I guess people kept praying... which makes the fact that he is doing this against such a left-handed heavy team all the more amazing.fanforever wrote:keep praying fellas.......fanforever wrote:I Hope everyone is praying......fanforever wrote:Usually the hope would be that Busch Stadium would bail Weaver out of his Cape Canaveral rocket-launch pitching style. Would it? No. Weaver is an extreme RH pitcher, a sidearm guy who has a sidearm slider and a lack of deception.
You think lefties don't fight to get to the box against this guy? Try these results on for size:
2006 vs LH: .560 SLG, 969 OPS
2003-05 vs LH: .506 SLG, 875 OPS
A little perspective, please: in 2003-05, every average LH hitter in the league turned into Miguel Tejada against Weaver. (Okay, Eric Chavez.)
In 2006, every average LH hitter has turned into Travis Hafner.
You think managers don't know that Weaver is a popup punching clown against any warm body in the right-side batter's box?
2003-06 AB's vs LH: 1445
2003-06 AB's vs RH: 1283
And on second thought I don't think you can use Weaver as a RHP relief specialist. This year, he's giving up an 853 OPS against right-hand hitters.
So, great. You're going to take a guy who turns ham-and-egg LH hitters into Adam Dunn, and every manager in both leagues knows it, and you're going to put this pitcher into Busch Stadium...
say your prayers
The Tigers should be a cake walk for him.