From 33rd Street to Camden Yards An Oral History of the Baltimore Orioles

"A thoroughly enjoyable oral history. . . . Casual fans will find the interviews and anecdotes thoroughly entertaining, and more serious students of the game will find in the Orioles story a microcosm of baseball history in the postwar years. The first great baseball book of 2001."--Booklist In From 33rd Street to Camden Yards, John Eisenberg, a critically acclaimed sportswriter and longtime sports columnist for the Baltimore Sun, brings to life the epic saga of the Baltimore Orioles--baseball's winningest franchise from 1960 through 1997--using the voices of the players, managers, coaches, owners, front-office officials, and others who have helped make the Orioles a secular religion in a city that calls itself Baseball City, USA. Relying on storytelling flair, persistent research, and an eye for detail and utilizing knowledge and insights culled from fifteen years of award-winning reporting, Eisenberg turns dozens of hours of interviews with Hall of Famers and reserve infielders alike into a vivid, fast-moving oral history--the first ever of the Orioles. John Eisenberg interviewed more than ninety individuals for this book--including such Orioles stars as Earl Weaver, Ken Singleton, Cal Ripken Jr., Jim Palmer, and Frank Robinson, as well as current owner Peter Angelos--making From 33rd Street to Camden Yards a rich, rewarding book that defines both the Orioles team and the Orioles experience.Eisenberg, John is the author of 'From 33rd Street to Camden Yards An Oral History of the Baltimore Orioles' with ISBN 9780071384254 and ISBN 0071384251.