Showing posts with label retirement. Show all posts
Showing posts with label retirement. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Moose, you will be missed...


Like i had stated in an earlier post, Mike Mussina is in fact going to retire to spend more time with his family (Ken Rosenthal reports)

Not that this comes as a shock to any Yankee fans... but this still is a sad thing to hear, after several great years... even though he didnt get us a championship, he still fought hard and performed at his highest potential...

I certainly hope Mike Mussina has a good rest of his life...

and in other news... Bernie Williams is not retired?(http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/yankees/ny-spbernie195933362nov19,0,1716737.story?track=rss) yeah ok...

Saturday, November 8, 2008

The mystery that is the indecision of Mike Mussina's retirement...


Mike Mussina's feeling to retire or stay with the Yankees has been changing throughout the season. In the beginning of the season, when Mussina looked like he was going to continue with another bad season, it looked like he'd certainly retire. Ever since that point, Mussina had posted an ERA under 3 and won 20 games and looked like he may just be in for another 3 years.

Now, the reasons for him wanting to retire are obvious, the guy wants to live his life, he has a family and he hasnt been with them on a regular basis in a long time.


(Mike Mussina and his son after a spring training game)

Mussina at several points said he would like to pitch in the New Yankee stadium next year and retire... 'and'? seems like a little indecision for our guy Moose here, i mean who wouldnt be indecisive if you are 39, miss your family and just came off of one of your best seasons ever?

Myself and i know most Yankee fans would love to see Moose atop our rotation next year, he provides a great veteran presence for younger pitchers like Phil Hughes, Ian Kennedy and Joba Chamberlain.

Hopefully he doesn't retire, but if he does, good for him, he's had a great career and could very well be a hall of fame pitcher.