deadspin.com - 11/20/2008
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It hasn't been officially announced yet, but Ken Rosenthal is reporting that Mike Mussina will retire this week , ending an 18-year major league career. He pitched in 538 games for the Orioles and Yankees, appeared on five all-stars teams and in 16 postseason series, including 2 World Series, ...
bugsandcranks.com - 11/20/2008
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bugsandcranks.com —
With Mike Mussina of the New York Yankees
ready to announce his retirement, the obvious question to
ask is ‘has done enough to merit a plaque in Cooperstown?’ 270 career victories. A 3.68 career ERA. A .638 winning percentage. ...
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Mussina a Hall of Famer?
mlb.mlb.com - 11/20/2008
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mlb.mlb.com —
NEW YORK -- Having attempted to keep a
secret close to the vest for an entire year,
Mike Mussina opened the first afternoon of his post-baseball life by unburdening himself of a confession. The Yankees right-hander said that he knew all along that ...
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Mussina announces his retirement | MLB.com: News
scottproctorsarm.blogspot.com - 11/20/2008
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scottproctorsarm.blogspot.com —
I have still been holding some hope that
Mike Mussina would return to the Yankees next year,
but FoxSports.com's Ken Rosenthal is reporting that Mussina has decided to hang it up after his first and only 20-win season. This is a rather significant ...
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Rosenthal: Mussina to retire
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Mooooose
Yellow Chair Sports —
... As you may have heard or seen, it looks like Mike Mussina is calling it a career after 18 years in the bigs. Mussina was a solid pitcher for his entire tenure with New York and Baltimore, but is probably the definition of a borderline Hall of Famer. He made 5 All-Star teams, never won a Cy Young and didn't pitch on any World Champion teams. Still, the numbers compare solidly to some of the guys already in the hall, so it's anybody's guess as to whether he'll make it. ...
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Jimmy Scott's High & Tight —
... about the end of Mike Mussina's career. You can see their full take on it HERE . Welcome, Deadspin, the the Jimmy Scott's High & Tight Network. (Do I sound like ...
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shysterball.blogspot.com 11/20/2008 — Looks like this is the end of the road for Moose: As expected, New York Yankees pitcher Mike Mussina has decided to retire, according to a baseball source with knowledge of the situation. Mussina informed the Yankees last week he would give them a ...
Rosenthal: Mussina Will Retire
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 11/20/2008 — From Ken Rosenthal : Yankees right-hander Mike Mussina is retiring. Mussina will make his decision official later this week, major-league sources say. The Yankees, who are aggressively pursuing free-agent starting pitchers, were not expecting Mussina to return. Mussina, who turns 40 on Dec. ...
Mussina to Decide Early Next Week
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 11/13/2008 — From Mark Feinsand : Free agents can start receiving offers from teams at midnight Thursday. Mike Mussina is one of those free agents, but the veteran pitcher still hasn't made up his mind about retirement. Mussina, who won 20 games this year for the first time in his career, told the Daily ...
A few thoughts on Mike Mussina
camdenchat.com 11/21/2008 —
Have I forgiven Mike Mussina?
I've rationalized on his behalf before, many times, right here on this blog. If you're bored enough, you can look up the umpteen Mussina discussions and find that I'm pretty consistent.
I hated that he went to ...
No Regrets
thesportsscribe.com 12/9/2008 — Mussina leaves the game on his own terms and he is very content. Find out why.
Mussina Hung ‘em Up at the Perfect Time
larrybrownsports.com 11/21/2008 — On the mound, Mike Mussina didn’t show much emotion. He never had the fire or flare of a superstar, and never struck most Yankee fans as the type of stopper they expected to have for a guy making $19 mil a year in the final seasons of his ...
Mussina Walks Away From Hall of Fame Career
soxanddawgs.com 11/21/2008 — I’m going to do something that most fans of the Boston Red Sox would never do. I’m going to wax poetic about the career of New York Yankees pitcher Mike Mussina who announced his retirement today after 18 seasons. Mussina pitched the last 8 years in New York and his first ten
Mussina Deserves To Be In The Hall
dugoutcentral.com 11/24/2008 — The retirement of Mike Mussina brought the inevitable question of his Hall of Fame credentials. It’s a good debate, as witnessed by the fact a previous story on Mussina’s credentials is the fifth most commented upon article on Dugout Central.
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Farewell, Moose
camdenchat.com 11/20/2008 —
Exitfare already posted a fanpost on this, but I felt compelled to write something myself.
As this season ended it was always a very real possibility that Mike Mussina would retire. We all speculated that he'd like to stick around for a few ...
Moose should get Hall call
nydailynews.com 11/20/2008 — Mike Mussina is expected to announce his retirement as early as Thursday, bringing an end to a terrific 18-year career.
He informed the Yankees of his decision today, according to a team official, but no official announcement has been made.
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