Final Score in Cleveland: Angels: 3, Indians 0
Save for a clutch Howie Kendrick single that scored 2 baserunners, it was all Jered Weaver Wednesday night in Cleveland. The budding Angels ace scattered 7 hits and a walk while striking out 3 for his 2nd career shutout. It was the 4th complete game of his career, all of which have come this season. Weaver threw 116 pitches and a gassed Angels bullpen got a night off - not until the 9th inning did a reliever begin warming up ... and he was not needed.
Catcher Mike Napoli helped Jered forget about his start last Friday in Baltimore, easily the worst of his career. Having thrown less than 50 pitches might have helped Weaver's stamina as he had an effortless, uneventful 1-2-3 1st inning, which has historically been his most problematic inning.
Meanwhile Cleveland Lefty Jeremy Sowers had a no hitter going into the 5th inning, but a walk to Mike Napoli led to a ringing Kendry Morales double. Batting from the right side, Morales belted one off the left field wall to make it 2nd and 3rd with nobody out. Howie Kendrick followed with a garden variety single up the middle to plate both runners. An Erick Aybar Bunt Single and a Chone Figgins sacrifice bunt paved the way for a Bobby Abreu groundout to score the 3rd Angel run. A Torii Hunter single in the 6th would be the only other hit in the game for the Halos.
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We Will Weaver With What We've Got!
mattwelch - August 19, 2009
We Will Win With What *Wea've Got
ZiK - August 19, 2009
Its the hair
Awesome performance by Wev.
UCIHalo - August 19, 2009
Oh no! He might go herky-jerky with his delivery and turn into Ben Wever.
Downing Rules - August 19, 2009
LETS GO HALOS
Funke5ive - August 19, 2009
Weaver takes this going away. Awesome game.
TheOptimist - August 19, 2009
It can only be JARED!!!!!
havent seen those commercials in a while lol
Riveraistheman! - August 19, 2009
Sorry Howie
You did good. But Weave deserves all the votes tonight
Slyintine - August 19, 2009
Rev:
For stickam, what should I put for email?
Figgi4life - August 19, 2009 via mobile
Yeah Weave.
WillGoAngels27 - August 19, 2009
kendrick!
Quinlan's Goofy Swing - August 19, 2009
Bring up Wood!!
UCIHalo - August 19, 2009
Panther for a single...
…as opposed to pitching 9 innings of shutout ball? Not seeing it.
Quad Fin Rider - August 19, 2009
I know huh lol @ the 1 howie vote
deejayelleseven - August 19, 2009
WhatTheYuck
Figgi4life - August 19, 2009 via mobile
Way to bounce back after that rough outing in Baltimore Jered.
deejayelleseven - August 19, 2009
cERA THAT!
Napoli behind the plate for a complete game shutout…
b0rd3rline - August 19, 2009
+1
Slyintine - August 19, 2009
Kinsler
just had a 10 pitch backwards K
eyespy - August 19, 2009
Terrible way to end a good AB
Figgi4life - August 19, 2009 via mobile
got tired of standing there during the previous 9 pitches
eyespy - August 19, 2009
Minn scores
makes it 4-2 rangers
eyespy - August 19, 2009
Hahaha. Dodgers signed Padilla
chairmanofthebar - August 19, 2009
44FAN - August 19, 2009
where is your boy nap?
and his grabbing ways…
figgifig - August 19, 2009
He's behind Mathis and Weaver
Bonding……
Figgi4life - August 19, 2009 via mobile
Dont know how Weaver gets any play, with that hair
KubanKowbell19 - August 20, 2009
all they see is the $ coming out of that hair
SCHalo - August 20, 2009
Yowza....
Mathis and Weaver, right?
And all that matters is the girl in the middle..
jimmuscomp - August 19, 2009
thats a dude
eyespy - August 19, 2009
you sir are wrong. girl on the right wins.
teopeht - August 19, 2009
+1
Figgi4life - August 19, 2009 via mobile
Def agree with the girl on the right being the hottest.
BrentSchmidt - August 19, 2009
nose looks a little funny.....
gotta go with the middle. Plus that seatbelt ain’t going anywhere.
pslakerfan - August 19, 2009
+1
Brunettes>Blondes
haloak - August 19, 2009
Notice the drink in the hand of the girl on the right.......
Could be non-alcoholic……..I hope so. Not the year for that crap.
pslakerfan - August 19, 2009
She's not driving
Figgi4life - August 19, 2009 via mobile
Still not allowed to have open container.
And yes it looks like beer.
haloak - August 19, 2009
You can't drink in a limo anymore?
Downing Rules - August 19, 2009
Thats no limo
haloak - August 19, 2009
iced coffee in an suv
what are you, a cop?
Rev Halofan - August 19, 2009
HE'S A COP!!!
Everybody put your medicinal herbs away.
blochead - August 19, 2009
Yeah, they definitely look like they're dressed for iced coffee, ha.
I know I always put my iced coffee in a blue dixie cup.
pslakerfan - August 19, 2009
innocent 'till proven guilty
it is a clear starbucks to-go cup that looks blue because she is wearing a blue dress. That is my story and I am sticking wish it offshusure sheriff.
Rev Halofan - August 19, 2009
I am laughing my ass off at all of you people!
