I read somewhere where Jim Palmer was pitching in the Postseason (can't recall if it was WS or playoffs) and not doing well. Weaver turned to a rookie pitcher in the dugout and told him to go warm up. The rookie jumped up and thanked Earl for having faith in him and that he wouldn't let him down. Weaver yells out, "I ain't putting you in! I want him to see you warming up so he'll pitch better."
Earl Weaver’s radio show, “Manager’s Corner” has some beautiful outtakes. My favorite is Alice Sweet asking Earl about growing tomatoes. He tells her she should worry more about when her next “lay” will be and screw those tomatoes.
The argument with umpire Bill Haller during the 1980 season is classic. They were arguing a ball call and Earl told Haller he was going to the dugout to get his rulebook. Haller pulled his from his pocket and told Earl, save a trip use mine. To which Earl responded, sorry but I can't read braille!
As an umpire I don't see this happening. First, I googled and found no record of this event happening, despite the tirade available on RUclips which doesn't reference a book. But 2nd, and more importantly; it is not our job to prove a misapplied ruling. It is the manager's job to show us in the rule book how our ruling was wrong. This does not apply to judgment rulings as I hope everyone should know. We might (the good ones do) carry the book in our bag, but by no means would we have in on our person during a game.
Earl smoked Raleigh cigarettes which came with coupons. Some reporter asked him once: 'What are you going to get with all those Raleigh coupons, Earl?' "A brass coffin," he answered..
I remember once when JimPalmer was pitching a lousy game and Earl made numerous trips to the mound to settle him down. After the game, Earl quipped that he gave Palmer more chances than his ex-wife.
My favorite Weaver story, which I think really sums up not only his approach but baseball itself, was told by Tom Boswell, who covered the Orioles for the Washington Post. He had been interviewing Weaver in the dugout before the game and the interview spilled over into the National Anthem. Boswell apologized, thinking he had kept Weaver from getting ready for the game and Weaver looked at him and said, "This ain't football. We do this every day." Perfect argument for why baseball is a better game.
Roger that! But give a shout out to Mr. John Steadman, a wonderful gentleman I had the privilege of speaking with in the Towson area in the 70s and early 80s.
In a more somber note...Earl's reasoning for his antics with the umpires was in a logic. It goes something like "those guys are paid to do a job, and if they screw up theirs, I could be out of one the next day"....
As far as I am concerned, Earl Weaver, Dick Williams, Walter Alston and Sparky Anderson and were all excellent field generals and how could I forget Billy Martin as well
Earl knew the rulebook better than anyone. So of course he would argue over how to interpret it. In one game, he went into the dugout, got his copy of the rulebook, and screamed "I guess we don't need this anymore" while ripping it to shreds. My other favorite Earl story is when a pitching coach went to the mound and said, "you have two problems: you aren't throwing strikes, and you're pissing off Earl."
I was at an Oriole game 70's early 80/s, and the umpire made a bad call. Earl shot out of the dugout like a cannon and he had that angry stiff legged walk. I never forget that walk, it was scary. He would intimidate them.
Earl Weaver was more entertaining than the game sometimes, loved the guy, a no nonsense manager, if you played for him you better have no slack in your game, doesn't matter who the player is, he'll bench your ass, would have loved to see Earl Weaver with Manny Ramirez playing for him, Manny use to dog it at time's, lazily going after a ball hit to him in left field, not running out a ground ball, not playing a game because he "says" he has a stuffy nose, a Manager like weaver wouldn't put up with a player like Ramirez , he would have kicked his ass all the way from the dugout to the parking lot where his car is parked and tell him to GTFOH
That's a stupid question. You ought the watch the video of Weaver arguing with home 🏡 plate 🍽️ umpire Bill Haller during a game with the Detroit Tigers in 1980. Earl got si foul mouthed that Haller ejected him from the game, even though Baltimore was coming to bat in the bottom of the first inning of a scoreless game. Weaver would of argue with the umpires in order to fire 🔥 up his team. If memory serves me correctly, Baltimore won the game.
I read somewhere where Jim Palmer was pitching in the Postseason (can't recall if it was WS or playoffs) and not doing well. Weaver turned to a rookie pitcher in the dugout and told him to go warm up. The rookie jumped up and thanked Earl for having faith in him and that he wouldn't let him down. Weaver yells out, "I ain't putting you in! I want him to see you warming up so he'll pitch better."
Earl Weaver’s radio show, “Manager’s Corner” has some beautiful outtakes. My favorite is Alice Sweet asking Earl about growing tomatoes. He tells her she should worry more about when her next “lay” will be and screw those tomatoes.
