It is easy to see how fans on other teams may not like him that much when he throws at players and does these sort of things. But he is OUR Dirtbag, so we like him because he is so passionate. I mean this is a player who has tweeted that he would throw at the Astros until he is banned from baseball. That is a very polarizing view to be sure. Like many other aggressive players, it really depends if he is on your team or not in the end. With his funky delivery and all.
I am so glad to have been given the opportunity to write this piece. Jered Weaver was the first player that I looked up stats for on the regular. I checked the Angels lists so much because of him. What a player! I would have a double double from in n out because he just kept winning! Incidentally the same year I joined HH dot com.
I remember going to a start that I thought weaver was going to pitch and got Bartolo colon instead. Messy year. He knew how to keep his grit in check. I miss rushing to in n out before the first pitch.
Great article! I used to be a baseball fan in the early s when I was still living in Orange County, but I fell out of baseball for a while until It may have been his last really good year as the ace but Jered Weaver was the one pitcher I really watched. My favorite Angels pitcher of all time period. Most would say Ryan and not be wrong and some would say Tanana, Chance or even Messersmith.
I have seen then all and my 2 is Finley. Ryan was never really an Angels and grumpy every time I saw him. Weaver was a very good pitcher and a better person and a real Angels player. I miss Weave and wished he pitched great until he turned Great write up.
I was at both the Freeway Series game in and his no hitter. What an incredible experience. But I came to absolutely love him. Got to see his no-hit loss at Chavez Latrine. That was a seriously weird game.
Always liked the dichotomy between Weaver the player and Weaver the regular person. Hell of a pitcher. He was old school in the new age of MLB. I really miss WTY. Skip to content. Top Angels Oh Brother… When you are not the first in your family in a professional sport, comparisons will always be made. All Star Weaver Jered Weaver got something to click in that playoff run, because for , he went from being a good mid rotation guy, to the team ACE.
Hey now… That team was not that good, but Jered Weaver was. He is OUR Dirtbag! Angel Legend. Newest Oldest Most Voted. Inline Feedbacks. Two favorite memories of him: Meeting him prior to a game in Texas and getting the jersey of his that was a wedding gift from my wife signed. I was at a game when the 2 brothers squared off against each other. Jeff Joiner. Jim Atkins. Last edited 10 months ago by Fansince John Henry Weitzel.
Jered Weaver is somewhat of a laughingstock in baseball circles these days. Once an All-Star pitcher with the Angels, he has experienced an unceasing decline since Those developments look even worse, if possible, in graphical form:.
I think it is a short leash. He was a good pitcher for almost a decade and a great one for a handful of years, and his career deserves an appreciation. Since , when he made his MLB debut, he has thrown the eighth-most innings, tallied the 15th-most strikeouts, and recorded the 12th-most WAR among all pitchers. As a junior at Long Beach State, he swept the college honors season, winning eight national player of the year awards , and after falling to no.
He also earned eternal fraternal bragging rights when the Angels designated his older brother for assignment to clear a permanent rotation spot for Jered. In , he threw the second-best season in Angel history , as measured by park- and league-adjusted ERA, and when his changeup dipped under bats and his curveball snapped into place to freeze opposing hitters, Weaver was among the most lethal arms in the majors.
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Reddit Pocket Flipboard Email. So long, Mike. In fact, he was once a bonafide stud. Must Reads Jered Weaver broke one of the most advanced pitching stats. Sabathia
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