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Jered Weaver gives teammates death stare after being drilled by water bottle

Friday was a night for unique celebrations around Major League Baseball.

That includes Nelson Cruz dousing teammate Logan Morrison with a garbage shower after his 11th-inning walk-off home run.

But honestly, there was nothing quite as unusual or unsettling as Jered Weaver's postgame interview after shutting out the Houston Astros in Anaheim.

The shutout was Weaver's first since Aug. 6, 2012. It came at a time when questions about his velocity and effectiveness were far outnumbering questions about wins or losses or the next opponent on the schedule.

With that in mind, there was obviously a lot to celebrate and feel good about for Weaver, but he remained mostly stoic while answering questions from FOX Spots Alex Curry on the house mic outside the Angels dugout.

Then the teammates started circling. First, they came at Weaver and Curry with a pair of Gatorade buckets. Both were targeted and both were doused, which appeared to dampen Weaver's mood just a bit. Perhaps because Weaver didn't appreciate or endorse them coming after Curry as she attempted to do her job on live TV.

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Whatever the case, that was only the beginning. As the interview continued, someone from the Angels dugout tossed an apparently loaded water bottle that struck Weaver in the chest.

Understandably, this did not sit well with Weaver, as the toss came uncomfortably close to hitting him in the chin or the throat. It also nearly caught Curry on the deflection. Both were unflinching. In Weaver's case quite literally. And then the interview ended abruptly as Weaver stalked toward the dugout wearing this look.

(MLB.TV)
(MLB.TV)

That look is awfully familiar.

Ah, yes, a cross between the Undertaker and Grumpy Cat's respective death stares.

That means it's time to run somewhere, anywhere, as long as it's not within a country mile of Jered Weaver.

By the way, Weaver had clearly not forgot about the water bottle when officially meeting with the media after the game.

From the Los Angeles Times:

A bucket of Gatorade wasn't enough, so teammates pelted him with gum and anything else that was handy, which included a full water bottle that struck Weaver in the chest.

Asked about the bottle, Weaver coldly replied, "baseball questions only."

If an Angels player is mysteriously missing from the clubhouse on Saturday, we should assume he was behind the toss and we should also worry about his well being.

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