i ate 10 tacos next to jeff weaver last night

he offered me some maui wowie and some windowpane, but i didn't have enough cash to procure.

sorry...i just saw spartacus.

Coming up: Jeff Weaver will bring the highest ERA on the staff (10.61) into Wednesday's game against the Baltimore Orioles at Vero Beach. Weaver had a 6.99 ERA last spring and started the season with a 6.07 ERA in April before getting back on track. This will be his fourth start of the spring.

Weaver gave up 8 hits and 1 walks over 6 innings yesterday, only serving up 3 soft tacos as opposed to the much harder variety that Albert Pujols introduced him to last week.

HI LEEE I AM INTRIGUED BY YOUR ORGANIZATION'S LITERATURE AND WOULD LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT YOUR DELUDED CULT I MEAN BINGO CLUB

Coaching visit to the mound and only one out. SF 3, LA 0.

These aren't those long tacos that you get at some places, these are strictly more of the station to station variety.

HOW DO YOU LIKE THEM TACOS.

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so many tacos.

Derek Lowe is on the mound, BTW.

bra-vo.

Olympic Qualifiers: USA 6, Mexico 5
A close one for Team USA, starter Jered Weaver struck out the first six batters he faced. In the third with two outs, Weaver gave up two runs on a walk, a triple, a single, and a double before retiring Francisco Mendez to end the inning. Weaver only posted four innings before getting yanked.

WAY TO BRO

No taco night has been proposed... yet.

tacos!

Line Score 
CAC
                       1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9   R  H  E
                       -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -
  LA ANGELS            1                             1  4  0
  SAN FRANCISCO        6                             6  5  0    (END BOT 1)

     HOME RUNS:  SFO - MARK SWEENEY (1) OFF JEFF WEAVER IN THE 1ST
                       ELIEZER ALFONZO (1) OFF JEFF WEAVER IN THE 1ST

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) -- Jeff Weaver hasn't had much of a chance to ditch his little brother this spring, especially since Jered's locker is just across from his in the Angels' clubhouse.

Not that Jeff wants to anyway -- the lanky right-handed pitchers have become best pals.

That wasn't always the case.

"We were six years apart, and when I was in high school and he was 9 or 10 years old, he was kind of the nagging little brother who wanted to go everywhere, hang out with the big boys," Jeff said.

"It was kind of that usual sibling love-hate relationship."

Jered grinned and recalled that all he really wanted back then was some mobility.

"Because of the age difference, we didn't really hang out, didn't go to school together or anything," he said. "But when he was 16, I really wanted to hang out because he had just gotten his driver's license. Of course, he didn't want to hang out with his 10-year-old brother."

They've spent a lot of time together this spring.

"I get to see him in action, we get to hang together, go to dinner," Jeff said. "We've spent the most time that we ever have together, because we'd always been on different schedules in different places.

"So this has been really fun for me, and hopefully, we'll have it for years to come. We'll just have to wait and see."

Said Jered: "The fact he's here, we don't have to talk on the phone. If I have a problem, or if I don't understand something that's going on in camp, I can just walk over and ask him."

Jeff, 29, signed a one-year, $8.325 million contract free agent contract with the Angels last month, with another $600,000 available in performance bonuses.

After going 14-11 with three complete games, two shutouts and a 4.22 ERA in 34 starts for the Dodgers last season, he is set to follow 2005 AL Cy Young winner Bartolo and John Lackey in the Angels' rotation.

Jered, 23, was a standout at Long Beach State, where he won the Golden Spikes Award in 2004 as the country's top college baseball player. He was selected by the Angels with the 12th pick in the draft later that year, and after waiting 11 months, finally agreed to a minor league contract last June for a club-record signing bonus of $4 million. He is slated to begin this season in the minors.

It's obvious the two are related. Jeff is 6-foot-5 and 200 pounds, while Jered is 6-7, 205. Both look a bit like California surfer dudes, with their long, brownish-blond hair.

Jeff noted another similarity.

"When I finally did get to see him pitch, it was eerie because we're so similar, the mechanics," Jeff said. "I'd never worked with him on mechanics or anything, just on things like approach and what he might want to throw.

"But until I saw him pitch, I didn't realize there were so many similarities. It's easy for us to talk about pitching because we are so close in certain things we do."

There are differences, of course.

"Personality-wise, Jeff is quiet, more soft-spoken, and Jered is a little more outgoing. Jeff is stoic on the mound and Jered, maybe because of his youth, shows a lot of emotion," Angels pitching coach Bud Black said.

"I've enjoyed them in the short time we've had them. They're very engaging to talk to. And the one thing they definitely have in common is that they both love pitching and they're both very competitive."

Despite the age gap, it's obvious the brothers always have been proud of each other.

Jeff talked about Jered being "really something to watch on the basketball court" in high school. Jered spoke of how his older brother inspired him by walking on at Fresno State, making the team, then going on to the big leagues.

Even when they were younger, they had some good times together. When Jeff made it to the majors, he used to have Jered, then in high school, visit him.

"He would come out for about 10 days and stay with me and get to come in the clubhouse and hang out with the guys and kind of see how it all worked at the big league level," Jeff said. "I think all those experiences helped him through his college career, kind of understanding how difficult the game is, and dealing with adversities.

"He's a lot further along than I was at this time, that's for sure. His second-best pitch is his changeup, and that's the one that's still a work in progress for me."

Jeff grinned and added, "And he's always had a level head, a good demeanor. That's something that took me a while."

