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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. ...
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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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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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bugsandcranks.com - 11/20/2008
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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?
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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 ...
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 ...
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zellspinstripeblog.com 11/14/2008 — Baseball Writers’ Association of America released the AL CY Young Award today. Cliff Lee was the most deserving and he won it by a landslide. (24 first-place votes and 132 points overall) Mariano Rivera finished fifth on the ballot with three points and Mike Mussina tied for sixth place with two p
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zellspinstripeblog.com 11/14/2008 — Mike Mussina is still ‘up in the air’ on whether or not he wants to return in 2009. I have come to the conclusion that he will retire, but anything can happen. At this point..I don’t know if I want him back. Not that he doesn’t deserve it, but the Yankees say they are looking for two FA pitchers, s
zellspinstripeblog.com 11/14/2008 — Mike Mussina is still ‘up in the air’ on whether or not he wants to return in 2009. I have come to the conclusion that he will retire, but anything can happen. At this point..I don’t know if I want him back. Not that he doesn’t deserve it, but the Yankees say they are looking for two FA pitchers, s
Mike Mussina: Will he stay or will he go? End on a high note or chase 300 wins
zellspinstripeblog.com 11/18/2008 — Mike Mussina is dragging it on now in my opinion. I like the Moose, but I don’t want this to turn into something Brett Favre might do. haha. It’s either he wants to play or he doesn’t want to play. End on a high note..or go after 300 wins? He has a lot to consider, but I think he would know wh
zellspinstripeblog.com 11/18/2008 — Mike Mussina is dragging it on now in my opinion. I like the Moose, but I don’t want this to turn into something Brett Favre might do. haha. It’s either he wants to play or he doesn’t want to play. End on a high note..or go after 300 wins? He has a lot to consider, but I think he would know wh
Mussina Redux
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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
Mussina update: It’s not official yet
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Rosenthal: Mussina to retire
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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 ...
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jimmyscottshighandtight.com 11/20/2008 — How many guys want to leave the game the way Mike Mussina is apparently going to leave it? Ted Williams hit a home run in his last game - his last at bat too, I believe. He proved he could've still played a little bit longer. Todd ...
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Mike Mussina, who turns 40 next month, is leaving after his first season of 20 victories. >
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Yankees right-hander Mike Mussina is retiring.
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New York Yankees pitcher Mike Mussina announced his retirement Thursday even as he comes off his first 20-win season.
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Mike Mussina followed through on his plans on Thursday, officially announcing his retirement from Major League Baseball.
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Mike Mussina, who turns 40 next month, is leaving after his first season of 20 victories. >
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New York Yankees pitcher Mike Mussina is retiring after 18 seasons, according to an online report. ...
