"OriolesMagic"isaphrasefansstillassociatewiththe1979-1983seasons,Baltimore'slastchampionshipera,whentheyplayedexcellent,excitingballwithapenchantforlate-inningheroics.ThisbookanalyzestheOriolesnotjustasagreatteambutastheteamtobemarkedbythefabled"OrioleWay,"anorganizationalcommitmenttofundamentallysoundbaseballthatguidedthemfornearly30years.TheMagicyearsarediscussedinthecontextofBaltimoresports,fancultureandbaseballhistory,recallingthethrillsofasplendidsquadthatdelightedfansandremindinguswhyPeterGammonscalledthe1979-1983Oriolesoneofthemajorleague's"lastfunteams."