Monday, August 21, 2006
Aging Jamie Moyer At Last Goes Home to Die
Jamie Moyer, the 44-year-old flyball pitcher who has stretched out his career by relying on the distant fences of his spacious home park in Seattle, looks a little like an old horse going to the glue factory now that he arrives in his native Philadelphia area. While he has been effective at times in Seattle (he was 10-0 at home last year) , expect him to be hammered at the Phillies launching pad.
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