Day 2 at Steinbrenner Field

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Mike Mussina is starting to lighten up, as he is mentoring young pitchers Phil Hughes and Ian Kennedy , according to Mark Feinsand. Feinsand says that Mussina requested to have Hughes' locker moved next to Mussina and Kennedy. From Feinsand: “If I’m going to sit there and talk to Kennedy about pitching, it makes sense to have Hughes there, too,” Mussina said. Good to see Mussina talking to ... [link]

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Moose the Mentor; Tells Joba: "I hear everything you say. I hear everything you think."
Published 2/17/2008 by Patrick at YanksBlog.com
... move by Moose. Mussina gets his fair share of criticism at this stage of his career, but with all of the free agent busts that we've had in the last 10 years or so, I've always felt that he was one of the good ones. Sure, he may come off as a bit of a complainer at times, but he's come up in some huge spots (see: 2003 ALCS, game 7) and should make for a great mentor. If Phil, Ian or Joba have the career that Mussina's had, they'll have done very, very well for themselves. Via Andrew Fletcher .

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