Tales from the Orioles Dugout

Author:

By Louis Berney

Format:

Paperback

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In print, usually dispatched within 5-7 days.

Price:

£10.99

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Baseball, Baseball Teams, Baltimore Orioles

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Further Details

• Published: 28th Apr 2007
• ISBN: 1596702230
• Pages: 202

From the Publisher:

The saying among players used to go, "What can be better than being young and playing for the Baltimore Orioles?" They may have fallen on lean times of late, but for several decades the Orioles were the class and envy of Major League Baseball. The team was an integral part of the Baltimore community; kids and their grandmothers knew the batting averages, ERAs, and even the personality traits not only of Brooks Robinson, Dave McNally and Paul Blair, but of every bench player and each relief pitcher. Over an 18-year period (1966 through 1983) the Orioles played in six World Series, winning three of them. They had the highest winning percentage in baseball for 30 years. Most of their stars were home-grown products, players signed and reared in the Orioles organization. They were proud to play for Baltimore and to be part of the vaunted "Oriole Way."

Tales from the Orioles Dugout tells the stories of these players, in their own words. They discuss the pivotal plays and the big games that electrified the city, and they talk about what went on in the dugout, on the field and in the clubhouse. Hall of Famers like Jim Palmer, Earl Weaver, and Brooks Robinson, and 2007 Hall of Fame inductee Cal Ripken Jr., share tales of what it was like to be an Oriole. Individually their stories are funny, poignant and eccentric. Collectively, they offer a portrait of a team that is as much a family and a community treasure as it is a professional sports organization.