You’ll hear plenty of jokes and quips about
To get you started, here are a few nuggets to consider about the oldest pitcher to ever win a game in the big leagues.
** Moyer was born during the John F. Kennedy administration (Nov. 18, 1962). The high school seniors the Orioles drafted this week were born while Bill Clinton was in office. That's seven presidents later.
** Moyer was called up to the Orioles for the first time on May 30, 1993 – almost two months before Ryan Ripken was born.
** When Moyer made his major league debut for the Cubs on June 16, 1986 (against
** When Moyer was born, “Big Girls Don’t Cry” by The Four Seasons was the top song in the country, followed closely by
** Moyer, as pointed out in a column by USA Today’s Mike Lopresti earlier this year, is older than eight major league managers. He’s only three years younger than the states of Alaska and Hawaii. And the month he made his debut,
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