Recommendation: The Angels are willing to eat a significant portion of Weaver's salary ($8.25 million) to facilitate a deal. The Red Sox find themselves down a starter with injuries to David Wells (knee) and Matt Clement (shoulder), but may try to get by in the short term internally.

That's a lot of tacos. A 16,500,000 taco challenge -- at Jack in the Box, anyway. Bartolo might be able to eat his share; I'm not sure about the rest.

KEVIN BROWN, WHAT A CLOWN, TAKES TO THE MOUND LIKE HE'S CHARLIE BROWN.
1 AND 1/3, SIX RUNS DOWN, 14 MILLION DOLLAR HOUND.
CRUSHED BY ANYONE HE FACES, PUNCHES WALLS IN PLAYOFF RACES, BALKY BACK AND OLD AND FLAT, THIS GUY GETS A YANKEE HAT?
GAME 7 HE GETS AND 3 TIMES IN THE FIRST, FOR SOME WEIRD REASON (MONEY), I GUESS THEY DON'T THINK ITS HIS WORST!
WELL IM WILLING TO FACE IT AND CALL HIM A BUST BECAUSE WATCHING HIM PITCH FOR THE YANKS IS NOT JUST.

WRITTEN BY: JEFF WEAVER

But more importantly, I got some more news from my friend who lives not far from the site of the original taco eatery.

He says that Jered Weaver brought BRETT TOMKO in with him one evening, and that same night LIZ PHAIR(!?!?!?!) showed up.

This place is pretty much a dive, I had no idea it would be such a scene.

It's kind of a small Jeff Weaver Fan Club.

CHICKEN BONE CHICKEN BONE CHICKEN BONE

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The code, to be pasted if they delete us again.
* [i ate 10 tacos next to jeff weaver last night I Love Baseball] - I Ate 10 Tacos Next To Jeff Weaver Last Night

I'm upset the Pirates didn't get him, as he looks the part.

This is actually kind of heartwarming (maybe):

Right-hander Jeff Weaver went through a 40-pitch bullpen session on Tuesday and came out of it with a big grin on his face.

He has been focusing on getting his right arm and shoulder strengthened and fine-tuning some mechanical flaws, such as using the lower part of his body more.

"I think we're making progress," pitching coach Rafael Chaves said of the session. "We are emphasizing better balance and using his legs more. The better balance he has, the more he will be able to get on top of the ball."

When that happens, the action on Weaver's pitches, especially his fastball and changeup, break down instead of sideways.

"When pitches that are supposed to go down in the zone are going down instead of left to right, you know you are on the right track," Weaver said. "I had a smile on my face when I was throwing."

Asked when the last time he smiled while on a pitching mound, he said, "Good question."

Tuesday was the first time in a long time.

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It was the only picture of a smiling Jeff Weaver available on the internet. :(

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After throwing 70 pitches in a simulated game on Tuesday, Weaver (15-day disabled list, shoulder) declared himself ready to return to the starting rotation, reports the Seattle Times. However, the team would like for him to go on a two-week minor league rehab assignment.

SEATTLE -- After all the issues Jeff Weaver has had while flopping from World Series hero for St. Louis to $8 million bust in Seattle, both he and the Mariners are trying to downplay another one: Weaver avoiding a trip to the minor leagues to rehabilitate his tired shoulder.

The Mariners wanted to send their No. 5 starter to perhaps two minor-league outings to finish a stint on the disabled list that began May 11. But Weaver said he didn't need the trip. And because he is a veteran, he had the right to refuse.

Weaver, 0-6 with a 14.32 ERA, said having a bullpen session Thursday and an 85-pitch simulated game Sunday instead is not a disagreement with his sixth team in six years.

"It was always something we were going to discuss," Weaver said Thursday before he left the Mariners clubhouse to throw with what he says is a much stronger throwing shoulder.

Earlier this week, Seattle manager Mike Hargrove told reporters that Weaver needed some minor-league starts because of the long layoff.

"He hasn't pitched competitively in three weeks," Hargrove said Tuesday in Anaheim, Calif. "It's just to see how he'll do in different game situations."

But on Wednesday, Hargrove told reporters he wasn't concerned about Weaver not pitching in a game in weeks, that a simulated game would likely be enough to lead him back into the rotation next weekend at San Diego.

On Thursday, Weaver said the Mariners asked him what he thought would be the best course to finish his DL stint. He said he did not refuse a request to make the minor-league rehab starts.

"I just really feel that I've just been getting my pitches and getting enough of my endurance up in the bullpens here," he said. "It's not like I was working through a sprain or strain. I've been throwing the whole time."

The team says Weaver has had tendinitis in the shoulder. Weaver called it "fatigue" in the joint that has since improved markedly through weight lifting.

He said he had the same shoulder fatigue while with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2005. Yet he pitched through it for 2½ weeks because he was throwing well.

"When it happened this time, I'd been struggling," he said. "So I thought it would make it worse to struggle through it."

Weaver's eventual return will likely bump Ryan Feierabend back to Triple-A Tacoma. The Mariners recalled Feierabend, who debuted with them late last season, on Tuesday to start against the Angels. He will start again on Sunday against Texas.

Cha Seung Baek, who was 2-2 with a 4.60 ERA entering his start Thursday against the Rangers, has pitched well enough since arriving to replace Weaver to earn a stay -- at least while Mariners starter Horacio Ramirez remains on the disabled list. Ramirez, who has shoulder tendinitis, is eligible to return June 9.

Lost in the Rocket carnival yesterday was another return: the return of Jeff Weaver. 4 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 K, and a stiff back that prevented him from continuing.

