On the Beat: Amazin' Moyer by John Perrotto

  Jim Tracy is a man of many words. The Rockies manager can wax poetic about many of his players, both past and present, and is more than willing to give long and thoughtful answers to all baseball-related questions. However, when it comes to describing his number-two starter, Tracy keeps coming back to one word. "Amazing," Tracy said. "Truly amazing." Is there really any other way to describe left-hander Jamie Moyer? At age 49, he went to the Rockies' spring training camp as a non-roster invitee and won a spot in the rotation. And that came after he sat out last season while recovery from Tommy John surgery. While fanciers of sabermetrics know that pitcher wins really don't mean anything, the victory Moyer was credited with against the Padres on April 17 was different. It was significant because Moyer set the record for being the oldest pitcher to win a major-league game. "It was pretty neat," Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki said....