Yardbarker: Mike Mussina

One Man is Dave Eiland

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:15:37 -0500

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’t even close to being the same type of pitcher you are. But [...]

Mussina the Old Timer

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 16:30:00 -0500

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 Old-Timers' Day -- the first held at the new Yankee Stadium.In addition to Mussina -- who announced his retirement shortly after recording his 20th victory on last season's final day at Fenway Park -- ...

Missing Mike Mussina

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:12:12 -0500

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 ...

Elect Moose 2.0

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:07:44 -0500

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 ...

Is Mike Mussina a Hall of Famer?

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:07:36 -0500

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 for that length of time. Though Mussina never won a Cy Young Award, he did get...

Sorry To See Mussina Retire

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:40:04 -0500

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 [...]

Mussina goes out on his terms

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:17:21 -0500

"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-goes-out-on-his-terms/" });

Cooperstown Should Make a Moose Call

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:20:06 -0500

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 ...

Elect Mike Mussina

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:36:28 -0500

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 ...

Various Mike Mussina Articles

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:00:41 -0500

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 at SI.com Ken Rosenthal ...

Now, will he pull the Clemens?

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:51:41 -0500

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 a HOFer, go soak your head. 270 wins in a 'roid era, with his best year lost due to the strike, with ...

Red Sox & Yankees cockfighting commercial

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:14:23 -0500

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.

Caution: MOOSE XING

Wed, 12 Sep 2007 18:08:20 -0500

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", it will be for naught if Mike Mussina can't find the strike zone tonight.

Likely End of the road for Mussina

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 16:01:29 -0500

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?