'Oil Can' Boyd looking for comeback at age 49

[charlie and algernon]

It's been 18 years since Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd last pitched in the Major Leagues, but he figures he's still got some gas left in that tank.

The 49-year-old wants an MLB team to give him a look this spring, according to a report in the Boston Globe.

Says Boyd, "I have nothing to lose, and all a major league team has to lose is 15 minutes. Give me 15 minutes and I'll show I can still pitch. That's all I want."

And he says he's still got some pretty good stuff, claiming his fastball is in the low-90s and his changeup and curveball are as good as ever.

Boyd finished with a 78-77 career record and a 4.04 lifetime ERA over a 10-year stretch with the Red Sox, Expos and Rangers.

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/9228008/'Oil-Can'-Boyd-looking-for-comeback-at-age-49?MSNHPHCP>1=39002


Cool, I want Kirt Gibson to sign with the Marlins then, he's only 51 and we can use the veteran experience!

[Captain Hilts]

1. The Can certainly was a piece of work.

[sniffa]

2. I love Oil Can!

He was pitching with the Lowell Spinners not that long ago.