Mike Mussina, Future Hall of Famer, Retires
Posted by Eno Sarris Categories: New York Yankees, Editorials
Mike Mussina decided to retire today, and in the Northeast, there’s no doubt. He’s a future Hall of Famer.
But all of this because he finally won 20 games? After two decades of consistent elite performance, why did a random number make so much difference? Well, the answer of course is that voters and much of the general public are a little too conscious of the ‘counting’ stats. How many home runs did he have? How many wins? Case closed.
Mussina has 270 wins in his 18 year career, an average of 15 wins per season. He has a career 3.68 ERA and 1.19 WHIP. He’s only finished in the top three for the Cy Young once. So, no real hardware, no eye-popping statistics, no Hall of Fame - or so goes the story. But, let’s take a deeper look.
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