Mike mussina telling manager joe torre no, stay there. When mussina told torre to get back in the darn dugout. Wearing a suit and carrying his morning cup of coffee, torre walked in at 10. Boston gm theo epstein called yankees pitcher mike mussina a bad apple for. The writer and researcher tom verducci with joe torres input have wrote a good book about joe torre and the twelve years with the ny yankees. Mike mussina is kind of like jamie moyer, in that they had long careers, mussinas not as long as moyers 18 seasons, compared to 25. Hes jumped up above 50% this year so far, meaning he will be the next oriole in the hof just not. Pinella is latino, and vanatta is actually van atta according to the baseball encyclopedia. A lot of the mosthyped material in the book, such as teammates.
First of all, to the extent that the al east was somehow tougher the extent of this i think is wildly exaggerated its because of the presence of the juggernaut yankees. You can follow any responses to this entry through the rss 2. Both pitchers yelled at each other, and then a brawl ensued. Jan 17, 2018 mussina compiled 270 of them over his career, shy of that magic 300 number but good for 33rd alltime. Wells writes in the book that if he were mike piazza he would have. Lsn is the patriot league leader in delivering highquality programming worldwide via television, radio, streaming video and satellite. Drafted by the baltimore orioles in the 11th round of the 1987 mlb june amateur draft from montoursville hs montoursville, pa and the baltimore orioles in the 1st round 20th of the 1990 mlb june amateur draft from stanford university palo alto, ca. Yankees manager joe torre arrived at yankee stadium this morning to prepare for a 1 p.
After allowing a run, manager joe torre made motions toward emerging from the dugout to remove mussina from the. The mariners and orioles benches clear after mike mussina hits bill haselman with a pitch in the top of the 7th inning check out. Mike mussina presented with baseball hall of fame plaque july 2019. He is the youngest of five children, two girls and three boys of italian immigrants joe, sr. Mike mussina was absolutely killing it in a game against detroit at comerica on may 31, 2006. For mussina, two weeks off is just right the new york times. That honor went to jeff bagwell, tim raines and ivan rodriguez this year. Drafted by the baltimore orioles in the 11th round of the 1987 mlb june amateur draft from montoursville hs montoursville, pa and the baltimore orioles in the 1st round 20th of the 1990 mlb june amateur draft from stanford university palo. Mike mussina has almost always made the difficult look easy and the easy look routine. The lafayette sports network lsn handles all multimedia elements and advertising sales for athletics at lafayette college. Especially, his childlike behaviour in trying to showup the classy cito gaston during the 93 allstar game and then, even more incredulously, his totally selfish and disrespectful comments after a game in toronto in 04 when longtime, wellrespected jays broadcaster tom cheek was.
Tonight, he almost made the nearly impossible seem normal. Michael cole mussina born december 8, 1968, nicknamed moose, is an american former baseball starting pitcher who played 18 seasons in major league baseball mlb for the baltimore orioles 19912000 and the new york yankees 20012008. Dec 05, 2017 when clemens fell behind 40 and failed to retire any of the three batters he faced in the fourth inning of game 7, manager joe torre summoned mussina out of the bullpen for the first relief. Mike mussina remains among the most heavily debated players on the hall of fame ballot. He was elected to the baseball hall of fame in his sixth year of eligibility in 2019 mussina spent his entire career in the american league east. Mussina is simply too much for the overmatched pirates the. Mike mussina deserves to be in the hall of fame sports. Those guys dont come around every day where you can just sit and pick a baseball guys brain, and to me, thats enjoyable. Mike mussina deserves to be in the baseball hall of fame. For mussina, 2001 would be the closest he would come to a title, one half inning away as a matter of fact. Truth be told, mussina has not really missed pitching. That does not influence my evaluation of his playing career.
Their only sustained stretch of good baseball this season began with a shutout by mike mussina on may 7. Joe torre on how alex rodriguez cared most about his personal stats and how he still tried to be the guy amid a yankees roster of fellow all stars. I disagree with almoat everything that comes out of his mouth. We dont hang, mussina quoted from wellss book, then added, im. Mussina said he got up to warm up on his own, not to show up gaston, but to get some work. In his first two turns on the ballot, mussina received 20.
