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Will one 20-win season get Mike Mussina in ...
Deadspin —
Will one 20-win season get Mike Mussina in the Hall Of Fame? Let's hope not. [Bugs and Cranks]
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The Roundup: You’re Going to Get Rounded
The Big Lead —
... and Gisele Bundchen. I suggest they comprise a Model Club sandwich.
Kentucky man sues over his amputated penis. Another day at the office. [Lawrence Journal World News]
The biggest Cubs fan playoff contest. [Mouthpiece Sports]
Joe Kinnear to take over Newcastle. Kind of. [Federation Soccer]
Your non-obligatory Uconn over “loserville” recap. [College Gameballs]
Great read: can the Red Sox keep Mike Mussina out of the Hall of Fame? [Bugs and Cranks]
Another great read: ESPN drunk behind the ...
Fate of Mussina Rests in Hands of ... Mussina
The Sporting Blog —
Cameron Martin of the tremendous Bugs and Cranks notes an important ramification of Sunday's otherwise meaningless Red Sox-Yankees match: Mike Mussina, NY's starter, sits on 19 wins. His career has the makings of a "Hall of Very Good" stature; he needs all the evidentiary help he can get while he's still performing. ...
Links of the Day 9/27/08
The Victoria Times —
... Believe it or not, I'm pulling for the Yankees and Mike Mussina today. If it comes down to getting a 20 win season, then I hope he gets his 20th to get in the Hall of Fame. Anyone who has owned the Twins like he has deserves to get in. ...
One Last Shot at 20 Wins for Mussina?
Roar from 34 - A Baltimore Orioles Blog —
... except for the fact that an obsession with numbers among baseball writers could harm Mussina's chances for the Hall of Fame. Cameron Martin of Bugs and Cranks examines the meaning of 20 wins in relation to Mussina's Hall of Fame candidacy. "With a good, but not great career ERA (3.69), Mussina has an across-the-board resume of Very Good but Not Great accomplishments. In addition to his lack of Cy Youngs and 20-win seasons, he’s never played on a World Series winner; he’s 7-8 with a 3.42 ERA in 23 postseason games; and he has no signature games: No perfect games, no-hitters ...
This Week in Bloggernets: Say goodbye to the regular season
Red Sox Monster —
... ) -- Mike Mussina can win 20 games in a season for the first time in his career if he wins today. So if the Sox beat him, does that potentially keep him out of the Hall of Fame. ( Bugs ...
Wrapping things up on the final day
Bugs & Cranks —
... Mike Mussina goes for his 20th victory today, and I have to comment on Cam Martin’s piece yesterday discussing today’s impact on Mussina Hall of Fame candidacy. In baseball history, today’s start by Mussina has to be unique. It’s not the first time a pitcher has gone for 20 wins in his last start, but has one start ever had such an obvious impact on a pitcher’s Hall of Fame worthiness? I doubt.Here is how Martin put it. ...
Your Team Ain’t S#!t Playoff Edition: Red Sox
Bugs & Cranks —
... ? (Mussina HOF talk may be a close second.) Yes, the small child has played well since Manny was banished, but Manny should still be the Red Sox MVP this season. ...
