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Earl Weaver 1930-2013
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Posted: 1/19/2013 10:16 AM
Earl Weaver 1930-2013
Passed away today on a Orioles fantasy cruise ship. One of a kind, to say the least. The kinda guy that only seemed to exist in baseball. Other sports don't have Earl Weavers, do they?
RIP..
Earl Weaver, the feisty Hall-of-Fame Baltimore Orioles manager and persistent Yankee nemesis died early Saturday morning of an apparent heart attack while on an Orioles' fantasy cruise in the Caribbean. Weaver collapsed in his compartment on the ship at about 2 a.m. and was unable to be revived by the ship's doctors. His wife, Maryanne, was at his side. He was 82
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/earl-we aver-dead-82-article-1.1243096#ixzz2IR1MdMtK
Last edited 1/19/2013 10:16 AM by oct271986
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Posted: 1/19/2013 10:21 AM
Re: Earl Weaver 1930-2013
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Posted: 1/19/2013 10:23 AM
Re: Earl Weaver 1930-2013
RIP. A true legend, larger than life.
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Posted: 1/19/2013 10:23 AM
Re: Earl Weaver 1930-2013
RIP
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Posted: 1/19/2013 10:30 AM
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Weaver was the manager of the 69 O's.
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Posted: 1/19/2013 10:31 AM
Re: Earl Weaver 1930-2013
Weaver's 97 ejections rank third on the all-time list behind Bobby Cox and John McGraw and to the best of anyone's knowledge he never apologized for any of them. When asked one time by Orioles outfielder Pat Kelly if he wanted to participate in team chapel and "walk with the lord," Weaver famously replied: ("No thanks. I'd rather walk with the (bleeping) bases loaded." Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/earl-we aver-dead-82-article-1.1243096#ixzz2IR5IteTb |
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Posted: 1/19/2013 11:06 AM
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I consider Earl Weaver the games best ever manager. He was ahead of his time. He understood the gain from platooning when needed. He understood not giving away outs on stupid sacrifice bunts and he understood the substituability between offense and defense on the field.
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Posted: 1/19/2013 11:07 AM
Re: Earl Weaver 1930-2013
oct271986 wrote:
Earl Weaver, the feisty Hall-of-Fame Baltimore Orioles manager and persistent Yankee nemesis died early Saturday morning of an apparent heart attack while on an Orioles' fantasy cruise in the Caribbean. Weaver collapsed in his compartment on the ship at about 2 a.m. and was unable to be revived by the ship's doctors. His wife, Maryanne, was at his side. He was 82
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/earl-we aver-dead-82-article-1.1243096#ixzz2IR1MdMtK
You know he was a good guy when "persistent Yankee nemesis" makes it into the first sentence.
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Posted: 1/19/2013 11:07 AM
Re: Earl Weaver 1930-2013
oct271986 wrote: When asked one time by Orioles outfielder Pat Kelly if he wanted to participate in team chapel and "walk with the lord," Weaver famously replied: ("No thanks. I'd rather walk with the (bleeping) bases loaded." That is such an awesome baseball quote.  RIP Mr. Weaver.
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Posted: 1/19/2013 11:42 AM
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RIP Earl. Ahead of his time in some ways.
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Posted: 1/19/2013 12:15 PM
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vinluvr wrote:
oct271986 wrote: When asked one time by Orioles outfielder Pat Kelly if he wanted to participate in team chapel and "walk with the lord," Weaver famously replied: ("No thanks. I'd rather walk with the (bleeping) bases loaded." That is such an awesome baseball quote. RIP Mr. Weaver. RIP ... Earl Weaver was such an icon in my childhood ... here's a sampling of Earl having some fun on "Manager's Corner" (warning: strong language is used): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWQbN0jFo_k
Last edited 1/19/2013 12:15 PM by HadronsAtHome
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Posted: 1/19/2013 12:20 PM
Re: Earl Weaver 1930-2013
Man, a true legend...and a death at sea? Suitably epic for a larger than life figure.
May you eternally kick dirt onto the shoes of the angels. Give 'em hell, Earl.
John Adams: At a stage in life when other men prosper, I'm reduced to living in Philadelphia!
Mike "Doc" Emrick: THEY SCORE! HENRIQUE!! IT'S OVER!!! |
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Posted: 1/19/2013 6:14 PM
Re: Earl Weaver 1930-2013
Umpires everywhere will remember him fondly.
RIP , Earl
Later
"You spend a good part of your life gripping the baseball, and in the end it turns out it was the other way around all the time." Jim Bouton
Last edited 1/20/2013 10:17 AM by NewMFS62
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