Rock of ages (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
I’m 34 years old. Back in 10th grade, I had a stress fracture in my shoulder from pitching and catching…constantly. It still hurts. Side note: high school coaches…after your teenage pitches five or six innings, don’t put him behind the plate and ask him to throw runners out. It typically it ends poorly. More recently, I had a bout with an unidentified and mysterious muscle enzyme virus that left me struggling to turn a door knob or open the refrigerator door. Perhaps that explains why my appreciation for Jamie Moyer’s most recent accomplishment may seem slightly over-the-top.
Moyer, who will turn 50 (f%$!ing 50, people!) this November, has recently been named a member of the Colorado Rockies starting rotation. The veteran left-handed pitcher will start Colorado’s second game of the season. He has appeared in games in four decades. Simply starting as a Major League pitcher at age 49 is deserving of its own kudos. However, it is ...
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April 01, 2012
