The Mike Mussina Hall of Fame Page

Thank God for advanced statistics. One of our first articles concerned Mussina’s rightful claim to the 2001 AL Cy Young Award.  The stats now prove it. WAR–or Wins Above Replacement–calculates how many more wins a player was worth compared to the same replacement-level player.
Mussina’s 2001 season produced the highest pitching WAR in the AL by [...]

Posted on May 27th, 2010 under Cy Young Award, Statistics. Tags: baseball-reference, Mike Mussina, WAR. Comments: None

Posted by Rorschach
The winner of the 2008 Cy Young Award will be announced tomorrow.  Mike Mussina is in the running for a Top-5 finish.  If he gets any votes at all, it’ll be the first time he’s finished in the running since 2001 (his first season in New York).  If he can finish better then [...]

Posted on November 12th, 2008 under Cy Young Award. Tags: A.J. Burnett, Cliff Lee, Cy Young Award, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Franscisco Rodriguez, Mike Mussina, Roy Halladay. Comments: 10

Mike Mussina has made it to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, NY.  Well sorta, or at least his sweat has.
The Hall recently announced that among the artifacts now on display from the 2008 season, a certain Mussina hat made the trip.
More 2008 artifacts have just arrived at the Museum and [...]

Posted on October 20th, 2008 under Cy Young Award, Game Previews, Hall of Fame, News. Tags: Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown, Joba Chamberlain, Mike Mussina. Comments: 2

Well, here we go my friends. After stiffling the Blue Jays for 5 shutout innings, Mike Mussina stands to win his 20th game on Sunday in Boston. Mussina was sharp through five innings, fanning six and allowing only four hits. After exiting after the 5th inning, Mussina would watch the bullpen gut through three tense [...]

Posted on September 23rd, 2008 under Cy Young Award, Game Recaps. Tags: Mike Mussina, New York Yankees, Travis Snyder. Comments: 11

Posted by The Moose
Sometimes, there are moments where your back is against the wall. And you can either stand there and take it, or fight back.
Tonight, Mike Mussina fought back. Despite recent struggles for a team that has fallen hopelessly out of the playoff race, and facing a team fighting for their postseason lives, Mussina [...]

Posted on September 18th, 2008 under 20 Win Seasons, Cy Young Award, Game Recaps, New York Yankees. Tags: A.J. Burnett, Cliff Lee, Cy Young Award, Johnny Damon, KRod, Mike Mussina, New York Yankees, Roy Halliday. Comments: 26

Posted by: Rorschach on 9/2
ESPN Game Recap - Cleveland Indians vs. Chicago White Sox
Cliff Lee wrapped up the 2008 American League Cy Young tonight by shutting out Chicago 5-0.  It was Lee’s 20th win of the season and lowered his league-low ERA to 2.32.  His record is an amazing 20-2.  Yes, KRod is on pace [...]

Posted on September 2nd, 2008 under Cy Young Award, News. Tags: Cliff Lee, Cy Young Award. Comments: 5

There’s been a lot of type on this site devoted to dispelling the notions of 20-win seasons and World Series glory somehow standing in between Mike Mussina and the Hall of Fame. We have instead argued on behalf of Mussina’s durability and consistency. Until this point, it had mostly been hypothetical, abstract, arguments.
Today, we offer [...]

Posted on August 26th, 2008 under 20 Win Seasons, Comparisons, Cy Young Award. Comments: 3