"I really hadn't thought about it," Moyer said of reaching his 250th win. "For me, it takes so much effort to play, to prepare to play.
"I really believe that my focus has been on that, not milestones or numbers or personal things.
"I've been taught to play the game as a team, not an individual, and I really feel that's how I approach things. When you play 20-plus years, some of these things are going to happen. I'm proud to get my 250th win, but there is still a lot of baseball to play."
And that's why Moyer's fourth victory of the season has considerably more significance to the Phillies than the 250th of his career.
Moyer earned a win for the first time since April 26, but it was his third consecutive solid start.
In fact, Moyer had his best outing of the season, surrendering just one run and three hits in six innings. He struck four and walked none.
In his last three starts, Moyer has allowed eight earned runs, which is a big deal considering he had surrendered 19 in the three starts prior.
"I've been trying to create some consistency in myself," Moyer said. "I feel like in my last couple of outings I've been able to do that. The win beside my name wasn't there, but I wasn't as concerned with the win beside my name as I was the win besides the Phillies' name."
Things are magnified after the events of the last several days, since it was revealed that Brett Myers likely is going to be lost for the season due to hip surgery.
At some point, the Phillies probably will acquire another starter; in the meantime, they'll look for a substitute from within their own system.
But regardless of how a replacement for Myers is found, the key is going to be for the other starters - Moyer, Cole Hamels, Joe Blanton and J.A. Happ – not to become a concern.
And there was a point, 2 weeks ago, when Moyer was a real concern.
