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...Earl Weaver looked on first in anguish, then in outrage. The relief pitcher he had brought in to protect a two-run lead over the Oakland A's last week hit one batter and sent another sprawling to the ground to avoid a beaning. Bad enough, but then Home Plate Umpire Rich Garcia claimed that the pitcher had nicked the third hitter on the hand. In a flash of anger, the manager of the Baltimore Orioles came bellowing out of the dugout. "I heard wood...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Baltimore's Soft-Shelled Crab | 7/23/1979 | See Source »

Hands on hips, his entire body bobbing with fury, Weaver closed on his quarry and pressed his argument to within an inch of Garcia's nose...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Baltimore's Soft-Shelled Crab | 7/23/1979 | See Source »

...Weaver did not go gently into the good night. He seldom does when he is tossed out of a game. He strut ted back to the dugout, only to find a cause for another epic tirade. Baltimore Pitcher Sammy Stewart had started to throw to Catcher Rick Dempsey, hoping to keep his arm warm until tempers cooled...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Baltimore's Soft-Shelled Crab | 7/23/1979 | See Source »

...second base told Stewart to desist. Heave ho or no, Weaver came boiling back onto the field. "There's nothing in the rule-books that can stop my pitcher from throwing to remain warm," he sputtered. "This has never been done be fore in the history of baseball!" The umpires quickly formed a human barricade around Weaver, and after a bit of belly bumping, the manager departed for the second time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Baltimore's Soft-Shelled Crab | 7/23/1979 | See Source »

...Oakland fans- and two of the umpires-applauded. Weaver finally left the field. At least, so it seemed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Baltimore's Soft-Shelled Crab | 7/23/1979 | See Source »

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