Quote of the day

Longtime American League umpire Ken Kaiser on dealing with Earl Weaver, the oft-cantankerous, Hall of Fame manager of the Baltimore Orioles:

“Earl wouldn’t be happy unless he wasn’t happy. He was the only person I knew who could end ‘Happy Hour’ just by showing up.”

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