Jamie Moyer
Jamie Moyer
Jamie Moyeris an American former professional baseball pitcher. Over his 25-year career in Major League Baseball, Moyer pitched for the Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers, St. Louis Cardinals, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Seattle Mariners, Philadelphia Phillies, and Colorado Rockies. He was inducted into the Mariners Hall of Fame in 2015...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth18 November 1962
CitySellersville, PA
CountryUnited States of America
The balls they hit were elevated in the (strike) zone. It was a mater of making the adjustments to keep the ball down and get some ground balls.
I let Guerrero get his arms extended, and while that's usually a mistake to any power hitter, it isn't necessarily so to him. He has no strike zone. He'll hit the ball below the zone, the ball away, and he'll cheat inside and put good wood on it. So you choose your poison.
I was throwing mostly fastballs and had pretty good location. I was able to keep the ball down and work quickly.
I say this respectfully. He's a freak. He's a very good hitter without a strike zone. He can hit the ball in, hit the ball off the plate away, hit the ball up and go get the ball that's down. He covers the plate, and beyond.
That was a heads-up play. I was behind him (backing up), and he saw the throw didn't have enough to get the runner. So he ran up where he could get the ball cleanly and make the throw. That made it two outs and no on, instead of (the potential for) an add-on run. The damage was over.
He can hit the ball out of the park anywhere, probably out of the Grand Canyon.
I'm sure it's going to be a challenge for him. But the way I look at it is, last year, we went through seven catchers. That was a challenge in itself. If I can get through that challenge, I don't think this year will be too bad.
I had to get back in the count, so I came up a bit and he hit it well. But he could as easily have popped it up.
The key thing to do with them is keep the rabbits off the bases.
To me, more or less, I'm trying to find the feel for it. Where am I mentally? Where am I physically? And try to build from there.
Sometimes you've got to put up more zeroes than the other team. Tonight I wasn't able to do that.
It was all right. It's a starting point. You can find out where you are and where you need to address things.
I didn't locate well. That usually causes problems, for me especially.
I felt like my location was a lot better today. That's a plus.