Miller’s book also pays homage to Weaver the entertainer, motivator and sometimes comedian, including his legendary and theatrical run-ins with umpires ... and player. Earl Weaver set the ...

When Earl Weaver died in January 2013 ... Cal Ripken Jr., Weaver’s family and former umpires who ejected the manager. Before the first chapter begins, the famous picture of Weaver throwing ...

a tormentor of umpires. A question often not asked as these legends are told: Why was Earl like that? In a biography of Weaver published last month, journalist John W. Miller seeks to answer that ...

Earl Weaver argues with an umpire ... was a cantankerous throwback who theatrically harried umpires and routinely got tossed from games, all on the way to four World Series appearances (including ...

Stories about Weaver’s brouhahas with umpires are a highlight of “The ... “‘Pitching, defense, and three-run homers,’ became Earl’s mantra,” Miller writes, and a central tenet ...

It certainly was in Weaver’s case. Robot umpires are being tested in spring training this year. I’d kill to see Earl kick dirt into their sprockets. He was a major national asset. He wanted ...

Baseball fans too young to remember the Baltimore Orioles manager Earl Weaver (1930-2013) are of two minds about the man. It all depends on whether they like baseball for the stories or for the ...

In the spring of 1952, a baby-faced 21-year-old prospect named Earl Weaver arrived at training camp for the St. Louis Cardinals in St. Petersburg, Fla. A line-drive hitter who brought crowds to ...