Jered's ERA is now 3.88 but he is averaging 97 pitches in 5.7 innings per game. He has yet to surrender more than one taco in a start (a definite improvement from the five he gave up during his last two '06 starts).

And I forgot that Jered was due to take the mount last night. He lasted three innings before being pulled due to the same ailment that shortened his brother's return.

He's in line for the win against the only team that could provide such an opportunity for excellence.

Quality start! ERA now below 11.00!

So much for the win.

do 10 hits and a walk in 6 innings really constitute a quality start?

Baby steps (and facetiousness), Steve.

He got the job done (almost). I tip my cap.

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Jered Weaver had a day to remember in his first start at Dodger Stadium, a place he revered growing up. Only he was wearing red and pitching for the opposing team.

Weaver won his fifth consecutive decision and Reggie Willits and Howie Kendrick keyed a two-out, three-run rally with RBI singles in the fifth inning, helping the Los Angeles Angels defeat the Dodgers 3-0 Saturday.

"It was pretty exciting taking the mound and having my parents be there and see their little boy finally pitch in Dodger Stadium," Weaver said. "But once you get out there, you kind of forget about that stuff and you just want to battle."

Weaver and Dodgers starter Jason Schmidt didn't give an inch through four scoreless innings, although Weaver's single to right off Schmidt in the third was his first major-league hit.

"It was definitely a lucky swing. There's no hitting ability in this body at all," said Weaver, who set aside his bat to give to his father.

Weaver (6-3) allowed four hits in 5 1/3 innings, with four walks and three strikeouts to give the Angels' rotation its major league-leading 38th win.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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J. Weaver (SEA)
9 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 5 K, Win
vs PIT
Final

vs PIT

GG Allin could shut those jokers out. And I'm talking GG circa 2007.

"I K Everything I Fuck"

David R., Why must you hate?

yes

we will pray for you

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Weaver fires up M's in 9-4 win over Red Sox

Some cuss words and other vocal barrages Jeff Weaver let fly on the mound left little doubt as to the state of his intensity level.

Cold turkey's got him on the run!

Supposedly, he either picked up or reacquired some cut slider thingy that's made him a bazillion times more effective. & the fact that he's nearly cut his ERA in half (from 14 to 7ish?) (why check stats?) is sign of that, even though a batting tee could probably "pitch" to a 7.00 ERA (if it's windy).

And the hitters are drunk.

But nobody is so bad to the tune of a 14.00 ERA, so I'm basically willing to ignore* the performance of the pre-DL Weaver when discussing him for the rest of the season.

*then again, this wouldn't be nearly as funny, so maybe not

But nobody is so bad to the tune of a 14.00 ERA

Lima Time v3.0 will prove you WRONG

*then again, this wouldn't be nearly as funny, so maybe not

Exactly.

Jeff just took the mound.
-- Andy K, Sunday, April 29, 2007 1:13 AM (1 month ago) Bookmark Link

Jeff just left the mound.
-- Andy K, Sunday, April 29, 2007 1:28 AM (1 month ago) Bookmark Link

Jeff "55 ERA+" Weaver now has as many wins as Matt "123 ERA+" Cain.

Run support is a beautiful thing.

WEAVER DOUBLE FEATURE TODAY

Jeff's ERA in his six starts since returning from the DL: well under two.

I forgot about Weaver's fondness for saying "FUCKIN' SHIT!"

Jeff Weaver pitching for Seattle
S Casey walked.
S Casey stole second.
M Rabelo hit by pitch.
B Inge struck out swinging.
O Infante flied out to center.
C Granderson doubled to deep right, S Casey scored, M Rabelo to third.
M Thames homered to left, M Rabelo and C Granderson scored.
G Sheffield doubled to deep center.
M Ordonez grounded out to third.

5 IP, 10 H, 5 R, R ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 1 TACO, 112 pitches, 4 SB*

*Jamie Burke had no real chance of throwing any runners out.

Yelled roughly around the point at which Maicer Izturis crossed the plate after going deep (the previous hitter, Gary Matthews Jr, had homered to center): "You're SHITTIN' me... FUCK!!!!!" Yes, even lowly hitters like Maicer Izturis are capable of doing that to your pitches, Jeff. It has been that kind of career year.

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Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Jeff Weaver talks on the mound with catcher Kenji Johjima and manager John McLaren during the second inning of their baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels in Seattle Tuesday, July 31, 2007. The Angels scored four runs in the inning.

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Angels starting pitcher Jered Weaver starts to get up after being hit on the foot with a line drive by Seattle's Jose Vidro in the fourth inning on Wednesday. Although Weaver gave up five runs early, the Angels fought back to tie the score. Weaver allowed 12 hits and six runs in six innings.

Congratulations to the Weaver brothers on their banner day yesterday (if only because Jered made it all the way into the eighth inning).

Jeff has won four of his last five but has given up a grand total of six tacos during his last three (a double pack each time).

Another double pack today (so far)

Playing some catch up.

9.15
John McLaren answered the question before anybody asked it.

"I'm not taking Weaver out," the Mariners manager said before the game. "At one time, he was an innings-eater, and he was winning. He was the best pitcher we had there, for about a six-game stretch."

That would be Jeff Weaver, sometimes Dream Weaver, sometimes Scream Weaver, and still a Mariners starter, at least for the time being. And so the yo-yo career arch continues — bounced from the Angels last season, World Series hero in St. Louis, worst pitcher in baseball earlier this season, best pitcher on the Mariners later on, pitching now like it's April once again.

