Mariners put struggling Weaver on 15-day DL

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SEATTLE (AP) -- The Seattle Mariners placed struggling right-hander Jeff Weaver on the 15-day disabled list Friday, believing shoulder tendinitis may be at the root of his winless record and inflated ERA.

Seattle called up left-handed reliever Ryan Rowland-Smith from Triple-A Tacoma to take Weaver's roster spot.

Weaver has been a flop after signing a one-year, $8,325,000 contract to be the Mariners' No. 5 starter. He is 0-6 with a 14.32 ERA in six starts. In 22 innings, he has given up 50 hits and 35 earned runs.

"Something just hadn't been right the whole time, and we really thought, in talking to him and in internal discussions, it was just a matter of repetition and getting out there and pitching," Seattle manager Mike Hargrove said.

"We finally pressed him on the issue."

The translation is: Weaver you suck so bad that you have 15 days to think it over. Really we knew he was going to be bad, but not this ****ing horrible. It will be interesting to see how Roland-Smith handles the show.

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