MUSSINA'S RETIREMENT OFFICIAL
nypost.com 11/20/2008 — Yankees pitcher Mike Mussina has ended his borderline Hall of Fame career. The right-handed pitcher announced his retirement today, a decision the Yankees believed he would make since the middle of August. It became official this afternoon in a...

Mussina announces his retirement | yankees.com: News
newyork.yankees.mlb.com 11/20/2008 — 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 ...

Mussina Is Ready to Make Retirement Official
nytimes.com 11/20/2008 — Mike Mussina, who turns 40 next month, is leaving after his first season of 20 victories. >

Mussina's magic number
salon.com 11/23/2008 — New York Yankees pitcher Mike Mussina announced his retirement Thursday. The announcement had been expected, so we're already seeing a preview of what five years from now will be a particularly dumb debate about whether he's a Hall of Famer. A ...

Mussina Close to Making Retirement Official
nytimes.com 11/20/2008 — Mike Mussina, who turns 40 next month, is leaving after his first season of 20 victories. >

Yankees pitcher Mussina announces retirement
sports.espn.go.com 11/20/2008 — New York Yankees pitcher Mike Mussina announced his retirement Thursday, becoming the first pitcher since Sandy Koufax in 1967 to win 20 games or more in the final season of his career.

Mussina update: It’s not official yet
yankees.lhblogs.com 11/20/2008 — Received this e-mail from Arn Tellem, who is Mike Mussina’s agent: Mike will be making a decision on his intentions shortly. Given the significance of this to Mike, I would hope you can respect his desire to be the author of any such ...

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 ...

Praise for a Moose
seamheads.com 11/24/2008 — You stay classy, Mike Mussina. This past week, Mike Mussina, less than a month shy of his fortieth birthday, announced his retirement. In the following days, pundits, personalities, and experts alike weighed in on his candidacy as a Hall of Famer. Whether the Moose deserves a spot ...

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. ...

MOOSE CALL: I'M DONE — NY Post: Sports 11/21/2008
Mike Mussina has informed the Yankees his borderline Hall of Fame career is over. According to several team employees the right-handed pitcher is retiring, which is what the Yankees believed would happen since the middle of August. Mussina and the...

Yankees say bye George Steinbrenner, Mike Mussina — Red Sox & MLB - BostonHerald.com 11/21/2008
George Steinbrenner's 35-year reign as boss of the New York Yankees ended yesterday when he passed control to his youngest son, Hal. "I realize it's a...

We'll Miss You Moose: Mike Mussina Announces Retirement After 18 Seasons — Bleacher Report - MLB 11/21/2008
It happens all the time in sports. An athlete holds on to the game longer than they should have and ends up being forced into retirement because of injuries or just not being able to hack it anymore. Sports announcers and analysts will then mull ...

Mike's dramatic transformation — Blogging the Bombers - NY Daily News Blogs 11/21/2008
Mike Mussina made it official today, announcing his retirement before speaking to reporters for about 45 minutes. We’ve gone over the details of his career and all of the numbers that will make up his Hall of Fame résumé, and this argument ...

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, ...