Earl Weaver
#21
Posted 19 January 2013 - 11:57 AM
#22
Posted 19 January 2013 - 12:16 PM
He got the most out of a 25 man roster than any manager I've ever seen. Before there was Moneyball there was Earl Weaver and would platoon Gary Roenicke and John Lowenstein in LF. Bat Ken Singleton leadoff (578 PA) at times because he was the teams best OBP player and that had many others scratching their head. MLB had to create a rule to stop him because of a loophole in the DH rule. He would list a starting pitcher (that would be sitting on the bench and not playing) as the DH. Than he would switch to the DH when they would come of bat for the first time. He would do this in case the opposing team starter got pulled do to an injury or ineffectiveness before the DH would bat.
Yeah his historic being thrown out of 91 games was sometimes more theatrical than substance, But he did that to try and gain an advantage anyway he can. And since winning was everything to him, why not. I'm just glad he was aliveto see the Orioles regain their winning ways before he passed.
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#23
Posted 19 January 2013 - 12:18 PM
John Keegan, a renowned British military historian, has called World War II the greatest single event in the history of mankind. - Tom Brokaw, NBC special correspondent and author of "The Greatest Generation"
#24
Posted 19 January 2013 - 12:20 PM
Very well said.As someone that grew up in East Baltimore during the good ole days of the great Oriole teams of the 60's-70's. Remember this was a time when there was no cable, no internet and on TV it consisted of 3 channels. So there was really only 1 thing to do as a kid in the summer, especially for a young boy. Our neighborhood had a good amount of young boys so in the summer it was pickup baseball and when not doing that it was listening to the Orioles on a small transistor radio. Those teams were led by arguably one of the greatest baseball managers ever (1,480–1,060, .583%)
He got the most out of a 25 man roster than any manager I've ever seen. Before there was Moneyball there was Earl Weaver and would platoon Gary Roenicke and John Lowenstein in LF. Bat Ken Singleton leadoff (578 PA) at times because he was the teams best OBP player and that had many others scratching their head. MLB had to create a rule to stop him because of a loophole in the DH rule. He would list a starting pitcher (that would be sitting on the bench and not playing) as the DH. Than he would switch to the DH when they would come of bat for the first time. He would do this in case the opposing team starter got pulled do to an injury or ineffectiveness before the DH would bat.
Yeah his historic being thrown out of 91 games was sometimes more theatrical than substance, But he did that to try and gain an advantage anyway he can. And since winning was everything to him, why not. I'm just glad he was to see the Orioles regain their winning ways before he passed.
#25
Posted 19 January 2013 - 12:38 PM
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John Keegan, a renowned British military historian, has called World War II the greatest single event in the history of mankind. - Tom Brokaw, NBC special correspondent and author of "The Greatest Generation"
#26
Posted 19 January 2013 - 12:40 PM
As someone that grew up in East Baltimore during the good ole days of the great Oriole teams of the 60's-70's. Remember this was a time when there was no cable, no internet and on TV it consisted of 3 channels. So there was really only 1 thing to do as a kid in the summer, especially for a young boy. Our neighborhood had a good amount of young boys so in the summer it was pickup baseball and when not doing that it was listening to the Orioles on a small transistor radio. Those teams were led by arguably one of the greatest baseball managers ever (1,480–1,060, .583%)
He got the most out of a 25 man roster than any manager I've ever seen. Before there was Moneyball there was Earl Weaver and would platoon Gary Roenicke and John Lowenstein in LF. Bat Ken Singleton leadoff (578 PA) at times because he was the teams best OBP player and that had many others scratching their head. MLB had to create a rule to stop him because of a loophole in the DH rule. He would list a starting pitcher (that would be sitting on the bench and not playing) as the DH. Than he would switch to the DH when they would come of bat for the first time. He would do this in case the opposing team starter got pulled do to an injury or ineffectiveness before the DH would bat.
Yeah his historic being thrown out of 91 games was sometimes more theatrical than substance, But he did that to try and gain an advantage anyway he can. And since winning was everything to him, why not. I'm just glad he was aliveto see the Orioles regain their winning ways before he passed.
Excellent post, well said!!
#27
Posted 19 January 2013 - 01:01 PM
Weaver was truly the first(or one of the first at least) sabermetric guy.
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Posted 19 January 2013 - 01:04 PM
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Posted 19 January 2013 - 01:05 PM
#30
Posted 19 January 2013 - 01:22 PM
http://www.baltimore... ... 5495.storyIt was great listening to Timmy K on the radio this morning talking about weaver...Said no one taught him more about baseball than Weaver did.
Weaver was truly the first(or one of the first at least) sabermetric guy.
#31
Posted 19 January 2013 - 01:31 PM
#32
Posted 19 January 2013 - 03:11 PM
#33
Posted 19 January 2013 - 04:00 PM
RIP
#34
Posted 19 January 2013 - 04:01 PM
http://www.cbssports...seball/21582984
CBS Sports: Remember Weaver as true innovator
http://www.cbssports...-true-innovator
#35
Posted 19 January 2013 - 04:14 PM
http://espn.go.com/m...ways-ahead-game
Really enjoyed this Kurkjian piece, particularly the anecdote about what the DL was to him.
ESPN: My favorite Earl Weaver story
http://espn.go.com/m...eball-character
#36
Posted 19 January 2013 - 04:31 PM
I'm glad he got to be present for his statue ceremony.
I'm glad he got to see the 2012 Orioles season, because I know he cared a whole lot for the team.
And, I'm glad he got to go out on a cruise ship in the Caribbean instead of in a hospital bed.
#37
Posted 19 January 2013 - 04:47 PM
Remember my grandfather who had seen Ken Keiser wrestle in person, talk about Earl being crazy to get in his face.
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Posted 19 January 2013 - 05:10 PM
#39
Posted 19 January 2013 - 05:49 PM
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Well I hear Linda Ronstadt is looking for a guitar player.
#40
Posted 19 January 2013 - 07:16 PM
Although I didn't really get to see him as a manager, when I think of life-long Orioles, Earl Weaver was always one of the first ones I think of. At least he was able to witness another Orioles winning season and get a nice ceremony before he died.
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