Weaver Kicks A’ss, Halo Faith Restored
by Stirrups on Apr 25, 2011 9:42 PM PDT
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PrintJered Weaver snatched the Angels (and their fans) from their freefall Monday night as he shut down the A’s in a complete game shutout to become the very first Halo pitcher to start a season 6-0.
Weaver runs his MLB strikeout leading tally up to 49, his MLB leading ERA (for pitchers with over 30 innings) to below 1.0, and his MLB leading win total to 6, against an MLB leading total of losses at ZERO. Guts. Stud. Ace. Call him what you want. Let's just hope that this keeps going!
After a weekend spent swirling around in the commode of abject failure, The Lords of Empyrean climbed back out and stood tall on behalf of The Best Pitcher In All Of Major League Baseball: Jered Weaver. Sometimes hurlers spend an entire season witnessing their efforts be wasted over and over again, as the offense behind them simply refuses to honor their achievement on the mound. And, after the dismal exhibition put forth over the course of the first four games of this homestand, the stage was set to punish the only Halo showing any signs of intestinal fortitude this season, not unlike the failure to back Haren just three days earlier.
Surprisingly, an offense appeared! Eight hits! Four from the meat of the order! What is this magical apparition that tempts us? Who called forth this eruption in potential just in time to serve our fearless leader? Somebody figure it out. We need to bottle it, and tuck it away for the next time that we get overrun by the ignorant, the derelict, and the ungroomed.
And so we have a 10K, 1 walk, 6th win, complete game, dominance by Weaver –The-Superior. If nothing else, California belongs to The Halos!
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Yahhhhooooooooooooo
Brandon Wood 4 Prez
by miketrout on Apr 25, 2011 9:44 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
POTG
Weaver and whoever plated the first run.
Swung on and missed, he struck him out! ~ Terry Smith
Angels' 2011 W-L record with the alternate red jersey: 5-3
That would be HK47, one of the choices.
Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch
Fact: All 49 K's came when Mathis was catching and all 10 BB's came when Conger or Wilson were catching.
Pollyanna is dead. But don't get mad at me, I didn't kill her. Tony Reagins did.
Translation: Get used to Premium behind the dish when WTY takes the ball
Swung on and missed, he struck him out! ~ Terry Smith
Angels' 2011 W-L record with the alternate red jersey: 5-3
Really?
" With Haren bolstering the rotation, the Angels are set up beautifully for 2011"- Another East coast biased reporter
by Halos2011champs on Apr 25, 2011 9:59 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Weaver walked Suzuki tonight. Mathis caught all night. It wasn’t that long ago. That’s a pretty good clue that snowhor is making a Sosh joke right there…
"Jeff doesn't have his head buried in the sand. He knows it's a defensive position and he brings a lot on the defensive side." - Mike Scioscia, head buried deep in the sand.
Soth Fact: Mathis threw out Crisp stealing
Halo’s Heaven Fact: Dude overslid the bag but beat the throw.
Soth Fact: Our crappy infielders didn’t let Jeffy’s throw go by them into CF
Angel Fan Fact: Mathis sucks.
uggghhhh i call BULLSHIT!!!
I was at the game tonight and I remember a walk, and who was behind the plate? A stringy haired asshole who has no buisness being in catching gear… for those who can’t put 2 & 2 together it was MATHass…
So don’t sit there and blame all 10 walks on conger/wilson dumbass.
by C.A._Rep_Los_ANGELS on Apr 26, 2011 4:29 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
you sir have fallen deeply into the ....
SAR-CHASM.
You FAIL at internetz humour!
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Apr 26, 2011 8:04 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
See Downing Rules reply to your comment.
Who is the dumbass now?
Pollyanna is dead. But don't get mad at me, I didn't kill her. Tony Reagins did.
OT
My sister was at the Arizona game against Philidephia and Cliff Lee. Ian Kennedy with the CGSO as well
Swung on and missed, he struck him out! ~ Terry Smith
Angels' 2011 W-L record with the alternate red jersey: 5-3
Voted for Weaver the Superior only because Jeff Mathis' CERA wasn't an option.
