jsl@princeton.UUCP (Jong Lee) (10/19/85)
> I agree that Earl Weaver fouled up the Orioles this year. That may have > been because Ray Miller left to manage Minnesota. He is a whale of a I forgot about that....! Seems all of Weaver's coaches are leaving,.... except Ripkin, Sr. > pitching coach. Earl Weaver is as lost without Ray Miller as Billy Martin > is without Art Fowler. The O's pitcher I am really disappointed in is > Storm Davis. I expect he'll bounce back next year. I never thought > Boddicker was that good. When I watch him live, it looks like his pitches > are moving about 40 miles per hour. It seemed like he was getting creamed > in the early innings of each of his starts. But back to Earl Weaver-- I read a commentary in the Washington Post that he was tipping off his breaking ball by flipping over his glove, or something to that effect, before he threw that pitch (supposedly overheard by an Oriole from a conversation between several Brewers(?)) > Weaver managed some fantastic talent in the last 20 years. This year > was his first real test for the Orioles had some shortcomings going into > the season. (at that time it was their hitting that was suspect) > Weaver will get an oppurtunity to prove himself next year, when he has a > full year to work with the team. > > I thought Joe Altobelli got a rotten deal. He took the Orioles to the > world championship in 1983 and was completely forgotten two days after > he was fired. It's too bad. I liked his style of managing more than > Earl Weaver. (for one thing he was willing to play for one run and have > hitters BUNT!) > What happened to Altobelli, really?! Is he still involved with the O's? with baseball? > Sun_Man > -- > > Al Gates > BDM Corporation ^ ^ ^ ^ {seismo,rlgvax}!bdmrrr!gates > 7915 Jones Branch Drive > McLean, Virginia 22102 *** REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR MESSAGE ***