I argued at the beginning of this piece that the story of Mike Mussina is one of “almost” and “so close.” Inarguably, he just missed on so many personal and team milestones.
It takes more than one great player to win a championship. These all-time great MLB players had their fair share of personal accomplishments but were never able to win a World Series.
By this point, there’s not much about Mike Mussina that we haven’t already said here on Pinstripe Alley. As part of Best Teams to Never Win a Championship
Moose’s swan song in 2008 was a feat that few will match, let alone in their final season in the bigs. When Mike Mussina arrived in the Bronx prior to
In less than 24 hours, the 2001 Yankees win their second consecutive game with ninth inning heroics in a game filled with magical moments. I can remember the 2001 postseason as if it were yesterday.
The agony and the ecstasy of falling one strike short of perfection. As the 2001 calendar flipped over to September, the Yankees were riding high in the standings.
Yankee history is heavier on position players than pitchers, but that doesn’t mean there haven’t been several great seasons by hurlers. Pitching is the name of the game.
While never considered the ace of the staff, Mike Mussina was the Yankees’ best pitcher during his tenure in the Bronx. When the Yankees wrapped up their 26th title with a win over the crosstown rival Mets in 2000, it marked a period of dominance unseen in the sport in over 25 years.
The 2019 Baseball Hall of Fame class is no exception to this, as these six former players have been responsible for many of the most enduring marks in MLB history. Here is a look at five of the defining moments in the careers of Harold Baines, Roy Halladay, Edgar Martinez, Mike Mussina, Mariano Rivera and Lee Smith.
CC Sabathia contemporaries Clayton Kershaw, Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander are more celebrated. But when it comes to consistency, few can approach Sabathia over the past three decades, Matt Whitener writes.
Halls of fame should remain places where no-doubt-about-it, all-time greats end up, Stan Chrapowicki writes.
We've seen our fair share of amazing pitching seasons since the Cy Young Award was introduced in 1956, but those seasons haven't always won the award. Here's a look at the best seasons failed to win the Cy Young since the award started.
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