Reviews
"This encyclopedia was painstakingly assembled and clearly represents a labor of love. The wealth of history and anecdotes is very impressive and makes for enjoyable reading... The Orioles Encyclopedia should be an essential purchase in the Baltimore region and would be a welcome in any baseball collection." -- John Maxymuk, American Reference Books Annual, "The 896-page 'Orioles Encyclopedia' will remind any longtime fan of their own personal memories." -- Krystina Lucido, PressBox, "Not just a reference book, this tome is essential reading for Oriole fans. Consider it the bible of Birdland... It's a far-reaching and fascinating document of a legendary baseball franchise, and, for that, Gesker deserves a heartfelt 'Thank you-u-u-u.'" -- John Lewis, Baltimore Magazine, Mike Gesker, the Baltimore baseball fan and Emmy award winner who wrote this book and will never recoup anywhere near what he put into it. But as he and so many thousands of authors for whom their masterwork is a labor of love know, that's not the point, is it?, "The Orioles Encyclopedia has much more to offer than facts and statistics. It's the story of a beloved franchise composed of heroes and stories from our past and its unbroken connection with a town, regardless of wins or losses. For any Oriole fan, The Orioles Encyclopedia is a must read." -- Ronald F. Barbagallo, Jr., Maryland Historical Magazine & MHS Publications, Not just a reference book, this tome is essential reading for Oriole fans. Consider it the bible of Birdland... It's a far-reaching and fascinating document of a legendary baseball franchise, and, for that, Gesker deserves a heartfelt 'Thank you-u-u-u.', Fans of the Baltimore Orioles have a very valuable tool at their disposal. Whatever morsel of knowledge they want to acquire is now contained in one neat little package... Orioles fans, this should be on your must buy list because it will really be enjoyable to have the information at your finger tips and the ability to re-live some old memories., The Orioles Encyclopedia has much more to offer than facts and statistics. It's the story of a beloved franchise composed of heroes and stories from our past and its unbroken connection with a town, regardless of wins or losses. For any Oriole fan, The Orioles Encyclopedia is a must read., This encyclopedia was painstakingly assembled and clearly represents a labor of love. The wealth of history and anecdotes is very impressive and makes for enjoyable reading... The Orioles Encyclopedia should be an essential purchase in the Baltimore region and would be a welcome in any baseball collection., "Mike Gesker, the Baltimore baseball fan and Emmy award winner who wrote this book and will never recoup anywhere near what he put into it. But as he and so many thousands of authors for whom their masterwork is a labor of love know, that's not the point, is it?" -- Steve Goddard, History Wire - Where the Past Comes Alive
