The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 201, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 1, 1980 Page: 62 of 69
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fastball that
' Often when Things go wrong.
Palmer will pace ahout the mound,
glaring at his fielders in disgust. But
from the, moon,
sneaks suddenly oyer the outside cor-
tier. Handsome. Articulate. Intelli-
gent. People don't like folks who
seem to have it too easy.
It wasn’t always so easy for Palmer,
though, who*grew up in New York:as
the adopted. son )of Moe and Polly
Wiesen, a Jewish dress manufacturer
usually Palmer makes -it all look, so
easy out there. His motion is smooth,
hid delivery flawless. Rockli^g back,
his left leg rises high into th'2 a la
Juan Marichal , as he tosses ja tantaliz-
ing curveball that. seems to drop as if
from
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ahd his Catholic boutique-owner wife.
When Palmer Was 9, Moe Wiesen
died and .limV family moved to
California, where Mrs. Wiesen mar-
ried Max Palmer, a sometime actor
arid bar manager. At the age of 18,
‘ just out of high school. Palmer got a
$50,000 signing bonus from the Ori
oles. and at 20. as part of the
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Baby Birds, the Orioles' precocious
cham{iionshjia tgam, he became the
youngest pitcher ever to throw a shut-
out in the VNfcrld Series.
Their) for §Pal|nert for any jiitther.
tame the ultimate nightmare — art
arm injury, jfalrrier was forced to the
minor leagutes for almost two seasons
before retunhint • in .1969 and going
16-4, (He’s had two bouts with arm
trouble , since, in 1974 and ’79 — ijje
-only seasons in the last 10 that he’s
failed to win 20-games.)
Even today, Palmer treats his arm
with a perhaps unmatched fastidious-
ness. His complaints, moans, gripes
are legendary. “Jim will open a car
door and complain that his arm feels
110 years old,” notes Dave Leon-
hard, Mclose friend and former room-
mate of Palmer’s and «tOriole hurler
from 1967-72. “But tfpn he’ll go out
and throw heat for nine innings.”
Leonhard mairkaiptf that it was this
insecurity with his|M£ that prompted
Palmer to forgo,'tf|pree-agent route
and sign a three -yepi^ontract with the
zarl Weaver: 'Tue had more arguments
with Jim than I’ve had with my'wife??
Jim Palmer
(continued) \ •' - ,
Somehow, when Jim Palmer talks,
one can hear Rodney Dangerfield's la-
ment: “Hey, I don’t get no respect,"
True enough. SuTely, the 34-year-
old right-hander is unappreciated and
misunderstood; By his team, the Bal-
timore Orioles, consistently among
the- most miserly of baseball organiza1
tions. By his home-team fans, many
of them working class, annoyed that a
man making $257,060 a year is com-
plaining that he wants more. And by
his manager, the tempestuous Earl
Weaver, with whom Palmer has en-
• joyed a lovq/hate relationship un-
paralleled since Rhett Butler and.
Scarlett'O'Hara. ■ *
Perhaps the only placeoJames Alvin
Palmer isn't overlooked is in the black
and white of the record book.. Com-
ing into the 1980 season: 225 victo-
ries and only 122 losses; eight years'
winning 20 or more games: an E R A.
of 2.66: and three. G^TYo ting Awards.
" As Palmer himself puts it: “1 may
pooh-pooh my career, but 1 gueis it is
pretty impressive-" Palmer doesn’t
pooh-pooh about much though,
which helps explain his dilempia.
Palmer is honest, blunt. "I don't, just
say things to <say them." he notes
“When people ask my opinion. 1 tell
them the truth. But I'm not a griper.'
. Some would disagree For exam-
ple. not selected for the 1976 All-Star
» game,he hotly called All-Star mana-
ger Darrell Johnson "an idiot." Or. in
years when he lost out on the, Cy
Young Award, Palmer unflinching^
let people know he was, unhappy!
(Catfish Hunter once observed, "With
Jim. it's either Cy or cry.")*. And yh
1977 and ’78. he openly chastised hife
outfielders for their weak defensive
play, ("b wasn't because they weren't
trying,” Palmer says now. "They jus*
weren't good defensive outfielders iJ
1966
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Jim Palmer: The only thing Earl knows
about pitching is that he couldn t hit it. ”
Orioles in 1976 and
extension the folio'
has always wanted
more, enjoying the
small-town" ambiem
his family (wife Su:
Jamie, 13, and Kel
i three-year
son. Palmer
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stay in Balti-
mopolttan yet
it offers him and
and daughters'*" ?
11 this week).
In his spare time, He’ll tend his gar-
den, play tennis and racquetball (left-
handed to protect his arm, of course)'
and continue "his involvement in both
charity work (chairman of the Cystic
Fibrosis Foundation for almost a
decade) and an ever-growing line of
endorsements (thofte sexy poseS for
men’s underwear), jj.
But as baseball’s salary structure
continues to skyrocket and the Ori'
oles refuse to join j the fray. Palmer
feels more and more compelled to
leave Nolan Ryan, for example,
makes four times what Palmer does.
Even a mediocre pitcher like left-
hander John Curtis! this year parlayed
a 67-72 lifetime record into $360,000
a year from the Sah Diego Padres.
“J’m happy these other guys are
makirig that kind of money,” Palmer
says. “I’m just unhappy with the Ori-
oles’ |way of paying players. 1 don’t \
always think abotit die money, but
when the salary difference becomes
so great, to me it’s almost worthwhile
to go somewhere else " Palmer’s con-
tract runs out after the 1981 season,
but if the Orioles make a reasonable
offer, he’ll likely stay.
But for now. Palmer is content to be
wha| he is; perfective, impetuous, sen-
sitive, charming) maddening, clever,
ever enigmatic. “1 feel very comfortable
with myself now.’the admits “If you
try to live your life io other people’s ex-
pectations, It’s lmpooefeie.
So when all is said and done, aftfr
all the pitching and bitching. Palmer
says basil ally. "Judge me on my rec-
ord " And that is probably beet
summed up by Jtm Palmers person-
alized license plate r9M
It reads simply, ACE.”
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Brown, Leon. The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 201, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 1, 1980, newspaper, June 1, 1980; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1021046/m1/62/?q=%22~1~1~1~1~1~1%22~1: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.