This is my favorite scorebook. On Tuesday at Lakewood I used the last page in my old scorebook. Two new ones arrived yesterday from What's the Score, just in time for tonight's game. On the 24th anniversary of his major league debut, Jamie Moyer celebrated with the 265th win of his career, a stellar outing versus the NY Yankees. He threw eight innings, allowing just two runs on three hits. The Phillies' offense came briefly to life against starter A.J. Burnett, with six runs in total, including a bases-clearing triple by Shane Victorino and back-to-back homers, the first of this year, from Ryan Howard and Jayson Werth. Raul Ibanez also stole his first base since May 2009. After Burnett left in the fourth, however, the Phillies did not get another hit. It was enough for Moyer, who was superb in the 6-3 win. Take out last week's nine-run shredding in Boston and Jamie Moyer has been having a remarkable year. Yankee fans may not have liked it but they saw something special last night in the Bronx.
Before the game, a curious offering of sorts was discovered in the Phillies' clubhouse, right in front of Chase Utley's locker, involving an arcane geometric arrangement of bats, a batting glove, and some fruit. All very tongue-in-cheek.
Just think about it: 24 years in the majors, working in the slow lane but still more effective than not. Moyer came back from the worst game of his career on Friday in Boston to pitch one of his best.
