WEAVER'S 2ND COMING YOUNGER BROTHER COMES INTO HIS OWN AT LONG BEACH STATE.Byline: Heather Gripp Staff Writer LONG BEACH - 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. felt a bit out of place as he sat in the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Yankees' locker room last summer surrounded by such All-Star pitchers as David Wells This article is about David Wells, American baseball player. For other uses, see David Wells (disambiguation). David Lee "Boomer" Wells (born May 20, 1963 in Torrance, California) is a Major League Baseball player who is currently a starting pitcher for the Los and Roger Clemens William Roger Clemens (born August 4, 1962, in Dayton, Ohio), is a starting pitcher for the New York Yankees, and is one of the preeminent pitchers in Major League history. In 2006, a poll of 32 ESPN analysts named Clemens the greatest living pitcher. . However, the thought of Weaver someday some·day adv. At an indefinite time in the future. Usage Note: The adverbs someday and sometime express future time indefinitely: We'll succeed someday. Come sometime. fitting in at the big-league level, like his older brother Jeff, doesn't seem so unlikely anymore. After years of attracting attention based on his bloodlines, Weaver has grown up and is stealing the spotlight as one of the hottest pitchers in college baseball College baseball is baseball as played on the intercollegiate level at institutions of higher education, predominantly in the United States. Compared to American football and basketball in the United States, college competition plays a less significant contribution to cultivating . The Long Beach State sophomore right-hander shared Big West Conference Pitcher of the Year honors with teammate Abe Alvarez Abraham Sanderson Alvarez, (born October 17 1982 in Los Angeles, California), is a pitcher in Major League Baseball who currently plays in the Boston Red Sox organization. He bats and throws left handed. He resides in Long Beach, California. , was selected conference Pitcher of the Week four times this season, earned national Pitcher of the Week honors after recording a career-high-tying 13 strikeouts against nationally ranked UC Riverside on May 10, and has been invited to try out for the USA National Team in June. ``Jered is definitely trying to make his own steps,'' Long Beach State pitching coach Troy Buckley said. ``He wants to be Jered Weaver, not Jeff's brother. He's doing a good job.'' Weaver was a Freshman All-American after going 8-4 last year, and he entered this season as a preseason third-team All-American. The Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. High product's stock has continued to soar. ``He has made great improvement,'' said a scout from the region, who added Weaver has a chance ``to be everything his brother is and perhaps even more. Looks like he really competes. If he makes the same progress over the next 12 months, he will be a premium draft.'' Weaver improved to 12-3 with a 2.11 ERA as he shut down Cal State Fullerton on Saturday to clinch Clinch, river, c.300 mi (480 km) long, formed by the junction of two forks in SW Va., and flowing generally SW across E Tenn. to the Tennessee River at Kingston. the Big West title. His 125 strikeouts and 16 walks in 110 2/3 innings INNINGS, estates. Lands gained from the sea by draining. Cunn. L. Dict. h. t.; Law of Sewers, 31. are no small part of why the 49ers are ranked as high as fourth in the nation. ``He's only a sophomore, and he's one of the best pitchers out here,'' said Long Beach State catcher Todd Jennings, who works with a staff that is loaded with talent beyond Weaver. ``Next year he'll be one of the best, if not the best. He'll totally dominate. He throws hard, he's got a lot of potential. He's got a great future.'' Weaver's future was much cloudier during his days at Simi Valley. He showed promise as a tall, skinny (Skinny Station Protocol) Cisco's proprietary implementation of the H.323 IP telephony model. Skinny phones can also be configured for the SIP protocol. See IP telephony. sophomore promoted to varsity in midseason. However, two years later, he had yet to develop into the Pioneers' ace. ``I don't think I really had many big honors or anything in baseball,'' admitted Weaver, who went 3-2 with a 3.38 ERA as a senior. Part of the reason for his lack of dominance during high school was his love for basketball. As a sharp-shooting 3-point specialist for a team that routinely went deep into the playoffs, Weaver would miss the early portion of the baseball season, then need time to catch up. The path was similar to the one taken by older brother Jeff, who earned only honorable-mention all-Marmonte League baseball honors as a senior at Simi Valley but blossomed into a first-round draft pick at Fresno State. Speculation of whether Jered could do the same kept scouts interested. ``The scouts were always calling about him,'' Simi Valley coach Joe Gordon For other persons named Joe Gordon, see Joe Gordon (disambiguation). Joseph Lowell Gordon (February 18 1915 - April 14 1978), nicknamed "Flash", was an American second baseman and manager in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Yankees and Cleveland recalled. ``He's built very much like his brother. His brother didn't come into his own until he got into college. It appears Jered is doing the same thing.'' Weaver knew he likely could have achieved more in baseball during high school if that was his only sport, but he wanted to enjoy basketball while he could. After all, he figured he'd have plenty of time to play baseball since he intended to spend his life playing the sport. ``I really liked basketball,'' Weaver said. ``But baseball's always been my love, and I knew it was what I wanted to do with my life. Growing up, I told my dad I wanted to do that. He never made me think I couldn't. ``And it's not too bad having a brother in the big leagues, helping you realize what you need to do. I talk to him a lot. I just try to get as much information. He's a great source of information.'' The 49ers also have been a great source. Buckley took what he described as ``a weak kid, who was flinging the ball up there from the side,'' and turned him into one that by the end of last season was able to defeat Big West rival Cal State Fullerton in the playoffs. Since high school, Weaver raised his arm slot from what used to be a low delivery and also developed a true slider A block of material that holds the read/write head of a magnetic disk. See flying head. . But the most important development could be his mind; not only does he absorb a wealth of information by focusing on the sport year-round, he's benefited from having a sports psychologist work with the team. ``His mental makeup is great,'' Buckley said. ``It's improved a lot. Last year, he was a freshman starting on Sundays behind Abe and (Daniel) Eisentrager, both 10-game winners. We'd be going for the series win against teams like LSU LSU Louisiana State University LSU Large Subunit LSU La Salle University (Philadelphia, PA) LSU La Sierra University LSU Link State Update (OSPF) LSU Learning Support Unit or Miami and it was in his hands. If things didn't go well, you'd see it in his body language. ``Now, if you walked into the stadium in the middle of the game, you wouldn't know if he had 14 strikeouts or no strikeouts. He looks the same no matter how he's doing.'' CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Long Beach State's Jered Weaver is following a path similar to the one his older brother, Jeff, took to reach the major leagues. |
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