100 Things Orioles Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die

by Connolly, Dan; Palmer, Jim

• ISBN13: 9781629370415
• ISBN10: 162937041X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2015-04-01
• Publisher: Triumph Books

Summary

This guide to all things Baltimore Oriole covers the team's history as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, including the incredible legacy of Cal Ripken, Jr., memories from Memorial Stadium, and how singing "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" during the seventh-inning stretch has become a fan-favorite tradition. Author Dan Connolly has collected every essential piece of Orioles knowledge and trivia, as well as must-do activities, providing an entertaining and enlightening read for any Oriole fan. 

Author Biography

Dan Connolly has spent more than two decades as a print journalist in Pennsylvania and Maryland. The Baltimore native first covered the Orioles as a beat writer for the York (Pennsylvania) Daily Record in 2001 before becoming The Baltimore Sun’s national baseball writer/Orioles reporter in 2005. He has won multiple state and national writing awards, including several from the Associated Press Sports Editors. In 2013 he was named Maryland Co-Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. He lives in York, with his wife, Karen, and three children, Alex, Annie, and Grace.