Three Strikes: Moyer heads to the bullpen

Tuesday, August 11, 2009 | Print Entry

Three Strikes is back from vacation. And boy, is there some tremendous stuff to catch up on. So here goes.

STRIKE ONE -- BULLPEN LIFE BEGINS AT 46 DEPT.

The Phillies announced Monday that they are moving Jamie Moyer to the bullpen -- at age 46. Friends, this is an amazing development.

Jamie Moyer

Moyer

For one thing, Moyer has won more games (26) over the past two seasons than (among others) Josh Beckett, Carlos Zambrano, Justin Verlander and Roy Oswalt -- and the only left-handers with more wins than him in that time are Cliff Lee (31), Johan Santana (29) and CC Sabathia (29). But that isn't even the amazing part.

 
 

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  • Jayson Stark Jayson Stark

    Jayson Stark has been a senior baseball writer for ESPN.com since 2000. His regular contributions include the newsy Rumblings and Grumblings column and his tilted look inside baseball's numbers and quirks, the Useless Information Department.

    Stark also makes regular television appearances on "SportsCenter," "The Hot List" and "Baseball Tonight." He is a regular ESPN Radio guest of "Mike & Mike in the Morning" (Wednesdays), "GameNight" (Thursdays) and the "Sports Bash" (Tuesdays), as well as numerous other shows on the network.

    Before arriving at ESPN, Stark worked for the Philadelphia Inquirer for 21 years. He was twice named Pennsylvania's sportswriter of the year by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association.

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