Weaver turned in another forgettable outing Thursday night: 1-1/3 innings, six hits, five runs, all earned. In his past three starts, Weaver finished nine innings, while offenses feasted for 16 runs.

Reporters asked McLaren on Thursday if he would replace Weaver with, say, Jorge Campillo or Ryan Feierabend, starting pitching options already on the roster. McLaren said he would sleep on it, and he wondered aloud a day later whether Weaver could turn everything around. Again.

"We know he's capable," McLaren said. "I don't know if it's confidence ... I know he's not attacking the strike zone like he was."

Weaver's recent struggles combined with that of veterans Miguel Batista and Jarrod Washburn — the trio is winless since Aug. 23 — mirror the Mariners' slide out of contention. In their past 12 starts combined, the trio is 0-7 with a 7.76 earned-run average.

9.24
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The Mariners not only lost Sunday, they were bloodied.

Starter Jeff Weaver broke a fingernail on his middle finger mid-game and had the blood start gushing. It was so bad that Weaver, who had hit just five batters all season, hit three in the space of three innings.

After he hit second baseman Howie Kendrick, he had to come out of the game.

"I definitely had good stuff today," said Weaver, who put the Mariners in a 3-0 hole by giving up homers to Casey Kotchman and Macier Izturis in the second. "But after I broke the nail, there was blood all over the place.

"I didn't want to come out of the game, but I didn't want to hurt anyone ... I wasn't about to keep pitching not knowing where the ball was going."

Also 9.24
ANAHEIM, Calif. — This wasn't what Mariners starter Jeff Weaver had hoped to be feeling one year after being part of several on-field celebrations.

Weaver was a mainstay in a St. Louis Cardinals rotation that captured a division title, two playoff series and a World Series championship last year. He'd been in the middle of on-field exuberance after each of those, winning the clinching game against the Detroit Tigers.

One year later, he sat in a silent visitors' clubhouse. The smell of champagne from the nearby Los Angeles Angels clubhouse slowly began drifting over as Weaver's teammates packed for a long flight home.

"It's definitely disappointing," he said. "That's why I made a decision to come here. I thought it was a team that was ready to turn the corner. It just seems like a lot of stuff that was going bad caught up."

Weaver's slow start and sputtering finish was one reason the Mariners dropped out of contention. He has just seven wins and there's an outside chance he's pitched his final game for Seattle after tearing a nail in the fourth inning.

Seattle trailed 3-0 at the time after a pair of second-inning home runs yielded by Weaver — the eighth time he has allowed two or more in a game this season. He was trying to throw a cut-fastball in the fourth when he felt the nail rip along its side.

Weaver tried to continue pitching but hit three batters in his final three innings as he struggled to find control.

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Jeff Weaver is unemployed, three weeks before the start of the season. The former Dodgers and Angels pitcher won the game that clinched the 2006 World Series championship for the St. Louis Cardinals, but he is 15-27 with a 5.96 earned-run average the last two seasons.

The Washington Nationals and St. Louis Cardinals have expressed interest, said his younger brother, Angels pitcher Jered Weaver. Jeff's recent numbers might not sparkle, but he averages 190 innings [that's 190 HEALTHY innings -- ed.] a season with a career ERA of 4.72, in many years enough for a job offer if not a lucrative contract.

Jeff is 31 and is not retiring, Jered said.

"He wants to get four or five more years in," Jered said. "He's working out and trying to wait it out, just trying to get ready."

What the hell does that "ed." note mean? Would there be some sort of Shakespearean GOTCHA moment to be had if the editor hadn't mentioned that? Would readers infer through editorial silence that Weaver instead actually averaged 190 broke-dick, pot-fueled, taco-laden Gloomy Gus innings?

(VERY CRUCIAL ed. note added by cutter/paster/italicizer)

Ah! I think more sports pieces should have "ed." notes, because they'd probably be more interesting to read than what the columnist has to offer.

Given how great Weaver was back in the day (pre-pinstripes), I wonder if he pitches better when he's baked.

As crucial as adding "WHEN HEALTHY" to the statement "Miguel Cabrera is a dangerous hitter."

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Since "WHEN HEALTHY" is actually more like "WHEN PLAYING" -- amirite?

I would love to see a list of hitters that are dangerous WHEN INJURED.

Am I not baked or not... uh... are I baked or am I not to be baked... uh... that is the... I mean, am I baked or not? That's what I mean.

This thread is like a Mobius strip wrapped in a warm flour tortilla.

I would love to see a list of hitters that are dangerous WHEN INJURED.

I think Alex in SF mentioned something about Pujols not being fully healthy in the past 4-5 seasons.

Jeffrey Leonard '87 ;_;
Kirk Gibson obv

Aw, Mike Sciosia is trying to assemble a rally monkey with Jared Weaver parts.

Why is Edwin Jackson giving a speech to the D-Ray pitchers? Was Doug Waechter unavailable?

And why is Jose Contreras jerking off?

I'll ask my mom.

I mean ask her to translate, that is.

hahaha omg

o_O

So weird.

The TV broadcast of the 60 minutes Bill James segment used Jeff Weaver clips to show:

1. the significance of walks (Taco Time 3:05)
2. that Fenway favors lefties (epic taco served to J.D. Drew (Taco Time 8:00).

But the embed on CBS's website (linked by Morbs here) edited out Taco Time.

!!

*creeeepy Taco Bell tolling*

The CBS website has no MLB footage at all. It was resynced with Spring Training footage.

