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Jamie Moyer of the Philadelphia Phillies became the oldest pitcher in baesball history to pitch a complete game shutout at 47 years,
s old. He shutout the Atlanta Braves last night 7-0 giving up only 2 hits, 0 walks and 5 strikeouts. He's also the only player to ever pitch a shutout in four different decades. He has 262 career wins. He doesn't necessarily have Hall of Fame numbers because his ERA is in the 4's and has taken 25 years to get his victory total. Should there be a special place in the Hall for longevity of perhaps just a MLB award for longevity type achievements? Because to pitch in 4 decades, shutouts in all four, and oldest to pitch a shutout should be worth something. Any thoughts on this?
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I believe longevity is already taken into consideration when voting for admittance into the Major League Baseball National Hall of Fame. My understanding of who deserves to be enshrined is somewhat clouded by the some of the players who have been elected versus some of those that have been omitted. When I look at some of the pitchers omitted, I find it very difficult to make a case for Jamie Moyer. Jack Morris the winningest pitcher in the 80s is not a member. Word is that his ERA and reputation with the press outweighs any accomplishments he has made, like pitching in and being a member of 3 different World Series championship teams. If Moyer were to be included for longevity, then for sure Denny McLain would need to be inducted for accomplishments made in a brief Major League Baseball career. Over a 4 year span eh won, 20, 19, 31 and 26 games, before injuries caught up to him. Winning 96 games in 4 years is quite an accomplishment. Not only did he win, he was dominating. I guess there is a place for pointing out unique accomplishments in the Hall, so yes, maybe what Moyer has done could be included there as you mentioned.
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Great answer, I don't think you should make a case for Moyer for the Hall of Fame, he wont get there, but I think somehow his accomplishment should be mentioned in the Hall. Great feat at age 47 to throw a shutout.