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• He Taught Earl Weaver How to ArgueIt seems like the easiest trivia question ever posed: Which manager of the Orioles barked and ranted at umpires so profanely and so relentlessly that he set records for being ejected from games? It’s Earl Weaver, of course. Right? The Orioles’ legendary manager is in the Hall of Fame mostly because he was so good […]...2024 -
• Cubs historical sleuthing: Ryne Sandberg editionTwo of the best second basemen of all time are in this photo. I thought, with the news of Cubs Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg battling cancer again breaking earlier this week, that this would be the perfect time to present a photo of him requiring sleuthing. Here, Sandberg is sliding into second base, which is covered by Lou Whitaker, who should also be in the Hall, though that’s a discussion for ano...2024Visit the page Ryne Sandberg headline news -
• Today in White Sox History: December 14Jim Delsing saw just a short stint on the South Side before being shipped away on this day, 76 years ago. | Transcendental Graphics/Getty Images A minor swap with New York that turned out about as even as can be 1948 The White Sox dealt young center fielder Jim Delsing to the Yankees for first baseman-left fielder Bud Souchock. And by any account the deal was a draw between 0.1 WAR players...2024Click for news about White Sox news and rumors -
• Inside the New Earl Weaver BiographyBaltimoreBaseball.com is delighted to be partnering with John Eisenberg, the author and longtime Baltimore sports columnist, whose latest venture is an Orioles history project called The Bird Tapes. Available via subscription at birdtapes.substack.com/subscribe, the Bird Tapes is built around a set of vintage interviews with Orioles legends that Eisenberg recorded a quarter-century ago while writi...2024Visit the page John Eisenberg rumors -
• Lost Voices: Replacing Brooks Robinson nearly broke Doug DeCinces but he battled through it, including a fight with Earl WeaverBaltimoreBaseball.com is delighted to be partnering with John Eisenberg, the author and longtime Baltimore sports columnist, whose latest venture is an Orioles history project called The Bird Tapes. Available via subscription at birdtapes.substack.com/subscribe, the Bird Tapes is built around a set of vintage interviews with Orioles legends that Eisenberg recorded a quarter-century while writing a...2024Continue with Brooks Robinson breaking news -
• The 1970 Cubs were better than the 1969 Cubs. Why didn’t they win?Jim Hickman scores for the Cubs against the Mets on May 23, 1970 | Photo by James Drake /Sports Illustrated via Getty Images It was another failure, in some ways more frustrating than the fabled ‘69 team. Yesterday, I posted this article about how some players who the Cubs let go for almost nothing in the late 1950s and early 1960s might have helped the 1969 team get over the hump and make...2024Visit the page Oscar Gamble news and rumors
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Earl Weaver injury and suspension
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• This Day in Braves History: Marquis Grissom extends hitting streak to 20 gamesPhoto by Focus on Sport/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1953 - The Braves defeat the Cubs 2-0 as Chicago third baseman Ransom Jackson grounds into three double plays to tie the National League record. 1956 - Warren Spahn homers off Cardinals pitcher Mel Wright giving Spahn a home run in every National League stadium. 1983 - Bob Horner suffers a broken wrist sliding into second base...2024Read about Marquis Grissom availability report -
• This Day in Braves History: Chipper Jones homers in All-Star Game at Turner FieldPhoto by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1957 - Felix Mantilla and Billy Bruton collide while chasing a pop fly. Mantilla will miss 19 games while Bruton hurts his knee and will miss almost a year. 1962 - Hank Aaron and Tommie Aaaron homer in the ninth inning to help the Braves to an 8-6 win over the Cardinals. It is the first time since the Waner brothers accomplished ...2024See also Chipper Jones injury report -
• Past All-Star games with four or more RoyalsRoyalty comes to the All-Star Game. This year, the Royals will have four representatives at the 2024 All-Star Game to be played at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. Salvador Perez earns All-Star honors for the ninth time while Bobby Witt Jr., Seth Lugo, and Cole Ragans are part of the 32 players going to the All-Star Game for the first time. It is just the seventh time in Royals history the te...2024Click for news about Globe Life injuries -