Hooray for copyright and the crafty, taco-munching lawyers at MLB.com. :)

I just learned via text message that my japanese language partner had dinner (10 nigirizushi?) next to Hideki Okajima last night in SF.

crafty, taco-munching lawyers

o_O

mmmmm . . . rights (munch munch)

http://www.620wtmj.com/sports/17735914.html

Brewers Assistant General Manager Gord Ash confirmed on Wisconsin's Morning News that the Brewers have signed free-agent pitcher Jeff Weaver.

Best beer to go w/ tacos?

fitting that they would sign the Gord Ash of pitchers.

"Best beer to go w/ tacos?

-- David R., Tuesday, April 15, 2008 2:45 PM (39 minutes ago)

-i do not believe they make dos equis in milwaukee, though bernie the brewer is allegedly fond of the chorizo taco.

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TACO WATCH 2008 CONTINUES:

Jered -- 36.1 IP, 39 H, 18 R (17 ER), 11 BB, 24 K, 4 TACOS (2-3, 4.21 ERA)

Jeffe -- N/A

How bad would it be for the Brewers to just bring Jeff Weaver up right now? His 2007 6.20 ERA/career 4.72 ERA, looks pretty good after the Suppan/Turnbow fire + gasoline combo.

NASHVILLE - Weaver was told he was being called up to plug Milwaukee's ailing bullpen in a 2 a.m. phone call, and flew all morning to reach Wrigley Field 2 1/2 hours before game time. "I had no clue," said Weaver, a a 31-year-old former starter for the Tigers, Yankees, Dodgers, Angels, Cardinals, and Mariners. "I was eating tacos at my favorite taqueria in Music Row, getting ready to honky tonk with my friend Mindy (McCready) -- she's been a little down lately -- when they told me I was getting moved. I assumed Scott (Boras) was flipping me to another Triple-A team again," he said. "They said, 'No, the big leagues.' Oh, OK."

Weaver held the Cubs to a mere 3 runs over 4 innings, giving up only 4 walks and 1 home run, and successfully getting some consecutive batters out. "Thank god," Brewers manager Ned Yost commented.

ha hah hahaa

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HR: Sullivan (2, 3rd inning off Weaver, 2 on, 1 out).

5 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, 1 T

A narrator describes a phone ringing in the White House Bullpen: "It's 3 a.m. a total blowout and your children starters are safely asleep. Who do you want answering the phone?"

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Tres AAA starts, 5.40 ERA, tres tacos por el Jeffe.

Consecutive game taco streak por los Sonidos de Nashville is now four.

Most recent line:

6 IP, 12 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 4 K, 0 BB, 1 T

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6 G
35 IP
39 H
31 R
26 ER
25 K
13 BB
8 T (aka HR)
1 W
3 L
6.69 ERA

But he's smiling!

he's stoned.

|)

shit

|-)

Hey I like that taco emoticon.

|) |) |) |) |) |) |) |) |) |)

felicity is my co-pilot

Steady as she goes.

Vaya con dios, El Jeffe. :(

Houston, TX (Sports Network) - The Milwaukee Brewers released pitcher Jeff Weaver from Triple-A Nashville on Thursday.

In nine starts for Nashville, Weaver was 2-4 with a 6.22 earned run average. The right-hander had a clause in his contract that allowed him to elect for free agency if he was not in the major leagues by June 15.

Weaver, who has played parts of 11 major league seasons for six different teams, has a career ERA of 4.72 with a 93-114 record.

He shd really hook up w/ Jim Bowden -- they'd be like Starsky & Hutch, but with roach clips and bottles of Mad Dog. And a Segway.

BUFFALO

Reunited with HS pitching coach Scott Radinsky.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scared_Straight_(band)

great coding ILX mods!

http://preview.tinyurl.com/5agjtj

Local baseball: Tides pound Weaver, Bisons

Daily Press
10:50 PM EDT, July 23, 2008

The Norfolk Tides had 15 hits -- 12 while scoring seven runs in six innings against former big-league regular Jeff Weaver -- as they won 8-5 Wednesday night over the host Buffalo Bisons.

Not "World Series champion"

Man

Taco time is here again!

DODGERS AGREE TO TERMS WITH RIGHT-HANDER JEFF WEAVER ON MINOR LEAGUE CONTRACT
WITH AN INVITATION TO MAJOR LEAGUE SPRING TRAINING
Left-hander Shawn Estes and right-handers Ronald Belisario, Charlie Haeger, and Tanyon Sturtze
also agree to terms on minor league deals with invitations to big league camp

LOS ANGELES – The National League West Division Champion Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to terms with right-hander Jeff Weaver on a minor league contract with an invitation to Major League spring training. The club has also agreed to terms with left-hander Shawn Estes and right-handers Ronald Belisario, Charlie Haeger, and Tanyon Sturtze on minor league deals with invitations to big league camp. General Manager Ned Colletti made the announcement.

Weaver is a veteran of nine Major League seasons, including two with the Dodgers from 2004-05. Weaver, whom the Dodgers acquired from the Yankees in the Kevin Brown deal, went 27-24 with a 4.11 ERA in 68 starts while in a Dodger uniform. He is 93-114 with a 4.72 ERA in 284 games (267 starts) overall with Detroit (1999-2002), New York Yankees (2002-03), Los Angeles Dodgers (2004-05), Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2006), St. Louis (2006), and Seattle (2007).

The Fullerton native has appeared in four postseasons, including one World Series in 2006 with St. Louis. He went 1-1 with a 2.77 ERA (4 ER/13.0 IP) in two Fall Classic starts, and was the winning pitcher in the Cardinals’ Game 5 clincher over Detroit at Busch Stadium. In nine postseason appearances (six starts) overall, he is 3-4 with a 4.03 ERA (17 ER/38.0 IP).

