I've REALLY had it with Weaver

[Ex-hippie]

Sexson in 2005: .263/.359/.541 (39 HR, 121 RBI)
2006: .264/.338/.504 (34 HR, 107 RBI)
First 1/4 of 2007: .172/.281/.345 (5 HR, 22 RBI)

He's been awful in 2007 all right, but you can't say he's been a disappointment overall. He'll turn it around this year, too. He's done all of this in the league's toughest stadium for right handed power hitters, no less.

[Sweezo]

Look at his career splits...he typically starts out slow and doesn't kick into gear until sometime in June.

[BlackMamba]

He's done all of this in the league's toughest stadium for right handed power hitters, no less.

which one and why?

[Ex-hippie]

Interesting tidbit I just read on BP: Weaver was one of only 12 pitchers since 1960 to have six consecutive "disaster starts," defined as a start with more earned runs than innings pitched. He was also the second Mariner on the list; Jim Converse did it in 1994 (but somehow managed a comparatively stingy ERA of just 11.00 over those six starts). Interestingly, only one pitcher, Willie Blair, had a seventh consecutive disaster start. Almost as interesting, Roy Halladay was one of the 12... but it happened to him back in 2000, when he was a pup, not the Roy Halladay we know today.

The more you know.

[Bulltalk]

Sexson is like a bad Buhner.

[bennith13]

Thats funny that you say that. I was just talking to my dad about the mariners and we got into how much we thought Richie sucks and he over paid he is and what not, and we both decided that he is a terrible version of Jay.

[Bay_Areas_Finest]

What does this have to do with Jeff Weaver?

Anyways, Weaver has been fabulous for us since coming back from injury. I was in favor of sending him down to the minors after those horendous starts, but mainly because I thought he needed to clear his head away from the major league level.

The DL had the same effect.

[Ex-hippie]

Be skeptical of Weaver. Every year he puts together just enough decent starts to make people think "gee, well, he's struggled, but he's finally putting it all together," and next thing you know, the less intelligent GMs around the league are lining up to throw millions of dollars at him. Resist the siren song of Jeff Weaver.

[Bay_Areas_Finest]

Oh, dont worry. I'm still worried about how Weaver is going to perform over the course of the entire season, but right now, he's running good, and is really helping our team out a lot with his solid performances. I just look at it on a start-to-start basis.