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Moose an All Star snub
By Andrew Feingold on July 7th, 2008 2:01 PM |
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Last season Mike Mussina won 11 games and was 4-6 with a 4.62 ERA in the 1st half. On Saturday he equaled last seasons win total tossing six scoreless innings vs. the Boston Red Sox. The win also gave him 261 for his career and has won at least 10 games in 17 straight seasons. 
Moose said he was not upset that Boston manager Terry Francona did not select him. Dice-K was also not picked and is an impressive 9-1 with a 3.12 ERA. The Stanford grad lowered his ERA to 3.46 and has looked like a different pitcher since April. He has walked only 16 batters in 18 starts and has stepped up to be ace of the staff. He is 2-0 with a 1.46 ERA vs the Tampa Bay Rays who have the best record in the American League. He has not been an all star since 1999 and the 39-year-old has exceeded all expectations.
“We’d be under .500, that’s for sure, if Moose hadn’t done what he’s done,” Yankee manager Joe Giradi said.
Since joining the Yankees in 2001, Mussina has not been named to the AL all star squad. I feel he should of have been named over Tampa bay lefty Scott Kazmir. The 24 year-old lefty has 4 less wins and 12 more walks. He has pitched 30 fewer innings than Moose due to a DL stint. The ex-Met has not gone 6 innings in his past 4 starts while Moose has pitched at least 6 innings in each of his past six starts including two starts where he went 8. The Ray that was left out was stud rookie Evan Longoria who should of been selected over White Sox third baseman Joe Crede.
In Mussinas last 14 starts he has allowed 3 runs or fewer in 12 of them. Before beating Boston yesterday he allowed 9 earned runs in 8 2/3 innings vs. the Sox in early April. The 39 year-old has battled through tearly season struggles to become the Yankees more consistent starter. Moose will not be joining Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez and Mariano Rivera at next weeks game but he is on pace for 19 wins which would be his highest output since 1995.
“He’s the comeback player of the year,” said Alex Rodriguez, the game’s top vote-getter. “He’s been a magician this year for us and a life-saver and he still has an outside shot of making it if someone goes down.”
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His numbers aren’t even close to being All-Star material. There are tons of other pitchers with better stats this year that didn’t make the team.
Not only that but there needs to be at least 1 representative from every team. Francona didn’t really have much of a choice.
His number’s aren’t even close to being All-Star material? Really? Perhaps you are a little overzealous, or a little bit dumb, but c’mon. The All-Star game is a joke (Varitek) but give Moose a little credit.
I agree with Nathan and Ervin…but even Gavin Floyd or John Danks should of made it over Kaz