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Nearly 50, baseball's Jamie Moyer defies the odds
April 06, 2012
April 06, 2012
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(CBS News) - SCOTSDALE, Ariz. - When 49-year-old Jamie Moyer showed up at the Colorado Rockies spring training camp, there were many who doubted he could get back in the baseball game at his age.
"I've had people tell me for years, you know, 'You're too old, you don't throw hard enough, you can't do this, you can't do that,'" Moyer said.
All Moyer wanted was another chance, after losing the 2011 season to an elbow injury that required reconstructive surgery. "Give me an opportunity, allow me to work, allow me to grow, allow me to get better, and you
"I've had people tell me for years, you know, 'You're too old, you don't throw hard enough, you can't do this, you can't do that,'" Moyer said.
All Moyer wanted was another chance, after losing the 2011 season to an elbow injury that required reconstructive surgery. "Give me an opportunity, allow me to work, allow me to grow, allow me to get better, and you
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