Pretty amazing, Jamie Moyer has Tommy John surgery and plans to come back as a 49 year old and pitch again.
Makes Brett Favre look like a youngster!
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Planning to and doing it are two very different things.
You've got to admire his moxie, but he's biting off a lot here. The last thing to come back for those returning from TJ is spot control. If he comes back throwing sub-80, and can't locate with pinpoint accuracy, things could get ugly fast.
My guess is, about a year and a half from now, he'll realize that being a retired multi-millionaire at age 49 is a darned good life, seeing your family every day is not bad either, and maybe he could just do TV commentary some and not work so hard.
Seems to be working out OK for Smoltzie.
You've got to admire his moxie, but he's biting off a lot here. The last thing to come back for those returning from TJ is spot control. If he comes back throwing sub-80, and can't locate with pinpoint accuracy, things could get ugly fast.
My guess is, about a year and a half from now, he'll realize that being a retired multi-millionaire at age 49 is a darned good life, seeing your family every day is not bad either, and maybe he could just do TV commentary some and not work so hard.
Seems to be working out OK for Smoltzie.
Also don't forget his son is a freshman at UCI this year. I would imagine he would like to watch him play.
Jamie Moyer and I are the same age. As a Phillies fan living in Seattle, Jamie is one of my favorite players. He pitched with a sort of rough beauty and I enjoyed the way he commanded the diamond in his cerebral, yet athletic way.
Romantically, I hope his UCL replacement gives him a couple of ADDED mph on his fastball, making that circle change even more hideous. Pragmatically, I hope he gets to enjoy throwing a ball with his granchildren, pain free.
Good luck Mr. Moyer.
Romantically, I hope his UCL replacement gives him a couple of ADDED mph on his fastball, making that circle change even more hideous. Pragmatically, I hope he gets to enjoy throwing a ball with his granchildren, pain free.
Good luck Mr. Moyer.
Moyer did a great interview on the MLB Network talking about the importance of confidence. One thing he said was that some days when he got knocked around he felt good about how he’d executed his pitches and some days when he’d gotten hitters out he didn’t think he’d thrown as well. He also talked about how he learned to pitch inside and how he did it. He stressed the importance of getting hitters out with pitches that looked good but were not strikes. Interesting stuff that both young pitchers and hitters could benefit from.
You wonder how many games Moyer could have won if he just had any kind of career in his twenties and early thirties. He had 34 wins at age thirty and 59 at age thirty-three. He has since won 208 more and sits at 267. I guess he wants to see if he can get to 300, even though it's highly unlikely.