Weaver was a first-round pick of Detroit in the 1998 draft, going 14th overall. His brother Jered pitches for the Angels.

85 healthy innings last year between Nashville and Buffalo (16 tacos surrendered in 13 starts)!

Had forgotten how fast he was run through the Tiger system (seven starts).

this man is epic

Dude says he wants to pitch out of the bullpen. Can't wait.

Jeff Weaver aims for comeback

11:07 PM PST on Monday, February 23, 2009

By DIAMOND LEUNG
The Press-Enterprise

PHOENIX - Jeff Weaver was flipping through channels when he came upon the MLB Network replaying Game 5 of the 2006 World Series.

Until then, Weaver hadn't seen a tape of himself tossing eight innings for the win that night to clinch the championship for the St. Louis Cardinals.

"Instant chills," Weaver said.

For better or for worse, emotions always have played a big role in Weaver's career, which has been defined by playoff success and failure.

Now 32, Weaver is merely a spring training non-roster invitee in his second go-round with the Dodgers, trying to make it back to the majors after spending all of last season in the minors.

And after a chance meeting with General Manager Ned Colletti at a Manhattan Beach restaurant, Weaver got a minor league contract and yet another chance.

"I let him know that I'm willing to do whatever it takes to get back to the big leagues in whatever role I can help them compete and win, hopefully continue what they did last year," Weaver said.

To do so, the right-hander will have to impress Manager Joe Torre, whom he still refers to as "Mr. Torre" from their Yankees days together.

In his book "The Yankee Years," Torre is quoted as telling New York general manager Brian Cashman that "You've got to get rid of this guy because emotionally he can't handle it, trying to come back from that."

That refers to Weaver giving up the game-winning home run to Florida's Alex Gonzalez in Game 4 of the 2003 World Series.

Torre said he had no problem with Weaver personally, but the Yankees traded Weaver to the Dodgers along with Yhency Brazoban for Kevin Brown, and Weaver won 27 games over the next two seasons.

"I'm hoping to get him back to where he was," pitching coach Rick Honeycutt said. "I know what he had in the past. He's a great competitor."

After winning a World Series with the Cardinals, Weaver admits to slacking.

"I didn't handle it properly, as far as you go late into October and usually you're home resting by that time," Weaver said. "I really think it was my fault not getting back into the workout routine. I was tired. I was beat.

"I felt like I could just go into spring, get my work in, and everything would be fine and dandy. Obviously, it backfired."

Weaver went 7-13 with Seattle and then pitched in the minors for Milwaukee and Cleveland, swallowing his pride to work as a reliever in the Indians organization.

Weaver wants to pitch another three to five years, and said he pitches with a lower arm angle now while getting his sinker back in form.

"Just to see that, my confidence is high," he said.

My dinner was interrupted by Jeff Weaver last night

http://www.insidesocal.com/dodgers/2009/03/jeff-weaver-loo.html

He's pitching in a minor-league game today so they can stretch him out to three innings in anticipation of using him as a long man out of the bullpen or possibly giving him a spot start now and then. But he clearly has this team made as a reliever, even though no one has come out and actually said it yet.

``He has been pretty consistent for me, without telling you he is on the club,'' Joe Torre said this morning. ``I think doing what we're doing today (is telling). Normally, you want to see somebody pitch against big-league clubs, but this is more of a physical thing. I would like to see him stretch it out.''

weaver bros gonna be tearin' up LA taco stands

http://www.insidesocal.com/dodgers/2009/03/jeff-weaver-lol.html

you know it's baseball season when the taco thread fires up.

http://mlb.mlb.com/images/players/mugshot/ph_213711.jpg

IT BEGINS

Dodgers purchased the contract of RHP Jeff Weaver from Triple-A Albuquerque.

The Dodgers have looked at Weaver strictly as a reliever since signing him, and he'll be used in the middle innings now. He had a 3.55 ERA in 12 2/3 innings down in Triple-A.

I was at the game tonight and Taco Time looked pretty good! Based on MacDonald's poor start tonight, I wouldn't be surprised if they take MacDonald out and give Weaver a shot in the rotation.

His at-bat was shockingly exciting. He hit a towering fly to the warning track.

Conked out after he got out of the inherited jam.

I missed him.

and his beauty

Matt Kemp totally probably single-handedly salvaged Weaver's Doyers callup. Kemp made two leaping CF web gems that probably would have scored a total of 5 RBI.

Guy has wheels.

Arizona at LA Dodgers
10:10 PM
Scherzer vs Weaver

^ tonight

ahh man i saw jered weaver pitch at the stadium last friday and thought it was taco time.
what a gyp.

Big Weav with 5 K's through 3IP.

Happy Cinco de Mayo start, Taco Time! Hope he gets a W.

"You never know how the road is going to turn out. I'm fortunate to be here and be part of this. It's something special. Hopefully, I can stick around and keep the team rolling to the postseason."

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090505&content_id=4575722&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb

It was like old times for Weaver, who won 27 games for the Dodgers from 2004-05.

"I finally had a pass list again," said Weaver, the Southern California native who spent all last year and the beginning of this year in the Minor Leagues. "I had a handful of people show up and share it with me. My parents, a couple buddies, my wife and Gary Wright. You know who he is?"

Wright sang the 1976 hit "Dream Weaver," not only on the platinum album but at Weaver's wedding.

