The Bird Tapes
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6.3KSeptember 24, 2025 at 10:50 amThe 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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6.7KSeptember 17, 2025 at 9:50 amOn 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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10.4KSeptember 10, 2025 at 9:50 amThe 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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6.7KSeptember 3, 2025 at 10:50 amClassic 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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7.9KAugust 27, 2025 at 11:36 amTHANK 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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8.7KAugust 20, 2025 at 10:00 amRest 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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9.4KAugust 13, 2025 at 9:50 amClassic 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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14.4KAugust 6, 2025 at 10:50 amBirth 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...
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4.0KJuly 23, 2025 at 10:50 amThe Orioles’ hometown hurler
As a moment of sheer baseball perfection, Tom Phoebus’ major league debut seemingly was impossible to top. A right-handed pitcher, Phoebus was...
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4.4KJuly 16, 2025 at 10:50 amClassic Orioles Card: Billy O’Dell, 1967
Four years after they arrived in Baltimore, the Orioles hosted the All-Star Game before a packed house at Memorial Stadium on July...