Long Beach State University Athletics
Weaver Q and A with the Register
6/25/2008 12:00:00 AM | General
June 25, 2008
ANAHEIM — Register reporter Kevin Trudgeon caught up with Angels starter Jered Weaver. The third-year pitcher out of Long Beach State opened up about his favorite city to travel to, his first big purchase after signing his contract and more:
Question:What was the first thing you bought with your first big-league paycheck?
Jered Weaver:A car. A Range Rover. I'd always wanted a Porsche coming out of college, but I needed something with a little more room to pack stuff up and move around, so I decided a Range Rover would be the best bet. I still have it now. I'll probably never get rid of it.
Q:What's your favorite and least favorite city to travel to?
Weaver:My favorite would probably have to be New York, and my least favorite would probably be Detroit, just because there's really not much to do, you just hang around the hotel the whole time you're there. The spot we're at, there's just not a whole lot to do. And with New York, you can't really beat it. It's always a good time, always something to see or do.
Q:Any superstitions?
Weaver:Not really. If something's not working I'll switch it up, but I'm not really a superstitious guy. I'm really not someone who doesn't want people talking to me on the day I'm pitching. I'm whatever about that kind of stuff. I'm one that likes to talk, so it really doesn't bother me much.
Q:What family member really pushed you in sports growing up?
Weaver: My dad, obviously, was the one that pushed me to be good at the sports I chose to play. But obviously with (older brother) Jeff taking his path into the major leagues, I wanted to follow in his footsteps, so you could say it was a little bit of both for me.
Q:Who was the athlete you idolized or patterned your game after growing up?
Weaver:A bunch of players on the Dodgers, I was a Dodger fan growing up. I can't really put a finger on one player in particular, but pretty much anybody on the Dodgers when I was growing up.
Q:What's the best/worst part of your job?
Weaver:What's the best part of my job? Pitching every five days, that's the best part. There is no really worst part, it's all good, it's just a lot of fun, and I'm having a good time with it.
Q:If you were commissioner for a day, what would you change?
Weaver:I think things are going pretty good the way they're going right now. I'm not going to worry about being the commissioner.
