MIKE MUSSINA NEWS
Mussina the Old Timer
July 18, 2009 by
Sliding Into Home
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From Bryan Hoch: In the span of less than a year, Mike Mussina has gone from a 20-game winner to an Old-Timer.The recently retired right-hander was announced by the Yankees on Friday as part of an additional selection of pinstriped icons who will be on hand on Sunday for the 63rd annual...
Somewhere, Mike Mussina Weeps
6 days ago by
A Red Sox Fan From Pinstripe...
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The Yanks join six other teams in second place this millennium with one World Series win. Hey, at least they're on the board!In the "old days," it was really tough to watch the Yanks win it all. The '96 one I just couldn't deal with, as the last time they'...
One Man is Dave Eiland
15 days ago by
Baseball Musings
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In a story about Dave Eiland, the Yankees pitching coach, there’s an interesting bit about Mike Mussina:
“You know my background,” Dave Eiland, who won 12 games in the major leagues, began that April 2008 day to Mike Mussina, who’d won 251. “I wasn’...
Red Sox & Yankees cockfighting commercial
February 29, 2008 by
You Been Blinded
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A classic from the four-letter network in Bristol. This Theo Epstein vs. Mike Mussina cockfighting-deathmatch commercial was banned; however, due to the awesome powers of the Internet, it will live forever regardless.
Orioles: Was Adam's glove really "golden?"
3 days ago by
Ravens Insider
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The Rawlings Gold Glove Awards probably will be announced early next week, and there are rumblings that Adam Jones is about to become the first Orioles outfielder to win a Gold Glove since Paul Blair back in 1975.
We've made some inquiries to try and confirm that, but the...
Likely End of the road for Mussina
August 28, 2007 by
Mop Up Duty
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After blowing up for the third time in a row, it's probably the end of the line for Mussina. So who should get his rotation spot?
Now, will he pull the Clemens?
November 20, 2008 by
Five Tool Tool
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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...
Missing Mike Mussina
November 21, 2008 by
Stet Sports Blog
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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 ...
Is Mike Mussina a Hall of Famer?
November 21, 2008 by
tonyblogs.net
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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...
Elect Mike Mussina
November 20, 2008 by
Baseball & The Boogie Down
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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...
Caution: MOOSE XING
September 12, 2007 by
Hot Stove New York
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Meanwhile, in the Post today, Larry Brooks invokes the old baseball adage, "Momentum is tomorrow's starting pitcher." The Yankees are riding a six game winning streak and have improved their record to 20 games over .500. However, for all the team's "momentum...
The Tough Luck Former Yankees
5 days ago by
Simon On Sports
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Let's take a quick look back at some of the players from 2001-2008 that never got to lift up a World Series trophy with the Yankees.Mike Mussina (2001-2008)The man is sandwiched between World Series victories. Is there anything worse? He's a borderline Hall of Famer (I don...
Elect Moose 2.0
November 21, 2008 by
Baseball & The Boogie Down
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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...
Mussina goes out on his terms
November 21, 2008 by
Tireball.com
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"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...
Cooperstown Should Make a Moose Call
November 21, 2008 by
FullCountPitch.com
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By Gary Armida Mike 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 ...
Various Mike Mussina Articles
November 20, 2008 by
Baseball & The Boogie Down
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I thought I'd put together a list of recent articles I've come across about Mike Mussina and his retirement. Feel free to give them a look and by all means, please share any you know of that I don't have listed. Joe Posnanski at SI.com Tyler Kepner at NY Times John Donovan...
Sorry To See Mussina Retire
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 [...]
The Deciding Factor: Mike Mussina?
April 28, 2007 by
Lady At The Bat
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What will it take to turn the Yankees around this season? What will be the deciding factor? It could be Mike Mussina. Read the article for an explanation:
Featured Yankee Card of the Week: Mike Mussina
October 05, 2009 by
Sports Blog Net
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If you didn’t hear, Mike Mussina was in the news last week as CC Sabathia attempted to duplicated Mussina’s 20-win season. Sabathia missed out on 20 wins, and Mussina remained the last Yankee to reach that feat for at least one more year. Here’s what the Moose had to say: "...
Who's The Better Pitcher - Part 2
November 28, 2008 by
Baseball & The Boogie Down
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The other day I listed the respective stats for 2 unnamed pitchers, asking the question who people thought was the better one based on their stats. The stats were based on their career stats and were for a 162 game average. I took them from their respective pages at baseball-reference.com. ...
Pettitte No Longer Wants To Pitch To I-Rod
August 21, 2008 by
Hot Stove New York
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In what appears to have been a quiet story but definitely an interesting one, Andy Pettitte has asked that Jose Molina become his personal catcher.
According to the New York Journal News, Pettitte asked to no longer throw to catcher Ivan Rodriquez after his miserable outing on July...
Is Mike Mussina headed to the Baseball Hall of Fame?
January 12, 2007 by
Mop Up Duty
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Can Mussina put together another couple of fine seasons and make a push for inclusion into baseball's hall of fame?
Down The Stretch They Come...
September 19, 2007 by
Lady At The Bat
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Barring anything catastrophic, the New York Yankees will make the 2007 Playoffs. Though I never really gave up hope that this would happen, I was never really sure if the Yankees could come back after the horrendous start they got off to this year. I was also never really sure if Mike...
FCP Podcast Episode 5
November 20, 2008 by
FullCountPitch.com
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By Gary Armida and Billy Campione This week, we discuss the awards given out, talk some free agency and early trades, and talk about the Hall of Fame chances for Mike Mussina. Of course, we have the usual round of fungos, Channeling Harry Doyle segment, and the Owner's Box. This...
Cooked Moose
August 28, 2007 by
Patriots Nation
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Mike Mussina insists he hasn't forgotten how to pitch. It just looks that way. In the worst slump of his stellar career, Mussina gave up six runs and nine hits in just three innings during the New York Yankees' 16-0 loss to the Detroit Tigers on Monday night.
"These are...
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