Pollyanna is dead. But don't get mad at me, I didn't kill her. Tony Reagins did.
I'm not sure which Weaver to vote for
Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch
What were Weaver's stats his first seven starts or so, to start his career?
And how was he the rest of the year?
I've got nothing.
Holy baby Jesus.
WT©Y (Weaver the CY Younger!) is a freakin’ G!
This kid definitely has something to prove this year, and he’s doing it in convincing fashion!
Faith Focus Finish
Hitters of the AL: Jered Weaver finds your attempts at offense comical.
He grows weary from laughter. Get off his field.
Scioscialist Party of America - Redistributing your defense since 2000.
by Commander_Nate on Apr 25, 2011 9:49 PM PDT reply actions 7 recs
Skanks get shutout
White sox with the CGSO
Swung on and missed, he struck him out! ~ Terry Smith
Angels' 2011 W-L record with the alternate red jersey: 5-3
not trying to be picky but you can just say shutout... I think all the teams went for the CG.
Sox had 3 pitcher combine for a Shutout.
Ahhh... Yes... Finally back home in SoCal!!!
by stuck in Romania on Apr 25, 2011 11:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Thats true
but was building a CGSO theme and stretching it to engulf the Skanks in there somehow.
Swung on and missed, he struck him out! ~ Terry Smith
Angels' 2011 W-L record with the alternate red jersey: 5-3
by blast21dave on Apr 25, 2011 11:40 PM PDT up reply actions
ok... we can let it slide against the Skanks
Ahhh... Yes... Finally back home in SoCal!!!
by stuck in Romania on Apr 25, 2011 11:42 PM PDT up reply actions
at home no less for the MFY
Swung on and missed, he struck him out! ~ Terry Smith
Angels' 2011 W-L record with the alternate red jersey: 5-3
by blast21dave on Apr 25, 2011 11:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Weaver and Hud
I’m telling ya… Hud needs to be back with the Angels.
Cautious yet very optimistic about the 2011 Season. Go Angels.
by angelsfan7 on Apr 25, 2011 9:51 PM PDT reply actions 4 recs
Prrrrreach My Brotha!!!!!!
"To Halowood - Avoid the Clap." - Jimmy Dugan
by Angelsfan015 on Apr 25, 2011 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions
The Wonder Dog howls in the night in the hopes of being heard.
But only Rev’s dog Aybar can understand him. Aybar’s really a smart dog for loving Hud.
Listen to me most weekdays @ 10:30a PT http://greysonnation.wordpress.com
"Yes but" is the best way on earth to stay broke and subservient -Rev. Halofan
by Greyson Peltier on Apr 25, 2011 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Is Rev's dog Aybar one of the "Dogs of War"?
Cry Havoc! And let slip the Dogs of War!
Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch
Hud's back on getaway days, that's gotta count for something.
Of course, we went on a four game losing streak after his last on-air appearance.
Mathis was dominant
Weaver did a great job setting up the catches too.
by Suboptimal on Apr 25, 2011 9:57 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs
rec'd
Now that Lackey has turned to the enemy lets kick his ass
by Angelsrthebest101 on Apr 25, 2011 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions
His ERA could triple...
And it would still be lower than it was last season. We could be looking at a big year, boys and girls.
He travels fastest who travels alone.
Some perspective:
Denny McLain won his 6th game (at 6-1) on the 40th calendar day of the 162 game 1968 season. This was on his way to 31 overall wins on a team with a 4 man rotation, where it should be assumed that a pitcher will get to more wins, sooner.
Jered Weaver just nailed his 6th win on only the 26th calendar day of this season.
"Jeff doesn't have his head buried in the sand. He knows it's a defensive position and he brings a lot on the defensive side." - Mike Scioscia, head buried deep in the sand.
by Stirrups on Apr 25, 2011 10:12 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
But Stirrups,
Does this put WTY on the same level as Dean Chance?
