Mike Mussina

Columns

1. Trags Bag: Feeling the pain of David Ortiz

   Columns

   06/21/2012

   … three at a time to talk to them about their approach at the plate. Remember Sept. 2, 2001? Carl Everett breaks up Mike Mussina ’s perfect game and afterward bullpen coach John Cumberland was fired. I was in the clubhouse …
2. The hits (by pitches) keep on coming for Kevin Youkilis

   Columns

   04/27/2011

   … their only confrontations with him. He has been drilled by Cy Young winners ( CC Sabathia ) and future Hall of Famers ( Mike Mussina ). Indeed, no one has hit Youkilis more than the great Mariano Rivera , who has clipped the Sox cleanup hitter three times in 14 …
3. Big Three takes shape: Lackey could give Sox rare edge

   Columns

   04/07/2010

   … rotation having been the 2003 Yankees , who featured four such starters ( Roger Clemens , David Wells , Andy Pettitte , Mike Mussina ). Unsurprisingly, teams that can feature three pitchers who are that good tend to excel. The 24 teams with three pitchers of …
4. The Mailbag: Getting Riled Up By Randy Moss, Rajon Rondo and Dan Dierdorf

   Columns

   11/12/2009

   … And, for me, that's not enough. Not when Bert Blyleven isn't in. I know this will drive Yankees fans crazy but Mike Mussina is twice the Hall of Fame candidate Pettitte is. Pettitte has been in the top 10 in ERA three times. Mussina? Eleven …
5. Five Things We Learned: Tim Wakefield Starts Re-Writing Red Sox History

   Columns

   06/28/2009

   … games. If he accomplishes the feat, he would become the oldest player ever to do so for the first time, surpassing Mike Mussina , who was 39 when he finally cracked 20 W’s in 2008. And, finally, Wakefield is building a case for inclusion …

Blogs

1. Closing Time: Lester blinks in pitchers’ duel as Red Sox get swept by Rangers

   Blog

   05/05/2013

   … s seven innings of work — their most strikeouts against an opposing pitcher since they whiffed 15 times against Mike Mussina (then of the Orioles) in 2000. – For most of Sunday, Jon Lester looked as if he was ready to outdo Darvish, if not …
2. Three Thoughts on Hall of Fame Results

   Blog

   01/09/2013

   … it’s amazing to think he won’t get 100 percent of the votes, but statements need to be made) Tom Glavine and Mike Mussina all debuting on the ballot in 2014, the 15th and final year for Morris. This was a solid first year for Schilling …
3. Nuggetpalooza: Jason Varitek rides into the statistical sunset

   Blog

   03/01/2012

   … 1.233 OPS Kevin Millwood – 13-for-33 (.394), HR, 1.081 OPS * – Pitchers who owned Varitek (same minimums): Mike Mussina – 12-for-77 (.156), 30 K, 5 GIDP, .412 OPS Matt Garza – 4-for-27 (.148), 9 K, .443 OPS Orlando Hernandez – 3-for-30 (.100), 11 K, .482 OPS …
4. The mostly good and sometimes bad top 10 moments of Tim Wakefield’s Red Sox career

   Blog

   02/17/2012

   … over six superb innings. Then, in a game Boston absolutely needed to have, Wakefield earned his second victory over Mike Mussina in the series. He went seven innings and struck out eight Yankees in the Red Sox 3-2 win in Game 4. 4. 200th …
5. Could CC Sabathia be a bust in the remaining years of his contract?

   Blog

   11/01/2011

   … Dave McNally and Dave Goltz suffered massive workload dropoffs of 100 innings per year or more. Others, such as Mike Mussina , Greg Maddux and Bob Gibson had almost imperceptible declines of fewer than 10 innings per season. Most dauntingly …