"We met when I was pitching in Detroit, we kept in touch and he sang at my wedding," Weaver said. "He came to show support."

ooh he could provide live at-bat music!

fucking love this guy

might be awkward during the honeymoon though

LOS HERMANOS WEAVER CORDIALLY INVITE YOU

TO ANGEL STADIUM OF ANAHEIM

CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NORTH AMERICA

THE EVENING OF JUNE TWENTY, TWO THOUSAND NINE

6:05 PM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME

FOR THE SHOWDOWN OF SHOWDOWNS

WEAVER vs WEAVER

BRING YOUR SCOWL, SHORT TEMPER, FLAXEN LOCKS, GUAC GUN, AND OTHER PROCUREMENTS

"It's a chance to share the same mound on the same day and not many can say that," said Weaver. "It's a moment we won't forget. It's pretty special regardless of the outcome."

Weaver said his parents had planned to attend the wedding of a relative in Temecula, Calif., but those plans have changed.

free tacos for all if big bro makes it through 5

This should be the goddamn Fox game. A showdown for the ages!

http://myespn.go.com/blogs/sweetspot/0-3-116/On-deck--Weaver-vs--Weaver.html

http://www.onlinesportshandicapping.com/files/imagecache/article/files/articles/weavers.jpg

It's really too bad this isn't a Dodger home game. Jeff could bean Jered; Jered could charge the mound, only to fall down and have Jeff fart in his face or something. "I'm tellin' mom!!!"

Kendry Morales would like a taco.

Russell Martin would like a taco.

ok wtf each of them had the same pitch/strike ratio:

96-63

like this srsly freaks me the fuk out

i need 10 tacos

63 strikes, both wear #36, both surrendered one taco... #kurkjian

Special brand of Weaver magic in SF. Gets out of bases loaded no out jam in the second, follows it up in the 3rd with getting 2 outs then somehow walking Bengie Molina. Gets Schierholz to ground out on next pitch. Such a bro.

jered weaver starts, felix pie hits for the cycle and brian roberts hits three doubles.

Happy Birthday

can i just mention again how great it is that this board has a thread dedicated to the mediocrity of the weaver brothers?

NLDS Game 1

WP: Weaver
LP: Carpenter
SV: Broxton

so can anyone think of any other pitcher who was only good in playoff baseball?

Jack Morris lol

Hahahaha

but he PITCHED TO THE SCORE

Is Weaver the Claude Lemieux of baseball?

i ate pizza next to jorge posada tonight

in a funny coincidence, half the tvs in the restaurant were showing mlb network, which was playing game 7 of the 2001 ws

and before i knew posada was sitting by us, i turned to my brother after he threw out tony womack and said "i think that was the last time posada threw a guy out at second"

i don't think he heard me

Was he rocking a Don Omar longsleeve?

ha, no, it's pretty warm down here

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/dodgers/2010/02/weaver-is-back-yet-again-and-could-easily-be-staying.html

Jeff Weaver is not only back in the Dodgers’ spring training camp, there is an excellent chance he will be back with the team when it returns to Los Angeles.

Professionally, it’s been a tumultuous past few years for Weaver. If not for his entire nine-year career.

But now he sits at his locker at Camelback Ranch as a non-roster invitee, without guarantee of a major league job, and seemingly at peace.

Weaver said he is done with the Triple-A uniform, which is the only one he wore in 2008. At age 33, and as of Wednesday a new father, he appears ready to seize his current opportunity or live with the results if he does not.

"That’s why I came back," Weaver said. "It was more of a situation where I really don’t want to do the Triple-A thing again. I’ll be content with whatever happens with me now."

He came to the Dodgers' spring training camp last year too, but when camp broke was headed to Triple-A Albuquerque. Called up on April 30, he stuck for the rest of the season.
He proved a valuable swing man for the Dodgers, finishing the season 6-4 with a 3.65 ERA in 28 games. In seven starts, he went 2-1 with a 3.13 ERA.

It’s his proven ability to both relieve and start that makes him a strong candidate to again make the Dodgers this season. Even though they were unwilling to sign him except as a non-roster invitee.

Weaver said he did have opportunities to sign a major league contract, but the Manhattan Beach resident and Northridge native wanted to remain in Los Angeles.

"There was a couple, but not a situation I wanted to encounter," he said. "Especially with the baby coming. I’m just really comfortable with the chance to be at home in a stable situation."

The question is, do the Dodgers retire his number when he makes it to the hall of fame?

With his 100th win, Jeff Weaver passed Sparky Lyle, Vicente Padilla, George Suggs, Elam Vanglider, and several others on the all-time wins list and is now tied with Brett Tomko, Dick Tidrow, Zane Smith, Randy Jones, Moose Haas, and several others. Only 560 pitchers have more career wins.

K'd by Jered, but later got his bro to 4-3.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/.a/6a00d8341c630a53ef0133f0ea99d8970b-pi

http://blog.mlive.com/its-just-sports/2009/06/large_theweaves.jpg

even tho that's the first time i've ever seen their dad, i could've picked him out of a line up even w/o the jerseys

yea srsly the tacos do not fall far from the taco truck, apparently

I ate 5 tacos last night, it looks like Weaver is eating his tonight.

all you can eat taco bar in SD tonight?

