Louis Berney (1) (1948–)

Quick enjoyable but mostly forgettable read, even for fans of the O's. Each short chapter focuses on one member of the Orioles organization and includes some tidbits from the Author's interview with that person. Tone is genial and lacks any real insight or style.

My real dissatisfaction is that they rereleased an edition in 2012 without making any additions or changes. There are 36 interviews, but none from anyone who was with the team after 2000. This represents about a fifth of the team’s history that is missing and those behind the scenes stories have the potential to be more interesting since everyone tells stories about the good times, but not as many people know what went on during the bad ones. Also, the editors should be ashamed that they released a book in June 2012 that says that Mike Flanagan is currently the EVP of Baseball Operations for the Orioles, when he left that position in 2008 and died in August 2011.… (more)