I think ESPN hires 8th graders to write recaps
Minnesota Twins vs. Los Angeles Angels - Recap - May 02, 2012 - ESPN
Quote:
Weaver struck out nine and walked one. The Twins never came close to getting a hit against the All-Star right-hander.
"It was an easy ride," Weaver said.
Phil Humber of the Chicago White Sox threw a perfect game at Seattle on April 21.
Weaver (4-0), a California native who played at Long Beach State, began the ninth by quickly retiring Jamey Carroll on a routine fly and striking out Denard Span looking.
Weaver 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.
"Spiderman out there. I knew he had a bead on it," Weaver said of Hunter. "Casilla put a charge in it and Spiderman tracked it down."
An inning earlier, Weaver and his teammates could only hope when Trevor Plouffe lined a shot that hooked foul a few feet before reaching the left-field foul pole.
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I dunno why shit like this pisses me off, but they basically contradict themselves about 4 paragraphs later. Surely if this majestic foul ball was dramatic enough to mention, then it qualifies as coming close to getting a hit.
Or whatever.