Orange County Register: Weaver puts team first in victory

[AngelsWin.com]

TORONTO – Jered Weaver earned plenty of admirers in the Angels clubhouse for what he did on the mound.And the way he left it.In the seventh inning of the Angels’ 9-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday, Weaver essentially told pitching...

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[Stradling]

Ok, this is awesome. Props to Weaver!

[Angel Oracle]

Good to hear that the speed is slowly returning.

Even just touching 90mph would benefit Weave.

[Chuck]

In the seventh inning of the Angels’ 9-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday, Weaver essentially told pitching coach Mike Butcher to take him out, a first for either of them.

 

“It takes a man to tell you he wants to come out of a game,” Butcher said. “Hats off to him. It tells you the team is a lot more important to him.”

 

Catcher Hank Conger, the third man on the conversation, acknowledged he was “a little shocked. He always loves taking the ball.”

This time, though, he gave it up.

 

“It took a lot for me to do that,” Weaver said, “but sometimes you have to swallow your pride.”

[Erstad Grit]

Saying you feel good when you don't isn't gritty or gutting it out it is selfish. Weaver rocks. 

[laagamer]

This is fantastic. 

 

God damn I love Jered Weaver. 

[EDinTUSTIN]

Weave will be fine. He is pitching well and setting the tone for the rotation. Like the good ones do, he made the adjustments and is rolling along. Props to Weave, and to Butch.

[Taylor]

Kohn’s escape preserved a tidy pitching line for Weaver, who now has a 1.71 ERA over his past five starts. 

 

Didn't realize Weaver was doing so well lately. Awesome.

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

Weaver has been solid outside of his first couple of starts this year. Good to have Jered back. Awesome to see him bow out when he was spent, too.

[RallyMo]

Not a good sign for the next 125 games.

Agreed. This is especially so for the 118 of those that Weaver is starting.

[Eric]

This is the difference between a veteran and a rookie. A rookie can never do this, simply because the coaching staff and the fans would eviscerate him. However, once a pitcher has established themselves, they can do what Weav did and are respected for it.

[markb]

Kohn’s escape preserved a tidy pitching line for Weaver, who now has a 1.71 ERA over his past five starts. 

 

Didn't realize Weaver was doing so well lately. Awesome.

 

Expectations are everything.  Everyone wants Weaver to be a dominant ace every time out and anything less seems like a failure.  I think most would agree that C.J. is having a fairly solid start to the season, right?  Well, here are the current stats of each:  

 

Weaver:  50.1 IP, 3.22 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 15 BB, 40 SO, .226 BAA

Wilson:   47.2 IP, 3.21 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 16 BB, 46 SO, .225 BAA

 

Obviously C.J. has one less start so assuming it's a good one he'll pass Weaver up by a few IP, but Jered's season has hardly been as rough as one would think by reading this forum.

[vlad27]

Very cool !

[Stradling]

Remember that fun thread about him no longer being an ace? I agree that he isn't that workhouse type of ace, but he can still have these stretches where he pitches as well as anyone in the league. Oh and to the people claiming he was a number three in that thread, nanny nanny nanny.

[Taylor]

Weaver has gone from a number 3.532 pitcher to a number 2.195 pitcher in the last five starts.

[Lhalo]

Team leader.

[Guest]

Jered Weaver is one of a kind. Truly a remarkable player