That's a classic outtake clip about Alice and her tomatoes.
The argument with umpire Bill Haller during the 1980 season is classic. They were arguing a ball call and Earl told Haller he was going to the dugout to get his rulebook. Haller pulled his from his pocket and told Earl, save a trip use mine. To which Earl responded, sorry but I can't read braille!
That is hilarious.
As an umpire I don't see this happening. First, I googled and found no record of this event happening, despite the tirade available on RUclips which doesn't reference a book. But 2nd, and more importantly; it is not our job to prove a misapplied ruling. It is the manager's job to show us in the rule book how our ruling was wrong. This does not apply to judgment rulings as I hope everyone should know. We might (the good ones do) carry the book in our bag, but by no means would we have in on our person during a game.
Earl smoked Raleigh cigarettes which came with coupons. Some reporter asked him once: 'What are you going to get with all those Raleigh coupons, Earl?' "A brass coffin," he answered..
I remember once when JimPalmer was pitching a lousy game and Earl made numerous trips to the mound to settle him down. After the game, Earl quipped that he gave Palmer more chances than his ex-wife.
That's a great story, but the pitcher he was talking about was Mike Cuellar, who was just about at the end of his career and was struggling.
My favorite Weaver story, which I think really sums up not only his approach but baseball itself, was told by Tom Boswell, who covered the Orioles for the Washington Post. He had been interviewing Weaver in the dugout before the game and the interview spilled over into the National Anthem. Boswell apologized, thinking he had kept Weaver from getting ready for the game and Weaver looked at him and said, "This ain't football. We do this every day." Perfect argument for why baseball is a better game.
Great anecdote. Thanks for sharing. And thanks for checking out the clip and weighing in.
Tim was the finest baseball beat writer I ever read when he was covering the Orioles.
Roger that! But give a shout out to Mr. John Steadman, a wonderful gentleman I had the privilege of speaking with in the Towson area in the 70s and early 80s.
In a more somber note...Earl's reasoning for his antics with the umpires was in a logic. It goes something like "those guys are paid to do a job, and if they screw up theirs, I could be out of one the next day"....
The "walk with the Lord" story is fantastic lol
Yes! Pat Kelly 😂
I'd rather see you walk with the bases loaded 😂😂😂😂
One time Bill Haller, the umpire, offered to let Earl read his rule book. Without batting an eye, Earl told him “I don’t read Braille!”
Great line@@davidbrandel1311
As far as I am concerned, Earl Weaver, Dick Williams, Walter Alston and Sparky Anderson and were all excellent field generals and how could I forget Billy Martin as well
Great list of managers. Thanks for watching the clip.
Damn, Kurkjian's voice still hasn't broken!!!
Earl was one of the reasons I started to follow the O’s. My favorite team until this day!!
Earl knew the rulebook better than anyone. So of course he would argue over how to interpret it. In one game, he went into the dugout, got his copy of the rulebook, and screamed "I guess we don't need this anymore" while ripping it to shreds. My other favorite Earl story is when a pitching coach went to the mound and said, "you have two problems: you aren't throwing strikes, and you're pissing off Earl."
There are several different versions of the walk with the Lord story.
I was at an Oriole game 70's early 80/s, and the umpire made a bad call. Earl shot out of the dugout like a cannon and he had that angry stiff legged walk. I never forget that walk, it was scary. He would intimidate them.
Just google the clip of Earl arguing with the umpire.
I've seen it. Fantastic.
Earl Weaver was more entertaining than the game sometimes, loved the guy, a no nonsense manager, if you played for him you better have no slack in your game, doesn't matter who the player is, he'll bench your ass, would have loved to see Earl Weaver with Manny Ramirez playing for him, Manny use to dog it at time's, lazily going after a ball hit to him in left field, not running out a ground ball, not playing a game because he "says" he has a stuffy nose, a Manager like weaver wouldn't put up with a player like Ramirez , he would have kicked his ass all the way from the dugout to the parking lot where his car is parked and tell him to GTFOH
Earl was a treasure.
@@toddjones6654 absolutely, also a great manager with a great baseball mind
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That's a stupid question. You ought the watch the video of Weaver arguing with home 🏡 plate 🍽️ umpire Bill Haller during a game with the Detroit Tigers in 1980. Earl got si foul mouthed that Haller ejected him from the game, even though Baltimore was coming to bat in the bottom of the first inning of a scoreless game. Weaver would of argue with the umpires in order to fire 🔥 up his team. If memory serves me correctly, Baltimore won the game.