History of Birdland: Recent Episodes
Andy Snakovsky
The complete history of the Baltimore Orioles. Single game moments, season recaps, player profiles and everything in between.
On today's show I look back at the stellar, and now Orioles Hall of Fame career of the one and only Nick Markakis!
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On this week's episode I look back at the best MLB debuts that were made in the Orange and Black!
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It's the end of an era! In this week's episode I will recap the final game for the Orioles at Memorial Stadium and even though the final result was not in the O's favor the stadium will forever be a huge part of Baltimore Orioles history!
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This one was a little tough to research but also fun. I looked back at the entire Orioles history and ranked the 10 best seasons from players who were in Baltimore for just one season!
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It was one of the biggest upsets in World Series history. The 109 win Baltimore Orioles faced the 'Miracle Mets' in the 1969 Fall Classic and just like in Super Bowl III earlier in 1969, it was not a good end to a great season for the Baltimore team.
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For the first time in this podcast I'm getting into the list game.
I go through the Orioles best single season performances by position players and rank them 1-10.
Melvin Mora's 2004 season, Brady Anderson's 1996 50 home run season, Cal Ripken's amazing 1991 campaign and more!
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The Orioles went 15 straight seasons without a winning record from 1998-2011. However, just because the team was not great as a whole it doesn't mean they didn't have good players putting together good seasons.
Melvin Mora was one of those players always putting together consistent performances for the Orioles that led to a induction into the Orioles Hall of Fame after his playing career was over.
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In this episode I'm recapping the greatest single game comeback in Baltimore Orioles History, a game in 2009 in which the Orioles trailed to the Red Sox 10-1 at one point but wont the game.
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On this week's episode i'll be recapping the 1970 World Series. It was the second World Championship won by the Orioles and the Brooks Robinson show both in the field and at the plate.
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In my opinion one of the unsung heroes of the Orioles teams from 2012-2016. He was our top of the rotation starter who put together a good 4 year stretch before injuries claimed a promising career. It's back to a player profile and it's Chris Tillman!
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One of the greatest to ever play the game, Eddie Murray hit his 500th Home Run after returning to Baltimore in 1996 as the Orioles pushed to make the playoffs for the first time in 13 years. I'll recap the game in which Murray hit his 500th Home Run on a date that Orioles fans will always hold in high esteem.
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Proud to announce a partnership with Birdland Sports!!
Log onto www.birdlandsports.com/SNAKS to make your purchase!
Also be sure to check out the Section 336 Podcast with Josh and Matt!
Well, not sure why I wanted to talk about this but here it is. Hurt alongside with me as I recap the 1996 ALCS against the Yankees and of course that infamous play in Game 1.
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Proud to announce a partnership with Birdland Sports!!
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In this episode I'll recap one of the wildest brawls not on in Orioles history but perhaps in all of baseball and sports. It's a story of two teams heading in complete opposite directions and how frustrations on the Orioles side boiled over into a nasty brawl with their rivals.
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Proud to announce a partnership with Birdland Sports!!
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Also be sure to check out the Section 336 Podcast with Josh and Matt!
In this episode I'll take a look back at some of the most memorable performances from Orioles players in the All Star Game and the Home Run Derby.
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In 1996 the Orioles ended a 13 year drought of not making the playoffs and were up against one of the best teams of that time, The Cleveland Indians.
In this episode I recap that series game by game as the Orioles get back in the national spotlight.
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This week's episode I'll look back at an important piece of the mid 90s Orioles teams, starting pitcher Scott Erickson. I'll go through his career highs and lows and the unfortunate incident he was involved in after his playing career was over.
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It was the first championship won by the Baltimore Orioles since moving to the city from St. Louis. I'll go through the build up and the upset over the Dodgers in 4 games.
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A little different approach to the show this week. In this episode I will go back to the first ever Orioles game I attended back in 1995. I wanted to share my experiences and what it was like to first fall in love with the Baltimore Orioles.
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In this episode I'll look back at the 1993 All Star Game. From the Home Run Derby and Ken Griffey Jr.'s historic blast to the game itself, the domination by the American League and the infamous ending between Mike Mussina and AL manager Cito Gaston.
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Continuing with last week's episode, I'll recap the Orioles 2012 playoff run. The Orioles would win the first ever American League Wild Card game against the two time defending American League Champion Texas Rangers. Then they would go toe to toe with long time division rival the New York Yankees in the American League Division Series.
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For the first time I'll be recapping an entire season. The first season I'll tackle is the 2012 season, the year that the Orioles snapped a 15 season losing streak and qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 1997.
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It might be one of the worst teams and the worst start to a season in any sport. Just 5 years removed from winning their last World Championship the 1988 Baltimore Orioles would start the season 0-21. Join me as I go game by game of one of the most infamous streaks in sports history.
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He was an important part and maybe the MOST important part of the Orioles resurgence from 2012-2016 and his name is Adam Jones. In another player profile on the History of Birdland Podcast I'll look back at Adam Jones' career in Baltimore.
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1969 was the first year that Major League Baseball instituted a playoff system and the Baltimore Orioles were right in the middle of it. In this episode I recap the first ever American League Championship Series between the Baltimore Orioles and the Minnesota Twins.
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This was easily one of the wildest wins in recent Orioles history. Early on in the memorable 2012 playoff season for the Orioles they played a 17 inning marathon in Boston and their power hitting first baseman Chris Davis earned the win from the mound. Let's relive this improbable early season win in the Orioles magical 2012 season.
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In one of the most improbable win in Orioles history, down 13-10 in the ninth inning Chris Hoiles hit a grand slam on a 3-2 pitch with 2 outs to secure the Orioles the dramatic win against the Seattle Mariners.
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After years of political blockings and red tape, in 1999 an American baseball team played an exhibition game in the country of Cuba. That team was the Baltimore Orioles and they also played a game in Baltimore as well. In this episode I go back and relive those weird two games between the Baltimore Orioles and the Cuban National Team.
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I'm back and this episode dives into the great career of Mike Cuellar and those great Orioles teams of the late 60s and early 70s. This is the first episode in which I've covered a topic I wasn't alive for and i hope you enjoy it as much I enjoyed doing research for it!
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For the first time in the podcast I'll take a deep dive into something bad in the history of the Orioles. The 1997 Orioles were one of the best teams in the teams storied history but they fell short of winning the World Series, and not just that they didn't even make it past the ALCS. I'll go through the entire 1997 ALCS and the fallout that led to 15 years of losing baseball in Charm City.
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The last day of the 2011 Major League Baseball season was one of the most dramatic in the history of the game and the Orioles were right in the middle. Let's go back and re-live the Orioles beating the Red Sox, eliminating them from the postseason and spring boarding themselves back into baseball relevancy for the next several years.
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My first player profile and it's Eric Davis! Eric only spent a few seasons in Baltimore but they certainly how some tremendous highs and incredible lows. Davis suffered through a devastating colon cancer diagnosis only to return the same season and deliver one of the biggest hits in the 1997 season. He also had arguably one of his best seasons while wearing the orange and black in 1998. Hope you enjoy my first player profile, Eric Davis!
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It's the debut episode of the History of Birdland Podcast and what better way to start than the opening of Oriole Park at Camden Yards! Oriole Park is celebrating it's 30th Anniversary in 2022 and in this episode I go back to when it all began and recap the first ever game to take place in the crown jewel of Major League Baseball Stadiums.
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