The Bird Tapes
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2.1KJanuary 28, 2026 at 11:30 amShe Made Orioles History | Bird Tapes Podcast
In the beginning, the Orioles wanted Fran Moulden for her looks. The year was 1968. The Orioles hired a group of young...
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1.4KJanuary 21, 2026 at 5:30 amClassic Orioles Card: Frank Bertaina, 1968
The Orioles thought he’d develop into a star pitcher, but in the end, what his teammates remembered most about him was his...
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1.9KJanuary 14, 2026 at 11:30 amBird Tapes Podcast: Interviewing Earl Weaver’s Award-Winning Biographer
John W. Miller, author of the bestselling Earl Weaver biography, tells me what surprised him as he researched the legendary manager’s life....
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2.5KJanuary 9, 2026 at 5:30 amOn the Oriole Beat With ESPN’s Tim Kurkjian
A Maryland native and proud Terp, he covered the Orioles in the ’80s and did it so well that it launched him...
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5.2KJanuary 5, 2026 at 6:00 am‘The Natural’ Was An Oriole? It’s True.
When actor Robert Redford passed away on September 16, 2025, exactly 53 years to the day after former major leaguer Eddie Waitkus...
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2.3KDecember 17, 2025 at 5:30 amLost Voices: Joe Ginsberg
When I interviewed Brooks Robinson for my book on Orioles history in 1999, he turned the tables at one point and asked...
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2.2KDecember 9, 2025 at 5:30 amWhat Lies Ahead For The Bird Tapes (For Starters, There’s A Holiday Sale)
The year 2025 wasn’t good for the Baltimore Orioles, to say the least. But it’s been a great year for the Bird...
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3.7KDecember 3, 2025 at 5:30 amThe One Oriole Who Just Told Me No
While accumulating as many interviews as possible with current and former players and managers, front office executives, scouts and others for my...
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2.7KNovember 26, 2025 at 9:50 amWhen Ripken’s Ironman Streak Was Under Fire
Here’s an audiobook-style excerpt from my book about Ripken’s historic feat that focuses on the controversy generated by his desire to play...
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4.2KNovember 19, 2025 at 9:50 amThe Moment Everything Changed For Baseball And The Orioles
On April 2, 1976, in the third inning of a spring training game in Florida, manager Earl Weaver pulled leftfielder Don Baylor...