• BCB After Dark: The unkindest cutPhoto by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks which injury hurts the most. It’s Wednesday night here at BCB After Dark: the trendiest afterparty for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Please come out of the cold. The music and conversation are warm in here. Let us check your coat for you. We still have a few tables availabl...2024Continue with Dansby Swanson injuries -
• Baseball history unpacked, April 5Happy birthday, Steve Clevenger! | Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday, Steve Clevenger, and other stories, on an important day in history. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with p...2024See more articles Ebbets Field injury report -
• This Day in Braves History: Chipper announces 2012 will be his finial seasonBraves Franchise History 2008 - Javy Lopez announces his retirement. Lopez hit 260 home runs in his career and set the single-season home run record for catchers with 43 in 2003. He appeared in over 1,100 games with Atlanta while hitting .287/.337/.491 with 260 home runs. He had stints with Baltimore and Boston after leaving Atlanta. 2012 - Chipper Jones announces that he will retire at the end o...2024See also Javy Lopez injury report -
• Baseball history unpacked, March 22Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday wishes to Glenallen Hill and Dexter Fowler, among others, On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narratives to follow as they unfold...2024Continue with Dexter Fowler -
• This Day in Braves History: Atlanta acquires Ted Simmons from MilwaukeeBraves Franchise History 1964 - Atlanta mayor Ivan Allen Jr. says he has a verbal commitment from a major league baseball club to move there if a stadium is ready by 1965. Funding for a $15 million stadium was approved the next day. 1986 - The Braves acquire catcher Ted Simmons from the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for catcher Rick Cerone and a pair of minor league players. Simmons would appear ...2024Check it out Milwaukee Brewers injuries -
• Baseball history unpacked, January 19It’s a beautiful day for a ball game. Let’s play two. | Photo by Louis Requena/MLB via Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Ernie in the Hall, The Penguin comes to Chicago, Dexter Fowler arrives, and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric ...2024Visit the page Louis Requena injury report -
• Twenty Great Biscuits Moments, Willie Mays All Stars, Offseason NewsEnsberg at Rickwood ClassicWe start with a bang as the Montgomery Biscuits stand a strong chance of getting a new manager for next season. Current skipper Mo Ensberg, along with current Durham Bulls manager Michael Johns, have both interviewed for the Tampa Rays open first base coaching position. While the Rays are yet to interview "outside candidates" its been the practice of the Tampa brass to p...2023See more Montgomery Biscuits injury report
Earl Weaver lifestyle
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• Brouhaha CityThe best of the worst If you’ve been watching the playoffs this season, and I’m sure you have, you’ve heard about the brouhaha that erupted after Game Two of the Braves-Phillies series, triggered by a somewhat innocuous bit of trash talking by the Braves Orlando Arcia after the game. First off, I just wanted to use the word “brouhaha” in a story. Brouhaha seems to be a word that belongs to basebal...2023Check it out Orlando Arcia -
• Baseball’s immortal clownsSetNumber: X35341 Beware of Moe. Before the advent of the internet, telling jokes and playing gags on your friends (and enemies) was part of the fabric of life. I had a friend who married young, at age 19, and after the ceremony at a rustic country church, two friends and I picked up the back end of his car and placed two wooden blocks under his axles. Understand, it was a Chevy Chevette. ...2023Check it out Texas Rangers
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"1977: The Orioles forfeit to the Blue Jays when manager Earl Weaver pulls his team off the field in the fifth inning citing a hazardous condition, a small tarpaulin held down by bricks on the bullpen mound." - 2023
"1968 - Hank Bauer is fired as manager of the Orioles and will be replaced by Earl Weaver." - 2022
"Stanky was an intense, obsessed man — the 60’s managerial version of Billy Martin or Earl Weaver." - 2018
"But he did more for the Orioles than almost any other skipper not named Earl Weaver." - 2017
""We had our differences with Earl Weaver, but everyone in here had tremendous respect for him." - 2016
"Earl Weaver would be proud." - 2015
"Mostly committees and committee-speak make me want to go all Earl Weaver and start screaming and hopping and tossing my cap around." - 2014
"and manager Earl Weaver—surely will seem even more polished when the Division Series opens against the Tigers in Camden Yards."
