Jeff Weaver just won't go away...

by PositivePaul on Feb 12, 2009 2:07 PM PST

To give everyone a break from the Griffey news, I found this little nugget to talk about. Jeff Weaver apparently signed a minor-league deal a bit ago with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Man, that guy just won't go away will he...

I found it in this little SI blurb on Eric Milton. Evidently they've added Estes, too.

So everyone has their favorite Jeff Weaver story. Here's mine:

My son had a doctor's appointment in Seattle one afternoon, and it just so happen to coincide with some tickets that one of her bosses gave my wife. After the appointment we hung out in Seattle for quite awhile, making a stop to spontaneously buy a piano. A quick stop through Pacific Science Center, and we headed to Safeco. We traded the two tickets for different seats so we could get a third seat for our son.

Weaver's on the mound vs. the Angels. As was my custom when GS52 was still with the team, I headed down to the 'pen in the 2nd inning to say "hey!" Took my son w/me of course, and after he got done asking George and Brandon Morrow if they struck people out with their fastballs, we had to cut the conversation short because Weaver stunk things up so terribly that they had to start warming Hyphen up in the 'pen.

That really pissed me off on so many levels. So, hey. Screw Jeff Weaver.

Oh, and photo:

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It's why you never say "It certainly couldn't be worse than Weaver/Ho-Ram."

Just like you never say “It certainly couldn’t be worse than Meche/Pineiro.”

Talk about whoops-a-doodle!

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by PositivePaul on Feb 12, 2009 3:37 PM PST up reply actions

Except I wanted to re-sign Weaver all off last offseason

Whoops!

by Graham MacAree on Feb 12, 2009 3:48 PM PST up reply actions

That's OK.

I wanted him for Washburn’s contract instead of Washburn for that same deal…

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by PositivePaul on Feb 12, 2009 4:06 PM PST up reply actions

Jeff Weaver is a World Series hero to millions and I love him

by JI on Feb 12, 2009 2:13 PM PST reply actions

Along with Player A?

by eponymous_coward on Feb 12, 2009 2:14 PM PST up reply actions

.

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by PositivePaul on Feb 12, 2009 2:17 PM PST up reply actions

Needs more skank tattoo

by eponymous_coward on Feb 12, 2009 2:30 PM PST up reply actions

Player A never destroyed the Tigers in the manner Weaver did.

by JI on Feb 12, 2009 7:49 PM PST up reply actions

Jeff Weaver threw a complete game that made me cry in 2007

I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.

by EnglishMariner on Feb 12, 2009 2:14 PM PST reply actions

I think I might remember the same one.

ignacio

by ignacio on Feb 12, 2009 2:34 PM PST up reply actions

I was at a bar when this happened.

I remember looking up at the TV (during the 9th inning) and I seriously could not believe my eyes. We all laughed for a good long while.

by AtomicGarden on Feb 12, 2009 2:45 PM PST up reply actions

I think it was against Pittsburgh. He threw a helluva game and got an extended standing

ovation. It was pitiful in a way cause the fanbase hated him, but the guy had been so terrible all year, that it made you feel good that he at least had one nice outing

by Rudy4three on Feb 12, 2009 3:05 PM PST up reply actions

That was a fun game to follow.

Heck yeah he deserved every last bit of that standing O.

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by PositivePaul on Feb 12, 2009 4:44 PM PST up reply actions

That was the game I went to while pretending to be a Pirates fan

by Nick S on Feb 12, 2009 3:51 PM PST up reply actions

I was at a game where he 3-hit the Pirates.

He had previous been 0-6 with a 14-ish ERA. I shed a tear.

by .Taylor on Feb 12, 2009 4:27 PM PST up reply actions

That one one of the most transcendent nights of baseball ever.

by JI on Feb 12, 2009 7:50 PM PST up reply actions

you spontaneously bought a piano?

Did they let you in the ballpark with it?

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by pdb on Feb 12, 2009 2:18 PM PST reply actions

Needed someone to play the funeral march...

