America Magazine23h
Review: Earl Weaver and baseball’s balance between stories and statistics
In 'The Last Manager,' John W. Miller marries stories and statistics in a fascinating account of the life of Earl Weaver, the ...
The Baltimore Sun1mon
Earl Weaver biography ‘The Last Manager’ details life of former Orioles skipper
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 ...
The Washington Post1mon
Earl Weaver charmed Baltimore with tirades and lots of winning
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 ...
Earl Weaver set the standard for baseball managers
The Last Manager” chronicles legendary Orioles Manager Earl Weaver’s life beginning in the rough streets of 1930s St. Louis ...
WESA26d
Pittsburgh biographer tells the story of baseball maverick Earl Weaver
Earl Weaver argues with an umpire, a common sight in the 1970s at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore. “The Last Manager,” John Miller’s new biography of baseball Hall of Famer Earl Weaver ...
TBN Weekly1h
Threshers, Jays offer purists true baseball pleasures
The late Baltimore Orioles manager Earl Weaver was a cantankerous, combative, brilliant baseball tactician and strategist who won a World Series and four American League pennants.
The Baltimore Banner8d
Jim Palmer read the new Earl Weaver biography. He loved it, and he quite likes Weaver, too.
Palmer clashed with his former manager repeatedly during his playing career, but the two developed respect that turned into ...