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TWIB '77 reaches its finale with the hotly contested AL East battle and a look back on all the craziness of its first year.

Episode 14 of TWIB '77 features historic base stealing, historic indifference to the pain of others, and Ralph Houk crowned as King of the Crazy Managers!

Our recaps of This Week in Baseball '77 continue as Mel Allen lobbies for The Bird, Cleveland has a premature celebration, and the Mets singlehandedly destroy baserunning.

Washington Nationals' manager Davey Johnson played for Earl Weaver with the Baltimore Orioles between 1968-72 and even last year as Johnson led the Nats to the NL East crown, he repeatedly called upon the lessons Weaver imparted over the years.

Orioles legend Earl Weaver has passed away.

MLB quietly released the first season of This Week in Baseball. I am loudly recapping it. Here is episode one.

The Earl Weaver Effect, Part II: Stolen Base Edition. Oddly enough, Weaver stole 47% more than the rest of the AL the first year of the DH.

The Earl Weaver Effect: Bunting Edition