Weavers will battle tonight
Bumped out of the majors by his younger brother a few years ago, Jeff Weaver hardly imagined it would come to this – a chance they’d share the mound, on opposite teams.
The duel between Jeff and Jered Weaver in tonight’s game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angeles Angels at Anaheim, Calif., will mark their first matchup, and the 21st time in big league history that siblings have started against each other.
“We’ve talked about it for a long time,” Jeff after the Dodgers played Oakland on Thursday night. “Baseball works in weird ways. To be in a relief/starting role, and for it to line up in this particular fashion, it seems like it’s kind of meant to be. So we’re going to have fun with it, see what happens, and hopefully we’ll both come out of there feeling good about what we’ve done.”
The brothers grew up in Simi Valley, about 30 miles northeast of Angels Stadium, and plenty of friends figure to be in attendance.
Clemens may scribe
Roger Clemens might write a book to get his side of the story out in his nasty dispute with Brian McNamee, his former trainer.
“I’ve already written one book earlier in my career,” Clemens said. “At this point there have been many conversations about me sitting down to write another one, and I guess that is a real possibility.”
McNamee has accused Clemens of using steroids and human growth hormone, charges the seven-time Cy Young Award winner repeatedly and vehemently denies. Clemens filed a defamation suit, much of which was dismissed, and it remains unclear if it will go to trial.
Clearing the bases
Tom Glavine said he plans to “hang out” for the rest of the summer but is not announcing his retirement. The Atlanta Braves released Glavine, 43, on June 3 after finishing rehabilitation from offseason surgery on his left elbow and shoulder. … Jim Leyland will be sticking around in the Detroit dugout for a while. The Tigers gave their manager a two-year contract extension through the 2011 season. Financial terms were not announced. … Milwaukee center fielder Mike Cameron has had his two-game suspension cut to one game.