But only if they let Bert Blyleven in.

I can’t believe he wouldn’t want to stick around for a couple more seasons and flirt with the 300 win and 3,000 strikeout marks. He would at least get close if health permits.

If Blyleven isnt in, then neither is Moose.

which will help bert’s cause.

bert just got unlucky by being on several bad teams. moose has been on contenders most of his years.

This is the Hall of Fame, right?…not the Hall of pretty good players who played for good teams and racked up decent stats. I may be short changing him a little there, but I am not happy when guys like Blyleven and Jack Morris are not in yet. Moose didn’t win 20 games in a season for his career until this last year? He never won a Cy Young award, lead the league in wins or ERA even ONCE, and was not especially stellar in the playoffs (7-9 career record). Morris, for comparison, also did not win a Cy Young, but led the league twice in wins, won over 20 games 3 times, and was a STUD in the playoffs (6-1 total, 3-0 in the world series, when it REALLY matters). I am probably cherry picking my stats a little here too, but I think I have valid points. Moose was a really good player, but not a GREAT player…and not Hall worthy. With that said, he will probably get in on the first ballot, just because he was a Yankee…:(

Baseball Hall of Fame, no. Mussina was a very good player, but not a Hall of Famer.

Mike Mussina is, in a sense, the Garret Anderson of the Yankees. I was looking at his stats yesterday before I even knew he was retiring. I was considering FA pitchers the Angels could go after that might be cheaper than Garland, and I thought, “Wow, those are impressive numbers! How come I never hear the media praising Moose?” Especially being a Yankee, it is very odd how rarely I hear talk of him. Like GA used to be, Mussina is a model of consistency. Like GA, he has taken the back seat while teammates take the limelight. Like GA, a few more good seasons might qualify him for the hall. But like GA, he will probably be overlooked.

the man was a great pitcher and a good ambassador for baseball…especially considering the steriod era and such……he’s deserves it.

…should frighten the hell out of you.

They should be the ones where, when you play them, you think, ’we’re screwed, we’ll be lucky to get anything out of this game’.

Which is why I’d say no to Mussina (and possibly Bert B). No fear factor.

Moose = Hall of Very Good, not Hall of Fame

Just because guys like Morris and Blyleven have gotten the shaft doesn’t mean you toss another one in the same hole!

Mussina was one of the better pitchers of his time. He pitched in the steroid era posting some great numbers. Among pitchers, he is 33rd all time in wins (270) like it or not that counts and always has. Mussina had 23 shutouts along with 57 complete games. He is 33rd all time in games started (535), 66th all time in innings pitched (3,562.2), 19th all time in strikeouts (2,813) and has a BB/9 IP (1.98) and a career .638 win-loss percentage, his K/BB is 3.5-1 with a lifetime WHIP of 1.19.

The guy retired 20+ straight batters on 3 different occasions (23,25,26) throwing three 1 hitters and a 2 hitter in his career. Some mention his 7-9 post season record, but the guy posted a 3.42 era throwing 139.2 inn striking out 145 and walking just 33 with a WHIP of 1.11in those 21 playoff games.

You must be a Cito/Blue Jay lover. It was 1993 and one of the coaches was his manager Johnny Oates. The guy was just getting his bullpen session in. Guys do throw on off days.