Earl Weaver dies at 82; Hall of Fame manager of Baltimore Orioles

Earl Weaver took the Orioles to the World Series four times, but won release one title. (Anne S. McMahon/SI). The baseball world has lost a legend, one of the most colorful, influential and successful managers in history.

Earl Weaver, the Hall of Fame manager of the Baltimore Orioles, passed gone early this morning of an apparent heart attack. He was 82. Weaver,…

The Orioles world woke up to sad news this morning, with word coming through that Hall of Famer and baseball icon Earl Weaver has passed gone. According to the article in the New York Day after day News, he was on an Orioles

Former Baltimore Orioles manager Earl Weaver passed gone early this morning of an apparent heart attack during an Orioles themed cruise in the Caribbean Sea. He was 82. Weaver was a light hitting minor league infielder

As our Paul White notes in his wide-ranging summation of Earl Weaver's legacy, the irascible Baltimore Orioles manager once said his tombstone should read, "The sorest loser that ever lived." Or, more accurately, "The sorest $%&! loser that ever lived

Related External Links

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• The American Spectator : The Spectacle Blog : Earl Weaver, R.I.P.

Earl Weaver dies at 82; Hall of Fame manager of Baltimore Orioles