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To: OrangeHoof

It was always an odd team that he ended up with. He had tons of pitching talent, and always three guys who could hit thirty homers each. But you can’t find any Weaver teams with stolen base guys. If anyone on his team stole more than ten bases a season....that was a big deal. It was pure entertainment to watch him leave the bench and argue for five minutes over some insignificant or minor play.


10 posted on 01/19/2013 8:22:19 AM PST by pepsionice
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To: pepsionice

Weaver and billy Martin are tied for largest amount of dirt kicked on umpires and/or home plate.


12 posted on 01/19/2013 8:28:15 AM PST by morphing libertarian
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To: pepsionice
It was always an odd team that he ended up with. He had tons of pitching talent, and always three guys who could hit thirty homers each. But you can’t find any Weaver teams with stolen base guys. If anyone on his team stole more than ten bases a season....that was a big deal. It was pure entertainment to watch him leave the bench and argue for five minutes over some insignificant or minor play.

The Earl Weaver Orioles of the 70’s and early 80’s had as you said, tons of pitching talent and some heavy hitters. But the Orioles also had some great defensive basemen and fielders like Brooks Robinson, Boog Powel, Paul Blair and Mark Belanger. But it was painful to watch either Brooks or Boog run the bases. FWIW, Al Bumbry who played during the Weaver years was supposedly one of the fastest Orioles on base ever, he was Baltimore's all-time leader in stolen bases with 252.

28 posted on 01/19/2013 3:02:22 PM PST by MD Expat in PA
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