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Patkin would take an at-bat against the pitcher while he warmed up, hitting a pre-arranged lob and then running to third base where he was thrown out. He would argue the call, doing his best Earl Weaver imitation by throwing his hat around and kicking dirt onto...
There are some who say that Atlanta cannot be considered a great team, or the Braves' Bobby Cox a great manager, if they can squeeze only one world championship out of eight consecutive first-place finishes. They forget that the Orioles' Earl Weaver, generally acknowledged to be the best manager of the post-expansion era, pulled only one championship out of six firsts, and he never had to chain-smoke his way through three rounds of play-offs. Cox could have retired last Friday and history would recognize him as the outstanding manager that...
...planned filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Gone are its glittering towers of sterno in Chicago, Houston, Miami, Phoenix, Fort Lauderdale, Indianapolis, Maui, Gurnee, Ill., and Costa Mesa, Calif.; the chain will also upgrade several of its 70-plus remaining restaurants worldwide and revamp its menus, according to CEO Robert Earl. (No more Ramburgers?) The chain is digging deep for the extra cash ? its two largest shareholders and a trust for Earl's own children have agreed to pony up $30 million to help keep the company going. Right now, that?s looking like about as good an investment...
...were at the turn of the decade. And almost any operation that in seven years opens more than 80 restaurants (including ones in Bangkok and Dubai) is bound to have growing pains; PH?s latest was a $228 million loss for the quarter that ended in December 1998. Despite Earl?s rote assertion that "Today is the first step in our plan... for a return to long-term profitability and healthy growth," this planet?s orbit is looking mighty wobbly. Once a fresh update of the Hard Rock Caf? model, the tourist-trap turf has been invaded by everyone from...
...certainty that without his royal connections, the Earl of Wessex would have a hard time making a living. He is the archetypical example of what the Australians refer to as a whingeing pom. ROBERT READMAN Boscombe, England