Sports!

I'm sitting here feeding edamame to my chihuahua and thinking about... pro sports! There are a couple of interesting stories that I like.

Jamie Moyer was a Seattle Mariner pitcher for many years. A couple of years ago he was traded to Philadelphia (his hometown). Now you have to know that Moyer is the oldest active player in the Major Leagues at age 45. Moyer has been the exception of seemingly getting better as he gets older. He had his first 20-game winning season after 40, and he just won his 16th game this year, clinching the division championship for the Phillies (he did the same last year as well). He got where he is by dint of hard work and a careful study of the game.

Jim Zorn was the quarterback of the Seattle Seahawks, and when his playing days were over, he became the Seahawks' quarterbacks' coach, a position he held for many years. Zorn is 55 years old, and surely must have felt he'd risen as high as he was going to. But in the off-season, Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder hired him away to be the Redskins offensive coordinator. And then a few weeks later, decided to make Zorn head coach of the Redskins.

The decision was widely derided. Zorn seemed to have neither the personality nor the resume to be an NFL head coach. But surprise! he's doing a marvelous job. The Redskins lost their season opener to the defending Superbowl champion Giants at their home field, but they won the 3 games after that, including beating the favored Cowboys yesterday. Meanwhile the Seahawks aren't doing so well. The owners must be kicking themselves, don'tcha think?

So a couple of old boys doing well, great to see.