Yes I do...the Orioles made a lot of moves in the mid 70's , they aquired Lee May, another big trade was getting Rick Dempsey, Scott McGregor, and Tippy Martinez from the Yankees, they Yankees got Rudy May...also Baltimore picked up Ken Singleton , who was a darn good player from Montreal, the big trade that never amounted for the O's was getting Reggie Jackson and Ken Holtzman for Don Baylor and cash, they only had Reggie or the one year...
All these moves in the mid late 70's and the emergence of Eddie Murray, and some key free agent signings, put Baltimore in position to contend annually from 1977 - 1983, clearly the dominant team of that time period, and it was all done on a shoestring budget...GM Hank Peters made a lot of great moves.
All these moves in the mid late 70's and the emergence of Eddie Murray, and some key free agent signings, put Baltimore in position to contend annually from 1977 - 1983, clearly the dominant team of that time period, and it was all done on a shoestring budget...GM Hank Peters made a lot of great moves.
Journeyman said:
I, too, remember the Orioles being the best team over that course of time - not to mention their success starting in 1968. I also remember in 1976, when critics claimed that the O's were "slipping." They contended all the way to the end against those big budget teams. They seemed to be contending quietly from '75 to '78, and then regained people's attention again with their World Series appearance in '79.
They also had some great coaches under Earl Weaver going on to become successful managers: Billy Hunter, George Bamberger, Jim Frey, Joe Altobelli, Frank Robinson...I can't recall anymore names off the top of my head, however, it seemed that any team who hired its manager away from the Orioles' coaching staff went on to win almost immediately.
stl198287 said:I, too, remember the Orioles being the best team over that course of time - not to mention their success starting in 1968. I also remember in 1976, when critics claimed that the O's were "slipping." They contended all the way to the end against those big budget teams. They seemed to be contending quietly from '75 to '78, and then regained people's attention again with their World Series appearance in '79.
They also had some great coaches under Earl Weaver going on to become successful managers: Billy Hunter, George Bamberger, Jim Frey, Joe Altobelli, Frank Robinson...I can't recall anymore names off the top of my head, however, it seemed that any team who hired its manager away from the Orioles' coaching staff went on to win almost immediately.
Were you in Milwaukeee in 1982? That was one of my favorite seasons, the final weekend was an amazing scene, the orioles came all the way back to tie Milwaukee only to lose on the final day...I attended all four games that weekend, will never forget it.
Earl retired that sunday.
