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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

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.  ...

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's Yankees Legacy
blog.nj.com 1/19/2009 — I'll start by saying I would likely support Mike Mussina for the Hall of Fame (if I had a vote). A 123 ERA+ in 3500+ innings during an era of big offense should make the cut. But what is Mike...

Enjoy Montoursville, Moose
yankees.lhblogs.com 11/20/2008 — Young men with lots of money tend to wear expensive clothing. That is not to say it’s always tasteful, however. For just about all of the Yankees, especially the younger ones, the t-shirt of choice is made by the designer Christian ...

Cubs say they're not close on Peavy deal — FOXSports.com News for MLB 12/9/2008
The Cubs maintain that they are "not even close" to a trade for Padres right-hander Jake Peavy and continue to mull a run at free-agent lefty Randy Johnson if the price for Peavy proves too steep.

Mets, Yankees Ask NY for More Cash — Bleacher Report - MLB 12/9/2008
The Yankees and Mets are asking the city for $450 million more in public bonds to finance their new ballparks, on top of nearly $1.5 billion they were already granted, according to the city's Economic Development Corp. The Mets are requesting an ...

Reds close to landing O's Hernandez — Major League Baseball News 12/9/2008
The Reds appear to be "very, very close" to acquiring catcher Orioles catcher Ramon Hernandez in a trade for utility player Ryan Freel, a source told MLB.com.

Yanks, Phils biggest suitors for Lowe — Major League Baseball News 12/9/2008
The Yankees and Phillies have emerged as the two most prominent contenders for free agent right-hander Derek Lowe, according to a report Tuesday on SI.com. The 35-year-old Lowe is seeking a five-year deal in the area of $80 million.

Torii: CC can handle New York — Blogging the Bombers - NY Daily News Blogs 12/9/2008
Torii Hunter just held a press conference to promote his new charity, but on his way out he stopped to talk with some of us about his good buddy, CC Sabathia. Hunter is certainly hopeful that Sabathia will join him in Anaheim, though he said he ...