Weaver out to prove HATERS wrong

[zenmaster]

He must have done ALOT of Yoga this past week...

[Oz27]

Nobody hates you Weav, quite the opposite. We want you to do well. We just aren't very optimistic of that.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

I don't know of any Angels fans who want to see Weaver fail. However, the reality is that he has been throwing fastballs south of 80 MPH, which won't get it done against big league hitters. We will see what he has left as the season unfolds.

[tennischmp]

that was 86 kmph Weaver

[Turd Ferguson]

I'm not a "hater" but I think he's done. I hope he proves me wrong.

[Broad Street]

No way he's hitting 86. He hasn't hit that since 2014

[Billy_Ball]

What will happen to this board if Weaver goes out on Saturday throwing 86 and 7ip with 0 ER and 10Ks?

 

[Stradling]

86 mph my ass. I think it's time for Jered Weaver to take a play out of RA Dickey's book and start throwing the knuckle ball exclusively.

Why do people say this?

[tdawg87]

RA Dickey was molested when he was younger. 

[Jobu]

Why do people say this?

Probably because he's a guy who struggled with velocity and then reinvented his career.

Also, the hair.

[JarsOfClay]

Probably because he's a guy who struggled with velocity and then reinvented his career.

Also, the hair.

 

It's hard to figure out yo

[stormngt]

Nobody hates you Weave, nobody.

I do hate when people use the term haters, though.

the term hater is often used as a a reference to people who constantly criticize.  It does not be necessarily mean there is true hatred.  

 

That said, IF Weaver is throwing 86 he will be a stud.....I did use the term IF!  I think most are very skeptical of that statement.

[tdawg87]

86 for Weaver is like 104 mph in normal pitching speed. 

[Stradling]

It's hard to figure out yo

You realize that basically no one, outside of Dickey transitioned into throwing a knuckle ball. Also Dickey always threw a knuckleball, but he called it a forkball, which he threw harder than a knuckle ball. If it were easy to do then you would have seen a lot more pitchers do this.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

Tim Wakefield parlayed it into a lengthy career after failing as an infielder.

[RallyPanda]

RA Dickey was molested when he was younger.

#Savage

[ten ocho recon scout]

86 mph? Was that the exit velocity?

[Quinlanforthewin]

Fine line between being perseverant and stubborn.  He's acting like a stubborn old man at this point.

[Quinlanforthewin]

And I'm not sure it's called being a hater when you're worried about a MLB pitcher who just got rocked by low A ball hitters. 

[Blarg]

86 mph? Was that the exit velocity?

sounds like he tossed a ball out the window on the way back from a J-Lo concert and counted it.

[John Taylor]

" Haters equal motivation for me" Weaver said. "I feed off it".

Jered Weaver says he plans to start Sunday vs Rangers. He threw a simulated game today where he said he threw up to 86 miles per hour. He said he's very confident and " 100%".

Nice

 

Hold on let me fix this typo.....

 

 

He threw a simulated game today where he said he threw up to 86 8.6 miles per hour.

 

 

...okay now that is more accurate.

[Oldschooler]

When was the last time Weaver threw back to back 86 MPH pitches?

[Inside Pitch]

He threw 8 mph faster than his last minor league outing? Color me skeptical.

 

Maybe it was downhill with a strong wind behind him.....  Or maybe he's just full of malarkey....

[Inside Pitch]

When was the last time Weaver threw back to back 86 MPH pitches?

 

He was driving a DeLorean on his way to 1955.

[Ohtaniland]

I'm not buying that he threw anywhere near 86 mph. He will land on the DL for something other than his pitching arm. He's done!