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A Final Ride for Curt Blefary's Ashes
During a poignant interview in Florida years ago, the 1965 American League Rookie of the Year told me he’d go to his grave a ballplayer. And he did.
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The Bird Tapes Interview: Jim Palmer
His battles with Earl Weaver were a major topic when we spoke in 1999. But as always, the Hall of Famer had opinions on many subjects, including what…
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Lost Voices: Gus Triandos
The slugging catcher was the Orioles' first recognizable star, so popular he had a street named for him in Baltimore County. But he wasn't always awash…
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The Bird Tapes Interview: Paul Blair
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The Bird Tapes Interview: Frank Robinson
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The Bird Tapes Interview: Brooks Robinson
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The Bird Tapes Interview: Harry Dalton
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The Bird Tapes Interview: Dennis Martinez
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Introducing The Bird Tapes
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The Bird Tapes Interview: Harry Dalton
He took a job with the Orioles before they played a game. He was integral to their rise. In a rare interview from years ago, he vividly depicts his era…
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The One and Only Harry Dalton
All he wanted at first was a job in PR. He wound up making World Series-winning moves. I talk to the author of a new biography on the Orioles' legendary…
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The Bird Tapes Interview: Cal Ripken Jr. (Part 2)
It's hard to remember or believe now, but at times during his historic consecutive-games streak, the Ironman endured his share of criticism for playing…
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The First Moment of Orioles Magic
On a dreary afternoon at Memorial Stadium in 1958, knuckleballer Hoyt Wilhelm baffled the Yankees on national television.
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The Bird Tapes Interview: Cal Ripken Jr. (Part 1)
In a sit-down shortly after his consecutive-game streak ended, the Ironman delves deep into the decisions and experiences that set him on the path to…
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The One Oriole Who Just Told Me No
When I published an oral history of the Orioles a quarter-century ago, I contacted over 100 current and former players and managers, executives, scouts…
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The Bird Tapes Interview: Boog Powell (Part 2)
In the second part of his vintage interview, the slugger reflects on Baltimore's fans, the money he could have made and the World Series losses that…
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The Bird Tapes
The Bird Tapes
John Eisenberg presents historic Baltimore baseball interviews. And some other stuff.
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