Cards get Jeff Weaver

BW23 · Post by **BW23** » October 17 06, 9:55 pm

Good trade, Walt.

I really don't care what Evans does from here on out, this trade was worth it.

Fat Strat · Post by **Fat Strat** » October 17 06, 9:57 pm

Fat_Strat wrote:Great trade!

Evans is the perfect guy to trade for a player like Weaver.

I would just like to show off how much I loved this trade at the time. I've already forgotten about Terry Evans. And even if Evans goes on to have some crazy career, the trade was worth it.

boyer14 · Post by **boyer14** » October 17 06, 10:00 pm

boyer14 wrote:Jeff Weaver is a $500 million airport with a $20 control tower.

Good luck, Deacon. You'll need it.

The Deacon...control tower repairman extrordinaire!

New Pagodi · Post by **New Pagodi** » October 17 06, 10:02 pm

I don’t remember if I have any posts in this thread, but I sure hope not.

MDCardsFan · Post by **MDCardsFan** » October 17 06, 10:02 pm

boyer14 wrote:
boyer14 wrote:Jeff Weaver is a $500 million airport with a $20 control tower.

Good luck, Deacon. You'll need it.
The Deacon...control tower repairman extrordinaire!

And on top of that, Baby Deac manages to put a smile on his face

Post by **Radbird** » October 17 06, 10:17 pm

New Pagodi wrote:I don’t remember if I have any posts in this thread, but I sure hope not.

I don't know if I did either, but I'm not going to check.

I prefer to think I knew this was going to happen.

Faceman · Post by **Faceman** » October 17 06, 10:18 pm

Woo hooo Dream Weaver. . .

Way to go Jeff. Hope this postseason doesn't Boras you out of our price range. . .

stewie13 · Post by **stewie13** » October 17 06, 10:21 pm

fanforever wrote:
fanforever wrote:
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
I Hope everyone is praying......
keep praying fellas.......

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.

The Tigers should be a cake walk for him.

Cronos · Post by **Cronos** » October 31 06, 12:56 pm

Any chance of this being put into the archives?

indyredbird · Post by **indyredbird** » October 31 06, 1:12 pm

fanforever wrote:I guess we can say our Prayers where answered and Yours truly has the biggest foot up his arse.

Don't be too hard on yourself. I went to Cincy to see the Cards on Aug 7th.

Cards scored several runs in the top of the 1st. I told the Cincy fans around me, not to worry , Weaver would give them back up and more. I think he only gave up 1 run in 6 or 7 innings. Made me look like a genius, but it was great tasting crow.