Yanks bank on Mussina

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Moose In '08
Published 12/7/2007 by Steve Lombardi at WasWatching.com
From Pete Caldera - According to the source, Mussina -- who turns 39 on Saturday -- has been participating in a new weight-training and arm-strengthening program. The club also emphasized that Johnny Damon and Bobby Abreu should arrive at camp in better shape than they did last spring. Abreu, who turns 34 in March, has hired a personal trainer. Damon turned 34 last month. "We're going to do a better job this winter with all of our players, so we can hit the ground running in spring training," Cashman said, without delving into specifics ...

Old Yanks trying to stay in shape
Published 12/7/2007 by Ben K. at River Avenue Blues » River Avenue Blues, A New York Yankees Blog
... After a poor finish by Mike Mussina and terrible starts by Johnny Damon and Bobby Abreu, the Yankees are emphasizing off-season fitness. Mussina and Abreu are both participating in new weight and strength programs while Cashman basically called out the Yanks’ delinquents. “We’re going to do a better job this winter with all of our players, so we can hit the ground running in spring training,” he said. ...

Hideki, pitching still the hot topics
Published 12/7/2007 by Dave & Aziz Nekoukar at NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees
... over 156 innings. And what will become of Joba? In a separate piece, Caldera feels much of Joba's fate will depend on Mike Mussina , who is "participating in a new weight-training and arm-strengthening program." Quoting Brian Cashman, Caldera extrapolates that Joba's role will be whatever is best for the team. ...