In today's video we discuss Jamie Moyer, a the man who conquered father time and kept pitching until he was 49 years old. (this is gonna be a long one)
Jamie Moyer engineered every last drop of his mediocre arm strength into a legendary career. Precision pitching excellence and all world durability/longevity.
Faced Tony Perez (born 1942) and Starlin Castro (born 1990). In 2005 Moyer and catcher Pat Borders set two records that may never be broken, with a combined battery age of 84 and 14 confirmed children between them (they now have 17 combined after retirement). Also Moyer himself is a Moneyball legend, in a locker room conversation recorded in the book many of the players agree he's the pitcher they hate to see the most.
I feel like this is the right mix of John Boi’s eclectic production but with more lively commentary. Big fan, you’re going to be one of the big baseball RUclipsrs soon enough.
Just for context. When Jamie Moyer retired in 2012, he faced a total of 8.4% of all hitters in the mlb. Think about that. Nearly 10 percent of the entire MLB history of batters.
his career started a few weeks after Rafael Nadal was born and by the time it was over Nadal had won Wimbeldon twice, the US Open, the Australian Open, and 6 French Open's
So much fun, and so many feels. Even as an M's Fan, I forget that he came to us post '95. As much as I was upset at the time for the Bragg trade, it paid off in the end. The thing I would note about Jamie, is after coming to Seattle, starting the Moyer Foundation, then leaving, he still kept the Moyer Foundation in Seattle, and continued to support it and appear at events in the Seattle area, even after playing elsewhere. He still comes back to M's events often. As much as Seattle is maligned by most sports leagues, and the isolation here can get to some players, especially younger one, Jamie (along with other players for the M's, Seahawks, and Sonics), still contribute liberally to the community, even if they have long since been traded or retired.
I'm an audio engineer. I had to go to the Peoria Sports Complex to record a Voice Over with him during Spring Training one year. The made me wear this HUGE paper "badge of shame" to have access. on my Badge, in BOLD LETTERS... ABSOLUTELY NO AUTOGRAPHS I'm not the sort who would ask, but when we were done recording, I asked him if he would sign my badge... RIGHT HERE! He looks at me, laughing, said HELL YEAH I WILL 😝
Enjoyed watching Jimmy the 5 years he pitched for my bum Phillies. First 4 years he had a winning record and had a respectable 9 & 9 win lost record his 5th year with the Phillies. Remember him & his wife did a huge amount of charity work. Never heard a bad thing about him unlike so many other sports players.
It’s mind blowing that a guy could be so reliable for so long. He was never overpowering. Just reliable. Always gave his best to give his team a shot. He made his mlb debut when I was in the 6th grade. Mind blowing
Oh this was a treat! Fascinating and amazing video, man! You definitely channeled some Jon Bois. The inclusion of that bit of Mike Blowers being a time traveling sooth sayer on the Matt Tuiasosopo home run even though that was only remotely related was fantastic. And all the classic Mariners commercials at the end-so many laughs and good memories! I actually hadn’t seen many of them with the moose and the crafty lefties with Jamie framed on the wall lol! How does one man face 9.8% of all batters ever???!
Saw three interesting stats recently as far as old players go: Bartolo Colon is 49 and is still attempting a major league comeback. Lew Ford (best known for his years on the Twins) is a 46 year old player-coach who still consistently plays, and just finished his 12th season with the independent league Long Island Ducks. Joe Beimel, 5 years removed from playing any affiliated ball, managed to bring his fastball up to 95 MPH at the age of 44, and recently attempted to come back to the majors last season with Padres minor league affiliates.
Really great documentary, brought me back to the good old days when Moyer was still in the league. Commercials at the end were fantastic too! Thank you
started watching your content recently and honestly i'm in love, hoping you get more views this deserves wayyyyyy more than 8k views. keep up the great work👍
My mom got me out of school early for those two games against the Orioles. We got swept, but it was still cool to go to a Mariners playoff game. There haven't been many of those lol.
Moyer was so good on the World Champion Phillies. With a roster with aces, he stood out. He was a true CHAMPION. Excellent job picking Jaime Moyer to highlight. Dude is a LEGEND.