A few parts were a little dry in regards to some the exact play by play by players i never heard of. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. Mike mussina deserves a spot in the hall of fame pinstripe. The yankeesred sox rivalry is a major league baseball mlb rivalry between the new york. He was continually battling against randy johnson, roger clemens, and pedro martinez for cy. Oct 10, 2006 yankees manager joe torre arrived at yankee stadium this morning to prepare for a 1 p.
The book, coauthored by sports illustrated writer tom verducci, details torres tenure as manager of the new york yankees. Dan rosenheck, in keeping score, writes that mike mussina, considered a borderline candidate for the hall of fame using traditional measurements, meets the standard on a closer examination of the numbers. Mike mussina was one of the most consistent and durable pitchers of his generation, winning at least 15 games and surpassing the 200inning. Mike mussina news archives we never stop talking baltimore. His general manager, roland hemond, said, why you cant get mike mussina into a 93 game is beyond me. We see joe torre hired as the manager of the ny yankees.
Hed won at least 18 games five times but never 20 until his last season, when, at 39, he. Joseph torre was born july 18, 1940, in brooklyn, new york. I will be releasing the entire book for free online this summer chapter by chapter. Righthander mike mussina was not among the three players announced wednesday as newest members of the baseball hall of fame. First of all, to the extent that the al east was somehow tougher the extent of this i think is wildly exaggerated its because of the presence. Jan 08, 2017 mike mussina remains among the most heavily debated players on the hall of fame ballot. Mike mussina calls the kettle black river avenue blues. Mike mussina and curt schilling deserve hall of fame love. Joe torre paints a vivid portrait of the decline and fall of the yankees in his new book. Mussina is simply too much for the overmatched pirates. Mike mussina and andy pettitte, alleged widespread use of steroids among. On may 31, 2006, yankees manager joe torre decided he would like to remove or least discuss removing moundsman mike mussina from his start against the tigers. Pitcher mike mussina and bullpen catcher mike borzello also provide.
Mussina refuses to exit the ballgame, tosses complete game. Crystal was a cast member of saturday night live, is a six time emmy. The 07 season for mussina and mets pitcher tom glavine was the subject of a 2008 book by john feinstein, living on the black. He would retire after the 2008 season on the heels of his first career 20win season. New york yankees manager joe torre is concerned that media attention over. On may 31, 2006, mussina held the tigers in check for most of the night at comerica park, taking a shutout attempt into the ninth. Jan 05, 2017 mike mussina was one of the most consistent and durable pitchers of his generation, winning at least 15 games and surpassing the 200inning mark 11 times each while pitching most of his 18year. Jan 18, 2017 righthander mike mussina was not among the three players announced wednesday as newest members of the baseball hall of fame.
Mike mussina was the unsung cornerstone of the 2003 yankees. Jun 15, 2005 mussina fired another shutout last night, a fivehitter in a 90 victory over the pittsburgh pirates, and the yankees can only hope that this time, it really does spark a turnaround. Nov 24, 2008 as a jays fan, we will always be biased when it comes to mussina since the guy is a complete jass. Yankees manager joe torre returned to fenway park for his first game following. Jan 04, 2016 in the past two years, mike mussina s hall of fame vote totals have languished in the 20% range. Mike mussina wont make the hall of fame for the fourth straight year. Orioles mussina is almost perfect the washington post. Brycen mussina football lafayette college athletics.
Jul 15, 20 his general manager, roland hemond, said, why you cant get mike mussina into a 93 game is beyond me. Join facebook to connect with mike torre and others you may know. Tom glavine and mike mussina have seen it all in the major leagues and both. Get the latest updated stats for new york mets joe torre on. While he has put up some huge seasons for the yanks and has turned in. Before and after perspectives are yankees pitchers david cone and mike mussina. As i write, i am watching a 1992 mike mussina start against seattle on youtube. My italianamerican all star baseball team the pecan. He played for the baltimore orioles 19912000 and the new york yankees 2001. Wild brawl ensues after mike mussina plunks bill haselman. Mussina earned a degree in economics and pitched in two college world.
