John Eisenberg presents historic Baltimore baseball interviews. And some other stuff.
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The Legend of All Legends (From the Archive)
In the long chronicle of Orioles history, Steve Dalkowski is the greatest mythological figure. No one else comes close as a source of truly extravagant baseball tales.
“Saw him strike out 24 and walk 18 one night.”
“On a crappy little fie...
Bird Tapes Podcast: An Interview With Billy Hunter
Before he was a coach for 14 years under Hank Bauer and Earl Weaver, he was the Orioles' first shortstop. He recalls the Birds' first season in Baltimore, when they lost 100 games and no one cared.
The St. Louis Browns didn’t bring much in...
The Origin of 'Cardboard to Leather'
When my editors at The Baltimore Sun sent me to the Dominican Republic in 1991 to write about the Orioles’ scouting efforts there, they also sent a staff photographer, Ken Lam. We spent a week on the island and came back with a series of st...
Throwback to 1991: Orioles in the Dominican Republic
(Note from John Eisenberg: In 1991, the Baltimore Sun sent me to the Dominican Republic to write about the Orioles’ scouting efforts there. It was among the most memorable and poignant trips I took for the paper during my 23 years there. Th...
The Rise And Fall Of Sammy Stewart
Sammy Stewart probably would’ve had a long and successful career as a starting pitcher in the major leagues if he’d played for any team other than the Orioles in the late ‘70s and ‘80s. He forged a 3.47 ERA over eight seasons and 307 appear...
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I've written about sports for more than four decades, first in Dallas and then as a columnist at The Baltimore Sun for 27 years. I've written 5,000 columns, won 20-plus writing awards and authored 11 books, including two on the Orioles.
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