As a soft-tossing high-school left in the early 2000’s, Jaime Moyer was a huge inspiration of mine. Him and Kirk Reuter, go Giants, lol. A shame I couldn’t control a breaking ball to save my life (sinker, splitter, and two different change-ups were the best I could do), and my scarred shins stand testimony to my shaky glove. I can’t say how much much appreciate such a deep dive into one of my favorite and one of the most under the radar MLB players, imho. Along that line, have you looked at Brad Radke or Brooks Kieschnick? Some hidden gems for that era.
I'm glad you found more of your own style in your recent videos because goddamn the humor and especially delivery of some the jokes in this vid is amazing, it got some huge guffaws from me. ngl though you'll probably come back to this vid in a couple years and wince at just how heavyhanded your Dorktown influence is here. using their soundtrack almost exclusively is the most glaring part, and I get it, it's hard to find good music that's not gonna trigger copyright, but it comes across less like an homage and more like you're not capable of coming up with your own direction. especially confounding is your choice to retell the Mike Blowers segment while offering no new insight as if 99% of your audience hasn't already seen the mariners doc. who is it for? not even winking at the fact that you took so much from Dorktown/Bois while also forgoing a special thanks or even a mere shoutout in the description makes the prospect of someone who isn't familiar with their work seeing this all the more troubling-they'd see this presentation and think you were behind all the choices. which is clearly not your intention at all, I think you were just accepting the crutch of a template they offered. still, giving even seemingly obvious credit is incredibly important, which is why you should probably start listing composers and at least some of the footage/image sources at the end of these. Baseball Reference specifically asks that they're credited if you use any of their stats in a piece of media and I've known multiple channels even within baseball yt that have had vids taken down manually by video game composers who were upset about not being credited properly. this comment probably comes across as more mean spirited than I meant it too. there's a lot to love about this video and I like your channel, I'm just a big advocate of artists rights and I'd do the same if I saw your videos getting taken from without proper credit. look forward to watching more from you in the future, you have a great sense of humor and a great eye for topics
@@justmaxproductions I really didn't mean to!! just thought it was important to address as your channel grows which it definitely will. the best parts of your work are truly original and you've only gotten better at leaning into your strengths. I probably should've left the first paragraph out. you're more than capable of drawing these conclusions on your own. sorry man I'm just some petulant asshole on the internet don't listen to me. other than the whole music credits thing
@@ARMTOAST 2 things, first, I 100% look back at old videos and cringe at how knock-off Jon Bois they are, however I still think that they ultimately have enough merit to be the way they are, and enough originality to not just be a complete 1/1 copy second, the Mike Blowers segment was me trying to get the video to 49 minutes which was the original goal, if I made it again I would've cut that and the commercials and instead focused more on the 1990-1995 part of his career which is honestly the most in-depth portion you could go into (however this is with the knowledge I have gained after finishing his book, something I had only briefly read while making the video)
Love the content, keep it up! But one minor critique from a guy who could never make a video as good as this is just slow down talking a little bit. Still a great video though! Keep it up!
Agreed! This was an amazing documentary with a noticeable Jon Bois inspiration. But sometimes stats or images would be flashed so quickly that the viewer can’t see them. Especially around 8:20 I couldn’t see that small game recap stats (too small) followed by some quick text. Also the Bregman meme needed another second on screen to actually see. All constructive, mate! Amazing video!
In my personal opinion Jamie Moyer belongs in Hall Of Pretty Good for his Statistical Career but Hall of Fame for his Longevity and Health. Dude faced the 38th most hitters in MLB History.
that's why the commercials were in there at the end lol, I was trying so hard to pad the runtime. The post-career section used to be way shorter, the part about the 2008 WS used to be just 2 lines, I originally didn't mention the near no hitter or the game against the Marlins & Reds, basically if it could've been talked about I threw it in there. Although now I realize I kinda skipped over the whole mental aspect of his comeback, maybe I should've bought/read the book before making the video
I mean this with the utmost respect: This is like if you were walking thru town, came upon a random Goodwill, thought to yourself, "I'll browse for fun & see what they've got..." And inside, you find a Jon Bois video. But then you look again. And it's spelled, "John Boys", but it's still good, so you don't mind.
