Earl Weaver: Difference between revisions

Between his stints as manager, Weaver served as a [[color commentator]] for [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] television, calling the [[1983 World Series]] (which the Orioles won) along with [[Al Michaels]] and [[Howard Cosell]]. Weaver was the #1 [[Major League Baseball on ABC|ABC]] analyst in [[1983 in baseball|1983]] (replacing [[Don Drysdale]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://classicsportsmedia.blogspot.com/2013/02/history-of-1-analyst-demotions.html |title=History of #1 analyst demotions |date=18 February 2013 |work=Classic Sports TV and Media |access-date=13 April 2013}}</ref> who moved over to secondary play-by-play for ABC) but was also employed by the Baltimore Orioles as a consultant. At the time, ABC had a policy preventing an announcer who was employed by a team from working games involving that team. So, whenever the Orioles were on the primary ABC game, Weaver worked the backup game. This policy forced Weaver to resign from the Orioles consulting position in October inso orderthat tohe be able tocan work the World Series for ABC. Weaver later called the [[1984 National League Championship Series]] (between the [[1984 San Diego Padres season|San Diego Padres]] and [[1984 Chicago Cubs season|Chicago Cubs]]) for ABC alongside fellow hall of famers [[Reggie Jackson]], who played for Weaver in [[1976 Baltimore Orioles season|1976]], and Don Drysdale.