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Jamie Moyer Drops The Price Of His Seattle Home

Filed under: Estates, Celebrity Shopping, Sports

Last weekend professional baseball pitcher Jamie Moer was in Texas for the Super Bowl and his annual fundraising initiative for The Moyer Foundation his nonprofit which has a mission to provide comfort and support to children enduring a time of profound physical, emotional or financial distress. The Moyer Foundation joined with chef Mario Batali and The Mario Batali Foundation to present "Spaghetti Western", which was held right next to Chef Tim Love's Love Shack restaurant in Fort Worth, Texas. The event raised $145,000.

But today Moyer is on my radar for a real estate price chop. Moyer, who is 48 and still pitching (although currently not active due to elbow surgery) is trying to sell his home in Seattle's Magnolia area. He was traded from the Seattle Mariners to the Philadelphia Phillies in 2006. He put his home on the market in 2009 for $8.9 million. In December 2010 it popped back up on the market for $7.8 million. Moyer is apparently serious about selling, it just had another price cut, to $6.75 million.

The Tudor style home was built in 1933 but has plenty of modern details including a plush wood-paneled home theater/game room and an outdoor kitchen with a pizza oven. The home's nearly 1/2 acre lot includes a pool, pool house and four-car garage. Other details include a family room with French marble floors, fireplace and butlers pantry; a living room with a vaulted ceiling; a library and a large master suite. The listing is with Windemere Real Estate.

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10 Sports Guys Who Wish You'd Buy Their Houses

by Ann Brenoff (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Estates

Sports stars are the kids who won't grow up. How else can we explain their constant misbehavior? (Yes Tiger, you know who we're talking about. Now please return to the Bad Boys' Corner.)

While we don't condone the philandering, the drug use, or the lying about the both, we do take the higher road when it comes to beautiful homes in need of new owners. So, for the sake of beautiful homes everywhere, here is Luxist's List of 10 Expensive Homes owned by Sports Guys. And for those on the list haven't actually crossed the law or resigned in shame over anything, our apologies for lumping you with the other boys in the locker room.

1) Greg Norman--Tranquility--$65 million
Uh, how to put this nicely? Golfer Greg Norman has clearly been having a rough go of things -- including his understanding of the real estate market. His 25-year marriage ended in divorce and the couple listed their Florida estate for sale. Here's where it gets confusing: First it was listed at $65 million in 2007, then reduced to $47.5 million, and now it's back to $65 million. You don't have to know which end of a golf club is up to know that the market -- in Florida of all places -- has crashed big time. So what's up with raising the price? Get real; get it sold. Make listing agent Suzanne Frisbie of the Corcoran Group happy.

It's a nice enough place for those to whom Florida appeals. Personally, I prefer my mosquitoes smaller. The eight-acre property has nine bedrooms and 13.5 bathrooms.

Gallery: Greg Norman's Tranquility

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Jamie Moyer in Seattle, Estate of the Day

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Estates

So much of the sports star real estate we see is from transferred athletes leaving behind real estate in the towns they used to play for. We've mentioned professional baseball pitcher Jamie Moyer for his philanthropy before but he's also an athlete in search of a buyer. He was traded from the Seattle Mariners to the Philadelphia Phillies in 2006. He put his home on the market in 2009 for $8.9 million. But as Curbed reports it recently popped back up on the market for $7.8 million.

Moyer, his wife and their eight kids lived quite well in this lovely home in Seattle's Magnolia area. The Tudor style home was built in 1933 but has plenty of modern details including a plush wood-paneled home theater/game room and an outdoor kitchen with a pizza oven. The home's nearly 1/2 acre lot includes a pool, pool house and four-car garage. Other details include a family room with French marble floors, fireplace and butlers pantry; a living room with a vaulted ceiling; a library and a large master suite.

Gallery: Jamie Moyer in Seattle

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Baseball Pitcher And Chef Partner On Super Brunch

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Filed under: Dining, Charity, Sports

In the short-lived world of professional sports Jamie Moyer is a bit of a legend. He has spent 22 seasons in Major League Baseball and will enter the 2010 season as the oldest pitcher in the game at the age of 47. Moyer and his wife, Karen are extremely active off the field as well. Together they founded The Moyer Foundation which has a mission to provide comfort and support to children enduring a time of profound physical, emotional or financial distress. The Moyer Foundation has raised more than $19 million to assist over 200 different non-profit organizations that serve the needs of children in severe distress. The Moyer Foundation created and funds Camp Erin, the largest national network of bereavement camps for children and teens.

The Moyer Foundation, founded by MLB pitcher Jamie Moyer and his wife, Karen, are joining together with The Mario Batali Foundation to present their "Super Bowl Super Brunch" on Saturday, February 6th from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Viceroy Hotel in Miami. This brunch has tickets priced at $1,000 and will be hosted by the Moyers and Batali, with honorary celebrity co-chairs - Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Buffett and Emeril Lagasse. Other guests will include professional athletes and sports personalities. The afternoon will feature a gourmet brunch designed by Batali, wine and specialty cocktails, cooking demonstrations by Batali and Lagasse, live entertainment and a silent auction. Proceeds from the special event will benefit The Moyer Foundation's Camp Erin™ program and The Mario Batali Foundation.

Charity Folks is also holding an auction that includes two tickets to the 2010 Super Bowl in Miami, Florida on Sunday, February 7, two tickets to the Super Brunch and hotel accommodations at the Viceroy Hotel Miami in one room for two people are included for February 4 - February 8, 2010. Bidding was at $5,500 last time I looked. Proceeds from this auction also benefits the Mario Batali Foundation and the Moyer Foundation.

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