Matt Wieters Facts

2014-12-01T18:30:00.000-05:00

Before reporting to Camden Yards, Matt Wieters traveled through the time-space continuum and righted all the wrongs in Orioles history: He wiped Cleon Jones’ shoe polish off the ball, settled the 1981 baseball strike so they could win the division, straight-jacketed Jeffrey Maier, and intercepted Roberto Alomar’s loogie before it hit its mark.

From Mr. Masterdon (aka Howard Camerik), winner of Right Off Russell's Matt Wieters Facts Contest. Congratulations to Howard on the very funny fact.

2014-05-25T19:51:00.000-04:00

The Movie "8 Men Out" Is Actually Based On Matt Wieters First Unassisted Octupal Play.

From Jeffrey

2014-05-22T22:56:00.000-04:00

Matt Wieters Can DH In The National League.

From Kevin

2014-04-26T20:18:00.000-04:00

Matt Wieters Has 99 Problems But A Pitch Ain't One.

2014-04-26T20:15:00.000-04:00

Since 1986 No Children Have Been Born In Goose Creek, South Carolina. The Reason? Nobody Scores When Matt Wieters Is At Home.

From Drew

2014-04-26T19:38:00.000-04:00

Chuck Norris Jokes Are Based Off Stuff Matt Wieters Actually Did.

From Ryan

2014-04-07T18:33:00.000-04:00

Matt Weiters Catches The Early Bird Before He Gets The Worm.

From CJ

2014-03-18T19:18:00.000-04:00

The Beatles Were Once Asked How Often They'd Like To See Matt Wieters Catch. The Result Was Their Hit "Eight Days A Week".

From Levi

2014-03-09T18:59:00.000-04:00

After Asking Him To Appear On Their Cover, Sports Illustrated Asked For Permission To Rename Their Magazine "Matt Wieters Sports Illustrated"; Wieters Declined Saying He Didn't Want To Limit Himself To Just Sports.

From Calum

2014-03-07T14:07:00.000-05:00

Matt Wieters Once Framed A Pitch So Perfectly That It Counted As Two Strikes.

From Emmett

2014-02-07T14:18:00.000-05:00

Scott Boras Hired Matt Wieters As His Agent.

From Darryl

2014-02-07T14:16:00.000-05:00

When Wieters’ Career Was Over, Fans Came Back To MattWieters.com And Laughed At How Low The Expectations Ended Up Being.

From Darryl

2014-02-07T14:14:00.000-05:00

Upon Matt Wieters’ Birth, Baseball-Reference Set His HOF Likeliness To YES.

From Darryl

2014-02-02T19:20:00.000-05:00

Matt Wieters Won The Heisman While At Georgia Tech, But The Trophy Was Obliterated When Wieters Decided It Looked Too Much Like A Baserunner Attempting To Collide At Home Plate.

From Eric

2014-02-02T19:14:00.000-05:00

Matt Wieters Once Visited This Website And Laughed, Not Because It Was Funny, But Because He Found It Humorous That Some People Thought His Greatness Could Be Described.

From Andrew

2014-02-01T20:24:00.000-05:00

Reggie Jackson Refers To Matt Wieters As "Mr. Whenever The Hell He Wants."

From Eric

2014-02-01T20:21:00.000-05:00

Matt Wieters Once Blew A Kiss To A Coma Patient. The Patient Immediately Awakened And Proceeded To Win A Spot On The Olympic Speed Skating Team.

From Eric

2014-01-30T12:43:00.000-05:00

Matt Wieters Was Drafted 5th Overall Because The First 4 Teams Thought That Harnessing The Power Of Ten-thousand Suns Was Playing God.

From Bryant

2014-01-30T12:42:00.000-05:00

The Pope Pays His Vatican City Rent To Matt Wieters.

From Bryant

2014-01-30T12:37:00.000-05:00

Matt Wieters Threw Himself Out Trying To Steal... My Heart.

