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[DJ MC]

Found this photo someone took at Fanfest:

It's an absolute travesty that someone put a beer bottle in front of his statue. Everyone knows that Earl drank his beer from cans.

[BSLChrisStoner]

Operation Sports: Earl and The Man
http://www.operation...rl-and-the-man/

[Can_of_corn]

Hardball Times: 11 things I didn’t know about Earl Weaver

http://www.hardballt... ... rl-weaver/

There are a lot of great managers, but hardly any have the stature of Earl Weaver. To statheads, who often dismiss the importance of managers in general, Weaver is held up as a great one. He figured out the importance of getting on base and how a sacrifice bunt can hurt well before Bill James caught on. And he also recognized defensive value well before sabermetrics caught up.

To old-school guys, who often mock anything smacking of sabermetrics, Weaver is also held up as an ultimate manager. He had panache and drive. He was the ultimate gamer, willing to fight for any little detail. He was a master psychologist who did whatever he could to get his team ready. Weaver also had style, as evidenced by his numerous run-ins with umpires.

Weaver wasn’t just respected, he was idealized, and idealized by all sorts of fans who normally don’t agree on much else. Weaver had achievements, vision, consistency, and the right image. He displayed style and substance. Of all the great managers of the 1970s and 1980s, Weaver has the best reputation.

[Icterus galbula]

The Raging Genius of Earl Weaver

http://deadspin.com/... ... arl-weaver


Good read.

[Oriole85]

Baltimore Sun: Former Orioles manager Earl Weaver remembered at memorial service in Fla.

http://www.baltimore...,0,726575.story

[Chris B]

Patch the team will wear this season:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BDub8BACUAIImgw.jpg:large

[Russ]

Solid patch.

[BSLChrisStoner]

Bump.

[You Play to Win the Game]

I'll be seated at the stadium in time for the program today. I'll share my thoughts later.

[DJ MC]

They pulled in Terry Cashman for today. I was impressed.

[DBean]

Tribute was good.  Nice stories from Baseball HOF Jeff Idelson, Rick Dempsey (who got into arguments with Weaver), Brooks Robinson, Cal Ripken, Jr, Buck Showalter and Earl's son Mike Weaver.  I was hoping to hear from Jim Palmer and Frank Robinson (I'm sure they would've had some nice stories to tell, especially Palmer), but they both had schedule conflicts.  A nice crowd of former Orioles and Weaver family members sitting behind the home plate area.  Very fitting to have Terry Cashman perform "The Earl of Baltimore."

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[You Play to Win the Game]

I thought Dempsey's stories were the best, he was really honest and sincere. The ovation for Brooks and Cal were really cool. Proud to be a fan of such a storied franchise.

[Jon Shepherd]

In case you missed it a few months back...the beginning of this article is what I had to say about Earl Weaver.

 

http://camdendepot.b...and-spring.html

[TwentyThirtyFive]

Wasn't sure where to put this.  Im jealous of those who got to enjoy these years.

 

 

[Mike B]

Really good clip.  I grew up watching Earl and the Orioles.  Earl for all his craziness with the umps was a baseball genius.

 

The Orioles and Earl always seemed to find a way.  He made bit players into key parts of the team.  We all know about the platoons, most notably Roenicke and Lowenstein, but Earl always seemed to have an answer for the opposition late in the games.

Guys like Crowley, Jim Dwyer, Benny Ayala, Curt Motton, Elrod and others all found a way to make a major contribution as the year went on.

It was fun.

[Mike B]

I also liked the fact that the clip paid tribute to Belanger.  My cousin is a good friend of one of Mark's sons.  I talked to him about his Dad and told him, I thought Mark was Ozzie without the silly back flips.  He said he could not wait to tell his Mom that.

 

I will always believe that Brooks and Mark were the best left side of the infield ever.

 

There was so muck good about the Orioles of Weaver.

[Mark Carver]

I will always believe that Brooks and Mark were the best left side of the infield ever.

Ain't that the truth!

[Mackus]

Earl's book is a good, quick read. Explains a lot of his philosophies.

[Mike B]

Earl's book is a good, quick read. Explains a lot of his philosophies.

I always thought Earl had a reason for everything he did.  Every move, every temper tantrum, every point he made to the media.  Earl was not always a reasonable man, but he knew how to win.

[Mike B]

Ain't that the truth!

Not the flashiest pairing, but nothing got by them.  Belanger covered a lot of ground and very rarely dove.  Calling them great, does not do  them justice.