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Earl Sidney Weaver (born August 14, 1930 in St. Louis, Missouri) was an American manager in Major League Baseball who spent his entire career with the Baltimore Orioles from 1968-1982 and 1985-1986. Between his two stints as a manager, Weaver served as a color commentator for ABC television, calling the 1983 World Series (which involved the Orioles) along with Al Michaels and Howard Cosell.

During his tenure, the Orioles won 6 Eastern Division titles, 4 American League pennants, and 1 World Series championship. Weaver's managerial record is 1,480-1,060 (.583).

Weaver also holds the dubious distinction of being ejected from more games than anyone in Major League history with 98. He was notorious for giving profanity-laced interviews.

Weaver was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1996.

Weaver's nickname was the Earl of Baltimore. He also wrote a book called Weaver on Strategy.

In 1987 Weaver provided the AI for the computer game Earl Weaver Baseball, which was published by Electronic Arts. The game was one of the precursors of the EA Sports line.

Quotes

"Team speed, for Christ's Sake, you get fuckin' goddamn little fleas on the fuckin' bases getting picked off trying to steal, getting thrown out, taking runs away from you. You get them big cocksuckers who can hit the fuckin' ball out of the fuckin' ballpark and you can't make any goddamn mistakes." - Earl Weaver, explaining his preference for power, in response to a question from a fan on a Baltimore-area radio show as to why the Orioles did not try to get more team speed.

"We're like old underwear. We're creeping up on you." - Earl Weaver explaining late season surge of his Baltimore Orioles in a tight pennant race.

"You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the goddamn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all."

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