"Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Jamie Moyer lashed out at team management Tuesday, saying he felt "misled" by the club and "disheartened" by its decision to demote him to the bullpen. Moyer was dropped from the rotation to make room for Pedro Martinez, set to return to the majors when he starts Wednesday night against the Chicago Cubs.
"I feel a little disheartened," the 22-year veteran said. "I feel a little bit like I've been misled. I feel like I've played this game long enough that the respect factor should be there."
"Ultimately, I'm a little disheartened because I know this past winter, when I was negotiating with the Phillies, this was a sore thumb, if you will, about this potentially happening," Moyer said. "You can't promise anything in this game, but I really felt that Ruben kind of parlayed to me that this type of situation would not happen (ESPN)."
Moyer has been a hell of a player for a long time, but he just isn't getting it done this season with a 10-9 record and a 5.47 ERA. He signed a 2 year contract in the offseason, and he thinks there was an understanding that something like this would not happen, but sorry Moyer, you can't have an ERA like that an expect to stay. It is not like the Phillies didn't give him every shot to come through this season, and it is obvious Moyer might be at the end of the road. With Pedro now on the team, and adding Lee a couple weeks back Moyer just doesn't have a spot right now.
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