Joe Altobelli has passed away at 88

[WillyM]

I will always be grateful to Joe for leading the Orioles to victory over the Phillies.

I was living in Philadelphia at the time.  If the O's had lost, all my Phillies-loving friends would never have let me live it down.

[George]

The players loved playing and winning with Joe Altobelli, perhaps in part because they had endured Earl's antics for years.

[SteveA]

2 hours ago, George said:

The players loved playing and winning with Joe Altobelli, perhaps in part because they had endured Earl's antics for years.

It was very much a veteran team, other than Boddicker and Cal (but Cal was probably wise beyond his years).

Lot of guys knew it was their last chance for a ring and the last hurrah for some of the core guys.

So those guys didn't need a lot of pushing or motivation.  A self-motivated low-maintenance bunch was very suites to Joe Altobelli's low key approach.