http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/players/mike_mussina/455 Recent articles about Mike Mussina en-us On April 22, 2007, the Boston Red Sox completed a sweep of the rival New York Yankees, marking the first the first time in 17 years the Red Sox swept the Yankees in Fenway Park. Yankees starting pitcher Chase Wright made his second MLB start, one that turned out to be his last. The 24 year old was in the rotation due to injuries tp Mike Mussina, Carl Pavano and Chin-Ming Wang. Wright made his way into baseball history due to an incredible series events. Two men were out with nobody on in the bottom of the third inning. Manny Ramirez then hit a home run, nothing to be ashamed of. Mike Lowell followed with a home run. Then Stephen Drew hit one. Jason Varitek homered, making it only the second time in MLB history that a pitcher gave up four consecutive homers in a game. Paul Foytack was the first for the 1963 Angels. Wright got the next batter out before being taken out of the game. He received a no decision in a game the Red Sox would win 7-6. Wright was sent back to the minor... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:57:20 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/chase_wrights_amazing_feat_and_final_career_record/13459540 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/chase_wrights_amazing_feat_and_final_career_record/13459540 Chase Wright’s amazing feat and final career record http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/chase_wrights_amazing_feat_and_final_career_record/13459540 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Tom Seaver. Mike Mussina. Roger Clemens. Dwight Gooden. Matt Harvey has been compared, whether it be stuff, demeanor or franchise history, in some way has been compared to them all. Yes, it is not fair. Yes, it places unreasonable pressure. But, that’s the nature of covering and following sports. Managers, general managers and players all do it, too. HARVEY: Keeps burning. (AP) Harvey is getting a lot of that these days, and after beating Stephen Strasburg last night, he’ll be getting more. Gooden, who tweeted Harvey is “the real deal,’’ was spotted last night on the Citi Field video board giving a thumbs-up sign. It was in part acknowledging the ovation; it was in part recognition of who he was watching. “Yeah, absolutely,’’ Harvey said when asked if he was aware of Gooden’s presence and tweet. “It made it special. I grew up watching that guy. I wanted to be like that guy.’’ Whether Harvey has a career like Gooden, Mussina or Mike Pelfrey, we can’t say now. What we can say is all th Sat, 20 Apr 2013 18:11:30 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/matt_harveys_star_keeps_burning/13445524 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/matt_harveys_star_keeps_burning/13445524 Matt Harvey’s Star Keeps Burning http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/matt_harveys_star_keeps_burning/13445524 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png In his first start of the year, Texas Rangers’ Japanese starting pitcher, Yu Darvish, nearly completed a perfect game. Reminiscent of the 2001 Mike Mussina start where Carl Everett ended “The Moose’s” perfect game with two outs in the 9th, Marwin Gonzalez, the Houston Astros #9 hitter, broke it up with with two outs in the ninth. A dribbler up the middle ended the night for Yu Darvish. He knotted 14 strikeouts and surrendered just one fly ball. Despite falling an out short, this is just the beginning of what should be a Cy Young caliber year for Darvish in Texas. Kenny Rogers remains the last Texas Ranger to throw a perfect game. We may have to be on perfect game alert anytime the Astros face an ace. It’ll be a long year in Houston. Ryan Kantor is an author at Reading Between the Seams. He is a life-long Yankees fan and a proud Clemson alumnus, residing in North Carolina, where he works in marketing research. For more stories like this, you can visit his personal blog at RyanKantor.com and Tue, 02 Apr 2013 23:09:27 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/darvish_nearly_perfect_in_first_start_of_2013/13300552 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/darvish_nearly_perfect_in_first_start_of_2013/13300552 Darvish Nearly Perfect in First Start of 2013 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/darvish_nearly_perfect_in_first_start_of_2013/13300552 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/8/c/8c9c020a0db614c00fed7e15677054e0a4b0c3e5/mini/6235696.jpg From the good folks at the Baltimore Orioles... *** Mike Mussina and Rich Dauer to be inducted into Orioles Hall of Fame tomorrow On Saturday, August 25, the Orioles and Oriole Advocates will hold a formal induction ceremony prior to their 7:05 p.m. game with the Toronto Blue Jays to honor 2012 Orioles Hall of Fame inductees MIKE MUSSINA and RICH DAUER and Herb Armstrong Award recipient WALTER YOUSE.  Fans are encouraged to be in their seats by 6:30 p.m.In his 10 seasons as a starting pitcher with the Orioles, Mussina compiled 147 wins and a 3.53 ERA, pitching more than 200 innings seven times.  