From Bryant

[Ed. note: Awww.]

2014-01-29T19:53:00.000-05:00

After Giving Up Five Runs To Matt Wieters, Roy Halladay Nicknamed Him "The Vig" Because "Whether The Orioles Win Or Lose, You Owe Him Something And He's Going To Take His Piece."

From Chris

2014-01-29T19:51:00.000-05:00

Every Morning At 2:22 A.M., Matt Wieters Calls Babe Ruth's Daughters To Tell Them The Exact Section, Row And Seat He Is Going To Hit A Home Run To That Day. When They Ask Him Why, He Says "Well, I'm Not A Morbidly Obese Braggart, But Somebody Oughta Know."

From Chris

2014-01-29T19:49:00.000-05:00

Matt Wieters Only Signals For One Pitch. Strike Three. If You Want To Be A Failure All Your Life, That's Up To You.

From Chris

2014-01-28T19:55:00.000-05:00

When Asked About His Plans For Life After Baseball, Matt Wieters Replied, "I'll Allow It."

From Jay

2014-01-28T19:46:00.000-05:00

Once, Matt Wieters Hit A Home Run That Only Measured 400 Feet, But It Landed In The Year 2078.

From Bryant

2014-01-28T19:41:00.000-05:00

When Matt Wieters Swings, Cold Fusion Occurs.

From Bryant

2014-01-05T19:04:00.001-05:00

“War Is Hell, But Matt Wieters’ WAR Is Hellacious.”
- William Tecumseh Sherman

From PDrew

2013-12-28T22:26:00.000-05:00

Matt Wieters Tried Stand Up Comedy Once. His Joke: "Jacoby Ellsbury Stole A Base Off Of Me." Seven Members Of The Audience's Heads Exploded Due To Laughter.

From Pierce

2013-12-20T17:12:00.000-05:00

The Infield Fly Rule Has Been Canceled For Matt Wieters’ At Bats. Umpires Have Learned Their Lesson And Will Now Make Sure That The Balls Actually Return To Earth’s Atmosphere.

From Eric L

2013-12-13T13:49:00.001-05:00

Carl Crawford Once Tried To Steal On Matt Wieters. Now, He Can’t Even Hear Mention Of The Pittsburgh Steelers Without Wincing.

From Eric L

2013-12-13T13:48:00.000-05:00

When He’s Not Busy Comparing Other Quarterbacks To Brett Favre, Jon Gruden Compares Brett Favre To Matt Wieters.

From Rif

2013-12-13T13:46:00.000-05:00

After Witnessing The Purity Of Matt Wieters’ Swing, Tiger Woods Took A Vow Of Chastity.

From Bret

2013-12-07T19:20:00.000-05:00

Contemplating Matt Wieters’ Career OBP Of 2.000 Is The Leading Cause Of Death Among Theoretical Physicists.

From PDrew

2013-12-07T19:18:00.000-05:00

If Matt Wieters Was Randy Johnson’s Battery-mate, His Return Throw Would Have Reintegrated That Bird.

From Chris

2013-12-02T18:32:00.000-05:00

Matt Wieters Once Hit A Home Run On A 6-0 Count. He Wasn’t Going To Take That Intentional Walk, And The Umpires Sure As Hell Weren’t Going To Argue With Him.

From Eric L

2013-12-01T20:58:00.000-05:00

If You Take The First Letter Of Every Word Of Shakespeare's First 15 Books, It Spells Matt Wieters, Over And Over Again.

From Kent

2013-12-01T18:34:00.000-05:00

The Sun Rises When Matt Wieters Decides To Wake Up.

From Benjo

2013-12-01T18:16:00.000-05:00

The First Thing Aliens Receive From Earth Will Not Be Television Transmissions From The Thirties… A Matt Wieters Home Run Ball Will Get There First.

