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Weaver began the ninth inning by nike zoom hyperfuse 2011 quickly retiring Jamey Carroll on a routine fly and striking out Span looking. He then got Alexi Casilla to lift a long fly that right fielder Torii Hunter easily caught at the warning track. The Angels’ ace watched his Gold Glove outfielder make the play, and put his hands on his head as the Angels rushed out to mob him.
“It’s not an easy feat,” said manager Mike Scioscia, who caught two no-hitters with the Los Angeles Dodgers. “But I think any pitcher that has the stuff that Weave does and pitches at such a high level, you always have a chance. Early in the game, he established the fact that he could hit spots with his fastball and change speeds. He was just relentless at repeating pitches and was ahead in most counts. His stuff didn’t look any different tonight than it does any other day.”
Weaver finished second in the AL Cy Young voting last year after going 18-8 with a 2.41 ERA. He and winner Justin Verlander were the only pitchers listed on every ballot.
“I was locked in for the most part,” said Weaver, who got a scare in the eighth inning when Trevor Plouffe lined a shot that hooked a few feet foul of the left-field pole. “I wasn’t throwing 97 or 98 up there. It was pretty much the same poo-poo I’ve been throwing up there all year. They’ve got some guys in that lineup that can hurt you, but balls were hit right at people. It’s just so surreal, man. It’s awesome. And to have my family here and my wife, and knowing that my brother was watching, this is an awesome moment.”
Weaver threw 121 pitches, and the cheers from the crowd of 27,288 kept growing louder. After his no-hitter was complete, he hugged his wife, Kristin, and his parents, Dave and Gail, who were overcome with emotion.
“He got pretty emotional, but I think it was more a case of him adidas pro model 2010 not believing he did it than anything else,” Dave Weaver said. “I’m so happy for him. It’s just fantastic. It couldn’t happen to a nicer kid or a kid who’s worked as hard as he has to get where he’s at.”
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