YOU DON'T KNOW THE POWER OF THE DARKSIDE.....
I voted for Weaver the Superior.
There was no Weaver the Ass Kicker option. What else could I do?
"To Halowood - Avoid the Clap." - Jimmy Dugan
Write in
Listen to me most weekdays @ 10:30a PT http://greysonnation.wordpress.com
"Yes but" is the best way on earth to stay broke and subservient -Rev. Halofan
by Greyson Peltier on Apr 25, 2011 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Watching the Vancouver meltdown
shit’s gone nuclear at that point
Swung on and missed, he struck him out! ~ Terry Smith
Angels' 2011 W-L record with the alternate red jersey: 5-3
by blast21dave on Apr 25, 2011 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Frustrating
when the kings cant win in OT, cant win at home.
I knew if they didn’t score on that Boarding major, they’re screwed
Swung on and missed, he struck him out! ~ Terry Smith
Angels' 2011 W-L record with the alternate red jersey: 5-3
by blast21dave on Apr 25, 2011 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Foshizzled.
"We are not on an austerity program," Arte Moreno
by thebigtizzle on Apr 26, 2011 7:46 AM PDT up reply actions
It's all about the Canucks.
Yes, it’s been an epic melt down. But they’ll wake up and actually start playing for the cup tomorrow.
That was the hope for the team
the past 3 games. Now with a game 7, it’s the Hawks with all the momentum in the world and they are looking to pull a Bostonesque upset on them.
President’s cup curse… it’s damn real
Swung on and missed, he struck him out! ~ Terry Smith
Angels' 2011 W-L record with the alternate red jersey: 5-3
by blast21dave on Apr 25, 2011 11:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I hope the Canucks win
If they lose, you’ll be able to smell burning maple syrup in Southern California. That place will go nuts. They may have to call extra mounties.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
I hope they win as well
But yeah, I do predict some riots and other bad stuffs to be happening in B.C. if they don’t advance out of the first round
Swung on and missed, he struck him out! ~ Terry Smith
Angels' 2011 W-L record with the alternate red jersey: 5-3
by blast21dave on Apr 25, 2011 11:49 PM PDT up reply actions
oh yah, good thing this wasnt against the Boston Umpires . . .
by Wally's World on Apr 25, 2011 10:25 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Those guys Always win.....
"To Halowood - Avoid the Clap." - Jimmy Dugan
by Angelsfan015 on Apr 25, 2011 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey give the umps a break
They did call Pedroia out on strikes once and even when he yelled at them But I’m Dustin Pedroia! they didn’t change the call.
"Ballplayers play baseball." -Jose Mota
by Fred Fredrix on Apr 26, 2011 6:38 AM PDT up reply actions
Awesome bounce back
Great way for the Angels to recover after that horrible weekend. Weaver proving once again why everyone in the AL should be afraid of The Dream Weaver. I’m also loving what Howie is doing at the plate, I think he’s in line for a really big year. Nice to see Vernon starting to actually hit the ball, I think he’s close to starting to produce like he should. Still kind of frustrated Mathis is getting starts over Conger but I guess that Premium CERA is good for something….
I may bitch about it constantly,
But the simple fact is Soth will run Premium out there, every chance he gets. No matter the BA, how many times he fails at the plate or sends errant throws to Fleet Pete in CF, he will get the nod. You can’t keep a Premium talent like that on the bench, no matter how deserving given his mediocre play.
YOU DON'T KNOW THE POWER OF THE DARKSIDE.....
Premium needs 120 starts for his bonus to kick in
Soth is a loyal guy and trot him out there for those 120 games, unless he does so bad and Conger does so good that it becomes necessary to sit him. We need to prepare for Mathis to be playing a LOT.
Dude, don't worry, I knew what you meant.
I’m surprised my post was coherent. Tequila being the reason.