From Rif

2013-11-19T20:05:00.002-05:00

For Those Wondering, Here Was My Cy Young Ballot:
1. Matt Wieters

From Ben Badler of Baseball America (via Twitter)

2013-11-07T14:35:00.001-05:00

According To BaseballReference.com On May 21, 1986 Orioles Catcher John Stefaro Went 0 For 3 With Three Strikeouts In A 2 To 1 Win Over The Angels. When Interviewed After The Game About His Poor Performance He Said "Matt Wieters Was Born Today… What's The Point."

From Jeffrey

2013-11-02T20:50:00.000-04:00

Regression To Infinity - The Matt Wieters Story

From Rob McQuown

2013-10-02T09:25:00.001-04:00

I Climbed The Highest Mountain In Nepal And Asked A Wise Man The Meaning Of Life. He Replied: You're From Baltimore Right? Go Back And Ask The Catcher.

From The Wayward O

2013-09-02T18:50:00.000-04:00

Matt Wieters Knows Whether The Chicken Or The Egg Came First. He's Not Telling; It Amuses Him.

From Will

2013-05-27T19:16:00.000-04:00

Matt Beat Cancer..... Literally With His Bat. There Is No More Cancer.

From fathead5f

2013-05-11T18:27:00.000-04:00

Matt Wieters Is The Reason I Comes Before E, Except After C.

From Bob

2013-05-02T18:48:00.000-04:00

There Would Be More Matt Wieters Highlights On SportsCenter, But Cameras Fast Enough To Record Them Don't Exist.

From Will

2013-04-15T21:42:00.000-04:00

Matt Wieters Is So Good That Jim Palmer Stopped Talking About Himself.

From Corey

2013-04-14T18:18:00.000-04:00

Matt Wieters Sometimes Impatiently Homers From The On Deck Circle.

From Larrytt at OriolesHangout

2013-04-10T21:31:00.000-04:00

Even Atheists Believe In Matt Wieters.

From anonymous commenter

2013-03-17T20:31:00.000-04:00

Matt Wieters Took Batting Practice This Morning. There Were No Survivors.

From commenter "Justin Zeth" at BBTF.

2012-12-17T18:45:00.000-05:00

Matt Wieters Is So Intimidating That Pitchers Have Been Known To Intentionally Walk The Batter After Him To Give Themselves A Chance To Calm Down.

From commenter Mobico

2012-12-12T18:24:00.000-05:00

When Pope John Paul II Died, Matt Wieters Was Offered Pope-hood. He Turned It Down To Push His "Turning Down The Pope-hood" Streak To 11 Times.

From Matt

2012-12-11T22:25:00.000-05:00

Most Ballplayers Talk About Themselves In The First Person. Rickey Henderson Talked About Himself In The Third Person. Matt Wieters Talks About Himself In The Fourth Person.

From commenter oriole^ at SportsMogul

2012-12-11T18:24:00.000-05:00

Matt Wieters Once Stole Second, Third, And The Shortstop's Hat On The Same Pitch.

From Mike

2012-12-11T00:02:00.000-05:00

Matt Wieters Is So Damn Good That Even His Intangibles Are Tangible.

2012-10-03T12:41:00.000-04:00

Matt Wieters Once Threw Out Ricky Henderson At Second. The Thing Is Matt Threw The Ball In 2009 And Ricky Attempted To Steal The Base In 1991 And He Still Got Him By A Body Length.

From Jeffrey

2012-06-16T20:15:00.000-04:00

It Is Impossible For Any Matt Wieters Home Run To Score Less Than 25 Runs, As He Routinely Carries His Team On His Back.

From Dave

2012-06-07T14:04:00.000-04:00

Matt Wieters Strikes Lightning. Twice. In The Same Spot.

From Craig

2012-06-02T18:58:00.000-04:00

Pitcher's Park, Def. - Any Major League Ballpark Where Matt Wieters Will Hit More Inside-The-Park Home Runs In His Career Than Normal Home Runs, Just To Stretch His Legs.

From Michael P.

