Jamie Moyer is old. He has an ERA of over 6.00 yet he seems to find a way to get W's. It really is amazing. Yesterday he pitched just 5 innings and gave up 4 runs, but he go the run support he needed and moved his record to 6-6. As they say it is not how you win, it is that you win.
I was looking at some of his stats to see how this 46 year old had gotten to this place of 252 wins. Between 1989 and 1991 Moyer's record was 6-20, not very impressive to pitch three years and win just six games but he persevered. From 2001-2003 his record was 54-21, this shows that Moyer was a fighter. I think this same mentality helps him to struggle through games when he doesn't have his good stuff. I am a big fan of people, and athletes that push through challenges in life.
Zach Greinke seems to be back on track again. He pitched 6 1/3 innings and gave up two runs to move to 10-3, securing win #44. His ERA is still under 2.00 and he is a prime time pitcher. Greinke himself has persevered through Social Anxiety Disorder that threatened to end his career. He apparently is still not a guy that loves the limelight. It is getting harder and harder for him not to be placed in the bright lights of super-stardom.
Tommy Hanson of the Braves continues to pitch beyond his years. He had to persevere in order to rack up his fourth consecutive win in four starts, in order to go 4-0. He was sent home the day before because he was sick with the flu. He pitched 6 innings of shutout baseball against a very talented Red Sox lineup, and lowered his ERA to 2.48.
I am sure most people would think that Hanson was a first round pick by the Braves, but that is not the case. He was selected in the 22nd round, 676 players were drafted ahead of him. Astounding!!! Perseverance once again.
Check out this link http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/draft/y2005/tracker/search.jsp?sc=round&sp=22
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