Jered Weaver, Angels (left) and Jeff Weaver, Dodgers (right)
Since I’m heading to the Dodgers/Angels game on Saturday night, I figured I’d post something special about the game – the fact that Jeff Weaver will be the starting pitcher against his brother, Jered Weaver!
The dodgers.com website had some interesting tidbits and facts about brothers facing each other on the mound…
- The last time it happened was 9/6/2002 when Andy Benes (Cardinals, the older brother) and Alan Benes (Cubs) faced off against each other…
- The most recent brother pitching duel in Dodger history was when Ramon Martinez (Dodgers, older brother) beat Pedro Martinez (Mets) on 8/29/96.
- This is the 8th time brothers have faced off against each other with a total of 20 brother-brother matchups taking place in MLB history.
Of course, I’m picking Jeff and the Dodgers to beat Jered and the Angels because the older sibling has won the pitching matchup the last 3 times this has happened…it’s what we call “looking at the trends”…
…then again, I don’t know if it means anything that the last 3 brother-brother pitching duels came in 1988, 1996 and 2002…do trends really work when you have 6-8 years between games like this???
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Don’t forget that Jeff has a World Series ring courtesy of his superb Game 5 pitching to clinch the series for STL in 2006. Even though he has struggled as of late, Jeff knows how to perform in the clutch and has the hardware to show for it!
Quite an early Father’s Day gift for Mr. Weaver. Enjoy the game.