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).
― Andy K, Wednesday, 29 August 2007 19:14 (sixteen years ago) link
Another double pack today (so far)
― Andy K, Sunday, 2 September 2007 18:04 (sixteen years ago) link
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.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ABPub/2007/09/23/2003858074.jpg
― Andy K, Sunday, 30 September 2007 13:14 (sixteen years ago) link
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."
― Andy K, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 17:05 (sixteen years ago) link
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?
― David R., Tuesday, 11 March 2008 17:15 (sixteen years ago) link
(VERY CRUCIAL ed. note added by cutter/paster/italicizer)
― Andy K, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 17:22 (sixteen years ago) link
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.
― David R., Tuesday, 11 March 2008 17:25 (sixteen years ago) link
As crucial as adding "WHEN HEALTHY" to the statement "Miguel Cabrera is a dangerous hitter."
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― Andy K, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 17:26 (sixteen years ago) link
Since "WHEN HEALTHY" is actually more like "WHEN PLAYING" -- amirite?
― Andy K, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 17:28 (sixteen years ago) link
I would love to see a list of hitters that are dangerous WHEN INJURED.
― David R., Tuesday, 11 March 2008 17:30 (sixteen years ago) link
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.
― Andy K, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 17:36 (sixteen years ago) link
This thread is like a Mobius strip wrapped in a warm flour tortilla.
― David R., Tuesday, 11 March 2008 17:45 (sixteen years ago) link
I think Alex in SF mentioned something about Pujols not being fully healthy in the past 4-5 seasons.
― Steve Shasta, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 18:22 (sixteen years ago) link
Jeffrey Leonard '87 ;_; Kirk Gibson obv
― bnw, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 20:42 (sixteen years ago) link
Aw, Mike Sciosia is trying to assemble a rally monkey with Jared Weaver parts.
― felicity, Friday, 14 March 2008 01:20 (sixteen years ago) link
Why is Edwin Jackson giving a speech to the D-Ray pitchers? Was Doug Waechter unavailable?
― David R., Friday, 14 March 2008 15:24 (sixteen years ago) link
And why is Jose Contreras jerking off?
― Andy K, Friday, 14 March 2008 16:37 (sixteen years ago) link
I'll ask my mom.
― felicity, Friday, 14 March 2008 16:58 (sixteen years ago) link
I mean ask her to translate, that is.
― felicity, Friday, 14 March 2008 17:48 (sixteen years ago) link
hahaha omg
― Rock Hardy, Friday, 14 March 2008 18:19 (sixteen years ago) link
o_O
― omar little, Friday, 14 March 2008 18:38 (sixteen years ago) link
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*
― felicity, Monday, 31 March 2008 05:26 (sixteen years ago) link
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. :)
― felicity, Monday, 31 March 2008 06:04 (sixteen years ago) link
I just learned via text message that my japanese language partner had dinner (10 nigirizushi?) next to Hideki Okajima last night in SF.
― Steve Shasta, Monday, 31 March 2008 20:29 (sixteen years ago) link
crafty, taco-munching lawyers
― chicago kevin, Tuesday, 1 April 2008 18:42 (sixteen years ago) link
mmmmm . . . rights (munch munch)
― felicity, Tuesday, 1 April 2008 18:49 (sixteen years ago) link
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.
― Andy K, Tuesday, 15 April 2008 14:30 (sixteen years ago) link
Best beer to go w/ tacos?
― David R., Tuesday, 15 April 2008 14:45 (sixteen years ago) link
fitting that they would sign the Gord Ash of pitchers.
― The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall, Tuesday, 15 April 2008 15:24 (sixteen years ago) link
"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.
― j.q higgins, Tuesday, 15 April 2008 15:26 (sixteen years ago) link
http://cache.deadspin.com/assets/resources/2006/07/itsachorizo.jpg
― felicity, Tuesday, 15 April 2008 18:00 (sixteen years ago) link
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
― David R., Thursday, 1 May 2008 17:35 (sixteen years ago) link
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.
― felicity, Thursday, 1 May 2008 18:13 (sixteen years ago) link
ha hah hahaa
― The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall, Thursday, 1 May 2008 18:26 (sixteen years ago) link
http://www.nashvillesounds.com/images/news/weaver.jpg
HR: Sullivan (2, 3rd inning off Weaver, 2 on, 1 out).
― Andy K, Friday, 2 May 2008 16:48 (sixteen years ago) link
5 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, 1 T
― Andy K, Friday, 2 May 2008 16:49 (sixteen years ago) link
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?"
http://i32.tinypic.com/106fqbm.jpg
― bnw, Friday, 2 May 2008 17:50 (sixteen years ago) link
Tres AAA starts, 5.40 ERA, tres tacos por el Jeffe.
― Andy K, Tuesday, 13 May 2008 22:42 (sixteen years ago) link
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
― Andy K, Tuesday, 20 May 2008 18:36 (fifteen years ago) link
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/images/players/mugshot/ph_213711.jpg 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
― Andy K, Thursday, 29 May 2008 23:40 (fifteen years ago) link
But he's smiling!
― David R., Friday, 30 May 2008 20:15 (fifteen years ago) link
he's stoned.
― chicago kevin, Friday, 30 May 2008 20:26 (fifteen years ago) link
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― David R., Friday, 30 May 2008 20:30 (fifteen years ago) link
shit
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Hey I like that taco emoticon.
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― felicity, Friday, 30 May 2008 20:39 (fifteen years ago) link
felicity is my co-pilot
― David R., Friday, 30 May 2008 20:41 (fifteen years ago) link
Steady as she goes.
― felicity, Friday, 30 May 2008 22:27 (fifteen years ago) link
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.
― David R., Friday, 13 June 2008 15:53 (fifteen years ago) link
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.
― David R., Friday, 13 June 2008 15:55 (fifteen years ago) link
BUFFALO
― Dr Morbius, Wednesday, 9 July 2008 13:53 (fifteen years ago) link