He will become the 50th inductee into the Orioles Hall of Fame.A second baseman, Dauer spent all 10 seasons in the majors with the Orioles and accumulated a .985 career fielding percentage. He was a part of the World Series championship team in 1983. Dauer will become the 51st inductee into the Orioles Hall of Fame.Youse played a pivotal role in Baltimore baseball as an amateur coach ... Fri, 24 Aug 2012 18:18:04 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/orioles_press_release_mike_mussina_and_rich_dauer_to_be_inducted_into_orioles_hall_of_fame_tomorrow/11541976 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/orioles_press_release_mike_mussina_and_rich_dauer_to_be_inducted_into_orioles_hall_of_fame_tomorrow/11541976 Orioles Press Release: Mike Mussina and Rich Dauer to be inducted into Orioles Hall of Fame tomorrow http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/orioles_press_release_mike_mussina_and_rich_dauer_to_be_inducted_into_orioles_hall_of_fame_tomorrow/11541976 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/e/9/e9101ae73a93b437b538cb97eecdd1f8c6b4d5ce/mini/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f534919.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF193268B03E3DD5E0E09DADB3E0ECE4A50B9.jpg When Doug Fister broke into the big leagues, he was a soft-tossing, pitch-to-contact change-up artist, who threw strikes with mediocre stuff and projected as a back-of-the-rotation innings eater or a bullpen guy. He wasn’t bad, but the lack of a quality breaking ball and his reliance on his change as an out-pitch meant that he didn’t have anything to strike out right-handed batters with, and he wasn’t generating as many groundballs as you’d expect from a 6’8 guy with good command. Over his first year and change in the big leagues in 2009-2010, he was basically the definition of average, running a 102 ERA-/99 FIP-/99 xFIP- in 232 innings. He limited walks and avoided home runs, so he looked like any member of the Twins rotation over the prior 10 years. Nothing wrong with that, but certainly not a lot of upside beyond strike-throwing middle-of-the-rotation guy. Then, last year, Fister began to change. His velocity picked up, and instead of topping out at 91-92, he started hitti... Fri, 10 Aug 2012 12:12:00 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/doug_fister_is_starting_to_look_like_mike_mussina/11424298 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/doug_fister_is_starting_to_look_like_mike_mussina/11424298 Doug Fister is Starting to Look Like Mike Mussina http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/doug_fister_is_starting_to_look_like_mike_mussina/11424298 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Mike Mussina and Rich Dauer elected to Orioles Hall of FameWalter Youse named Herb Armstrong Award winnerFormer Orioles pitcher MIKE MUSSINA has been elected to the Orioles Hall of Fame, the team announced today. Former O’s second baseman RICH DAUER will also be enshrined as a selection of the Veteran’s Committee, and longtime Orioles scout WALTER YOUSE will be inducted posthumously as this year’s Herb Armstrong Award winner.Mussina spent the first 10 of his 18 major league seasons with the Orioles from 1991-2000, going 147-81 with a 3.53 ERA in 288 starts. He ranks among the club’s all-time leaders in wins (3rd), strikeouts (2nd), starts (5th), innings (6th), shutouts (8th) and complete games (10th). Mussina led the Orioles in ERA eight times and in victories and innings pitched six times each in his 10 seasons with the club.The right-hander won at least 10 games in 17 consecutive seasons, an American League record. He won 18 or more games six times, four of those with Baltimore. Only six pitchers in Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:39:00 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/press_release_mike_mussina_and_rich_dauer_elected_to_orioles_hall_of_fame/10420888 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/press_release_mike_mussina_and_rich_dauer_elected_to_orioles_hall_of_fame/10420888 Press Release: Mike Mussina and Rich Dauer elected to Orioles Hall of Fame http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/press_release_mike_mussina_and_rich_dauer_elected_to_orioles_hall_of_fame/10420888 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png From a press release distributed by the Baltimore Orioles this morning... *** Mike Mussina and Rich Dauer elected to Orioles Hall of Fame Walter Youse named Herb Armstrong Award winner Former Orioles pitcher MIKE MUSSINA has been elected to the Orioles Hall of Fame, the team announced today. Former O’s second baseman RICH DAUER will also be enshrined as a selection of the Veteran’s Committee, and longtime Orioles scout WALTER YOUSE will be inducted posthumously as this year’s Herb Armstrong Award winner. Mussina spent the first 10 of his 18 major league seasons with the Orioles from 1991-2000, going 147-81 with a 3.53 ERA in 288 starts. He ranks among the club’s all-time leaders in wins (3rd), strikeouts (2nd), starts (5th), innings (6th), shutouts (8th) and complete games (10th). Mussina led the Orioles in ERA eight times and in victories and innings pitched six times each in his 10 seasons with the club. The right-hander won at least 10 games in 17 consecutive seasons, a... Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:36:41 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/press_release_mike_mussina_and_rich_dauer_elected_to_orioles_hall_of_fame/10421485 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/press_release_mike_mussina_and_rich_dauer_elected_to_orioles_hall_of_fame/10421485 Press Release: Mike Mussina and Rich Dauer elected to Orioles Hall of Fame http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/press_release_mike_mussina_and_rich_dauer_elected_to_orioles_hall_of_fame/10421485 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/e/9/e9101ae73a93b437b538cb97eecdd1f8c6b4d5ce/mini/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f534919.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF193268B03E3DD5E0E09DADB3E0ECE4A50B9.jpg Andy Pettitte is back. Sure, it’s a minor-league deal but everyone expects Pettitte to be in the Yankees starting rotation by May. The Pettitte news got me thinking about other pitchers who recently retired from baseball with gas left in the tank. Then I had a twitter discussion about Mike Mussina. And it all came together. What if Mussina came out of retirement? And Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, and Greg Maddux? What if they all came out of retirement today, did the work to get in shape, and, together with Pettitte, offered themselves up as a package-deal starting rotation? Would that starting five be better than any current starting rotation in the majors? Quite possibly.   Let’s start with Pettitte. He pitched as recently as 2010, when he was 38, making 2012 his age-40 season. In 2010, he threw 129 innings with a 3.28 ERA and a 3.85 FIP, good for 2.4 WAR. Even before his comeback announcement, Marcel had projected Pettitte for this season at 73 innings pitched, a 2.20 K/BB, ... Tue, 20 Mar 2012 13:00:10 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/do_recent_retirees_have_anything_left/10357240 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/do_recent_retirees_have_anything_left/10357240 Do Recent Retirees Have Anything Left? http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/do_recent_retirees_have_anything_left/10357240 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/3/9347fec9357dae5cee6bc87d804439b108480541/mini/New_York_Yankees_19f8.jpg Last week I proposed a change to MLB rules on blown-save wins — i.e., those wins accorded to the relief pitcher who blows a save, but is the pitcher of record when his team re-takes the lead. My proposed rule change was narrow, intending to capture only those blown-save wins credited to the relief pitcher who pitches immediately after the starting pitcher leaves the game with the lead, after having pitched at least seven innings. Under this scenario, the win would revert to the starting pitcher and the relief pitcher would be credited only with the blown save. Many of you asked to see the list of all blown-save wins that would have reverted to the starting pitcher under my proposed rule change. The below chart lists the 85 games played from 1992-2011 that would have resulted in a different winning pitcher under my proposed rule. Some interesting nuggets: In 23 of the 85 games, the starting pitcher left the game after the seventh inning or later with a 1-0 lead and ended up with a ... Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:00:57 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/follow_up_on_proposed_rule_for_blown_save_wins/10076998 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/follow_up_on_proposed_rule_for_blown_save_wins/10076998 Follow-Up on Proposed Rule for Blown-Save Wins http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/follow_up_on_proposed_rule_for_blown_save_wins/10076998 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png TAMPA — If Mariano Rivera has decided this is it, Mike Mussina says that could help his former teammate, even though the all-time saves leader hardly needs another advantage. Prior to the 2008 season Mussina decided he would retire at the end of the year. He told a few teammates, but... Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:54:04 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/moose_mo_will_be_more_at_ease_after_making_decision/10070974 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/moose_mo_will_be_more_at_ease_after_making_decision/10070974 Moose: Mo will be more at ease after making decision http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/moose_mo_will_be_more_at_ease_after_making_decision/10070974 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/3/9/39dbb99a4257342eec56fbcc8e7263a90a5d7d29/mini/1998_World_Series_9bba.jpg It's been a long Winter and everyone connected with the Yankees in any capacity, including the media, has, I'm sure, been itching to get off asses and do something baseball-related. Mariano Rivera gave everyone that chance yesterday when he made his now-famous comments about his future (or, maybe not-so-future) retirement.My Twitter timeline exploded with tweets from beat writers and fans alike, all assuming that this season will be Mo's last. Well, maybe I'm in denial, but I didn't make that assumption. My first thought was that, if he were really going to retire at season's end, he would not have made any comment at all, just as his former teammates Jorge Posada and Mike Mussina did. I thought that, if it were me, I'd just be inclined to keep my mouth shut about it.Until this morning I'd only read the comments. Then I heard actual audio of Mo saying them:Now I'm leaning toward Mo leaning toward retirement. So