2012-06-01T18:30:00.000-04:00

Matt Wieters Picked Himself To Be The Best Man At His Wedding. It Was His Only Option.

From Krupa

2012-05-30T11:29:00.000-04:00

Matt Wieters Once Hit A Home Run With Fred Manfra’s Mustache.

From Graham

2012-05-30T11:28:00.000-04:00

Joe Morgan Wishes He Was As Consistent As Matt Wieters.

From Costa

2012-05-27T19:28:00.000-04:00

Matt Wieters Forced Rick Astley To Give You Up, Let You Down, Run Around And Desert You.

From Martin

2012-05-20T01:42:00.000-04:00

Matt Wieters Went To The US Virgin Islands On Vacation, They Are Now Referred To As "The Islands".

From Sean

2012-04-26T11:26:00.000-04:00

Life Sometimes Throws You A Curveball. Matt Wieters Is Life's Personal Catcher.

From commenter Modico

2012-04-20T18:34:00.000-04:00

Matt Wieters Signed Autographs Today For 5000 People Using 2 Fish, And 5 Loaves Of Bread

From Brian

2012-04-09T18:01:00.000-04:00

If Matt Wieters Was Digitized Into RBI Baseball And Bo Jackson From Tecmo Bowl Was Added To The Roster Of The Opposing Team, Matt Wieters Would Catch Jackson Stealing Every Time.

From commenter Jake

2012-03-11T20:40:00.000-04:00

Matt Wieters Can Make An Omelette Without Breaking Any Eggs.

From commenter "Adam M" at BBTF.

2012-01-30T22:13:00.000-05:00

Matt Wieters Once Hit A Homerun So Hard That The Seagull Nesting In Buck Martinez's Hair Flew Away.

From Ian

2012-01-29T15:46:00.000-05:00

Matt Wieters Once Threw Out Ivan Rodriguez Trying To Throw Out A Baserunner From His Knees... From His Knees... Backwards.

From anonymous commenter

2012-01-28T20:42:00.000-05:00

Bob Gibson Admits That The Inside Of The Plate Belongs To Matt Wieters.

From commenter "walt williams bobblehead" at BBTF.

2012-01-12T13:01:00.000-05:00

Outruns A Speeding Bullet . . . Pushes A Locomotive . . . Leaps A Tall Building . . . These Are Matt Wieters's Warmup Exercises.

From Larrytt at OriolesHangout

2012-01-12T00:03:00.000-05:00

Matt Wieters Puts His Pants On The Same Way The Rest Of Us Do… Providing We Put Both Legs On At The Same Time Without Our Feet Leaving The Floor.

From Skipjack at TheBirdsOfPrayII

2012-01-06T16:03:00.000-05:00

Matt Wieters Took Batting Practice Today, And Wouldn't Give It Back.

From commenter "Team Pinski"

2011-12-07T19:04:00.000-05:00

Matt Wieters Doesn't Take Pitches...He Shows Them Mercy.

From anonymous commenter

2011-10-02T18:52:00.000-04:00

A short time ago, the first draft of Keats' 'Ode on a Grecian Urn' was found. The last lines looked like this:

"~~Matt Wieters,"~~ "Beauty is truth, truth beauty," -that is all

Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know.

Strikethrough and everything.
John Keats died at age 25.
Coincidence? I think not.

From Will

2011-05-29T23:25:00.000-04:00

Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott.

From Keith Law

2011-04-20T21:09:00.002-04:00

Sliced Bread Is Actually The Best Thing Since Matt Wieters.

From Keith Law of ESPN via commenter P_T_D, Buy The T-Shirt

2010-07-25T18:26:00.000-04:00

Matt Wieters Doesn't Hit The Ball Over The Fence, The Fence Bows Down To The Balls He Hits.

From Jeff

2010-07-16T22:57:00.000-04:00

Matt Wieters Isn't Allowed In The Homerun Derby Because He'd Never Get To 10 Outs.

