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[MJB05615]

Lifelong here too ... Grew up in 60’s in Elmira NY with the AA Orioles farm team ... many of the 69-71 major players came through there, and Weaver the manager. Was a great time and place to be a young baseball fan.

Then you must've seen a lot of the greats like Palmer, Cuellar, etc? I'm not familiar when or where the great Oriole players came from. I've always thought Weaver was one of the best managers. Along with Billy Martin and Lasorda. Although they all managed teams I hated, lol. But give credit where it's due, and these were great managers, IMHO.

 

[Bearcarver]

Then you must've seen a lot of the greats like Palmer, Cuellar, etc? I'm not familiar when or where the great Oriole players came from. I've always thought Weaver was one of the best managers. Along with Billy Martin and Lasorda. Although they all managed teams I hated, lol. But give credit where it's due, and these were great managers, IMHO.

I always called Tommy Lasorda a "Traitor". Him being from Norristown----Not far from Philly, and him doing a Great Job managing Dodgers, and Philles can never seem to get a good Manager. I think Lasorda is 94 years old now!!

Bear

 

[Inscrutable]

Then you must've seen a lot of the greats like Palmer, Cuellar, etc? I'm not familiar when or where the great Oriole players came from. I've always thought Weaver was one of the best managers. Along with Billy Martin and Lasorda. Although they all managed teams I hated, lol. But give credit where it's due, and these were great managers, IMHO.

Yup. Weaver managed 4 years - 3 titles and one 2nd place.
Palmer, Paul Blair, Don Baylor, Dave McNally, Mark Belanger, Andy Etchebarren, ... long list.
Opposition had some great ones too ... saw George Scott (Pittsfield/RedSox) hit the top of the flagpole in dead center ... one of the hardest hit balls I’ve ever seen.

And a special treat was Lou Pinella on the team, always arguing with Earl (usually after a late night on the town).
Even with loyalty to , the ‘69 series was tough on me ... Mets were a sentimental favorite, and a helluva staff to match up with O’s ... Seaver for sure, but also Koosman, Ryan, Gentry.

 

[Inscrutable]

Tough sledding since then ... in the decades of 60’s and 70’s the O’s averaged 94 wins ... in the 00’s and 10’s just 73 wins.
sigh ...

 

[Colin1230]

Man, great baseball history here! Thanks guys for making this a fun thread.

 

[MJB05615]

I always called Tommy Lasorda a "Traitor". Him being from Norristown----Not far from Philly, and him doing a Great Job managing Dodgers, and Philles can never seem to get a good Manager. I think Lasorda is 94 years old now!!

Bear

I think Lasorda just passed in January, and he was 94, pretty sure. Phillies and the Mets have a terrible time getting good managers on a regular basis. Dallas Green? Managed the Phillies pretty good I think?

 

[MJB05615]

Yup. Weaver managed 4 years - 3 titles and one 2nd place.
Palmer, Paul Blair, Don Baylor, Dave McNally, Mark Belanger, Andy Etchebarren, ... long list.
Opposition had some great ones too ... saw George Scott (Pittsfield/RedSox) hit the top of the flagpole in dead center ... one of the hardest hit balls I’ve ever seen.

And a special treat was Lou Pinella on the team, always arguing with Earl (usually after a late night on the town).
Even with loyalty to , the ‘69 series was tough on me ... Mets were a sentimental favorite, and a helluva staff to match up with O’s ... Seaver for sure, but also Koosman, Ryan, Gentry.

The Mets had quite a pitching staff, but was it 69 or 70 when the O's had 4 20 game winners? I don't think that has happened since. Palmer, McNally, Cuellar, can't remember the 4th.

 

[Inscrutable]

It was Pat Dobson. And yeah, it was ‘71.
And that Goliath got beat by the Pirates.

 

[MJB05615]

Pat Dobson, ok. Familiar. The early 70's Pirates were for real. Now they haven't been to the big game in many years either.

 

[SmokingUPnorth]

Lifelong here too ... Grew up in 60’s in Elmira NY with the AA Orioles farm team ... many of the 69-71 major players came through there, and Weaver the manager. Was a great time and place to be a young baseball fan.

that’s awesome.. I’m from Ohio, I became a O’s fan from my dad who is also from Ohio and not sure how that started but we use to go on vacation every summer to Baltimore for an orioles game. There is just something about Camden Yards that you can’t compare anything else to! O’s game we’re both my daughters first baseball games as well as mine!

