When you win the World Series like the Phillies just did, you can get away with just about anything. Exhibit A? Signing Chan Ho Park. Exhibit B? Giving a two-year deal to a 46-year-old pitcher.

(How old is Moyer? His rookie card came out when baseball cards were still cool. This, of course, is a 1987 Topps)

Of course, Jamie Moyer is no average 46-year-old pitcher (though there aren’t any others right now). Moyer is a Philly-area native who was instrumental in bringing the title to his hometown. And Moyer is one of the most durable pitchers in the game, even at his advanced age. I sometimes wonder if Mark Prior just sits at home silently watching Moyer, shaking his head at the absurdity of it all.

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• WTA TENNIS BLOG serves up Ana Ivanovic telling us all about her great visit to the Great Wall of China.

• BUSTED COVERAGE could be flagged for illegal contact, as a couple of college refs aren’t going to turn down a photo op with Erin Andrews.

• While Florida fans are fuming over the Gators’ 31-30 loss to the Rebels, ESPN THE MAGAZINE finds Ole Miss alum Shepard Smith happy with the result - and he better be, since the Fox News anchor has given the school “an a**-load of money“.

• But Urban Meyer may have Dan Patrick to blame, as the ex-ESPN anchor’s radio show is becoming quite a curse on college coaches.

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