Weaver comes through

October 18, 2006

The journey of Jeff Weaver has been an interesting one for him, I’m sure. From what I’ve seen of his career, he’s been knocked around a little bit. I’m sure there were a lot of groans when he became a Cardinal this summer, and from what his first few outings indicated, those groans were justified. I found it almost sad to watch him some times, because I know he’s bounced around the league. I can’t imagine anything more deflating than getting released by a team to make room for your younger brother. Cool for your brother, but not so cool for you.
I admit I’ve always had a soft spot for Weaver. I actually saw him pitch for the Yankees the spring of 2002. I was living in San Diego and my friend and I wanted to drive up to Anaheim to see the Yankees play the Angels. I was excited to get to see one of the Yankees’ great pitchers, Clemens or Petite or Mussina. But starting for the Yankees was a guy named Jeff Weaver, a guy I had never heard of. The Yankees won that game, but I’ll admit I was pretty disappointed. Even so, I’ve always been partial to him, I suppose because he’s part of my journey as a baseball fan. Now as a Cardinal fan this October, Weaver is once again part of that journey.

So today I thank you to Jeff Weaver. I hope that you’ve forgiven the fans of St. Louis for any early utterances of negativity when you arrived here. And I hope you know how grateful we are to have you with us this October.

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