 

[Inscrutable]

that’s awesome.. I’m from Ohio, I became a O’s fan from my dad who is also from Ohio and not sure how that started but we use to go on vacation every summer to Baltimore for an orioles game. There is just something about Camden Yards that you can’t compare anything else to! O’s game we’re both my daughters first baseball games as well as mine!

That’s fantastic! And yeah, did a great job with Camden. Back in the day, Memorial was not a place you wanted to visit for a night game.

 

[bigfurmn]

White Sox and Cubs fans here. The wife and I watch em both but when it comes to an inner city play we are a house divided.

My grandfather was a lifetime Chicagoan, he once told me "If you're in Chicago and someone tells you they are a Cubs and White Soxs fan... Check your wallet, watch and keys. Then run like hell!"

 

[tanglefoot]

Twins fan here. All I have to say is "Go Red Sox, and take the motherfing Yankees with you"!!!

YEAH.....THAT!!

 

[olecrosseyes]

My grandfather was a lifetime Chicagoan, he once told me "If you're in Chicago and someone tells you they are a Cubs and White Soxs fan... Check your wallet, watch and keys. Then run like hell!"

LOL! My Uncle was a staunch Cubs man. When we came to visit he could never get tickts for all of us.
So growing up I got to see the Sox about 6 times. Hence I'm a Sox fan first and a Cubs 2nd.

 

[Bearcarver]

I think Lasorda just passed in January, and he was 94, pretty sure. Phillies and the Mets have a terrible time getting good managers on a regular basis. Dallas Green? Managed the Phillies pretty good I think?

That's debatable:
I like to say The Phillies won the World Series in spite of Dallas Green, not because of him. And the Phillies were packed with talent that year. Gene Mauck was supposed to be a Good manager, but a little before my time.

Bear

 

[MJB05615]

That's debatable:
I like to say The Phillies won the World Series in spite of Dallas Green, not because of him. And the Phillies were packed with talent that year. Gene Mauck was supposed to be a Good manager, but a little before my time.

Bear

You may be right about Dallas Green, but Gene Mauch was a great manager, problem he snatches defeat from the jaws of victory. At least in the 1964 season, I believe it was 64, Phillies were poised to win it all, and they blew it in the last weeks of the season, all of a sudden they tanked at the end of the season, and the Cardinals went to the series that year. I had to look it up, Phils lost 10 of their last 12 games in 64 to finish tied for 2nd because Mauch used his 2 best starting pitchers on 2 days rest for 7 of those last 10 games. Yikes! Similar to the 2009 Mets who were in first place until the last week of that season and in tru Mets fashion blew it.

 

[Bearcarver]

You may be right about Dallas Green, but Gene Mauch was a great manager, problem he snatches defeat from the jaws of victory. At least in the 1964 season, I believe it was 64, Phillies were poised to win it all, and they blew it in the last weeks of the season, all of a sudden they tanked at the end of the season, and the Cardinals went to the series that year. I had to look it up, Phils lost 10 of their last 12 games in 64 to finish tied for 2nd because Mauch used his 2 best starting pitchers on 2 days rest for 7 of those last 10 games. Yikes! Similar to the 2009 Mets who were in first place until the last week of that season and in tru Mets fashion blew it.

Yup---64 was a couple years before I actually watched them, but I heard all the complaining. Apparently they plum wore out Robin Roberts during that doubled up rotation in those last 12 days, and blew it.

Bear

 

[MJB05615]

Jim Bunning too. Robin Roberts you may have heard once pitched a no hitter for 13 + innings and lost, 1960 i think.

 

[Bearcarver]

Jim Bunning too. Robin Roberts you may have heard once pitched a no hitter for 13 + innings and lost, 1960 i think.

Yup---Roberts was a work-horse, but they killed him in 64.
Bunning went Cuckoo!

Bear

 

[MJB05615]

Then Bunning became a Senator, right? LOL. Of course after he pitched a no hitter against the Mets in NY on Father's Day 1964.