nypost.com - 11/21/2008
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He is perhaps the top free-agent pitcher ever signed by the Yankees, but don't ask Mike Mussina who among this year's class is best suited to replace his 20 wins in next year's rotation. The Yankees have offered CC Sabathia a six-year deal worth...
msn.foxsports.com - 11/19/2008
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msn.foxsports.com —
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. 8, is coming off the first ...
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FOX Sports on MSN - MLB - Yanks' Mussina to retire after ...
sports.espn.go.com - 11/20/2008
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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 decision by the end of this week. Mussina, who turns ...
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New York Yankees pitcher Mike Mussina decides to retire
msn.foxsports.com - 11/19/2008
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Ken Rosenthal: Mussina will make his decision official
later this week, major-league sources say....
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Mike Mussina to Retire
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MLB Trade Rumors: C.C. Sabathia, Derek Lowe, A.J. Burnett
FakeTeams —
... So what kind of offer will he accept from the Dodgers or Giants, who presumably are either in or out of the Sabathia sweepstakes based on who you read? It may be that the Giants are in just to push up the price for the Dodgers. Again, they already invested more than $120 million in Zito, and already have a talented rotation of Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain and Jonathon Sanchez. ...
Boss George no more: Hal is the boss
New York Yankees Fan Blog —
While Moose was revealing that he "knew it all along" -- that he knew he was going to retire since before spring training last year -- the Yanks have been very busy. Yes, it is the end of an era for the New York Yankees: George Steinbrenner has been officially stripped of his title, and Hal Steinbrenner is the owner and has full control of the Yankees. (Don't get too excited because Hank's name isn't mentioned; he's still the guy in charge of "baseball operations.") Put to a vote of MLB owners , this change was inevitable. George is now 78, ...
Yankees still have sights on Mark Teixeira to help lineup
Zell's Pinstripe Blog —
... arm problems and is still pretty far away. Also being left available is Alan Horne, who underwent rotator cuff surgery. Kevin Whelan Kevin Whelan pitched two scoreless innings Thursday to finish the AFL season with a 2.08 ERA in 17 1/3 innings. As usual, he battled command problems, walking 14 in 17 1/3 innings. However, he fanned 21 and limited hitters to a .175 average. We’d be surprised to see him go unpicked in the Rule 5 draft after the Yankees chose to leave him unprotected. Moose knew all season he’d retire / ...
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Moose to Retire
pinstripealley.com 11/20/2008 —
Ken Rosenthal reports that Mike Mussina is expected to announce his retirement shortly.
via www.thesunblog.com
This was expected but certainly saddens Yankee fans throughout the nation. Moose had ...
YANKEES: Moose call to come soon?
newsday.com 11/17/2008 — The Yankees don't necessarily expect a quick resolution
on their offer to CC Sabathia. They do have hope, however, that Mike Mussina will decide in the next few days whether he wants to pitch in 2009 or retire.
BREAKING NEWS: Mussina to retire
zellspinstripeblog.com 11/20/2008 — There it is. We all thought we knew what was going to happen, and it turned out to be true. Mike Mussina..coming off one of his best seasons in his career, will be retiring from baseball. Mike never got the championship ring he wanted, or 300 wins, but he had one heck of a career. He is going out on
Mike Mussina Will Retire
mlb.fanhouse.com 11/20/2008 — by Josh Alper The Moose has vamoosed. Mike Mussina told the Yankees today that he will retire rather than return for the 2009 season. It's not a shocker, the pitcher had been openly contemplating hanging up the spikes since the season ended, but it ...
Girardi: Moose wants to retire
yankees.lhblogs.com 11/8/2008 — A little bit of news out of the Joe Torre charity event tonight in Manhattan:
Joe Girardi revealed for the first time that Mike Mussina told him after the season that he planned to retire. He has not heard from Moose since.
Andy Pettitte, ...
Girardi expects Moose to quit
nydailynews.com 11/9/2008 — The Yankees have not gotten a definitive answer from Mike Mussina on whether the pitcher will retire or pitch next season. However, a member of the organization said publicly Friday that Mussina had said he planned to end his career.
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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 ...
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Bleacher Report - MLB 11/21/2008
Nov. 21, 2008
Dear Solie,
Well, it has finally turned cold here. Had a hard freeze two nights ago that killed the last of the flowers. And we had some snow flurries last night. Guess it’s about time ...
Mussina's final call —
Blogging the Bombers - NY Daily News Blogs 11/21/2008
Mike Mussina had plenty to say during his retirement conference call today, including the fact that he made his decision back in January. My story in Thursday’s paper includes most of the key things he discussed, but after a 45-minute call, ...