Judging from his expressions, Weaver ate the brown guac prior to the game.

pound the zone weav!

from last night

http://www.brooksbaseball.net/pfxVB/numlocation.php?pitchSel=213711&game=gid_2010_08_02_sdnmlb_lanmlb_1/&batterX=&innings=yyyyyyyyy&sp_type=1&s_type=

http://d.yimg.com/a/p/sp/getty/a6/fullj.c815b116516660c61557e2c1b411f2ab/c815b116516660c61557e2c1b411f2ab-getty-97635657sd014_chicago_white.jpg

8 years removed from 10 tacos.
RIP weaverbros

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CB_XkM-VIAE4DnW.png

The velocity of his brother's final pitch was 87.2 mph.

http://bit.ly/1Fi8wMr

He entered with the bases loaded, escaped unscathed, and earned a HOLD for his one-pitch effort.

@MikeDiGiovanna
#Angels P Jered Weaver: "I'm pretty much serving BP up there. I have to figure out a way to work with what I've got."

jered weaver rehabbed at inland empire tonight; supposedly his fastball was 'sitting' 82

i bought 3 cheesy crunch gorditas last night but could only eat 2

had the last one tonight, it was cold, but still cheesy

this is just to say

http://www.sbnation.com/2015/9/17/9346475/jered-weaver-kyle-seager-unwritten-rules

That was some bullshit gamesmanship from Seager, though.

yes

This is an elaborate joke, right? Jered Weaver on...stretching.

"It doesn't feel like your body's supposed to do that, but it needs to," Weaver said. "I just hated the feeling of it. It's like nails on a chalkboard to me. But, if you're gonna commit yourself to staying in this game, if your passion and love is still in it, you're gonna do what it takes to get through that. I'm well aware of what I need to do. I'm going to stay on top of it as much as possible."

Weaver, 33, spoke Sunday at Tempe Diablo Stadium, where the Angels are continuing spring-training exercises. He has thrown two bullpen sessions here and earned positive reviews from the team.

He worked hard at stretching this off-season, he said, and began throwing one month earlier than usual to see if the stretching was working. It was. Weaver said his stretching and massage work was primarily "old school," with "a lot of knees and elbows."

http://www.latimes.com/sports/angels/la-sp-angels-20160222-story.html

@pedromoura
Jered Weaver did not throw a pitch faster than 83 mph in his first spring inning

he's saving it for the regular season

Im proud of lil' weav for being a better junk baller than his big brother

After spring debut, Angels' Jered Weaver passes torch to Garrett Richards

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/garrett-706849-torch-jered.html

Hopefully he won't have to reach so far that he becomes limber enough to crank it up to 84.

topped out at 80 today, gave up three homers in 2 2/3

btw i really love that b-ref's automated projections have him earning one save this year despite his having never, in his career, pitched in relief

Jered Weaver’s Fastball: Sorry … this is taking a little longer than I thought … almost there

Klaw: Take your time. We’ve got another half hour at least.

Michael: Guys like Weaver and Sabathia presumably wouldn’t make their teams if they were 24 and making $500k. Is it fair to ask then, why don’t those teams just realize the sunk cost and release them?

Klaw: In Weaver’s case they might have to do that – how can you let him start if Carlos Perez could just catch Weaver’s fastball with his teeth?

@JeffFletcherOCR
Angels Jered Weaver just gave up a 3-run HR in the 1st inning of his minor league game. He's faced 4 A's Class-A hitters.

GUTS
GUILE
GUAC

@pedromoura
Jered Weaver gave up a 2-run double to metalcore fan Jon Lucroy, and did not back up the plate on a close play at home. Milwaukee leads, 4-1

Daren Willman @darenw
Most pitches 70 MPH or slower since 2014:
Jered Weaver 1047
RA Dickey 401
Despaigne 247
Eric Stults 213
Steven Wright 213
Odorizzi 143

Currently outdueling Kershaw.

@msimonespn
Highest Hard-Hit Rate, Pitchers
Jered Weaver 25.4%
Jake Odorizzi 23.3%
Phil Hughes 22.8%
José Quintana 20.4%

@pedromoura
Jered Weaver is topping out at 84 mph through two long innings. 3 runs in, and Minute Maid Park is calling many of his fastballs changeups.

0.2 IP, 4 ER, 3 H, 2 HBP

@sdutdennislin
Jered Weaver said he's been dealing with some dead arm since his last bullpen. He's had dead-arm phases in past springs.

...

Try STRETCHING.

14 homers allowed in 35.2 IP

Greg Zaun (the blue jays wannabe don cherry talking head) has started referring to home runs as tacos.

https://popculturehasaids.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/weaver_5-24-09.jpg

This is a death.

*scrapes tortilla chip across empty family-size guac container*

thread is now awaiting the next generation of weavers

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Of course the Seager parents are in the building for Dodgers vs. Mariners.<br><br>Even with just Kyle playing (get well soon, Corey), his mom Jody had to rep both sides. <a href="https://t.co/Z8ww5aeHQc";>pic.twitter.com/Z8ww5aeHQc</a></p>— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) <a href="

Of course the Seager parents are in the building for Dodgers vs. Mariners.

Even with just Kyle playing (get well soon, Corey), his mom Jody had to rep both sides. pic.twitter.com/Z8ww5aeHQc

— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) August 18, 2018

Every single time I see "Bernie Sanders campaign advisor Jeff Weaver" I have to remind myself, sadly, that it's not *that* Jeff Weaver. https://t.co/TFlCTSK4tT

— Jon Tayler, Smiling Politely (@JATayler) April 27, 2020

Man what’s a guy gotta do to get an invite to spring? Zero calls since I retired.. kinda weird. Oh well.

— Jered Weaver (@Weave1036) February 25, 2023

Any organizations with a "no stretching" philosophy out there?