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When Mike Mussina left the Baltimore Orioles for the New York Yankees in 2000, I wasn't upset. The Evil Empire afforded more money and a better shot at a World Series title.
He never did get that World Series title, but he got his money and a few more wins and ...
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Via Baseball & The Boogie Down
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November 20, 2008
Joel Sherman at the NY Post posted another "is Mike Mussina a HOFer" article on his Hardball blog. At this time, Sherman sees Mussina "slightly on the wrong side of the Hall borderline," lying in a "gulf between greatness and immortality." He mentions that "when you are a voter, you are ...
Via tonyblogs.net
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November 21, 2008
I don't know. But if I had to make a decision right now, I would say that he belongs in the Hall of Fame.
I think after a few years, when we see that pitchers aren't coming close to 300 wins, aren't coming as close as Mike Mussina, he'll get voted in. To win 300, a pitcher has to average 15-wins-per-year over 20 years. Most pitchers either don't pitch that long or aren't successful...
Via Baseball & The Boogie Down
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November 21, 2008
I just updated the "Elect Moose" post I wrote back in early August and posted it over at my second site, Elect Mike Mussina. I also posted something about what Pete Abe just wrote about Moose and why he's going to vote for him come election time. Feel free to check it out.Peace, love and ...
Via Five Tool Tool
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November 20, 2008
Mike Mussina announces his retirement, despite being just 30 wins away from 300, and he's the first guy to retire after a 20 win season since Sandy Koufax.Well, congrats to him, I guess. But will he still stay away in mid-May, when NYY offers him $10 million for a few months of work after the injuries hit?(Oh, and if anyone really wants to have the serious argument that he isn't...
Via Tireball.com
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November 21, 2008
"I never got a chance to win a world championship. I never got a chance to win a Cy Young Award. On the last day of my career I finally won 20 games. There's some nice things I've been able to do. I think I've done as much as I'm capable of doing at the [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Mussina goes out on his terms", url: "http://www.tireball.com/behindthedugout/2008/11/21/mussina...
Via FullCountPitch.com
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November 21, 2008
By Gary ArmidaMike Mussina announced his retirement after 18 years of stellar pitching. Mussina finishes his career with 270 wins and 153 losses. He started 536 games (with one relief appearance added in 2007). He threw 3,562.2 innings, gave up 3,460 hits, walked 785 batters, and struck out ...
Via Baseball & The Boogie Down
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November 20, 2008
Woke up a little early this morning and came across this article on SI.com by John Donovan. It's a great article about Mike Mussina and his tenure in pinstripes. If you're a Moose fan, or are a baseball fan that doubts just how good Moose really is/was (hey it's still not official), I suggest ...
Via The Nest
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November 21, 2008
I just read that Mike Mussina has decided to hang up his glove and retire.As a Sox fan, I will be sorry to see him go. I always got a warm, fuzzy feeling whenever he took the mound against Boston. Now the numbers may prove me wrong, I haven't researched this but it seems to [...]
Via Larry Brown Sports
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November 21, 2008
On the mound, Mike Mussina didn't show much emotion. He never had the fire or flare of a superstar, and never struck most Yankee fans as the type of stopper they expected to have for a guy making $19 mil a year in the final seasons of his then-monster contract. Perhaps it's the [...]
Via Sports Blog Net
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November 20, 2008
The arbitrary nature of glory is the pedantic phrase floating around amid the retirement tributes to Mike Mussina, the New York Yankees pitcher.The corollary could be called Moose/Morris. Each fall, when Hall of Fame voting talks heats up, someone will try to expand the thumbnail sketch of Jack ...
Via Bugs & Cranks
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November 20, 2008
With Mike Mussina of the New York Yankees ready to announce his retirement, the obvious question to ask is 'has done enough to merit a plaque in Cooperstown?'
270 career victories.
A 3.68 career ERA.
A .638 winning percentage.
Seventeen consecutive seasons of at least 10 wins.
A 20 victory season at the age of 39.
Mussina was never the dominant [...]
Via Lady At The Bat
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November 20, 2008
It's not official yet and I hope it doesn't become official. My hope is sinking, though. Mike Mussina will retire this week after 18 seasons and 270 career wins.What a difference a year makes:On April 12, 2007 I said that his best days were with the Orioles.A few weeks later, on April 28th, I ...
Via This Purist Bleeds Pinstripes
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November 20, 2008
Unless you've been living under a rock (like me) these past few weeks, you've probably known--or at least guessed--that Mike Mussina was on his way to retirement.It is now official.The signing of Mike Mussina is perhaps one of the best free agent signings that the Yankees have ever made, at ...
Via Baseball & The Boogie Down
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November 20, 2008
Mike Mussina confirmed today what everyone reported yesterday, he has officially retired. Sigh. Here's a copy of a press release from the Yankees, courtesy of Pete Abe's blog. It's a great release and in my mind, just solidifies what I already knew: Moose is a Hall Of Famer.Five-time All-Star ...
Via Oriole Post
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November 21, 2008
For those of you who are curious, it looks like -- finally -- the Orioles and Sidney Ponson will have their hearing about the team voiding the portly hurler's contract nearly 4 years ago...More than three years after the Orioles released and terminated the contract of Sidney Ponson after his ...
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