"When Jamie Moyer was a Phillie he used to quietly slip over to Carpenter Complex every spring and speak to the organization's minor-league pitchers.

Moyer was an invited guest. Team officials used to like to have him address the organization's young pitchers on what it took to get to – and stay in – the major leagues. Moyer barely mentioned talent. His message focused on perseverance, preparation, conditioning, attitude, mental edge and many of the other intangibles it takes to survive in the majors."