ANGELS NOTEBOOK: THIS FIRST START A GOOD SIGN.Byline: BEN VILLA Staff Writer ANAHEIM -- Lost amid all the hoopla hoop·la n. Informal 1. a. Boisterous, jovial commotion or excitement. b. Extravagant publicity: The new sedan was introduced to the public with much hoopla. 2. surrounding Jered Weaver's first start on Saturday night against the Baltimore Orioles This article is about the contemporary American major league baseball team. For other uses, see Baltimore Oriole (disambiguation). The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. was the fact that for a while last year, it looked like Weaver never was going to be an Angel. The Angels had a very difficult time signing Weaver after they drafted him out of Long Beach State in the first round of the 2004 amateur draft. Weaver held out for nearly a year, and he came within a few hours of being eligible for the 2005 draft when he and his agent, Scott Boras Scott Boras (b. November 2, 1952 in California) is a sports agent for professional baseball players. He is the president of Scott Boras Corporation, which holds its headquarters in Newport Beach, California. , finally agreed to a contract with the Angels. But Saturday night, Angels general manager Bill Stoneman ``I don't think about that stuff,'' Stoneman said. ``It's all in the past, and he's an Angel now. And that's the only thing that matters. He had a good spring and a good start to his season at Triple-A Salt Lake, and he's earned his shot. ``He's been very impressive and very consistent so far. All he does is throw strikes.'' Coincidentally enough, Saturday's game marked the second game in a row that Stoneman had watched Weaver in person. He was in Salt Lake on Monday when Weaver threw a shutout to stretch his consecutive scoreless innings streak to 27 1/3. ``The funny thing was, I wasn't even there to see him,'' Stoneman said. ``That trip was planned months ago, and I didn't even know he was pitching that night. But I'm glad he was there because he did impress me.'' --Nervous time: Other than Jered Weaver Jered David Weaver (born October 4, 1982 in Northridge, California), is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Jered attended college at Long Beach State University where he was the 2004 College Baseball's Golden Spikes Award winner. , probably the most nervous person in Angel Stadium was his older brother and teammate Jeff Weaver This article is about Major League Baseball player Jeffrey Weaver. For other people named Jeff Weaver, see Jeff Weaver (disambiguation). Jeffrey Charles Weaver . Jeff Weaver said he would sit in the dugout the entire game because he didn't want to miss a pitch, but that he would not talk to Jered during the game. ``I'm just so nervous right now for him but it's only because I care so much about him,'' Jeff Weaver said. ``But I'm confident in his abilities and I think he's going to stay up here for a while. ``But I don't plan on bothering him during the game. He has enough on his mind than having to listen to me.'' --On the mend: Bartolo Colon, who's been on the disabled list since April 19 with inflammation in his right shoulder, threw a simulated game, and even Angels manager Mike Scioscia ``Hey, I got a hit,'' Scioscia said. ``I know it was to the opposite field, but a hit is a hit "A Hit Is a Hit" is the tenth episode of the HBO original series The Sopranos. It was written by Joe Bosso and Frank Renzulli, directed by Matthew Penn and originally aired on Sunday March 14 1999. . But seriously, Bartolo looked real good, he threw 44 pitches and all his stuff was excellent. But we're going to see how he feels (today) before we determine what we do next with him.'' |
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