Nah – we left the game early because we had an agreement w/the salesman. We were unsure if the baby grand would fit in our living room, so we talked about going home and measuring it. If we couldn’t fit it, we were supposed to call the salesman at home, even at midnight, and the next day he’d tear up the paperwork. Being the last day of the month, they needed the sale right then and there and the piano was freakin’ ridiculously priced and not going to be around the next time we made it up to Seattle.

It fits perfectly in our new house, of course…

Actually – it was at that game that I had the most hassle about my camera gear, too, ironically. The usher was all over me asking me “are you SURE you’re not a professional photographer.” I can understand her being nervous, what with my D2H firing off 8FPS machine-gunning bursts for random pitch sequences. Still, I didn’t have THAT big a lens on the camera (we were sitting above the LF scoreboard).

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by PositivePaul on Feb 12, 2009 2:28 PM PST up reply actions

Is it an issue if you are a professional photographer?

by Edgar for Pres on Feb 12, 2009 3:05 PM PST up reply actions

Well...

You’re not supposed to be taking pictures at Safeco for non-personal use unless you have press access. Per stadium and league rules. It’s why I can’t really sell any of my baseball photographs unless I heavily manipulate them and call them “art.” Using MLB logos and player names is the biggest issue. There’s something on ticket stubs, IIRC, too about this.

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by PositivePaul on Feb 12, 2009 3:36 PM PST up reply actions

And most people that come to games to take pics for personal use

don’t carry pro-caliber rigs with them, which is why I assume the usher had issues.

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by pdb on Feb 12, 2009 3:51 PM PST up reply actions

You'd actually be surprised...

There are lots of people with far better equipment than I have at the games. I get quite jealous, really. But, yeah, to an un-trained eye, I still look somewhat like a newspaper photog with my gear…

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by PositivePaul on Feb 12, 2009 4:05 PM PST up reply actions

I got the same questions at a Sabercats game

with a 200mm lens on an old Canon….

by msb on Feb 12, 2009 7:54 PM PST up reply actions

Do photographers pay money to sit in those camera wells?

by Edgar for Pres on Feb 13, 2009 7:51 AM PST up reply actions

I don't think it costs money but they have to be accredited to sit down there

and I think the spots are given based on seniority – best spots go to longest-tenured photogs.

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by pdb on Feb 13, 2009 8:01 AM PST up reply actions

Not necessarily

From what I understand, you have to be a credentialed member of the media to gain access there. They’re pretty tight with to whom they give those credentials. Normally it’s planned well in advance — and with the papers, they typically have blanket coverage, but you can get access for single games as well. On occasion, they allow free-lance photographers who are there to build a portfolio of licensed images (i.e. contracted with a baseball card company) — but you have to pay to have your photos licensed so you can sell them. Media members don’t have to pay, since their photographs are covered under the newsworthiness of copyright/trademark law. If you’re there to shoot photos to sell, you have to pay MLB a licensing fee and THEN get permission to get on the fields.

This is what I’ve been able to determine by asking around. I still haven’t found much that’s public info, so this info may not be 100% accurate.

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by PositivePaul on Feb 13, 2009 8:39 AM PST up reply actions

I've got a buddy at the Olympian.....

by Edgar for Pres on Feb 13, 2009 5:52 PM PST up reply actions

Although I don't know if they consider that a full newspaper

by Edgar for Pres on Feb 13, 2009 5:52 PM PST up reply actions

Hmmm. I've got one or two there, too...

And, no the “Daily Zero” probably wouldn’t credential me (I’ve tried that route already :-().

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by PositivePaul on Feb 14, 2009 9:21 PM PST up reply actions

Worth a try

I’m a little amazed the Seattle PI is gonna fade away but somehow a paper like the Olympian can keep on going.

by Edgar for Pres on Feb 16, 2009 9:31 AM PST up reply actions

No kidding...

But I think its days are numbered, unfortunately, too.

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by PositivePaul on Feb 17, 2009 3:42 PM PST up reply actions

If I remember correctly

Weaver kicked ass after coming back from his trip to the DL for ~~suckitis~~ ~~back spasms~~ who knows what in 07. Of course before that he was the worst pitcher in baseball for April and May.

by OlSalty on Feb 12, 2009 2:24 PM PST reply actions