Comments on: Moyer gets his first ring

By: Panev

Panev — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 22:03:07 +0000

Jamie Moyer is absolutely amazing. The fact that he has the physical and mental ability to go out to the mound at 45 is incredible.

It will be interesting to see how long this can continue.

Are 275 wins possible?

By: scott19

scott19 — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 19:18:09 +0000

A cymbal roll for that post, Joser!

By: joser

joser — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:26:08 +0000

apparently he talked the grounds crew into letting him dig up the pitching rubber after the game

Now the question is whether Karen will let him bring it into bed with them. “When I said seven kids was enough, this wasn’t the solution I had in mind!”

Wow. I had no clue the rubber was so big. I guess that keeps it in place, eh?

Big men need big rubbers.

By: joser

joser — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:24:15 +0000

PBS is running the Ken Burns “Baseball” series again, and last night they aired the segment from the 40s covering Jackie Robinson and the Negro leagues. There was a quote about Satchel Paige, when he finally debuted as the oldest “rookie” ever for the Cleveland Indians, that described him using his pitches to school hitters half his age in how much they didn’t know and how much they had not yet seen (I wish I had the DVDs so I could write it down exactly). It sounded exactly like Jamie Moyer.

Maybe they’ll let Jamie come back and pitch 3 innings when he’s 59 like Satchel did in 1965 (to qualify for his pension). But I doubt he’ll be able to no-hit the Red Sox over 9 outs like Paige did. He probably won’t be throwing any slower, though.

By: Dayve

Dayve — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 23:21:18 +0000

4/11/2007
Late Edit: Michael Garciaparra claimed by Phillies off waivers. Now he can hang out with Greg Dobbs. When Gillick gets a mancrush on a bad player, he doesn’t let go.

By: jefffrane

jefffrane — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:26:59 +0000

Just joining the chorus. I really was rooting for the young Rays and like others couldn’t root against Jamie. Getting that ring couldn’t happen to a nicer guy — and watching him pitch that WS game was a delight (frustrating, but delightful).

By: Carson

Carson — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:19:30 +0000

Wow. I had no clue the rubber was so big. I guess that keeps it in place, eh?

By: BillyJive

BillyJive — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:08:01 +0000

I have nothing realy to add. I coudn’t be happier for Jamie Moyer and his family. It’s nice to see good things happen to good people.
Somebody refresh my memory…why the hell did we give up on Greg Dobbs…and what exactly did we get in return for Moyer and Dobbs?
Probably rhymes with ‘hero’
Ah..Bavasi…

By: scott19

scott19 — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:38:44 +0000

Maybe Jamie can hurl that pitching rubber thru a car windshield in his next All-Star Auto Glass spot!

By: matto

matto — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:35:40 +0000

Congrats to Jamie, Pat and Greg. Dobber is perfect for a NL bench player. He can adequately play 3b, 1b and the corners. That makes him a useful too, particularly since he was one of the NL’s best PH guys. If I knew my career was as a bench/PH guy, I’d want to be in the NL. It gives them more opportunity for success.