Old Dog, Same Tricks

Written by Mike Mariano | 17 June 2010

This Jamie Moyer season is getting ridiculous.  Most of the time he looks like he's got one foot in the baseball grave.  Then out of no where he does something like this (8 innings, 3 hits, 2 runs, 5 K's) and completely shuts down the Yankees.  Robinson Cano hit possibly the farthest ball he'll ever hit, but other than that it was all pop ups and ground balls for the Bronx Bombers.  Moyer became the oldest picture ever to beat the Yankees and with performances like this he apparently can pitch forever.  How you get A-Rod out with an 83 mph fastball, I will never know.

Offensively, it was a party early and with Moyer cruising it was plenty.  In the second inning, Shane Victorino came up with the bases loaded and didn't disappoint lacing a tripling into right center clearing the bases.  After that it was 4-0 (Dobbs had singled off the wall to score Raul), the only remaining scoring coming from Ryan Howard and Jayson Werth's back-to-back jacks.  Somehow this is the first time that the Phillies have done that this season.

One last note, Brad Lidge came in and got the Brad Lidge save with ease.  It may have looked wild and nerve-racking to you, however it followed completely along the blueprint: two quick strike outs, a walk, an RBI double, a single (putting the tying run at the plate), then striking him out.  It wouldn't be a Lidge save if the tying run didn't come to the plate no matter the score or situation.  Great win.  These are fun let's get some more of these.