Backman's comeback to NY no small thing Nov 18, 2009
As short stature did for Hall of Fame manager Earl Weaver, lack of size fuels Backman. "You know, a lot of what I've accomplished happened, because I had to fight more. If I was 6-foot-3 ... I don't know. Maybe, I wouldn't be the same. ... But I wouldn't mind being 6-foot-3 for a couple of weeks. "You do get tired of hearing, 'Too small, too small, too small. (MLB.com -- NY Mets Mets)
Leary and friends come home again Nov 4, 2009
A. No, you don t. They kind of retired that after Earl Weaver left the game. Digging in The Perkins School for the Blind had plenty of help at the ground-breaking for its Lower School renovation project on Monday. (Boston Globe)
CD's Connect the Dots:Playing for Immortality Oct 27, 2009
And while Manuel has a few games left to win before his name can be considered, he will have taken a major leap forward in having his name mentioned in the same breath as managers like Joe Torre, Tony Larussa, Tommy Lasorda and Earl Weaver. Yes, these are heady times for the Philadelphia Phillies, a truly Golden Era for some of baseball's most loyal and formerly frustrated phans. (Los Angeles, TheInsiders.com)
The 'Sesame Street' Song Whiz Oct 23, 2009
com - Joe Raposo, The Sesame Street Song Whiz. eIBD Investor's Business Daily Digital Edition. (Investors Business Daily)
Earl Weaver Managed To Win Big With The Orioles Oct 22, 2009
Earl Weaver was promoted from Baltimore coach to manager during the 1968 season. One of the first things he did was post a sign in the Orioles' clubhouse. (Investors Business Daily)
Alvord: 'There's something I must confess' Oct 7, 2009
In 1971, when Earl Weaver handed the ball to Palmer on that sunny October afternoon, he expected him to pitch nine innings. He did. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Playoffs await after Dodgers top Bucs Sep 30, 2009
" The victory that secured the chance did not come easily. The Dodgers blew a 3-0 lead, their reliable bullpen rattled in a three-run seventh inning in which Wolf, Kuo and George Sherrill each walked a batter, two of them scoring. Managers with the most consecutive winning seasons (since 1900) Manager Team(s) Winning seasons Joe McCarthy CHC, NYY 21 (1926-46) Sparky Anderson CIN, DET 17 (1972-88) Earl Weaver BAL 15 (1968-82) Bobby Cox ATL 15 (1991-2005) Al Lopez CLE, CWS 15 (1951-65) Fred Clarke... (MLB.com -- Los Angeles Dodgers)
Dodgers ensure return to postseason Sep 30, 2009
The Official Site of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Dodgers clinch postseason berth. (MLB.com -- Los Angeles Dodgers)
Bobby Cox a bad tactician? Because of Puckett? Come on Sep 26, 2009
This is also were Earl Weaver was ALSO overrated as a manager. Those Oriole teams only won ONE World Series. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Its up to Meyer to restore order in Kiffin feud Sep 16, 2009
Billy Martin in New York and Earl Weaver in Baltimore gained God-like status by kicking dirt on umpires while directing spittle-flecked diatribes at them. If everybody acted that way, we would've had to tut-tut a lot and demand an investigation into why the Republic was falling apart. (MSNBC -- Sports)
JOHN MADDEN Q&A: Retired broadcaster talks video game, '09 plans Aug 25, 2009
He was going to have a baseball game with Earl Weaver, a basketball game with Red Auerbach and a football game with me. The others dropped by the side and I stayed with it. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NFL)
In reverse gear and skidding fast Aug 7, 2009
Popularized by Earl Weaver in the golden days of the Orioles, the reverse lock holds that on a night when a team has no chance to win, said team will prevail precisely because of that. This was certainly the Sox plight last night. (Boston Globe)
Inbox: Does Mets' farm system stack up? Jul 17, 2009
That was depth, or as Earl Weaver would say, "deep depth." In comparison, depth these days for most organizations is a misnomer. And the Mets are one of those organizations. (MLB.com -- NY Mets Mets)
Weaver notes ASG changes Jul 12, 2009
ST. LOUIS -- When Earl Weaver helped the Baltimore Orioles win the World Series in 1970 in just his second full season at the helm, he earned a spot as skipper of the American League All-Star team the following year. But things were different than they are now. (MLB.com -- Baltimore Orioles)
POWER RANKINGS: Red Sox, Yankees, Angels, Rangers rule top-5 Jul 10, 2009
As rants go, that was pretty good, but it's nothing compared to Trembley's predecessor as O's manager, ump-baiter extraordinaire Earl Weaver. (warning: strong language). (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- MLB)
Hernandez struggles in loss to Phils Jul 4, 2009
"Momentum," Earl Weaver once postulated, "is tomorrow's pitcher.". On Friday night, however, starter Livan Hernandez faced 23 batters, retired nine and allowed seven of the other 14 to score. (MLB.com -- NY Mets Mets)
Piniella says job status non-issue, but ... Jun 27, 2009
I grew up in the era of Billy Martin and Earl Weaver and they were very successful. The era has changed and you have to change with the era, Piniella said. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Fire within: Lou's drive hasn't wavered Jun 27, 2009