As a life long M's fan Jamie was always my favorite player That being said it's what he and his wife Karen have done with the with the Moyer foundation that set him apart No ego Just service to others Jamie for hof
Rich Hill, the current oldest pitcher in baseball, would have to pitch until 2029 to match Moyer's record Hill is slowly regressing the last couple of years (although he says he would like to return for 2023) but Moyer's age 43 season was actually better than his age 42 & 41 seasons Jamie is a unicorn
Hi. Great video ! I feel like some of the soundtrack is the same as Jon bois videos or some other videos I've seen. Where do you get those songs ?Just love the way it sounds.
@@justmaxproductions you’re welcome, bill nye requests you make a breakdown on the brewers end of 2008 and how they almost lost it but the heroics of CC Sabathia saved them their first postseason appearance since 1982
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Jamie Moyer engineered every last drop of his mediocre arm strength into a legendary career. Precision pitching excellence and all world durability/longevity.
He's the poor man's Greg Maddux...in the best possible way.
The Jeremy to Jason's Giambi. The Aaron to Brett's Boone...but without being related and better than the lessers of both.
Faced Tony Perez (born 1942) and Starlin Castro (born 1990).
In 2005 Moyer and catcher Pat Borders set two records that may never be broken, with a combined battery age of 84 and 14 confirmed children between them (they now have 17 combined after retirement).
Also Moyer himself is a Moneyball legend, in a locker room conversation recorded in the book many of the players agree he's the pitcher they hate to see the most.
Ichiro cared so much about him that he talked about him in his Mariners Hall of Fame Speech
Idk why but in any sport seeing an old man still compete is the best
I feel like this is the right mix of John Boi’s eclectic production but with more lively commentary. Big fan, you’re going to be one of the big baseball RUclipsrs soon enough.
Just for context. When Jamie Moyer retired in 2012, he faced a total of 8.4% of all hitters in the mlb. Think about that. Nearly 10 percent of the entire MLB history of batters.
Pulling those old M's commercials was a brilliant touch. Always loved those them growing up.
I swear I learn more about baseball history on this channel than any other channel
aww, thanks
I always appreciated Jamie Moyer. He was fun to follow over his career.
his career started a few weeks after Rafael Nadal was born and by the time it was over Nadal had won Wimbeldon twice, the US Open, the Australian Open, and 6 French Open's
So much fun, and so many feels. Even as an M's Fan, I forget that he came to us post '95. As much as I was upset at the time for the Bragg trade, it paid off in the end.
The thing I would note about Jamie, is after coming to Seattle, starting the Moyer Foundation, then leaving, he still kept the Moyer Foundation in Seattle, and continued to support it and appear at events in the Seattle area, even after playing elsewhere. He still comes back to M's events often.
As much as Seattle is maligned by most sports leagues, and the isolation here can get to some players, especially younger one, Jamie (along with other players for the M's, Seahawks, and Sonics), still contribute liberally to the community, even if they have long since been traded or retired.
I'm an audio engineer. I had to go to the Peoria Sports Complex to record a Voice Over with him during Spring Training one year. The made me wear this HUGE paper "badge of shame" to have access. on my Badge, in BOLD LETTERS...
ABSOLUTELY NO AUTOGRAPHS
I'm not the sort who would ask, but when we were done recording, I asked him if he would sign my badge... RIGHT HERE!
He looks at me, laughing, said
HELL YEAH I WILL 😝
I really enjoy the dork town similarities man. Good content
I was gonna say does this dude work with Secret Base lol.
Enjoyed watching Jimmy the 5 years he pitched for my bum Phillies. First 4 years he had a winning record and had a respectable 9 & 9 win lost record his 5th year with the Phillies. Remember him & his wife did a huge amount of charity work. Never heard a bad thing about him unlike so many other sports players.
Jamie Moyer is forever a legend, miss watching him play. But he definitive left huge legacy. Great video
It’s mind blowing that a guy could be so reliable for so long. He was never overpowering. Just reliable. Always gave his best to give his team a shot. He made his mlb debut when I was in the 6th grade. Mind blowing
you might be the most underrated channel on this entire platform, keep up the good work sir, i love your content!
