If somehow the internet were a thing in the 60s through 80s and this site existed, you’d absolutely would have had posters on here asking for Earl Weaver to get fired.
I’m not saying Hyde is Weaver, that’s not the point. The point is:
Weaver lost the ‘69 Series to what was thought of as an inferior team.
Weaver lost the ‘71 World Series to the Pirates with the much vaunted and ballyhooed four 20 game winner pitching staff. Can you imagine the outrage on 1971 OH?
Then he took 8 additional seasons to get back to the World Series (HE’S WASTING JIM PALMER!) and blew it against the Pirates.
Couldn’t get it done in the final weekend of ‘82 against the Brewers. Then JOE ALTOBELLI took the same team all the way in 1983 and I guarantee you’d have people on here saying Altobelli was the better manager and they’d have won more with him all along.
I can only imagine what the same posters here who are calling for Hyde’s head would have had to say if they’d gotten the chance to watch all of Earl Weaver’s shortcomings happen in real time.
But maybe I’m wrong. Maybe since Weaver got ejected a bunch and “showed a lot of emotion” it wouldn’t have mattered.
Thank you!!for all those who despise Kevin Brown( and on this page there are many) I cant remember ANY three man booth in baseball that brings more excitement, analysis, and chemistry than Brown, Big Ben, and Palmer. Enjoy it while you can, it won't be like this forever.
Betting odds at fox sports and Vegas insiders has him between -550 and -650 in the last 2-3 days. I am 1000000% not a gambler, but Googling betting odds translation says that implies about an 85% odds. Gil going on the IL certainly doesn’t hurt.
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