" You know the FOX-TV team of Joe Buck and Tim McCarver would love to have Piniella go ballistic during their broadcast on Saturday for Game 2 of the Cubs-White Sox intracity Interleague series. Milton Bradley saw Piniella's fiery side first-hand Friday. The Cubs manager put an end to Bradley's temper tantrums when he sent the outfielder home after a helmet-throwing, water-cooler-tossing incident in the dugout. The two exchanged words in the clubhouse, and Bradley left after the sixth inning of... (MLB.com -- Chi Cubs Cubs)
Long journey leads Tracy to Rockies Jun 25, 2009
DENVER -- Once it dawned on Jim Tracy that it was possible to make it to the Majors as a manager, he started studying the career paths and the successes of Hall of Fame managers such as Sparky Anderson, Walter Alston and Earl Weaver, as well as such other luminaries as Whitey Herzog and Jim Leyland. Then something else dawned on Tracy, now the manager of the Rockies, the hottest team in the Majors. (MLB.com -- Colorado Rockies)
Omaha Stakes Jun 24, 2009
Earl Weaver believed in the three-run homer. Texas. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
Better things to come? Jun 24, 2009
If Bobby was a smoker like Earl Weaver was, he would have lung cancer by now from watching Gonzo pitch. But he usually gets the job done. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Moxley Talks Coaching and Recruiting Jun 5, 2009
Watching Earl Weaver manage the Orioles in the good ole days [also played a factor. . (Charlotte Sports -- Rivals.com)
Tom VerducciINSIDE BASEBALL May 20, 2009
Texas is breaking in Holland, 22, the way Earl Weaver and the old Orioles team did their young starters: with a low-pressure break-in period out of the bullpen. The added value of such a move is that it allows Texas to manage Holland's innings workload rather than thrusting him into the rotation right away and expecting him to throw almost 200 innings -- a problem the Tigers are going to face with. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Major dreams May 12, 2009
n Having to deal with some manager with the disposition of an Earl Weaver or Billy Martin who screams into his face not necessarily because May made the wrong call, but because this manager wants to energize his sluggish players with passion. And all along, May will be fighting for his livelihood in this most competitive of occupations. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
ODDBALL ITEMS: Manny's fertility, NHL owners go for broke May 9, 2009
Chain-smoking managers like Jim Leyland or Earl Weaver (who used to call high-wire reliever Don Stanhouse "Full Pack" due to his intake while the man was trying to close out games for the Orioles) are one thing. So is pro golfing spectacle John Daly. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Chargers survive on late rally May 6, 2009
Famed Baltimore Orioles manager Earl Weaver was known for living off of three-run homers. Columbia State coach Kelly Bratton may not coach by that philosophy, but his Chargers live for another day because of a couple of clutch 3-run blasts. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
BILL SPELTZ: ‘Field of Dreams' never forgotten May 3, 2009
Guys like Bob Feller, Reggie Jackson, George Brett, Lou Brock, Bob Gibson, Earl Weaver and Maury Wills have all been there. Kelsey Grammer and Meat Loaf have even played there. (Missoulian, MT)
Can Kenshin be the linchpin of this reconfigured rotation? Apr 10, 2009
I believe it was Earl Weaver who told Tom Boswell: This isn t like football. We do this every day. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
O's to be young again Apr 6, 2009
They developed big-league managers: Earl Weaver, Billy Hunter, Jim Frey, George Bamberger, Cal Ripken Sr., Joe Altobelli, and Frank Robinson himself ... "We didn't care back then. We didn't care about the Yankees or Red Sox. We cared about playing well together and we had a manager who was tough as nails. If you could beat Earl Weaver, you could beat any team in baseball."It just seems like we were a lot more in the mix in those days. (Boston Globe)
Joe PosnanskiINSIDE BASEBALL Mar 21, 2009
There's an argument to be made that Bobby Cox is the best manager in baseball history -- I might lean toward Earl Weaver or Casey Stengel or someone like that, but anyone would conced that it's compelling evidence when a man in modern days leads teams to 15 division titles, five pennants (and only one World Series championship -- his Achilles heel). But my point is not to argue the best manager ever but to say that when it comes down to it, I really have no idea why Bobby Cox is a great manager. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Too many innings? Mar 2, 2009
Earl Weaver would sometimes warm up a reliever just to annoy Jim Palmer. He'd occasionally get his worst reliever up. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Jenkins' spring training memories Feb 8, 2009
Ken Singleton, Mike Flanagan, Scott McGregor, Eddie Murray (although he didn't say much), Rick Dempsey, Jim Palmer, Earl Weaver - it just went on and on. A baseball writer's dream was to have covered those teams on a daily basis. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
ODDBALL ITEMS: Pot controversies, geezer rockers & more Feb 7, 2009
But for our money and amusement, no one could pitch a fit with style and eloquence quite like former Baltimore Orioles manager Earl Weaver. Ol' Earl's most notorious X-rated spew is available on YouTube. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
