Jered Weaver stared at Clint Fagan before he raised his glove to receive the ball back from his catcher.
Weaver had spotted a sinker exactly where desired, on the outermost corner of the plate to Milwaukee's Aaron Hill, and Fagan, Monday's home-plate umpire, called it a ball.
The choice was the turning point in the Angels' 8-5 loss to the Brewers at Miller Park. Before it, Weaver could do no wrong, even while topping out at 84 mph with his fastball. After it, he did little right.