yeah just heard him on the SCORE.

He said that Earl Weaver averaged 98 wins a season as a manager. Is that true? I mean I knew he was good, but that is crazy good.

yeah just heard him on the SCORE.

He said that Earl Weaver averaged 98 wins a season as a manager. Is that true? I mean I knew he was good, but that is crazy good.

More like 87 but still that's damn good

The 109-108-101 run of three pennants and a world championship is particularly impressive. Earl Weaver had it all figured out. Pitching, fielding, home runs. I think The Plan has one of the three.

It's a placeholder until the show inspires another good meme. I suppose I could pull Señor Columnist, Monet-ize Everything, or Adam Hog out of retirement if it's bothering you that much.

yeah just heard him on the SCORE.

He said that Earl Weaver averaged 98 wins a season as a manager. Is that true? I mean I knew he was good, but that is crazy good.

CH, I respectfully request that you change your avatar due to the low image quality. It is not up to your typical high standards.

Earl Weaver had it all figured out. Pitching, fielding, home runs. I think The Plan has one of the three.

Its weird how you listed Home Runs last since he favored that more than anything else

When I see a CH post, I expect a funny avatar and an insightful post. It's just that I have high standards for you and often click on threads just because you posted in it. There are a few others I like to follow on the board.

While he obviously favored homeruns didn't he normally talk of his way in the order CH listed?

While he obviously favored homeruns didn't he normally talk of his way in the order CH listed?

If so, then Im wrong. Ive always associated him with the Three run homerun model

It just dawned on me, you've probably heard the pregame show clip that runs on the Score than you heard/saw Weaver in action. Thinking he was first and foremost the 3r HR guy is therefore completely understandable.

I really wish they could play that more often (A pregame show where he was chastising a woman who asked about his failure to use the hit and run more often, f-ing up his beloved 3 run blast opportunities. And then he wondered about how well she was taking care of HER domestic responsibilities with her hubby )

Its weird how you listed Home Runs last since he favored that more than anything else

Though his laws are sound, Weaver was best known for his succinct managerial philosophy: Pitching, defense, and the three-run homer.

Much better when just talking baseball. Not Sox or cubs, because his comments are skewed on both sides, but when the guy talks baseball, he is awfully good and this visit from Baltimore in town brought out the thought process that made him a Cy Guy!

Great nomination.

Today it was confirmed he was right about Rizzo vs. Abreu.

The funny thing is, he ended up being right for the wrong reasons. Stone argument was based more on how bad he though Rizzo was and not necessarily how awesome Abreu would be. He probably expected Abreu to put up Rizzo's numbers this season and Rizzo to repeat his 2013 season numbers. In reality, Rizzo was great this season. He put up excellent numbers, but Abreu put up other-worldly numbers which still allowed Stone to be "right" with his statement.

The opposite side of that though is that Steve Stone was so correct that he could overcome Rizzo beating every single expectation.

What needs to be understood here is that it wasn't an insult to say that Abreu would be better than Rizzo. Some took it that way though.

He didn't say he would be better, he said he would be "far superior". Such a statement indicates an insult to the "less superior" entity.

Why? If someone was to say that Mike Trout is far superior to Rizzo would it be an insult?