2006-09-15 01:44:19 · 9 answers · asked by smitty 7 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Lasorda - W 1599 - L 1439 - W pct .526 - 2 WS
Weaver - W 1480 - 1060 - W pct ..583 - 1 WS, loss 3 times
How about the title of Weaver's book: "What you do after you know it all is what's counts".
2006-09-15 06:43:05 · update #1
Tom Lasorda was a servicable manager, while Earl Weaver is a legend who saw the value of the power game before so many others. The book, "Weaver on Strategy," is still held in high esteem today because it was so forward-thinking. The guy even helped create one of the first great computer baseball games!
Weaver also had one of the great quotes about why speed is so overvalued in baseball - "Team speed, for Christ's Sake, you get ******' goddamn little fleas on the ******' bases getting picked off trying to steal, getting thrown out, taking runs away from you. You get them big *********** who can hit the ******' ball out of the ballpark and you can't make any goddamn mistakes."
Lasorda is a likable guy, but I'd take the hotheaded Weaver in a second if I wanted to build a winning team. He knew how to manage the game outside the conventions of tradition.
2006-09-15 03:16:57 · answer #1 · answered by Craig S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They were both very effective in their own way.
The remarkable thing about Earl Weaver is that he shares a common 'achievement' with (probably) the two greatest managers of all time, John McGraw and Casey Stengel... what is this achievement, you ask? It's this: All three men's teams won the world series the year AFTER they retired (or in Stengel's case, was fired)...
McGraw left the Giants in 1932, they won the World Series in 1933.
Stengel left the Yankees after the 1960 series (which they lost)...they won the next two World Series.
Weaver's Orioles won the '83 Series after Earl left them in 82.
This is indicative of the quality of the way these guys TAUGHT their players to play the game to win...the year after they left, their teams reacted to the release of that pressure and took over the world. One Oriole player said in 1983, "Weaver TAUGHT us to win, (Joe) Altobelli LETS us win". All three men were high pressure managers and their spot was taken by a low-key guy (Bill Terry took over for McGraw, Ralph Houk replaced Stengel, and Altobelli replaced Weaver).
If I wanted to get the most out of my team IMMEDIATELY, I would take Weaver over Lasorda any day. If you want to build a team over a period of several years, Lasorda would be better, as Weaver had NO patience.
(You should also take Weaver over Lasorda if you believe that there's no crying in baseball!)
2006-09-15 21:02:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lasorda is the best manager in Dodger history. Without him they would not have won two WS titles. I'm glad to see that he is in the Hall of Fame.
2006-09-15 12:40:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I absolutely love Tommy Lasorda. He was a great manager and his players really respected him. I love his attitude and the fact that he dislikes the Giants.
2006-09-15 11:05:17 · answer #4 · answered by evie ♥'s her Dodgers 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think both teams had a lot of star players to coach, out of the 2 I would say Earl Weaver.
2006-09-15 09:06:21 · answer #5 · answered by hair_of_a_dog 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
both are legends. i'd give lasorda a slight edge though. unless there's a bad call. then i want to see weaver charge the umps again.
2006-09-15 12:51:02 · answer #6 · answered by the greg 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love Lasorda.
2006-09-15 08:52:10 · answer #7 · answered by jymsis 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sparky Anderson.
2006-09-15 08:53:07 · answer #8 · answered by Mr. Peachy® 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tommy
2006-09-15 09:12:42 · answer #9 · answered by Kenny K 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