Found October 19, 2009 on The Big Lead:
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Jered Weaver will be pitching this afternoon for the first time in 10 days while his counterpart, Andy Pettitte, will be going on seven days rest. The extra time off probably makes no difference for Weaver, but it’s huge for Pettitte, who suffered from a “tired shoulder” in mid-September.  Andy is also coming off easily [...]
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