Orioles Essential; Everything You Need to Know to Be a Real Fan!
Chicago: Triumph Books, 2007. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Approximately 5.75 inches by 8.75 inches. viii, 198, [2] pages. Illustrations. Notes. Foreword by Billy Ripken. Thomas F. Loverro (born March 25, 1954), is an American sportswriter. He was voted the Maryland sportswriter of the year in 2009 by the NSSA. He co-hosted a sports talk radio show on ESPN called The Sports Fix. Loverro has been a professional journalist since 1977, including eight years as a news editor and reporter for The Baltimore Sun, where he covered government, politics and crime. He moved into sports reporting when he joined The Washington Times in 1992 and remained until 2009. Loverro was a sport columnist with The Washington Examiner from 2010 to 2013. He returned to The Washington Times as a sports columnist in September 2013. Loverro has written 11 books, including, Hail Victory: an Oral History of The Washington Redskins and The Encyclopedia of Negro League Baseball. The Baltimore Orioles have proved to be one of the most storied franchises in sports. Everything any real fan could ever want to know about this beloved ballclub is in Orioles Essential. This fun, fact-filled reference guide tells the complete story of one of baseball's most cherished teams. The Orioles arrived in Baltimore in 1954, accompanied by much fanfare and optimism. Baltimore fans embraced the team and passionately watched the franchise make a slow but steady climb to the top. With the arrivals of future superstars such as Brooks Robinson, Jim Palmer, Davey Johnson, and Boog Powell, the team won its first championship by 1966. With the hiring of Earl Weaver, the Orioles embarked on a path that would ultimately make them a model franchise. The next generation of greatness came with the development of a pair of Hall of Famers, Cal Ripken Jr. and Eddie Murray, two of the greatest players of any era. Condition: Very good / Very good.
Keywords: Baltimore Orioles, Cal Ripken, Earl Weaver, Billy Ripken, Brooks Robinson, Frank Robinson, Hoyt Wilhelm, Paul Richards, Camden Yards, Eddie Murphy, Davey Johnson, Peter Angelos, World Series, All-Stars, Mike Mussina
ISBN: 9781572438232
[Book #77634]
Price: $45.00