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Earl Weaver trade rumors, contract, salary rumors
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• This Day in Braves History: Chipper announces 2012 will be his finial season
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• The obsession beginsMany readers have probably been bracing for this year. They know my love for 1975 Topps and that I have been looking forward to 2024 Heritage for that reason for as long as the blog has been going.For the rest of you? I apologize for my behavior in the months ahead. This is the first of many obsession posts about 2024 Heritage. The checklist was released yesterday and, well, I absolutel...2024See more Nathan Eovaldi contract -
• This Day in Braves History: Atlanta acquires Ted Simmons from Milwaukee
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• Today in White Sox History: December 14Tortured soul Eddie Stanky was hired to replace the legendary Al Lopez as White Sox manager on this day, 58 years ago. One Dog and Black Jack leave, while Yonder and The Brat arrive 1965 In an unexpected move the White Sox named “The Brat” (Eddie Stanky) as the team’s new manager, replacing the retired Al Lopez. Stanky was an intense, obsessed man — the 60’s managerial version of Billy Ma...2023Check it out White Sox salary rumors -
• Twenty Great Biscuits Moments, Willie Mays All Stars, Offseason News
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• Giants 31, Cardinals 28: 4 things we learnedPhoto by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Momentum really is a thing Sports fans love to talk about a team having “momentum” when they are playing well. It’s not clear whether any such thing exists. Former Baltimore Orioles manager Earl Weaver used to dismiss such ideas, saying that “Momentum is the next day’s starting pitcher.” Weaver might have second thoughts if he were still here to wi...2023See also Christian Petersen trade rumors -
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• This Day in Braves History: Javy Lopez announces his retirement
Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 2008 - Javy Lopez announces his retirement. Lopez hit 260 home runs in his career and set the single-season home run record for catchers with 43 in 2003. He appeared in over 1,100 games with Atlanta while hitting .287/.337/.491 with 260 home runs. He had stints with Baltimore and Boston after leaving Atlanta. 2012 - Chipper Jo...2023Visit the page Javy Lopez salary
Earl Weaver stats and results
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• Wednesday Rockpile: Remembering Don Baylor’s Life and Career Part 2
Photo by Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Wednesday, February 15, 2023 In honor of Black History Month as well as the Colorado Rockies’ 30th anniversary, it only feels appropriate to reflect on the career and contributions of Colorado’s first manager, Don Baylor. This week we focus on the highlights of his stellar 19-year big league playing career. This is going to be a lon...2023See more articles Don Baylor scores
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• This Day in Braves History: Chipper Jones homers in the All-Star game at Turner Field
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• Spring comes to Florida
The Royals in Ft. Myers Spring comes early to Florida, at least by Midwestern standards. On this warm, sunny Saturday afternoon in mid-February, the Terry Park Sports Complex in Ft. Myers is alive with baseball. Every field is in use in what appears to be a college baseball tournament. There’s something about the return of baseball in the spring that makes everything feel better. The sun is warmer...2023Continue with Philadelphia Athletics
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• Seasoned and Prepared as Ever, Buck Showalter Drives as Orioles Look to Fly
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• This Day in Braves History: Atlanta trades Jeff Francoeur to the Mets
Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1970 - Reds shortstop Woody Woodward hits the only home run of his career off Ron Reed, but Atlanta prevails in Game 1 of a doubleheader 11-9. Cincinnati wins the nightcap, 3-1 as Pat Corrales’ long fly ball glances off the glove of Hank Aaron for a home run. Pete Rose had fits in the win. 1971 - Willie Stargell hits his 30th hom...2023See more Jeff Francoeur
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• Slugging O's in sight of June home run record
Earl Weaver would be proud. The high-octane Orioles crushed three more home runs on Sunday, giving them 51 this month, just four shy of the Major League record for June with three games still to go....2016
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• This Day in Braves History: Dusty Baker makes an amazing catchPhoto by Louis Reqeuna/MLB via Getty Images Just over 50 years ago, Dusty had Braves fans on their feet. Braves Franchise History 1915: The Cubs edge the Braves, 1-0, behind Phil Douglas, with Lefty Tyler taking the tough loss. Tomorrow, the Cubs will win another 1-0 battle, but it will take them 12 innings to do it. 1923: Paul Strand, RF for Salt Lake City (Pacific Coast League), makes h...2024See more articles Dusty Baker -
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• The most colorful hobby box I've ever opened, part 2Two things I've noticed since posting the first half of my hobby box of 2024 Heritage the other day.The first is that out of all the regular player and manager cards I've pulled so far, not one features a posed shot. Those were staple shots for Heritage all the way through last year. Just about all of the base Dodgers cards from last year's Heritage are posed shots.To go from that to absolut...2024Read about Robin Yount -
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• The second manager card invasionManagers no longer get baseball cards and I've devoted more than one post to what a tragedy that is. Thanks to legal hoo-ha and a general not caring about anything except stars and rookies by the general card collecting public, managers haven't showed up regularly on cards for nearly a dozen years. And now the poor people who have been collecting since 2020 are wondering what to do wit...2023See also Pete Rose gossip -
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