Posts By John Eisenberg
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932The Bird TapesBook Review: John W. Miller’s ‘The Last Manager’ delivers ‘deep depth’ about Earl Weaver
As a manager back in the day, Earl Weaver helped push Baltimore’s baseball franchise to the forefront of the American conversation. The...
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926The Bird TapesSpirit of ’66: Eddie Watt’s strong arm couldn’t save him from 1 unfortunate pitch
Years ago, when the Baltimore Sun sent me around the country to write about former Orioles from the World Series-winning 1966 team, I made...
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1.2KThe Bird TapesLost Voices: Bob Boyd got his chance with the Orioles
(One in a series of articles highlighting former Orioles whom I interviewed for my oral history a quarter-century ago, but only on...
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2.1KThe Bird TapesThe Orioles’ First Black Player
In 1953, the year before they moved to Baltimore and became the Orioles, the St. Louis Browns had one Black player —...
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2.3KThe Bird TapesSpirit of ’66: Dave McNally helped Orioles reach the summit, then returned to Big Sky country
Forty-one states and nine countries. By my count, that’s where my work travels took me during my 23 years with the Baltimore...
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2.8KThe Bird TapesA Catcher’s Fatal Flight
Coming off a long road trip, Orioles manager Paul Richards scheduled an offday workout at Memorial Stadium on September 20th, 1956. In...
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2.8KThe Bird TapesLost Voices: Bobby Grich made the most of his Orioles career after waiting his turn
When the Orioles were at their very best as an organization in the late ‘60s and early ‘70s, Bobby Grich and Don...
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3.0KThe Bird TapesIntroducing Bird Tapes 2025
When I debuted the Bird Tapes nearly a year ago, I had a shoebox full of plastic microcassettes containing recordings of rare interviews...
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4.6KThe Bird TapesThe Real Steve Dalkowski: Orioles’ hardest thrower lived a hard-luck life
In the chapter on Steve Dalkowski in my 2001 book on Orioles history, I quoted numerous people who’d played with or seen...
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2.2KThe Bird TapesNo Complaints: A Trip to Orioles’ Spring Training
Suddenly, it just made sense. I had a free companion ticket on Southwest Airlines that was about to expire, which meant I...