Above; Old, Older, Oldest
I am old. I am old by the standards that I developed as a youngster. Waaay old. At age 14 I made up my mind that I did not want to EVER be 45. Seriously. Those were the 60's and we were not supposed to trust anyone over 30, I was pretty sure the revolution WAS going to happen and I for one never wanted to get old.
I am old. I am old by the standards that I developed as a youngster. Waaay old. At age 14 I made up my mind that I did not want to EVER be 45. Seriously. Those were the 60's and we were not supposed to trust anyone over 30, I was pretty sure the revolution WAS going to happen and I for one never wanted to get old.
My parents were old, and in those days; and with my eyes THEY were old. I never EVER saw my old man in shorts, NEVER saw him move fast, I mean NEVER. If he had to walk briskly he had to have his hand over his pocket to keep his change from jingling.
In those days Jack LaLane was considered a bona fide FREAK because he believed in exercise.
And as a boy I had Robin Roberts' baseball card. Even back then I thought, wow this guy is old, this guy has been around; how does he get anyone OUT?
Maybe you think this way about Jamie Moyer. If you listen to the press and media, all you hear about is how old Jamie is. How he gets hitters out with smoke and mirrors. How he cannot last, how he MUST be living on borrowed time.
Here is my take. I have always thought this and after today EVEN I came away MORE impressed than ever, but I am old.
Yeah, he only throws 83 or 84 tops. In the days with closers throwing 99 this sounds like easy pickings.
Only 83 84. Well let me tell you, that is plenty fast. It ain't that bad; most mortals cannot touch it, and even guys like Ted Williams have to concentrate to hit it. Especially when it is located, especially when it moves.
I have known Jamie for six years now. I was a former catcher. I caught guys that were pretty damn good. Mark Bishop was pretty damn good. A big winner in college and Mark pitched well into his late 30's for the Seattle Studs Semi Pro team. Mark was a thinker, a competitor and a scrapper. I caught Wyatt Tonkin who threw absolute gas and got a cup of coffee with the Braves in the early 80's. I caught Floyd Bannister, Kennedy High School super star, ASU premier pitcher, and number 1 draft pick of 1976 and Mariner stand out.
I caught Jamie today and he WOWED me. He hit spots. HE HIT SPOTS. He hit spots in long toss. He hit spots from the mound. He made it move in. He made it move out. He made it move down. And he made it move to his spots. And each time HE CALLED HIS SHOT.
I have always been a fan, I mean how can I not be, but today I FOUND OUT WHY he still gets big leaguers out.
COMPLETE AND TOTAL ADMIRATION
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