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Ep. 392: Earl Weaver, the Baltimore Orioles and the Power of the 3-Run Home Run with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

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Earl Weaver: A Pioneer in Baseball Strategy

In 1996, 10 years after Weaver walked away from the game for a second time, he was inducted into the baseball hall of fame. It is he that's credited with moving Cal Ripken Jr. from third base to shortstop. In his seminal work, Weaver on strategy, and in various quotations uttered while holding court,. Weaver presented insights that may have long been implicitly understood but which did not articulate basic principles as universal truthsThe concept of only 27 ounce was, and perhaps still too often is, lost in the actual playing of the games.

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