Your dads butt is underrated
An actual RUclips ad played during the Jamie Moyer as montage at the end. I was confused why Jamie was gonna appear in a Reese’s commercial
lol
One of my all-time favorite players
Oh this was a treat! Fascinating and amazing video, man! You definitely channeled some Jon Bois. The inclusion of that bit of Mike Blowers being a time traveling sooth sayer on the Matt Tuiasosopo home run even though that was only remotely related was fantastic. And all the classic Mariners commercials at the end-so many laughs and good memories! I actually hadn’t seen many of them with the moose and the crafty lefties with Jamie framed on the wall lol!
How does one man face 9.8% of all batters ever???!
Oh man, I love old baseball commercials!! Thanks for adding those!
The commercials at the end were a nice touch.
Absolutely! They’re all classics. And hilarious! Mariners always had great commercials.
Saw three interesting stats recently as far as old players go: Bartolo Colon is 49 and is still attempting a major league comeback. Lew Ford (best known for his years on the Twins) is a 46 year old player-coach who still consistently plays, and just finished his 12th season with the independent league Long Island Ducks. Joe Beimel, 5 years removed from playing any affiliated ball, managed to bring his fastball up to 95 MPH at the age of 44, and recently attempted to come back to the majors last season with Padres minor league affiliates.
It's cool to see the influence of Jon bois everywhere
You can tell he's been around a long time. He was in a commercial back when people still liked A-rod
I wish every organization had a strong commercial game like the Mariners, lol.
Bro your channel has doubled in size over the past week
Jamie Moyer and Dan Wilson, my all time favorite tandem to watch.
The last commercial I was expecting Moyer to appear like
I’ve come to help y’all pitch and I’m back in my uniform
I was at that Marlins game with the Stanton HR. It went out of the park so fast. It was amazing
this feels very dorktown inspired and I love it, I love the dorktown style and seeing someone do it so so well makes me happy
I love that you included the Mariners ads at the end. "Ooh La La" That one always stuck with me.
Really great documentary, brought me back to the good old days when Moyer was still in the league. Commercials at the end were fantastic too! Thank you
My favorite pitcher of all time
As a Phillies fan I will always appreciate what he did for us for those World Series win in 08 and the pennant in 09.
These videos are obviously inspired by Jon Bois, but that's a good thing. Very good work young man
great video, youre very underrated
aw, thanks!
Julio Franco always spit on the first pitch. Legend.
started watching your content recently and honestly i'm in love, hoping you get more views this deserves wayyyyyy more than 8k views. keep up the great work👍
Say what you want about Jaime Moyer, but he was my favorite character in The Epic of Gilgamesh.
he was far and away the best player on the 12 apostles softball team
My mom got me out of school early for those two games against the Orioles. We got swept, but it was still cool to go to a Mariners playoff game. There haven't been many of those lol.
Being what I considered a die hard astros fan I am ashamed on your far superior knowledge. I enjoy astros highlights in every video I've seen so far.
Me: “can we get Jon bois?”
Mom: “we have Jon Bois at home”
Jon Bois at home:
Moyer was so good on the World Champion Phillies. With a roster with aces, he stood out. He was a true CHAMPION. Excellent job picking Jaime Moyer to highlight. Dude is a LEGEND.
I was hoping he could keep pitching and reach 300 wins.
if he didn't get hurt his last few years in Philly he could have gotten there
As a soft-tossing high-school left in the early 2000’s, Jaime Moyer was a huge inspiration of mine. Him and Kirk Reuter, go Giants, lol. A shame I couldn’t control a breaking ball to save my life (sinker, splitter, and two different change-ups were the best I could do), and my scarred shins stand testimony to my shaky glove. I can’t say how much much appreciate such a deep dive into one of my favorite and one of the most under the radar MLB players, imho. Along that line, have you looked at Brad Radke or Brooks Kieschnick? Some hidden gems for that era.
Jamie Moyer is a hall of famer
agreed
Hmmm meh...
October 29, 2008, is my favorite day in my life. I was 13 years old and got to see my favorite baseball team win it all.
October 29, 2017, is my favorite day in my life.
@@justmaxproductions what happened that day?
@@ThePhl4ever I don't know
Here in Seattle, we still consider Jamie a Mariner.
