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Mussina's career topic of Hall debate

 
With Mike Mussina's announcement of retirement comes the inevitable question of whether the veteran will be voted into the Hall of Fame. Having proven himself as a 20-game winner for the first and only time, the right-hander now has five years for his performance to convince voters that he is deserving of enshrinement in Cooperstown. (link)

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