Jamie Moyer Goes for Win No. 250 Tonight

With a win tonight Jamie Moyer will reach his 250th career win. What an accomplishment that would be for a pitcher who has stood the test of time.

Where Moyer lacks in great stuff, he makes up for in smarts. It is no secret that a bean ball from Moyer will leave the slightest of bruises the next day (if any) so Moyer has learned the values of staying calm and has practiced being patient on the mound. Nobody slows the game down like Moyer. He can frustrate a batter by tossing over to first sixteen times in one at bat. While the batter is growing anxious for a pitch, and thus more likely to swing, Moyer is playing the game.

Moyer knows that he is not going to strike out 15 batters in a game, but what he is most concerned with is his helping his team win. All that is asked of Moyer is that he keep the Phillies in any game, and he almost always does.

Moyer currently sits in a tie for 46th place on the all time wins list in baseball. With 249 wins Moyer is tied with Hall of Famer Vic Willis, who last pitched in 1910. Moyer’s next win will break that tie and put him one game behind Bob Gibson. Moyer is third in wins among active pitchers (Tom Glavine with 305, Randy Johnson with 297).

Last year Moyer pitched in his first World Series game. Here’s hoping he can pitch in one more this October.

This was originally posted on Macho Row.