Jamie Moyer
(The Associated Press)
Baseball's senior citizenry is thriving: 22 players ages 40 and older have taken the field this season.
Click here for their statistics after the first month.
So far, the geriatric MVP (to go along with his seven real ones) is Barry Bonds. Despite your opinion of him, he continues to be one of the National League's more dangerous hitters despite his advanced age. Moises Alou, his teammate with the Giants last year, also is off to an excellent start with the Mets.
Among pitchers, Jamie Moyer, Tom Glavine, Curt Schilling and John Smoltz all have started the season with 3-1 records. I'll give the senior Cy Young at this point of the season to Moyer, who turned 44 in November. (That's one month before I did!)
Also of note:
• Julio Franco, who will turn 49 later in the season, has just a pair of hits so far, but has made the most of them.
• Texas outfielder Kenny Lofton is the only American League position player over 40.
• The Mets have four players over 40, the most in the majors.
Trivia question 25: Who is the oldest player to lead his league in a category?
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