| When the Seattle Mariners decided to trade Jamie | | | | September against the Washington Nationals in a |
| Moyer to the Philadelphia Phillies in August 2006 | | | | game where the Phillies could clinch the National |
| for a couple of no-name players, they basically | | | | League East title with a win. He delivered by |
| felt his performance did not justify his salary. At | | | | pitching 6 innings, giving up only 1 run as |
| the time, Moyer was as much the heart of the | | | | Philadelphia won 4-3. |
| Mariners as any other player worth talking about. | | | | How important has Moyer been to the Phillies this |
| On the day he was traded, his season record | | | | year? Well, Philadelphia's division title was its |
| with Seattle was 6-12, and he was the oldest | | | | second consecutive, giving the Phillies their first |
| active player in the American League. Few fans | | | | back-to-back post-season appearances since 1980 |
| know that Moyer is one of the all-time leaders in | | | | and 1981. |
| 1-0 complete game losses, having lost 8 games | | | | And the Seattle Mariners? The Mariners won 61 |
| while surrendering only 1 run during 9 innings. | | | | games this year and lost 101, finishing 39 games |
| Moyer was also the 25th southpaw (left-handed | | | | behind the American League West Division-winning |
| pitcher) to win 200 games in the majors. | | | | Los Angeles Angles at Anaheim. The Mariners |
| Moyer ended his 11-season stint in Seattle with a | | | | became the first team in MLB history to have a |
| 145-87 record and a 3.97 ERA (earned run | | | | $100+ million payroll and 100 losses in the same |
| average). He was the franchise leader in wins, | | | | season. Talk about pathetic. They canned their |
| starts and innings pitched (exceeding Randy | | | | general manager and are in disarray. |
| Johnson). | | | | Seattle's leading pitcher this season was Felix |
| He did not want to leave Seattle, but he was not | | | | Hernandez, who pitched exactly 200 innings and |
| wanted so he packed his bags and said hello to | | | | went 9-11 on the season. Two other Mariners |
| the raucous Philadelphia fans. He finished the 2006 | | | | shared the next most wins on the staff with 6 |
| season as a Philly, winning 5 of 7 decisions with a | | | | apiece. Remember that Moyer won 16 games this |
| 4.03 ERA. | | | | season. |
| In 2007, Moyer compiled a 14-12 won-loss record | | | | Since the Seattle Mariners have given up on |
| and pitched the final game of the season to | | | | Moyer, his record as a Philly is 35-21. Moyer is the |
| determine if Philadelphia would break an 88-win tie | | | | exact definition of a finesse pitcher, his fastball |
| and become the National League Eastern Division | | | | tops out at 83 miles per hour, but he also adds a |
| Champions. Moyer pitched 5+ innings, gave up | | | | circle changeup, a cut fastball and a curveball. |
| only 3 hits and no runs as Philly won to clinch the | | | | He does not have the heater (fast pitch) of a |
| championship. | | | | Randy Johnson in his prime, and is not as talented |
| During this year's 2008 season, Moyer posted a | | | | as many other pitchers. He simply performs |
| 16-7 mark with a 3.71 ERA. He became the oldest | | | | beyond his potential year after year, game after |
| active player in Major League Baseball at 45, and | | | | game. |
| he won his 235th career game, along with at least | | | | Is it any wonder that the hard-hats in working |
| one victory over each Major League team. | | | | class Philadelphia love Jamie Moyer? |
| More important, Moyer again took the mound in | | | | |