Weaver is 3-0

[Glen]

I never had any doubts. None at all.

[stormngt]

He is a solid 5. Will get shelled but his competitiveness will keep him the game in most cases

[Erstad Grit]

Waiting for the "wins are a false stat" post

 

Great job Weaver!

[ELEVEN]

Weaver says False Stats begin with an F.

[eligrba4ever]

Solid dark-horse for the AL Cy!!!???

[TroutField]

He is a solid 5. Will get shelled but his competitiveness will keep him the game in most cases

This would be awesome if we didn't have Shoemaker also in the rotation right now. Heaney sounds like a huge question mark going forward.

[arch stanton]

I love watching batters whiff on 82 MPH heat

[Oz27]

Haha. Wins.

 

Obviously he has done better than any of us expected but it would be unwise to get carrying away. There are still very significant warning signs and if not for some bigtime offensive support the mood about his start today would be very different.

[Oz27]

This would be awesome if we didn't have Shoemaker also in the rotation right now. Heaney sounds like a huge question mark going forward.

We have a lot of starters better than Shoemaker - Richards, Santiago, Tropeano, Nate Smith and Skaggs and Heaney when they return...probably Weaver too. One would like to think Shoe won't be in the rotation for much longer.

[tomsred]

Weaver wants to thank all the flame throwers in the league for conditioning batters to 90-100 mph fastballs, and assorted other heat.  Now hitters can't handle a 83 mph fastball, and slower pitches, delivered by a continually pissed off pitcher.  Probably when all the flame throwers have burned up their arms, Weaver will still be plugging along and making millions.

[CaliAngel]

I'm not sure anyone but Weaver could get away with that kind of speed and still win games.

 

Dude is friggin determined. And I think the team feeds off of it.

 

Good for Weaver, I wish nothing but the best for him.

 

I love how angry he gets!! He wants to win every battle!

[Docwaukee]

Hats off to the guy for holding it together, 7 of the 9 hits he gave up in 6ip were for extra bases.  A boatload of hard hit balls.  11 total baserunners.  We won the game so that's the most important thing, but if anyone thinks that he's gonna have any level of sustained success pitching like that, they are in for some serious disappointment.  Don't get me wrong, I love that we have gotten enough out of Weave to help the team win 3 of the 4 games he's pitched in, but he's on borrowed time. Tip of the cap though.  

[NJHalo]

On pace for an 18 win season

[arch stanton]

He outwilled his opponent last night. My imagination tells me If he had Volquez stuff he'd have juiced-up Clemens numbers. Reality tells me every start will be a battle of wills over stuff. Win some lose some.

[Blarg]

This would be awesome if we didn't have Shoemaker also in the rotation right now. Heaney sounds like a huge question mark going forward.

 

Shoemaker would win a lot more games with 9 runs of support from the offense.

[Oz27]

He outwilled his opponent last night. My imagination tells me If he had Volquez stuff he'd have juiced-up Clemens numbers. Reality tells me every start will be a battle of wills over stuff. Win some lose some.

I'm never one to doubt Weaver's spirit but that's a bit of a misrepresentation. The Royals hit the crap out of him yet he somehow only gave up four runs (which in 6 IP is the equivalent of an ERA of 6) yet we won because the offense scored a pile of runs.

[arch stanton]

That's my point. He beat a pitcher with twice the stuff. Volquez is Richards without the Oklahoma accent.

[Angelsjunky]

I'd love to see him win 15 games to go along with a 5.00 ERA, just so we can see people call him a solid #3 and deserving an extension.

Edited April 27, 2016 by Angelsjunky

[Blarg]

Volquez is a Volcano always ready to erupt. He can be one pitch from a perfect game or an ERA of 6 pitching in Petco Park. Truly Jekyll and Hyde.

[ScottT]

That's great.  I don't expect it to continue.

 

Worst xFIP in MLB (out of 102).

[Oz27]

That's great.  I don't expect it to continue.

 

Worst xFIP in MLB (out of 102).

Your post inspired me to check that out. Pretty funny saying Latos as the 10th worst when he has a 0.74 ERA. Small sample size baseball can be really fun.

[Troll Daddy]

Weaver is on borrowed time according to the experts here.

Check

[Stradling]

Weaver got the win, that is the absolute most you can say about yesterday. He pitched poorly, but we won. This is a game where if we are being honest Volquez lost the game much more than Weaver won it. First time this season where we out-slugged a team.

[Troll Daddy]

I think we're all very much aware of Weaver's velocity ... really don't need to keep harping on it continually like it's something new. Let's just root for the guy and hope for the best.

3 wins!

[Angels#1Fan]

Wins are the only thing that counts..all that other stuff doesn't mean squat!