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The Earl Weaver Effect, Part II: Stolen Base Edition
(Click to enlarge) Last week, I looked at the extent to which Earl Weaver lived what he preached regarding the sacrifice bunt. In general, Weaver talked his talk, using the sacrifice bunt roughly 20% less than the rest of major league baseball and 10-15% less than other American League...
The Earl Weaver Effect, Part I: Bunting Edition
(Click to enlarge) Earl Weaver is generally regarded as one of the greatest managers in major league history. As the skipper of the Orioles, Weaver amassed a record of 1460-1060, six division titles,four pennants, and one World Series championship (1970). Weaver is also generally regarded as the...
Flashback: O's vs Yankees, late summer 1980
To all intents and purposes the American League East pennant race began at 10 o'clock last Saturday night in Baltimore's Memorial Stadium. That's when Earl Weaver threw a bag of sunflower seeds against the dugout wall and proceeded to engage the umpires in jaw-to-jaw combat. He had already been...
Who Should Pick Hall Of Famers
I think most readers of this site will agree that the current Hall of Fame voters -- those members of the BBWAA with at least ten years of service -- don't perform at much higher than a C+ level. But who would do better? Here are some options: The players' peers. Maybe each player with at...
Earl Weaver Tribute
With the Orioles in town this week, I thought I'd lighten things up a bit and post the infamous Manager's Corner interview given by Orioles Hall of Fame manager, Earl Weaver. Now I looked everywhere for a censored version of this interview because I think it's just as funny as the uncensored...
O's groundskeeper Pat Santarone dies at 79
From The Baltimore Sun By Roch Kubatko | Sun reporter While the Orioles produced some of the best teams in baseball over three decades, beginning in the 1960s, they went unchallenged when it came to their garden.The tomato plants that grew at old Memorial Stadium, and the competitions between...
Contreras, Thome Earl Weaver the Orioles
White Sox match 2007 high water mark Ho Hum. Just another well pitched game won on the strength of the 3-run homer. Yesterday it was Carlos Quentin who provided the offense with 3-run shot off Dana Eveland; today it was Jim Thome's turn. Thome, who had been benched yesterday even before...
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