Hello all - long time lurker, seldom time poster here. I recently embarked on a project that I thought people here might enjoy.
During covid I started jotting down memories to share with my daughter, and as I organized them I realized that many occurred during the summer of 1997. It was a year that I first moved to Baltimore and of course the Orioles went wire to wire in first place. So what started as a walk down memory lane turned into a memoir:
Amazon.com: Wire to Wire: A South Baltimore Memoir eBook : McArdle, Patrick: Kindle Store
So far, the book has been met with a tremendous response. It is currently the #1 new release in the Baseball Essay & Writing category on Amazon (beating out Paul O'Neill's book, which makes it all the sweeter).
It has plenty of Orioles history in there, from Mussina's near perfect game to David Dellucci's intentional walk to Jeff Reboulet homering off Randy Johnson in the Division Series. That year has always been a special one in Oriole's history.
It also is a snapshot in time of South Baltimore / Federal Hill from the perspective of middle age looking back on young adulthood. If you know anything about the neighborhood or the old Cross Street Market, you might appreciate some of the references.
I hope you all enjoy it!