Friday night provided quite an interesting contrast. On one hand, we had the excitement of 20-year-old Starlin Castro -- the first major league player born in the 90s -- making history in his major league debut. At the other end of the spectrum, 47-year-old Jamie Moyer became the oldest pitcher in major league history to throw a shutout, holding the Braves to just two hits as part of a 7-0 victory.
The previous oldest pitcher to throw a complete-game shutout was Phil Niekro, when he did it for the Yankees at the age of 46 in 1986. The last non-knuckleballer to do it? Satchel Paige.
When told of his accomplishment, the soft-tossing Moyer was pretty even-keeled about the whole thing (via Matt Gelb of the Philadelphia Inquirer).
Some job. Here’s a guy who continues to defy logic, surviving in a game increasingly built on youth.