Monday, January 21, 2013

Parting Shot: Earl Weaver

Parting Shot: Earl Weaver

A hot-tempered bantam who screamed curses at umpires and sometimes at his confess players, Earl Weaver made the Baltimore Orioles into a baseball powerhouse during his 17 years as manager. He was infamous for his explosive diatribes, which got him

"Earl Weaver stands alone as the greatest manager in the description of the Orioles organization and one of the greatest in the description of baseball," Orioles managing partner Peter Angelos said Saturday in a statement. As a manager, Weaver could be testy

Earl Weaver passed away early this morning. Weaver was one of the most entertaining and innovative managers in the description of the game.

One was born in St. Louis, the other became a star there. Aside from that, Earl Weaver and Stan Musial were about as different as two Hall of Famers could be. "Have a discussion about your odd couple," said George Vecsey, the longtime sports columnist for The New

Earl Weaver, the Hall of Fame manager of the Baltimore Orioles, passed away early this morning of an apparent sensitivity attack. He was 82. Weaver,…

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Parting Shot: Earl Weaver

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