Topic: Earl Weaver

Weekend birthdays: Aug. 14-15

Happy birthday to Canadiens defenceman Josh Gorges (above), who turned 26 on Saturday, Aug. 14. Also celebrating a birthday on Aug. 14 were former...

Hall of Fame Managers

Learn about former baseball team managers who have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame: . Walter AlstonBucky Harris Connie Mack Wilbert...

Earl Weaver

Highlight films do not serve the memory of Earl Weaver well. " Years later, when general manager Harry Dalton heard Weaver called a "pushbutton manager," he scowled in response: "Weaver built the machine and installed all the buttons. See more information on the ...

Survey Says

Sporting News surveyed a dozen World Series umpires current and former about those topics and more. 1989. It gives the umpires even more opportunities to get it right. Also receiving votes: Also receiving votes: "Earl Weaver was the one who did silly ...
Earl Weaver, the fiery, longtime manager of the Baltimore Orioles, was perhaps the art's most flashy practitioner. Legendary as he was, however, Weaver has nothing on Atlanta Braves skipper Bobby Cox, who is the all-time leader in manager ejections, with 143 ...