The stories keep rolling in part 2 on Earl Weaver. You'll hear more about Earl as a player, his famous clashes with umpires, the hard to believe stories about his mob boss uncle, and the flagship baseball video game Earl helped create. I hope you enjoy!

00:00 EW2 - Mob Bosses, Video Games, & Umpires (Based on the book "The Last Manager")

01:05  Deep Insecurity From Not Making It As A Player

08:09 Earl Vs. Umpires

11:41 Mob Boss Uncle - Uncle "Bud"

16:04 Video Game - Earl Weaver Baseball - Precursor to Madden

18:58 Hard Drinking

22:47 Conclusion

Mental Game Podcast With Dan Hurley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dP_DyHH35-k

The Last Manager: How Earl Weaver Tricked, Tormented, and Reinvented Baseball

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1668030926

Bill Haller "HOT MIC" Argument: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrhmUGRaOwY

You're going to love learning about Earl Weaver in this episode. His life is as entertaining as it is legendary. We use John W. Miller's The Last Manager: How Earl Weaver Tricked, Tormented, and Reinvented Baseball as our source text. It's an incredibly well done book. I add some commentary and insights as well. I hope you enjoy!

00:00 Intro

03:38 Then Vs. Now - Star Manager to Corporate Manager

08:04 Then vs. Now - Relationships Still Key

10:17 Visionary & Innovator

10:42 Visionary - The Shortstop Position & Cal Ripken Jr.

12:16 Visionary - The Radar Gun

15:12 Visionary - "Money Ball" Before Money Ball

17:39 Coaching Takeaways - Weaver on Strategy Book

19:35 Coaching Takeaways - Emotional Intelligence

23:45 Coaching Takeaways - Intensity

25:17 Coaching Takeaways - Genius of a Madman - Conversation with Steve Stone

28:12 Conclusion

The Last Manager:

https://www.amazon.com/Last-Manager-Tormented-Reinvented-Baseball/dp/1668030926

Weaver on Stategy:

https://www.amazon.com/Weaver-Strategy-Classic-Managing-Baseball/dp/1574884247

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In our final episode on Joe Maddon, we explore the age old debate of man vs. machines...baseball analytics vs. gut instinct. We also dive into the magical moments of the Chicago Cubs 2016 World Series Game 7, with some amazing words from Theo Epstein regarding that rain delay and the Jason Heyward led team meeting that transpired.

00:00 Intro - Man Vs. Machines

01:24 Analytics vs. Instintc - Man Vs. Machines

14:45 Analytics vs. Instinct - Game 7 2016 WS - Pitching Decisions

24:04 Series Conclusion: Rain Delay - Let The Lead Bulls Run

Joe Maddon's Book: https://www.amazon.com/Book-Joe-Trying-Suck-Baseball/dp/1538751798/

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