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This is why Jered Weaver elected to stay with the Angels, turning his back on the prospect of a free-agency windfall next winter.
With Dave and Gail Weaver, his parents, and Kristin, his wife, in attendance and cheering every delivery, Weaver unleashed his first no-hitter on Wednesday night at Angel Stadium, silencing the Twins, 9-0, by facing two over the minimum.
"That was a major part of it, to stay at home, to have the comfort of my family and friends," Weaver said, referring to his decision to sign a five-year, $85 million extension through 2016 in August. "This is why I signed here. The Southern California weather also had something to do with it.
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