pinstripealley.com - 11/20/2008
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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 possibly the best season of his career this year ...
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newsday.com - 11/17/2008
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newsday.com —
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.
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YANKEES: Moose call to come soon?
nypost.com - 11/21/2008
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nypost.com —
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...
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MOOSE KNEW ALL SEASON HE'D RETIRE
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Amazin' Avenue —
... Mike Mussina appears headed for retirement. Since 1954 he is 15th in wins, 18th in strikeouts, and 8th in strikeout-to-walk ratio (among pitchers with at least 100 starts). He has been a very, very good pitcher for a really long time. If he isn't a Hall of Famer, he's really, really close. ...
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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, ...
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torontoist.com 1/27/2009 — The Leafs will retire a number if, and only if, a player who wore it suffers a career-ending injury during his time with the team. So far, only two players have met the criteria.
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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It’s official: The Moose is Golden
yankees.lhblogs.com 11/6/2008 — Yes, its true. Mike Mussina won the Gold Glove for AL pitchers.
After being unjustly left off the All-Star team by that rat fink Terry Francona and somehow not being named Comeback Player of the Year, the Moose gets a little hardware for the ...
Mulling over Moose
njmg.typepad.com 10/28/2008 — December 8th is Mike Mussina's 40th birthday. Also on that day, the Winter Meetings begin. Moose didn't think he'd be pondering his retirement through November, but it's possible. As he said, "If I'm in for one, I'm in for three,''...
Moose was a Bargain in Pinstripes
sportsillustrated.cnn.com 11/20/2008 — Great article by John Donovan about Mussina's tenure in the Bronx...I still hope, when he's inducted to the Hall, that he goes in as an Oriole.
Moose decides to hang 'em up
nydailynews.com 11/20/2008 — Mike Mussina finally got his 20-win season this year. Apparently, that was the perfect ending to his career. Mussina informed the Yankees on Wednesday that he was retiring, closing out a career that saw him go 270-153 over 18 seasons.
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Moose Call —
Bleacher Report - MLB 11/20/2008
Mike Mussina's career is—sadly— over . Moose finishes 30 wins shy of 300, which is not too shabby at all. I think he made the right choice, retiring after his first 20-win season. Rather than drag his career into his 40s, sullying his ...