sad. But who knows? We'll just h... Tue, 21 Feb 2012 07:52:00 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/audio_what_mo_actually_said_about_retirement/10032100 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/audio_what_mo_actually_said_about_retirement/10032100 Audio: What Mo Actually Said About Retirement http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/audio_what_mo_actually_said_about_retirement/10032100 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/3/9/39dbb99a4257342eec56fbcc8e7263a90a5d7d29/mini/1998_World_Series_9bba.jpg A couple of quick jersey number notes. The Yankees have not given anybody Jorge Posada’s No. 20 jersey this year, but have given out Mike Mussina’s No. 35 to Michael Pineda. Hiroki Kuroda takes No. 18, Bill Hall has No. 40, Russell Branyan has No. 45, and Manny Delcarmen will get No. 43, via Marc Carig of the Star-Ledger. Related StoriesJanuary 24, 2012 -- Girardi says no 6-man rotation for YankeesOctober 23, 2010 -- What Does 2010 ALCS Loss Mean For 2011 Yankees?January 28, 2012 -- Hiroki Kuroda has a full no trade clauseJanuary 27, 2012 -- Michael Pineda and the Verducci Effect Mon, 20 Feb 2012 07:30:52 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/yankees_dont_give_out_posadas_no_20/10014055 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/yankees_dont_give_out_posadas_no_20/10014055 Yankees don’t give out Posada’s No. 20 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/yankees_dont_give_out_posadas_no_20/10014055 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/1/11ec71c8bd2c882ca5939c9dc528aaec46a71e02/mini/Mariners_vs_Yankees_c190.jpg When baseball’s owners and players were attempting to remove each others’ eyes out during labor negotiations in the 1990s, pitchers Mike Mussina and Mike Stanton had front-row seats. Mussina, the future Yankee, was in his first year as the Orioles’ player rep in 1994 when a labor dispute deleted... Tue, 22 Nov 2011 01:43:15 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/ex_yankees_cheer_labor_peace_hgh_test/8254483 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/ex_yankees_cheer_labor_peace_hgh_test/8254483 Ex-Yankees cheer labor peace, HGH test http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/ex_yankees_cheer_labor_peace_hgh_test/8254483 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/d/ad94a7d7bf4cf4886063578e064315bcf8fcb85c/mini/World_Series_GM1_21b2.jpg Quick. Name a starting pitcher on the New York Yankees from the mid-2000’s. Randy Johnson and Mike Mussina are the gimmes. Andy Pettitte. Javier Vazquez. Carl Pavano. Kevin Brown. Orlando Hernandez. Chien-Ming Wang. Chien-Ming Wang. The Taiwanese sensation is famous enough in his home country to incite a murder, but is routinely overlooked when reminiscing over quality starters throughout the past decade. Between his big-league debut in 2005 and his injury in 2008, no single Yankees starter (minimum 100 innings) compiled a better ERA than Wang. Not Pettitte. Not Johnson. Not even Mussina. Furthermore, over that time frame, his 3.80 ERA over 623.1 innings rank as the 11th-best earned run average in the American League. That string of success snapped in 2009. Wang needed shoulder surgery to repair his rotator cuff and shoulder capsule, which ignited his precipitous downfall. It also earmarked the beginning of an arduous, two-year rehabilitation journey that ended with the Washington N... Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:09:34 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/wang_poised_to_return_to_washington/7472698 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/wang_poised_to_return_to_washington/7472698 Wang Poised to Return to Washington http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/wang_poised_to_return_to_washington/7472698 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/d/2/d27665924b8ed8d2e5127779d2b76ee26372d36d/mini/77262574.jpg It has been six years since the New York Yankees were in a deciding game in the postseason, but it might as well be another lifetime. In 2005, Joe Torre's regime was already in decline, reeling from the humiliation of the previous October's collapse to the Boston Red Sox. This time it was the Angels' turn. They took down the Yankees in Game 5 of the American League Division Series. It wasn't a pretty memory: The Bombers quickly trailed by three runs, Mike Mussina was knocked out in the third inning, and the crowd at Angel Stadium spent the rest of the night enjoying what felt like the end of an era. Everything seems different now, however. Even though the ALDS between the Yankees and Detroit Tigers is dead even, it's the Yankees who have taken psychological control of the series. The Tigers? They had their chance in Game 4 on Tuesday night, facing the Bombers' worst starter (A.J. Burnett) and a Yankees lineup that was bogged down by three automatic outs (Alex Rodriguez, Mark Teixeir Wed, 05 Oct 2011 18:03:57 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/many_factors_favor_yankees_in_game_5/7238653 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/many_factors_favor_yankees_in_game_5/7238653 Many factors favor Yankees in Game 5 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/many_factors_favor_yankees_in_game_5/7238653 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png