From Nathaniel

2010-07-14T18:30:00.001-04:00

Once "The Flash" And Superman Were Trying A Double Steal, Matt Wieters Threw Them Both Out.

From Andrew

2010-07-14T18:29:00.000-04:00

Matt Wieters Does Not Slump. He Just Gives The Bleacher Seats A Few Days Off.

From Slappy

2010-07-09T18:14:00.001-04:00

Matt Wieters Does Indeed Strikeout. He Strikes The Ball And Out Of The Ballpark It Goes.

From Nathaniel

2010-07-09T18:14:00.000-04:00

Curiosity Killed The Cat. Matt Wieters Killed Curiosity.

From Sean

2010-07-09T18:12:00.000-04:00

Faith Will Move Mountains, But Matt Wieters Will Move Them Faster.

From Sean

2010-07-09T18:11:00.000-04:00

Matt Wieters Can Get To The Tootsie Roll Center Of A Tootsie Pop In Less Than One Lick.

From Jen

2010-07-05T18:39:00.000-04:00

Matt Wieters Facts Are So True That Now The Combined Pages Are Used To Swear People In.

2010-07-05T11:03:00.000-04:00

Matt Wieters Does Not Use Airplanes. He Jumps And Makes The Earth Rotate To The Appropriate Location.

From HOLL(R)

2010-07-03T16:20:00.000-04:00

Earl Weaver Won't Swear In The Presence Of Matt Wieters.

From B Coats

2010-07-03T16:18:00.000-04:00

Just By Saying That He Likes Watching Football, Matt Wieters Will End Up In The Football Hall Of Fame.

From Leen

2010-06-29T21:54:00.000-04:00

Matt Wieters Attended A Yankees/Red Sox Series Wearing His O’s Jersey. Both Teams Lost.

From Wil

2010-06-20T22:12:00.000-04:00

Once Matt Wieters Was Called Up To The Majors, Yahoo! And ESPN Created A Third Designation For Fantasy Baseball Leagues. Leagues Can Either Be AL-Only, NL-Only, Or Wieters-Only. In The Latter League, Any Team Drafting Matt Wieters Is Automatically Crowned "League Champion", Just So That The Other Teams Don't Waste Their Time.

From Jeff

2010-06-18T18:43:00.001-04:00

Matt Wieters Can Roll Out The Tarp By Himself. With One Hand, If Necessary.

From Jason of It's About The Money, Stupid

2010-06-17T18:19:00.000-04:00

After Writing A Freelance Piece For The Atlanta Journal Constitution that mentions Moroz, The Washington Post Picks Rick Maese Up To Be The Replacement Redskins Beat Writer.

Matt Wieters Fact: The Aura Of Matt Wieters Is So Great That Journalists Who Simply Mention Him Can Do The Impossible: Actually Land A Job In A Brutal Job Climate.

From Brandon

And congratulations to Rick Maese; we wish him all the best

2010-06-14T17:13:00.000-04:00

Mat Wieters Ate A French Fry Today. France Immediately Surrendered.

From Buzzfan

2010-06-12T22:42:00.000-04:00

Matt Wieters Isn't perfect... That Would Grossly Underestimate His Abilities.

From Ben

2010-06-11T20:07:00.000-04:00

Matt Wieters' Father Is A First Ballot Hall-Of-Famer.

From Bucher43

2010-06-11T14:52:00.000-04:00

Matt Wieters Will See Another 300 Game Winner In His Lifetime. Matt Wieters Is Immortal.

From James

2010-06-09T18:52:00.000-04:00

Matt Wieters Was In A Movie Series With Tom Cruise… And They Had To Change The Name To Mission Really Easy.

From JJames

2010-06-09T18:51:00.000-04:00

By The Time Matt Weiters Retires, Eutaw Street Will Look Like The Road To Oz After Being Completely Covered In Gold Plaques From All His Homeruns.

From Aaron