Classic.....

[Bassman]

Earl Weaver at his finest

DISCLAIMER: LANGUAGE NOT SUITABLE FOR YOUNG EARS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl-4FSRYagc


BTW, Was that Ken Kaiser working the plate?? And who wore AL #1?

[Tim C]

Bill Haller is #1 . . . KK on dish and a couple of other notables walk through the frame . . .

Regards

[GarthB]

Originally Posted by Tim C

Bill Haller is #1 . . . KK on dish and a couple of other notables walk through the frame . . .

Regards

And underlying Earl's peevishness about the balk call was the fact that MLB allowed Haller to call games in which his brother was the catcher.

[jimpiano]

Originally Posted by GarthB

And underlying Earl's peevishness about the balk call was the fact that MLB allowed Haller to call games in which his brother was the catcher.

Earl Weaver is hardly a role model.

And what is exactly wrong with umpiring if your brother is playing.?

[ManInBlue]

Originally Posted by jimpiano

Earl Weaver is hardly a role model.

And what is exactly wrong with umpiring if your brother is playing.?

It presents a possible conflict of interest. Actually, it IS a conflict of interest.

[Bassman]

There was so much bad blood between Weaver and Ron Luciano that the AL had to schedule Luciano's crew away frm Baltimore games.

[jimpiano]

Originally Posted by ManInBlue

It presents a possible conflict of interest. Actually, it IS a conflict of interest.

There is no conflict of interest since neither gained anything from the other.
Both made the major leagues on abiliity, not sibling help.

It is ludicrous to specualte that Umpire Haller would change a call to benefit his brother since umpires at that level are under constant scrutiny and supervision.

Major League Baseball would have raised red flags about the integrity of its umpires if it had refused to let the Hallers meet on the field.

By letting it happen the event is now nothing more than a footnote in baseball trivia.

[Tim C]

The odd thing about that is that his brother, Tom, played only one year in the American League as I remember.

This year we have the Wolfe brothers doing the same act.

Regards,

[Toadman15241]

Originally Posted by Tim C

The odd thing about that is that his brother, Tom, played only one year in the American League as I remember.

This year we have the Wolfe brothers doing the same act.

Regards,

While I do not agree with umpiring your brother's game, MLB at least prohibits J. Wolfe from being behind the plate when R. Wolfe is pitching.

[David B]

Originally Posted by Bassman

Earl Weaver at his finest

DISCLAIMER: LANGUAGE NOT SUITABLE FOR YOUNG EARS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl-4FSRYagc


BTW, Was that Ken Kaiser working the plate?? And who wore AL #1?

trip down memory lane... the coaches knew how to put on a show in the old days ... now only a few even bother.

Thanks
David

[RPatrino]

Weaver headed to the dugout screaming, "I'm going to check the rule-book on that"- to which the umpire replied- "here, use mine." Weaver shot back-"that's no good- I can't read Braille."

[ToGreySt]

Originally Posted by RPatrino

Weaver headed to the dugout screaming, "I'm going to check the rule-book on that"- to which the umpire replied- "here, use mine." Weaver shot back-"that's no good- I can't read Braille."

that is awesome, funniest thing I've heard all week

[Bassman]

Weaver had been the bane to umpires for a long time. Ron Luciano tossed him out of both ends of a double dip, Shag Crawford thumbed him from a World Series, and I believe in that double header, Weaver was tossed during the pre-game conference. Priceless

[TussAgee11]

Check out a still frame from :59 and 1:44. Top of the 1st, 1-1 pitch, 1 out.

Classic Earl Weaver... I have a video of him flipping his hat around(so he could go nose to nose) and doing some version of the waltz while getting after an umpire.

[jimpiano]

Originally Posted by David B

trip down memory lane... the coaches knew how to put on a show in the old days ... now only a few even bother.

Thanks
David

Guess you missed Lou Pinnela