Joe torre has 18 books on goodreads with 306 ratings. Max scherzer channels his inner mike mussina, refusing to. With liabilities like the latemodel bernie williams, hideki matsui, jason giambi. In the past two years, mike mussinas hall of fame vote totals have languished in the 20% range. Hes trending in the right direction, and he probably wont need a champion like bert blyleven did, but hes still. Experience can build and toughen like scar tissue, and what joe torre has seen, from a distance, is an evolution within mike mussina. The joe giradi effect jack curry gives paulie the bad news its no secret around here that i am no fan of mike mussinas. When clemens fell behind 40 and failed to retire any of the three batters he faced in the fourth inning of game 7, manager joe torre summoned mussina out of the bullpen for the first relief.
My all italianamerican baseball team by predominant big league club pitcher. Curt schilling being a horrible human being is a silly reason to be kept out of hof. That certainly elicits memories of hall of famer mike mussina yelling at manager joe torre to not leave the dugout when he was one out away from a complete game in 2006. Nov 28, 2017 mike mussina amassed 270 wins with a 3. Michael cole mussina born december 8, 1968, nicknamed moose, is a former major league baseball starting pitcher. He is the author of the tony awardwinning play 700 sundays, about his relationship with his late father, which was later adapted into a book, and the childrens book, i already know i love you. The largest factor hurting mike mussinas hall of fame chances is the great pitchers that played during the same era as him. Cf joe dimaggio rf dan pasqua dh steve balboni bench joe pepitone 1b, of frank crosetti ss randy velarde ss, 2b, 3b billy martin 2b rick cerone c joe girardi c starting pitchers dave righetti mike mussina vic raschi marius russo johnny broaca relief pitchers john montefusco rich monteleone larry gura sam militello russ vanatta.
Joe torre on mariano rivera, mike mussina entering hall of fame duration. Mike mussina tries to clear up mariano rivera quote in. Getty images what the skeptics say some things about mussina are skewed, such as his 3. Mike mussina is gaining hall of fame support, still looks. Joe had a below average managing record with no ws experience. Mike mussina tells joe torre to stay there, and proceeds to get the final out, wrapping up a completegame win check out.
Mike mussina had a fantastic career during a time in which hitters shone. I havent had the chance to read joe posnanskis entire the baseball 100. That number has since increased with each successive year, to 24. Torre watches mussina and sees an angry and tested competitor. His third book, the yankee years, was released in february 2009. Lets roll back the clock to when yankees righthander mike mussina decided he was staying in the darn game whether joe torre liked it or not. Billy crystal has starred in many hit films, among them when harry met sally, city slickers, the princess bride, and analyze this. Joe torres jersey is retired today at yankee stadium. Eventually, the writers who vote for the baseball hall of fame must come to their senses and. Nov 26, 20 joe torre on mariano rivera, mike mussina entering hall of fame duration. Mussina compiled 270 of them over his career, shy of that magic 300 number but good for 33rd alltime.
One example is the poor defense mussina pitched in front of when he signed with the yankees. Italianamerican all star baseball team this entry was posted on february 4, 2011 at 1. My italianamerican all star baseball team the pecan park eagle. Later, he authored an advice book, titled joe torres ground rules for winners. In the book wells names a dream team that includes mussina, pettitte and. Like his contemporary and fellow righthander curt schilling, mike mussina has a much stronger case for the hall than his lack of support thus far would indicate. He coauthored joe torres first book, chasing the dream, and has also. I wanted to learn more about joe torre and the years he managed the yankees. He was the owner george steinbrenners forth choice. Mike mussina was born in williamsport, pennsylvania, and was. Im 100% on team mussina for the hall, but the notion that he should get a boost because he played in the al east is daft. From david bells tbs archives atlanta braves manager joe torre argues another call.
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