Word: weavers
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Here in Baltimore, the man you describe as having a Napoleonic complex is known as the Wizard of 33rd Street, and that Earl Weaver is [July 23]! Once you catch his "Oriole fever," there's no getting...
...night breeze in Fenway Park cool out with a spicy air. It is the season's seventh inning stretch, and fans who look at the scoreboard see the Red Sox juggernaut a full five games behind the Baltimore Orioles. The Yankees are trailing pathetically, 14 games behind Earl Weaver's quiet disciplined team...
...important exception of Fisk--is in its best health ever. The pitching staff has not performed beyond anyone's expectations, but neither have they backed down. New faces like Steve Renko have been struggling for recognition right from February 15, and they have produced better than even Earl Weaver could have expected. Last year's pitching blanks--Bob Sprowl, John LaRose, Andy Hassler--were tossed into more pressure than even Don Zimmer's surgeon could imagine, having to face the Yankees, the Yankees, and the Yankees as the Red Sox lost a game a day for a month and Bill...
...that Zimmer had to pass his driver's test before he could manage a professional baseball team. But gerbils just don't drive--they sniff and sneak and scurry their way out of the maze. And if the O's are demolished in a plane crash, (or if Earl Weaver sniff too much glue), then Don Zimmer's beady eyes might finally sit still at the end of the season. Besides, Zimmer is the right man for the job. In the American League East, a rodent's instincts are more reliable than a court of kings...
Frank Robinson, who became the first black to manage in the big leagues (with Cleveland) after his playing career ended, believes this is Weaver's strong point...