Weaver Woes & Wins

My favorite pitcher isn't very good. He's got okay stuff and can get guys out, but he's not been very successful this year. He's fun to watch though. I try to catch every game. I love seeing his fastball move all over the place. And I can't get enough of him dropping down, submarine-style, to throw a breaking ball at 80 mph while the batter stands there looking. He gets all fired up when he's not doing well too. I like seeing him get passionate about the game. I think that's better than looking like you don't care.

Tonight he started against the Colorado Rockies and was taken out in the 3rd inning after giving up 6 runs on 9 hits, including a home run. Ouch. The Angels defense was not much help either. So Jeff has double-digit losses against only three wins. I bet the booing Angels fans are wishing he'd swap places with his brother, Jered, in Salt Lake. When Jered was up a few weeks ago he won his first four starts in the bigs. In his most recent start for the Bees this week, he shut out the A's Triple-A squad, striking out a club-record 14 batters and giving up only two hits after starting with five no-hit innings. He's a stud.