Posts By John Eisenberg
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992The Bird TapesWhen the Orioles threw a no-hitter and lost
When he threw ball four to the Detroit Tigers’ Mickey Stanley in the top of the ninth, issuing his third walk of...
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908The Bird TapesClassic Card: Norm Siebern was no longer in the Birds’ nest in 1966
Of all things, the enduring influence of the New York Yankees led to a tall Midwesterner named Norm Siebern playing first base...
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788The Bird TapesIntroducing the Bird Tapes Podcast
The Bird Tapes archive currently consists of 41 interviews with former Oriole players, front office executives, managers, scouts, broadcasters and sportswriters. I...
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1.9KThe Bird TapesBook Review: John W. Miller’s ‘The Last Manager’ delivers ‘deep depth’ about Earl Weaver
As a manager back in the day, Earl Weaver helped push Baltimore’s baseball franchise to the forefront of the American conversation. The...
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1.6KThe Bird TapesSpirit of ’66: Eddie Watt’s strong arm couldn’t save him from 1 unfortunate pitch
Years ago, when the Baltimore Sun sent me around the country to write about former Orioles from the World Series-winning 1966 team, I made...
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2.0KThe Bird TapesLost Voices: Bob Boyd got his chance with the Orioles
(One in a series of articles highlighting former Orioles whom I interviewed for my oral history a quarter-century ago, but only on...
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2.7KThe Bird TapesThe Orioles’ First Black Player
In 1953, the year before they moved to Baltimore and became the Orioles, the St. Louis Browns had one Black player —...
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3.0KThe Bird TapesSpirit of ’66: Dave McNally helped Orioles reach the summit, then returned to Big Sky country
Forty-one states and nine countries. By my count, that’s where my work travels took me during my 23 years with the Baltimore...
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3.4KThe Bird TapesA Catcher’s Fatal Flight
Coming off a long road trip, Orioles manager Paul Richards scheduled an offday workout at Memorial Stadium on September 20th, 1956. In...
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3.3KThe Bird TapesLost Voices: Bobby Grich made the most of his Orioles career after waiting his turn
When the Orioles were at their very best as an organization in the late ‘60s and early ‘70s, Bobby Grich and Don...