Jemile Weeks was Ready for his Major League Debut Much Earlier than June of this Season, but he had to Out-think The Bear, First.

by Jess'HittheBall on Oct 2, 2011 3:15 AM CDT

The Oakland Athletics...

have made the path to the Majors a steep hill to climb for a gifted infield prospect. To play 2nd base, you have to learn how to play the drums and then compete engage in an epic battle against a technically above-average bear.

* Not everyone has to face the Bear, but members of the Weeks family tend to get the "you're so talented, you can probably wing everything" from front offices.

An early model the A's looked at was something probably similar to this, except the epic drum battle wasn't as confusing.

The first modern experiment would have netted the Dodgers some bench players, but these guys didn't follow orders from the front office that they had to leap over all of the timpani, and could not be Dodgers.
At this point the 3 individuals could've probably bought the team, anyhow because they were loaded!

(Here is some bonus material; normally for insiders only)

Seattle may have been trying this out, but the owner of a pitch called "Mr. Snappy" (pictured below) received multiple warnings about performance-enhancing drums and mullets would result in at least 4 missed starts and a possible ban from using the "Mr. Snappy" pitch. He complied *

* = Actually, there is no record on any such agreement. Time to go to the library where they would have those records...

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I'd never actually paid that much attention to Jemile

He really looks like Rickie minus about 50 pounds

Nick Petrilli? I liked him better when he was NickBloomfield.

by stempke on Oct 2, 2011 8:29 AM CDT reply actions

And is a switch hitter at least from what I could from his highlights.

That dog just won't hunt.

by Bush League All Star on Oct 2, 2011 1:37 PM CDT up reply actions

He's going to steal a ton of bases next year!

He was caught 10 or 11 times to go with the 22, but really cut down on the CS in his last 14 attempts.

It’s tough not to be really biased, seeing as he’s Rickie’s brother, and because he gave A’s fans some hope for the future. But going 11 in his last 14 attempts looks nice to someone like me – - – and I’ve never been good with the whole projection thing.

Still, having one Weeks in each league is fun! I’m impressed with Jemile. Wonder what he’ll do with an improved offense (errr…I mean, if the Athletics decide to actually work on putting one together over the winter). He’s definitely worth watching next year.

FanGraphs should consider a venue for a Gallery Night... they could even serve a cake with a Win Expectancy Chart of the 7/7/11 Brewers' game etched in the frosting, and 7-up. Oh, yeah - and t-shirts that say "SABR-Friday." I'm totally there.

by Jess'HittheBall on Oct 2, 2011 3:04 PM CDT reply actions

He's definitely fast

He finished the season with 8 triples… good for a four-way tie for 4th in the AL. Not too shabby considering he was a mid-season call-up.

Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.

by sjlee on Oct 3, 2011 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions

I'd prefer two Weeks on one team

Jemile seems like he could play SS to me.

The Brewers at Miller Park: "ALL WE DO IS WIN, WIN, WIN NO MATTER WHAT"

The Brewers on the road: See above

by Tepo6688 on Oct 3, 2011 8:00 PM CDT up reply actions

I really enjoyed that video in the link

I wonder if Rickie is musically talented too?

Your "Bush League All Star 4 Mod" campaign headquarters

by Fiesta on Oct 3, 2011 4:53 PM CDT reply actions

That is also what I want to know.

Not sure, but drum set might be off the list of instruments. I could see him dropping sticks a lot! But there must be a story for Rickie, and what he had to do to become a Brewer that only YouTube would know about!

by Jess'HittheBall on Oct 3, 2011 5:28 PM CDT up reply actions

Just watched a highlight video from this season of him.

He loses his helmet pretty much every offensive play, eh? haha. Looks like he’ll be a fun player to watch improve over the years.

"I guess I'm just a strange individual." - Mr. Nyjer Morgan

by Greggers on Oct 3, 2011 7:20 PM CDT reply actions

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