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Interview with the late Paul Blair, a CF like no other

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My latest vintage interview is up at the Bird Tapes and it is a classic: It's a recording of my 25-year-old interview with Paul Blair, who won 8 Gold Gloves while playing centerfield on many of the Orioles' greatest teams. He pulled no punches during our conversation. Check it out and subscribe to the Bird Tapes, the community is growing!

https://birdtapes.substack.com/p/the-bird-tapes-interview-paul-blair

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Hello everyone. I wanted to introduce John Eisenberg who is releasing a bunch of his interviews that he did when he was interviewing former players, managers and executives for his book about Orioles history.

John reached out and asked how he can get these to Orioles fans and i suggested he join up and post them here.

While I know everyone is excited and talking about the Orioles now, this a great opportunity to learn more about the past and ask John any questions that he may have.

Welcome to the board John and thanks for sharing your tapes and accounts here at the Hangout.

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