The Bird Tapes
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894March 18, 2026 at 5:30 amTake the Bird Tapes’ Orioles History Quiz (Volume 1)
Here’s a (hopefully) fun test of how much you know about Baltimore’s baseball team Before you dig in, a little background: I...
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1.4KMarch 11, 2026 at 5:30 amThere Were Birds in Yuma
As the Orioles plow through spring training in Sarasota, it’s startling to look back at what they endured 72 years ago in...
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2.4KMarch 3, 2026 at 5:30 amWhat Happened to Wally Bunker?
In the finale of a two-part series, Baltimore native James Considine, a Bird Tapes subscriber, explores what happened to Orioles pitcher Wally...
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2.1KFebruary 25, 2026 at 5:30 amWally Bunker’s Magical Season
(Note from John Eisenberg: This week I’m handing the Bird Tapes keyboard to Jim Considine, a lifelong Baltimorean and Bird Tapes subscriber...
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2.9KFebruary 11, 2026 at 5:30 amThe Great Orioles’ Mystery of 1998 and 1999
During my recent Bird Tapes interview with BJ Surhoff, I was surprised by the vehemence with which he defended the Orioles of...
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6.4KFebruary 4, 2026 at 5:30 amLost Voices: Replacing Brooks Robinson nearly broke Doug DeCinces but he battled through it, including a fight with Earl Weaver
Doug DeCinces would never forget the day his baseball life changed forever. In early 1973, he was 22 and excited about being...
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3.7KJanuary 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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2.4KJanuary 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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3.0KJanuary 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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3.4KJanuary 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...