Whenever an Orioles’ fan hears the name, a smile comes to their face because it reminds them of better times. Welcome to my Baltimore Orioles blog, aptly named after one of the greatest managers to ever, well, manage. Way ahead of his time, Earl Weaver applied principles that are just now being recognized by the fringe as revolutionary, and Weaver was at the helm for the greatest run (1969-1971, which included three penants and one World Series win) in the franchise’s history. He led the team from 1968 through 1982 (and later in 1985 and 1986), and while the Orioles won it the year after he he left (the first time), they haven’t even been in a World Series since.
Probably my toughest job will be covering the 2006 incarnation of the Baltimore Orioles (they’re pretty bad, aren’t they), but sporadically through out the season and even more during the offseason, I’ll be taking a look at the team’s history. I’ll probably keep it to the period of time that the Orioles have been around and not go all the way back to when the franchise played as the St. Louis Browns, but we’ll see. The first retrospective I’ll be doing is on the greatest pitcher in franchise history, Jim Palmer. I’ll take a look at the Hall of Famers’ career beginning in 1965 and look at it season by season through his retirement in 1984.
I threw up a few links to other Orioles blogs I could find and if I didn’t include yours, I apologize. It’s not because I don’t like your blog, it’s because I didn’t know about it. So please just drop me a line and I’ll be sure to add you link.
