Posts By John Eisenberg
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13.0KThe Bird TapesHe Should’ve Been The Greatest Hitter of All-Time
The Orioles’ organization was never more loaded than it was in the late ‘60s and early ‘70s. The major league team reached...
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9.8KThe Bird TapesOn the Oriole Beat with Dan Shaughnessy
(Another in my series of conversations with sportswriters who covered the Orioles on a beat basis. My interview with Shaughnessy, the legendary...
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6.4KThe Bird TapesThe First Oriole to Play in the All-Star Game
When Ryan O’Hearn batted in the second inning of the 2025 All-Star Game back in July, he became the latest Oriole to...
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6.8KThe Bird TapesOn The Oriole Beat With Richard Justice
(Debuting a new Bird Tapes feature: a series of interviews with legendary newspaper beat writers who covered the Orioles. The entire series...
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10.6KThe Bird TapesThe Time I Asked Mike Mussina A Really Dumb Question
When I was writing columns for the Baltimore Sun back in the day, readers had a couple of options if they wanted...
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6.8KThe Bird TapesClassic Card: Billy Hitchcock, 1967
That’s a grin, isn’t it? Billy Hitchcock’s smile is so genuine and infectious on his 1967 Topps card that it’s hard to...
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8.0KThe Bird TapesTHANK Youuuuu, Rex Barney
In 2025, from a distance of years, the story sounds wholly improbable — a well-known Brooklyn Dodger who never played for the...
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8.8KThe Bird TapesRest in Peace, Henny
In Year Two of the Bird Tapes, I’m adding a series of interviews with legendary sportswriters who covered the Orioles back in...
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9.4KThe Bird TapesClassic Orioles Card: John Miller, 1966
There’s a reason why John Miller has such a determined look on the Topps card at the top of this post. When...
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14.5KThe Bird TapesBirth of the Oriole Bird
In terms of how they would present themselves to the world, the Orioles were a blank slate when they opened their offices...