44FAN - August 19, 2009
Love this thread!
you’ve got three hot little babes chillin’ in the back of an SUV and some posters here are only concerned with: 1) who’s wearing their seat belt & 2) what’s sitting in their cupholder! Not exactly real hard to spot who are the married dudes here that have young daughters!
Quad Fin Rider - August 20, 2009
my girlfriend
reads this blog. there are ice cubes in that cup. and the two blondes have dark roots, fake tans and buck teeth.
How is that for training?
Rev Halofan - August 20, 2009
Buck toothed women with dark roots are awesome!
Didn’t you also grow up drooling over Lauren Hutton? Not to mention that nowaday’s Anna Paquin of True Blood ain’t bad either! Plus women love guys that find imperfections sexy — it’s that whole Wabi-Sabi thing (I should add that since my g/f probably reads whatever I write here too, but will never admit it).
Quad Fin Rider - August 20, 2009
I thought Lauren Hutton had.......
Gap tooth. And yeah, married with young daughter, good call.
pslakerfan - August 20, 2009
Minnesota Texas 4-4
princeton11loveshalos - August 19, 2009
minn scores again
4-3 tex
eyespy - August 19, 2009
look up
princeton11loveshalos - August 19, 2009
Tied up.
TheOptimist - August 19, 2009
score going backwards?
figgifig - August 19, 2009
All tied deep in the heart of Texas
eyespy - August 19, 2009
Lets Go OC
get the winning hit
eyespy - August 19, 2009
off the old teammate
princeton11loveshalos - August 19, 2009
OC takes the lead for the twins
5-4 Minny
eyespy - August 19, 2009
I miss OC
eyespy - August 19, 2009
i like aybar
princeton11loveshalos - August 19, 2009
It helps that Aybar is now better than OC ever was for us though.
Zu Long - August 19, 2009
At current rate of progress, that will certainly be true soon enough.
I love me my OC something serious, but I gotta admit that Aybar has made a huge leap forward the past couple of months on BOTH sides of the game.
Stirrups - August 19, 2009
Kubel fails
bottom o’the 6th 5-4 minny
eyespy - August 19, 2009
He's left more men stranded in scoring position than my sister
RexTookMyStash - August 19, 2009
She's a good girl
eyespy - August 19, 2009
That's another one I'm keeping for .... uhhh Keeps
highlandhalo - August 19, 2009
Panther City for Weav
highlandhalo - August 19, 2009
I voted for Kendrick
He had a huge hit and we need some consistency from him. Weave was awesome but he did what was expected of him and his role.
hides in corner now
RexTookMyStash - August 19, 2009
S'okay, I'd have felt bad if HK got no votes at all.
TheOptimist - August 19, 2009
howie does deserve some recognition
JoseGuillenSux - August 19, 2009
Andruw(sic Jones GIDP
at the end of 6 5-4 Minny
eyespy - August 19, 2009
howie deserves a good amount of credit with his big hit, but i had to give it to weaver. he made up for his last start with this performance.
daze - August 19, 2009
woot
I think minny has this
RexTookMyStash - August 19, 2009
6.5 Games up!
Rangers lose… Go Twins!
WillGoAngels27 - August 19, 2009
I luv them twinkies today
Talk about choking. Texas had the last 10 batters retired in order, and only mustered a single, by newly acquired backstop Pudge Rod, and a walk since the Twin City Bullies took charge of this game in the top o’the sixth.
eyespy - August 19, 2009
According to coolstandings.com
Our chances to win the West are now at: 90.4%
overall playoff chances are at:95.0%
90.4% is the highest mark by any division leader.
blochead - August 19, 2009
6 1/2 Up? Wow!
Biggest lead of the year. Lets go for double digits!
haloak - August 19, 2009
How did Weaver not get unanimous Panther?
Travesty!
haloak - August 19, 2009
Correction: Fuentes was warming up in the 9th...
Jered did look a bit ticked off after the double in the 9th but slammed his own dang door; thanks anyway, Fuentesauraus!
Downing Rules - August 19, 2009
fixed that missed it
THANKS – just saw this on the fsn rebroadcast.
Rev Halofan - August 19, 2009
Stop the Fuentes hating!
If we are going to win the World Series we are going to need him. He has the most saves in baseball (tied with the best closer of all time Rivera). I’d rather have Fuentes then Krod at this point. Keep the Faith!
haloak - August 19, 2009
i am with you
on that one!
Rev Halofan - August 19, 2009
He just needs to get his Mojo back
I blame Vlad for messing up his Mojo.
blochead - August 19, 2009
We are lucky to have Brian Fuentes.
44FAN - August 19, 2009
We are lucky to have Brian Fuentes not pitch in the 9th and blow the save.
daze - August 20, 2009
Dude he has been fine in August.
He a bad three game stretch in July.
hauldog - August 20, 2009
People on LSB are sticking a fork in their chances to win the West
We finally have some breathing room with these two straight implosions.
blochead - August 19, 2009
Those folks live on the edge of a cliff...the rest live in a cave somewhere.
44FAN - August 19, 2009
might be the first logical thing ever written at LSB
hk47 - August 20, 2009
Agree +1
mustard_man - August 20, 2009
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