I'm glad you found more of your own style in your recent videos because goddamn the humor and especially delivery of some the jokes in this vid is amazing, it got some huge guffaws from me. ngl though you'll probably come back to this vid in a couple years and wince at just how heavyhanded your Dorktown influence is here. using their soundtrack almost exclusively is the most glaring part, and I get it, it's hard to find good music that's not gonna trigger copyright, but it comes across less like an homage and more like you're not capable of coming up with your own direction. especially confounding is your choice to retell the Mike Blowers segment while offering no new insight as if 99% of your audience hasn't already seen the mariners doc. who is it for? not even winking at the fact that you took so much from Dorktown/Bois while also forgoing a special thanks or even a mere shoutout in the description makes the prospect of someone who isn't familiar with their work seeing this all the more troubling-they'd see this presentation and think you were behind all the choices. which is clearly not your intention at all, I think you were just accepting the crutch of a template they offered.
still, giving even seemingly obvious credit is incredibly important, which is why you should probably start listing composers and at least some of the footage/image sources at the end of these. Baseball Reference specifically asks that they're credited if you use any of their stats in a piece of media and I've known multiple channels even within baseball yt that have had vids taken down manually by video game composers who were upset about not being credited properly.
this comment probably comes across as more mean spirited than I meant it too. there's a lot to love about this video and I like your channel, I'm just a big advocate of artists rights and I'd do the same if I saw your videos getting taken from without proper credit. look forward to watching more from you in the future, you have a great sense of humor and a great eye for topics
way to bum me out man
@@justmaxproductions I really didn't mean to!! just thought it was important to address as your channel grows which it definitely will. the best parts of your work are truly original and you've only gotten better at leaning into your strengths. I probably should've left the first paragraph out. you're more than capable of drawing these conclusions on your own. sorry man I'm just some petulant asshole on the internet don't listen to me. other than the whole music credits thing
@@ARMTOAST 2 things,
first, I 100% look back at old videos and cringe at how knock-off Jon Bois they are, however I still think that they ultimately have enough merit to be the way they are, and enough originality to not just be a complete 1/1 copy
second, the Mike Blowers segment was me trying to get the video to 49 minutes which was the original goal, if I made it again I would've cut that and the commercials and instead focused more on the 1990-1995 part of his career which is honestly the most in-depth portion you could go into (however this is with the knowledge I have gained after finishing his book, something I had only briefly read while making the video)
Really like your channel dude. Got great Jon Bois vibes with a more upbeat energy and i dig it a lot. Good stuff
Oh man I was at the game against the Astros in Houston on April 7, 2012. I was hoping to see Moyer break the record, but it was not to be.
Damn this is really good
Big jon bois vibes. They’re both very similar
Definitely some Jon Bois vibes/influence in this video. Awesome job!
my dad’s friend is best friends with him. such a great guy man
Mariners are such an interesting franchise
he's still to this date the last pitcher to win a playoff game for them
Had an interesting 90s and 00s...
I could allow more home runs than Moyer easily 😤
he really stat padded in that last game against the Reds lol
The funny thing is... Maybe not. I mean I’m sure you could give up home runs pretty easily but would your bum arm hold up that long?
Love this. From your UK based braves fan
Was just thinking about making a video about Moyer -- great stuff!
Bro the Magnum Force soundtrack 👌 one of my all time favorite flicks
Have a autograph photo on my dresser . We were in the fireside inn the afternoon he made his 1st start he was from closest school to us
I hope that Jon Bois sees this channel, I really like the content
I hope he isn't mad at the whole "stealing the soundtrack and style of his videos" part
When Jamie Moyer signed with the cubs in June of 1984, Hank Aaron had only been retired 7 and a half years!!!
Pete Rose's career ended in 1986
Todd Frazier, the guy who hit the 522nd and final homer, was BORN in 1986
Great video dude
Love the content, keep it up! But one minor critique from a guy who could never make a video as good as this is just slow down talking a little bit. Still a great video though! Keep it up!
Agreed! This was an amazing documentary with a noticeable Jon Bois inspiration. But sometimes stats or images would be flashed so quickly that the viewer can’t see them. Especially around 8:20 I couldn’t see that small game recap stats (too small) followed by some quick text. Also the Bregman meme needed another second on screen to actually see. All constructive, mate! Amazing video!
This is incredible!!
Moyer throwing a shutout at age 47 with a fastball blazing in at 82 mph is peak baseball as far as I’m concerned.
