RIP Earl Weaver

RIP. Earl Weaver was arguably the most innovative manager baseball has seen since John McGraw.

http://sabr.org/research/earl-weaver-strategy-innovation-and-ninety-four-meltdowns

One of the best baseball books I've read. Amazing how well it holds up today.

http://www.amazon.com/Weaver-Strategy-Classic-Managing-Baseball/dp/1574884247

 

96 percent of the world has a job, the other people come here to boo us!

Right?

Or was he the guy who said, "F$#% F%#$ F%#$ F%#$ F%#$ bleed Dodger Blue!"

I never can get my "old school fiery managers" correct.

RIP to a figure who towered over the proceedings like few since.

 

It'll be fun to read small-ball-advocating baseball writers' flowery obits about Weaver's managerial genius.

 

Covering an Orioles game with him was always a treat. One night after a tough loss, we come into his office and he has a mug of National Bo in one hand and a salt shaker in the other to revive the "fizz."

He was an all-time character in a glorious period for Baltimore.

RIP, Earl.

 

I wonder how legends like Weaver, Billy Martin or Sparky Anderson would have been received by today's players. Tough SOBs for sure, but they were fun to watch.

 

Jim Palmer was very, very headstrong, and Earl just sort of overpowered him with his personality. They had some legendary tiffs.

 

This is a very funny story -- a batboy in the Oakland Coliseum recounts how Palmer and Weaver carried a dispute onto the signing of a ball.

http://www.mercurynews.com/sports/ci_22409961/my-souvenir-from-orioles-manager-earl-weaver-and

He then looked at the sweet spot and saw Palmer's signature and immediately spewed out a string of four-letter words stacked upon six- and seven-letter curse words. Fortunately, he anger wasn't directed at me.

Still angry, nontheless, Weaver then proceeded to squeeze his signature into the sweet spot, right on top of Palmer's.

 

First Prop Joe and now Earl Weaver. This does not bode well for Ray Lewis' career tomorrow.

 

You could write (I know I couldn't, but someone could), a great theatrical comedy on Weaver and Palmer.

 

Now Earl, I'm really sad about you, and I'm a let you rest in peace, but Stan Musial was the greatest baseball icon of anyone who died today. The greatest baseball icon of anyone who died today!

 

Nice story from Tim Kurkjian.

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/8859609/legendary-orioles-manager-earl-weaver-was-always-ahead-game

 

RIP