seamheads.com - 12/2/2008
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Mike Mussina retired recently after his first 20-win season in 2008 and a number of pundits began to ask the question: Does he belong in the Hall of Fame? According to the CAWS Career Gauge, the answer is that the Moose had a solid pitching career but did not establish obvious HOF numbers. In ...
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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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
Mike Mussina Calls It A Career [Mike Mussina Blogdome]
deadspin.com 11/20/2008 — 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 ...
Maddux, Clemens, Pedro… Brown?
fangraphs.com 11/21/2008 — Mike Mussina officially called it quits this week, finishing his career up with a 20-win season that saw him post career highs or lows in several statistical categories. He was hands down one of the best pitchers of this generation, one which featured ...
Will the Moose Be Mounted?
bleacherreport.com 11/20/2008 — According to Fox Sports , Mike Mussina is set to retire.
He's going to leave his pitching days behind. It seems he has moved beyond increasing his stats.
He no longer has the integrity.
This happens to every professional at some point. We all knew Moose had to go, it was only a matter of time.
Moose will end his career with a win percentage over .500 by more than 100 games. The last 16 eligible players with that stat have made the Hall of Fame.
The only players with who achieved that feat ...
Should the Moose make the Hall?
yankees.lhblogs.com 11/21/2008 — What do you think? Vote in the poll over to the right.
As for me, I don’t have a vote yet. But I will when he comes up for election in five years and I will vote for him.
I was on the borderline until a few months ago until a ...
Mussina
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 ...
Moose Hunting
joeposnanski.com 11/18/2008 —
It’s time once again to play the numbers game:
Pitcher A: 243-142, .631 winning percentage, 3,507 innings, 3,153 hits, 2303 Ks, 709 walks, 263 Win Shares, 123 ERA+.
Pitcher B: 270-153, .638 winning percentage, 3,562 innings, 3,450 hits, 2,813 ...
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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Mussina, Yankees, and Retirement —
Bleacher Report - MLB 12/3/2008
Mike Mussina...why did he retire?
He had just had a 20-win season, he was 30 career wins from 300, and he had 2,813 strikeouts. A couple more years, and he'd be a shoo-in to the Hall of Fame. And anyway, he wasn't even 40 years ...