New Mariners Hall of Fame member Jamie Moyer looks back
A day before he is inducted into the Mariners Hall of Fame, Jamie Moyer looked back at his first days as a Mariner, shared favorite memories, and gave his thoughts on the pitching we see today.
Former pitcher Jamie Moyer is the ninth person to be inducted into the Seattle Mariners Hall of Fame. (AP)
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The Mariners Hall of Fame will gain its ninth member Saturday afternoon when Jamie Moyer is inducted. It is a well deserved honor for the team’s all-time leader in wins.
“I don’t know that it’s really clicked for me yet. I don’t know that I really have observed it yet because I just feel like I’m one of the guys,” Moyer told me in a sit-down interview at Safeco Field Friday.
The 25-minute interview was typical of just about any one I have had with Jamie dating back to 1998. It quickly turned into a conversation and often a study of whatever topic was being addressed. Because of time constraints of the pregame show, some great pitching conversation from the interview will not make air. I thought some of you would enjoy the conversation so I am linking it below.
Listen to Jamie Moyer’s interview with Shannon Drayer
What is different, and I have noticed this in recent years in talking with Jamie, is the positivity you hear from him. At a luncheon to honor him earlier in the day, former Mariners catcher Dan Wilson brought up some of the many nicknames Jamie had while with the Mariners.
“Coach Moyer. Grumpy. Grandpa. Grumpy Grandpa,” he said with a laugh.
You will hear no grumpiness in this interview. While the passion for the game is still clearly there, Moyer appears to be comfortable with where he is out of the game. After 25 years in the big leagues and being able to pitch until he was 49, Jamie is a player who can truly say he left it all on the field.
“I know in my heart I gave it may all,” he said at the luncheon.
And while he pitched for eight different organizations in his career, there is little question which one he belongs to.
“Seattle will always be a part of me,” he said at the end of his speech. “Today means I will always be a part of the Seattle Mariners and I am very proud of that.”
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