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Mike Mussina Calls It A Career

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Jefferson Tardship
11/20/08

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Not to go all Rob Neyer on you, but strip away the AL East rivalries, the Stanford douchiness and just look at the line. "Meh" is a little harsh; this isn't Don Sutton we're talking about here. He didn't have the flash of Pedro, Curt, Randy or Boomer (and let's face it, remove the perfect game and David Wells is really nothing special), but he got out on the mound every fifth day and won, with an ERA one run better than the league average and a WHIP of 1.19.

The sad part is, if he had come back and won another 18 games next year, if the media had liked him a little more, if he hadn't been the #3 starter on the Yanks for the last 8 years, we'd be giving his Hall of Fame chances a little more lip service instead of dismissing him as a smart, decent pitcher who put up solid numbers for almost 20 years.

Personally, I think he's in the hall of very, very, very good; it's a close call for whether he gets in. If I were a writer with a vote, I'd lose sleep trying to figure out whether I'd vote him in. Which is probably why I'd wind up voting no. But it's damn close.

He'll wind up being the Jim Rice of this generation.
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contains_hot_liquid
11/20/08

@Jefferson Short Bus: He was a quiet sort of guy, so I think the FAME aspect of the Hall is the missing component. But Jesus, he had some of the worst run support ever and still managed to get wins.
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ClintonPortishead
11/20/08

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Crossword Puzzles: Look at me, I'm literate! I would just rather not, you know, actually read something.
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Weed Against Speed
11/20/08

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He does USA Today crossword puzzles? That's pretty damn impressive.

/goes back to trying to find the elephant in new issue of Highlights for Children
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Jews For Purple Jesus
11/20/08

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And in honor of this retirement, I'd like to give one more hearty Fuck You to Carl Everett. I hope hell is dinosaurs ripping you limb from limb you cockgobbler.
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Candace Parker Secret Lover
11/20/08

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Moose is of a similar elk as other Hall of Famers...
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MattinglysSideburns
11/20/08

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The thing I'll remember most about Mussina was when he complained that a start against the Jays was bumped back by 15 minutes so Toronto could honour Tom Cheek, their broadcaster of 4,303 consecutive games, who was suffering from brain cancer at the time. Don't let the door hit you on the ass, Mike.
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Wormfather is Wormfather
11/20/08

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On ESPN radio they asked a question this morning. Who would yankee fans rather have back next season: Andy or Moose.

That pretty much ended my argument for Moose getting in the hall. Andy for what it's worth had some serious wins in the post season. Mike just allowed you to put 18 wins on the board on the average.
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Artie Fufkin
11/20/08

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Shitty Classic can't even get his # right.
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Doyle McPoyle
11/20/08

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Boring? Please. Just read that last quote again, the guy was a fucking maelstrom of charisma. I dare say, he oozed machismo.
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Hustler of Culture
11/20/08

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Mike was to me what Clemens was to Sox fans.

So fuck him, I'm glad he never won a ring.
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UkraineNotWeak
11/20/08

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Take the hint, Pedro.
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RootingForTheMeteor
11/20/08

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Cito sucks!

[en.wikipedia.org]
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Kid Canada
11/20/08

@RootingForTheMeteor:

Cito can't hear you. It's not the two World Series trophies clogging his ears though, he's just really old.
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Carmen McFanzone
11/20/08

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The look on his face sums up everything I've ever heard about him.
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Mr. Pennsylvania
11/20/08

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early in his career, he would come to watch football games when his hometown played mine and always seemed like a fairly approachable guy.

But a hall of famer he is not.
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ClintonPortishead
11/20/08

@Mr. Pennsylvania: A google search reveals nothing but when he was with the O's I remember a story about him booting a then-state record FG for his football team or something.
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