A one for one copy of the randy Johnson intro from the bois video for ichiro is hilarious
"hopefully he'll get a break with the next hitter" lmao
Well done you just got a new subscriber 👍👍
He wanted to retire with his fastball and his age at the same number.
naw bro that was brutal💀
In my personal opinion Jamie Moyer belongs in Hall Of Pretty Good for his Statistical Career but Hall of Fame for his Longevity and Health. Dude faced the 38th most hitters in MLB History.
You were one minute and 4 seconds away from having a 49 minute video about a 49 year old pitcher ... you missed a golden opportunity.
that's why the commercials were in there at the end lol, I was trying so hard to pad the runtime. The post-career section used to be way shorter, the part about the 2008 WS used to be just 2 lines, I originally didn't mention the near no hitter or the game against the Marlins & Reds, basically if it could've been talked about I threw it in there.
Although now I realize I kinda skipped over the whole mental aspect of his comeback, maybe I should've bought/read the book before making the video
Rich Hill is the closest we got nowadays?
here's what really puts Moyer's oldness into perspective, Rich Hill would have to play until 2029 to match Moyer
and he ain't doing that
I like the "secret base but danker" energy
Would’ve definitely had 300 wins if not for that two-year hiatus in the 90s, and then he would be in the Hall of Fame
I mean this with the utmost respect:
This is like if you were walking thru town, came upon a random Goodwill, thought to yourself, "I'll browse for fun & see what they've got..."
And inside, you find a Jon Bois video. But then you look again. And it's spelled, "John Boys", but it's still good, so you don't mind.
diet god is still god
@@justmaxproductions
Diet Bois?
jamie and i were literally born in the same hospital. i always found that fascinating
Fascinating? Really?
As a life long M's fan Jamie was always my favorite player That being said it's what he and his wife Karen have done with the with the Moyer foundation that set him apart No ego Just service to others Jamie for hof
great video
It’s weird u don’t see really old guys anymore considering injury treatments and regimes are getting better resulting in what should be longer careers
Rich Hill, the current oldest pitcher in baseball, would have to pitch until 2029 to match Moyer's record
Hill is slowly regressing the last couple of years (although he says he would like to return for 2023) but Moyer's age 43 season was actually better than his age 42 & 41 seasons
Jamie is a unicorn
I see a lotta John Bois influence in this great video.
never heard of John Bois, I love Jon Bois though
@@justmaxproductions damn it, I’ll show myself out
Hi. Great video ! I feel like some of the soundtrack is the same as Jon bois videos or some other videos I've seen. Where do you get those songs ?Just love the way it sounds.
there are some playlists online
ruclips.net/p/PLoACd69cZBKexixB0sl5a8oLsa-DhlW7m&si=bRaS6YC1J7nzu3en
Jamie went 22 years between hitting sacrifice flies.
The algorithm burying you is criminal
@@dadbot8480 eh, it happens
Hey wait a minute what is the summoning salt music doing in a basbeall video
It felt appropriate
nice jon bois impression. respect
Imagine being a funny Twitter person and a funny (good) baseball RUclipsr
@@S0appy-t8w thank youuu :3
amazing video but that fucking ichiro clip might be the tuff day clip i ever seen
If you’re trying to make Jon Bois esque videos, you’re doing a good job at it
thanks Bill Nye
@@justmaxproductions you’re welcome, bill nye requests you make a breakdown on the brewers end of 2008 and how they almost lost it but the heroics of CC Sabathia saved them their first postseason appearance since 1982
Thank you for your sympathy -An A’s Fan
45:18 I find this kinda amusing when the Mariners have a player with the last name France now
7:48 bro said may of 1922
but yea its a fucking banger of a video
freudian slip
Wasn’t it “Mike” Stanton back in 2012? Lol
30:34 and that's where his career stands today
Dope video
7:49 1922 huh? Damn he remembers the Russian Revolution and WW1!
the one time a slip up makes sense
@@justmaxproductions Haha all good. Really liked the video man, and subbed
His Oh la la fastball was at 128, so there's that.
I'd like to see Nolan Ryan touch 128!
This MIGHT be Jon bois
no rich hill love
Jon Bois Jr over here
Lol Mets warning is even funnier after last night
lolMets is inevitable