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• An Interview with Roy Firestone | Bird Tapes Podcast

In a new interview, Emmy Award-winning broadcaster Roy Firestone explains how he became such a passionate fan of the Orioles even though he has never lived anywhere near Baltimore. There are 58 interviews in the Bird Tapes archive, almost all with former Baltimore Orioles players, managers, front office executives, broadcasters and connected media. There’s even […]...2026
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• Why Isn’t Dave McNally In The Hall of Fame?

The author of a new biography of the late pitcher, an ace for the Orioles in the ’60s and ’70s, argues that Dave McNally was accomplished enough on and off the field to warrant a plaque in Cooperstown. (Note from John Eisenberg: Today I’m handing the Bird Tapes keyboard over to Dennis Gaub, a veteran […]...2026
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• Take 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 think I’m safe in saying the vast majority of Bird Tapes subscribers are fans of the Baltimore Orioles. And they’ve been fans for quite awhile, it seems. I’ve learned that from communicating with […]...2026
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• What 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 Bunker after his phenomenal debut season in 1964. (Note from John Eisenberg: This week I’m handing the Bird Tapes keyboard to Jim Considine, a lifelong Baltimorean and Bird Tapes subscriber whom I’ve known […]...2026
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• Wally 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 whom I’ve known for many years. He has authored a pair of articles on Wally Bunker that I think you’ll find interesting. Here’s Part 1. See below for information about Jim, which I […]...2026
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• The 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 1998 and 1999 — two seasons in which Baltimore didn’t even have a .500 record after having reached the American League Championship Series in 1996 and 1997 under manager Davey Johnson. “We were […]...2026
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"Bird Tapes Podcast: Interviewing Earl Weaver’s Award-Winning Biographer"

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"(One in a series of articles highlighting former Orioles whom I interviewed for my oral history a quarter-century ago, but only on the phone, depriving me of a recording that I could play now as part of the Bird Tapes."

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"com is delighted to announce a partnership with John Eisenberg, the author and longtime Baltimore sports columnist, whose latest venture is an Orioles history project called The Bird Tapes."

• An Interview with Roy Firestone | Bird Tapes Podcast
2026

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• Why Isn’t Dave McNally In The Hall of Fame?
2026

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• Take the Bird Tapes’ Orioles History Quiz (Volume 1)
2026

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• What Happened to Wally Bunker?
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• Wally Bunker’s Magical Season
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• The Great Orioles’ Mystery of 1998 and 1999
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• She 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 women to serve as waitresses during games at Memorial Stadium. They roamed the aisles wearing fashionable uniforms, sandals with high heels and false eyelashes, took food and drink orders from fans, made the […]...2026
• Bird 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. SUBSCRIBE HERE Twelve years since his death at age 82 on an Orioles-themed cruise, Earl Weaver is once again prominent in the national baseball conversation. Yes, he’s always prominent because he was so ahead of […]...2026
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• Lost Voices: Steve Stone’s 25-win season for 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 the phone, depriving me of a recording that I could play now as part of the Bird Tapes.) When 31-year-old journeyman pitcher Steve Stone arrived at the Orioles’ spring training camp in February […]...2025
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