roarfrom34.blogspot.com - 11/21/2008
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Mussina retires, Erin Andrews interviews Teixeira, and more
by Matthew Taylor
A roundup of interesting O's-related topics ...
-"Flashback Fridays" ended with the last pitch of the season, but a tip from Stephen Johnson allows Roar from 34 to revisit the tradition in brief.
Johnson is the ...
bugsandcranks.com - 11/20/2008
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bugsandcranks.com —
With Mike Mussina of the New York Yankees
ready to announce his retirement, the obvious question to...
ask is ‘has done enough to merit a plaque in Cooperstown?’ 270 career victories. A 3.68 career ERA. A .638 winning percentage. ...
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Mussina a Hall of Famer?
dugoutcentral.com - 11/21/2008
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Mike Mussina joins a select group of pitchers
who won 20 games in their final season. Sandy...
Koufax is the only Hall of Famer with 20 or more wins in his last season. Koufax, who retired following a 27-win season in 1966, pitched in horrible elbow ...
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Taking Aim at the Moose
mlb.mlb.com - 11/20/2008
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mlb.mlb.com —
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 ...
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Mussina announces his retirement | MLB.com: News
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Oriole Post - Baltimore Orioles Analysis & News; The World of Baseball and Beyond —
... whether former Oriole Mike Mussina goes in as a member of the black and the orange, or part of the Evil Empire (eh, I think he goes in as a Yankee) & Glenn Clark of WNST, Oriole Central, Camden Chat, The Washington Post, PressBox Online as well as Jay Trucker of the Examiner also join the fray. The Orioles announced their 2009 Spring Training Schedule, and yes, they are going to play in Fort Lauderdale; The great Roar from 34 gives us news and bits from Oriole-land, including the struggles of the Sports ...
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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 ...
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
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 ...
Mussina Retires
thelosscolumn.com 11/20/2008 — As noted in the comments by BBM, Mike Mussina has decided to hang up his spikes with 270 career wins and fresh off his first 20-win campaign.
I first saw the news a few hours ago on a TV at the grocery store (of all places), and I greeted it with ...
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 ...
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 ...
No Regrets
thesportsscribe.com 12/9/2008 — Mussina leaves the game on his own terms and he is very content. Find out why.
Teixeira Really Not Coming to Baltimore?
oriolepost.blogspot.com 12/18/2008 — Reading the constant news & rumors on Teixeira is becoming annoying. Since the information seems to change daily, who knows what's true now . Today, ESPN -- the Worldwide Leader and the same people who yesterday reported that the Teixeira might ...
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 ...
The First-Base Picture, Beyond Teixeira —
Nationals Journal 11/21/2008
Since we all seem to be of the mind that the Nationals are the longest of longshots to win the Mark Teixeira sweepstakes, it may be useful to look - as the Nationals have been doing, I'm told -- at what else is out there on the marketplace in terms of ...
Teixeira Sets Deadline ... at a Football Game —
Nationals Journal 11/21/2008
Well, mlb.com is reporting that Mark Teixeira would like to have a new contract by Christmas. Here's what he said when interviewed by ESPN on the sideline during the Georgia Tech-Miami game Thursday night: "I don't want to put a timetable on it, but ...
Jonah Freedman: Are $100 million deals worth it? —
SI.com - MLB 11/21/2008
It may be in just a few days, it may take weeks. But the inevitable truth is that CC Sabathia is going to become the 17th player in the history of Major League Baseball to sign a multi-year contract in excess of $100 million. And depending on how the ...
New Rule Introduced For Major League Baseball —
Bleacher Report - MLB 11/21/2008
I would like to introduce a new rule for Major League Baseball to consider. It's a rule that I'm fairly sure they will implement.
Here it is, rule 823B, subsection 12, "From this point on, no Starting Pitcher will be inducted into the Hall of Fame ...
