizes. One version of...
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2.6KThe Bird TapesMy Stuff: Pre-Internet Orioles Research Tools
When I wrote a book on Orioles history more than a quarter-century ago, I couldn’t summon information with just a couple of...
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2.4KThe Bird TapesHe Writes Songs About The Birds
Growing up in Baltimore, Barry Feldman dreamed of pitching for the Orioles. He had to settle for writing songs about them. It’s...
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3.7KThe Bird TapesLost Voices: Marty Springstead on Earl Weaver
The longtime American League umpire had me laughing when I asked him about arguing with Earl Weaver during a 1999 interview for...