Yankees' Mussina advises kids Hughes, Kennedy

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Mussina offering lessons in whining?
Published 2/27/2008 by Ed Valentine at Bugs & Cranks
... Newsday reports this morning that Mike Mussina has taken on the role of mentor for young pitchers Ian Kennedy and Phil Hughes. ...

Giambi ready to hit this spring
Published 2/27/2008 by Dave & Aziz Nekoukar at NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees
... . We don't need to say it too many times over, but production from Giambi would be a huge bonus, and allow the DH spot to stay open for Hideki Matsui (and Johnny Damon , if he starts to wear down). Meanwhile, Mike Mussina makes some headlines: Nearing age 40 writes Kat O'Brien , he's essentially become an adviser to Phil Hughes and Ian Kennedy. But much cooler stuff from Ed Price, ...

More on Mussina the teacher
Published 2/27/2008 by Andrew Fletcher at Scott Proctor's Arm - A New York Yankees Blog
There were reports earlier this month that Mike Mussina has been tutoring Phil Hughes and Ian Kennedy. Kat O'Brien has quotes from Mussina, Hughes and Kennedy about Mussina's new hat in today's Newsday. "I think circumstances play out whatever your role's going to be," Mussina said. "This is just the way it has played out now. We've got some young kids on the pitching staff that people are expecting a lot from. I've been lucky enough to be doing this for a long time, and I've been doing it in ...