YOU DON'T KNOW THE POWER OF THE DARKSIDE.....
If this is true (which I didn't know), then this is unethical.
I’m sure the team would gladly buy out (how much could it possibly be) his contract and bonus in exchange for winning games. If Jeff is sure this is his last hoorah and is concerned about finances then he should approach mgmt and seek a buyout. If we really have him for 75% of our games because he needs money, then there’s a serious breach of responsibility and conflict of interest. I hope he plays no more than 50% of the games, unless Hank gets the nod.
"We are not on an austerity program," Arte Moreno
by thebigtizzle on Apr 26, 2011 7:52 AM PDT up reply actions
For the past few weeks Mathass is starting vs LHP and Conger vs RHP.
"Ballplayers play baseball." -Jose Mota
by Fred Fredrix on Apr 26, 2011 8:04 AM PDT up reply actions
McCarthy is a RHP so Conger will get the nod today.
"Ballplayers play baseball." -Jose Mota
by Fred Fredrix on Apr 26, 2011 8:06 AM PDT up reply actions
true, but for tomor
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Apr 26, 2011 8:09 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Haren's start tomorrow, Terry Smith ...
says it is more likely that Mathis would start … as Mathis has exclusively “premiumly?” caught Haren… FWIW
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Apr 26, 2011 8:10 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I was at the game
Weaver was flat out dominant… he had the A’s off balance and guessing the whole night. Fantastic pitching performance.
Oh, and Jeff Mathis still sucks at baseball.
Thank you, Nick Adenhart. You will always be remembered. #34
I'm just happy i matched my Panther points from the last 2 weeks in one game
Ahhh... Yes... Finally back home in SoCal!!!
by stuck in Romania on Apr 25, 2011 11:36 PM PDT reply actions
Weaver the Conquerer
He was great last year, but the Halo bats were silent all to often ( kind of like this past weekend).
Weaver -- Crushes his enemies, Drives them before him, and hears the lamentations of their women.
Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch
Weaver the Cleaver
“Disdaining fortune with his hands of steel
which smoked of bloody execution
(like Valor’s minion) carved out his passage
through those villainous slaves of A’s
til he unseemed them from the nave to the chops
with the fastball, curve, and slider that drops
and fixed their heads upon the battlements
of the Big A . . .
O valiant cousin, worthy Halo-man!
All hail, MacWeave!”
When I posted my picks yesterday--the first one to do it
And went to the form it was blank. I tried refreshing it several times, even after others had posted but it never displayed any data at all so I was never able to check my picks. Now I see that my picks were posted but rather than having them under the screen name I used, they showed up under my gmail account name. I am 1000% certain I didn’t use that name when I entered my picks so I am not sure what went wrong. Sunday I also couldn’t see any form data and I wasn’t close to being the first poster like I was yesterday but the form was blank when I tried too check it. However on Sunday my picks were there under the correct name so I am not sure what is going on. In The grand scheme of things it is not a big deal but I thought you would like to know. Sorry to put it in the post game thread.
Great game by Weaver. Are we going to just expect a CG shutout every time he starts? Also nice to see a few runs on the board.
I need a better screen name and signature line but I have zero creativity--Go Angels!
That, Ladies & Gentlemen, is a Stopper
We lose four games, saddling Disco Dan with his first L of the year, and get shut out twice in a row. The A’s roll in with their vaunted young pitching staff, and what does Weaver do? Mows the Athletics down while the Halos scratch together a vapor-inducing five runs.
This guy proved he was an ace last year. This year, he’s proving he’s the very foundation of this team.
R.I.P. Nick Adenhart - Always an Angel
Pay the man.........
whatever he wants!
The score dictated they pass
by norcaliangelsfan on Apr 26, 2011 7:09 AM PDT reply actions
Wish the Angels gave Haren some support...
Would of been sweet to have Weaver and Haren going for a 6-0 record
Be a Angel Fan till I die... The only good team to come out of Texas is my Dallas Cowboys Baby
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