Jose Bautista says Weaver is toughest righty he has faced in Majors

[Ryan Kahnamelli]

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Who is the toughest pitcher you have faced in the majors?

 

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[–]JoeyBats_19[S] 100 points

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For right-handers it's Jered Weaver. For lefties it's CC Sabathia.

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For those interested, his numbers against:

Weaver: 0 for 6, 4 K, 1 BB.
Sabathia: 1 for 19, 1 single, 8 K, 4 BB.

[Wallerrrr]

did he mention the rock pile at all?

[Glen]

Thought, rock pile!

[Chuck]

Validation!

[HaloCory22]

Just give Weaver the Cy Young!

[ELEVEN]

Marine layer was also toughest layer faced so far...

[gotbeer]

Small sample size.  

[ettin]

Even the white t-shirt guy couldn't help Bautista against Weaver.

[YouthofToday]

Rock pile in Anaheim. No white dude in Toronto.

[crazyseal]

laughing rock piles? maybe they should add some totem poles.

[YouthofToday]

Laughing Rock Piles? Is that a new Native-American casino I've seen billboards for on my way to the office?

[shellback]

maybe the plate needs realignment when he faces weave.

[Taylor]

Clearly Bautista doesn't understand WAR.

[tdawg87]

Thanks Butcher!

[HeavenlyHalos]

There are still plenty of white dudes in Toronto.

 

Rock pile in Anaheim. No white dude in Toronto.

[Angel Oracle]

Not to mention that Weaver is built for the longer haul than Sabathia.

As money as he is, how much longer can Sabathia carry all of that weight now that he'll be 33 in the 2013 season?

 

Weaver is still only 30, and stays in great shape.  
I can see him dominating like he has the past 2 seasons for another 4-5 seasons at least. 

[Agalloch]

Good man!

[AZMike]

Not to mention that Weaver is built for the longer haul than Sabathia.

As money as he is, how much longer can Sabathia carry all of that weight now that he'll be 33 in the 2013 season?

 

Weaver is still only 30, and stays in great shape.  

I can see him dominating like he has the past 2 seasons for another 4-5 seasons at least. 

 

According to this theory, Blanton = comeback* player of the year

 

 

*in the same sense that Fernando Rodney was comeback** player of the year in 2012.

 

**"comeback" = completely unprecedented career year 

[JAHV]

Anyone read the recent article about Weaver going back to throwing out of the old arm slot?  He said his shoulder feels better than its felt in years.  In theory that slightly lower arm angle should help fool batters, but I always get nervous when pitchers who have had a lot of success starts talking about tweaking their delivery.

[ac49ers]

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Who is the toughest pitcher you have faced in the majors?

 

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[–]JoeyBats_19[S] 100 points

1 hour ago

For right-handers it's Jered Weaver. For lefties it's CC Sabathia.

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For those interested, his numbers against:

Weaver: 0 for 6, 4 K, 1 BB.

Sabathia: 1 for 19, 1 single, 8 K, 4 BB.

when does the narwhal bacon?