Jamie Moyer Answers Contest Winners
Posted by Brian Michael, Mon, September 07, 2009 08:34 AM | Comments: 11
Foundation, PN Interview, Posts
Last week we announced the winners of our online raffle held in support of The Moyer Foundation. As a prize the winners were invited to ask Jamie Moyer interview questions, which he has graciously answered below.
From Mike M.: Jamie, you’ve spent the last 23 years playing major league baseball for 7 different teams in 7 different cities and have spent countless hours traveling all around the country – What is your favorite story or memory from traveling with your team(s)? (i.e. fond memories, humorous teammates/pranks, lost luggage, favorite places, crappy hotels, etc.)
Mike,
The majority of my career has been an incredible journey. I have had the good fortune to play with and against some great players who have impacted my life and the game of baseball in many great ways. Some of my most favorite teammates are Nolan Ryan, Cal Ripken, and Andre Dawson. The all had a unique way of dealing with their jobs, in a very successful way. Which is something I feel very fortunate that I was able to witness and learn from the three of them. Which I feel has helped me throughout my career. I’ve certainly stayed in some shady hotels throughout my career, but honestly don’t remember names nor would I want to ever return to them. Ryan Sanberg was a pretty sneaky prankster. So was Terry Francona!
Christine K.: Would you and your family stay in this area when you retire? Possibly run a baseball clinic for young players? Your wisdom, knowledge and experience would be invaluable to elementary and high school kids. You have proven you can endure, and do it successfully. You are “mentoring” the younger players on the team now, why not share it with others?
Christine,
I’m really not sure what life will bring me in retirement. I am leaving all of my options open at this point. It would be nice to be able to give back to the game that has given me so much! As for now time will tell……!
Thank you both Mike and Christine for your questions. They really allowed me to think of the many great experiences I’ve had in my past!
Best regards,
Jamie Moyer
Posts: 0 joshb
Thanks guys for this. It’s always interesting hearing from the Phillies “up front” with questions that aren’t asked all the time.
Posted: 10:13 AM on September 7, 2009
Posts: 0 Section118
wait, moyer would retire at some point???
Posted: 10:48 AM on September 7, 2009
Posts: 0 pmartinez
Those were some pretty uninteresting answers
Posted: 10:49 AM on September 7, 2009
Posts: 0 Michael
yeah, i was just about to say the same thing…
Posted: 11:08 AM on September 7, 2009
Posts: 0 Phan in TN
yeah
that Terry Francona sure was tricksey, waiting to play for another team before he tried to win.
sorry…felt like a fluff piece
Posted: 11:54 AM on September 7, 2009
Posts: 0 Greg V.
Speaking of Moyer, he’s today’s starter now! Happ got scratched with a mild right oblique strain.
Posted: 12:06 PM on September 7, 2009
Posts: 0 Phan in TN
So, we are going to start out today’s game with a -3 score.
i can see the Nationals scurrying around their caves right now strategizing how they are going to get revenge on us. Granted, they have a very very long list.
Posted: 12:17 PM on September 7, 2009
Posts: 0 joedad
Moyer doesn’t live here now so I bet he will not move here when he retires.
I hope Happ’s injury isn’t a nagging thing for the rest of the year although it sounds suspiciously like a day off to me.
Posted: 12:24 PM on September 7, 2009
Posts: 0 Greg
Effin christ. How many times w/ a man on third and less than 2 outs will we choke this game? Eff u victorino. U sux lately. I effin guarantee they blow this game and the season. You heard it here first.
Posted: 04:24 PM on September 7, 2009
Posts: 0 charley
No wonder Moyer plays the game the way he does, the players he listed as his favorite teammates were the best role models in the game for fellow players and fans!
Charley
Andre Dawson for the Hall of Fame
hawk4thehall blogspot
Posted: 04:43 PM on September 7, 2009
Posts: 0 Andrew
Moyer is a great guy. Still pitching good also
Dawson will get more support over time as the players from the roids era are blackballed it will allow players liek him to get in.
He will be in
Posted: 09:49 PM on September 7, 2009