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Well he could go for the the 300 plateau.

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Forget Mussina's future, what's Kenny Loggins up to?

Excuse me while I don't care

He'll be back. He's going to retire after a 20 win season?! Nope. He'll go for 300 wins.
Good luck, Mike, and enjoy some more big bucks.

We'd love to have you back, Mike, but three years? You'll get your three hundred wins in two, don't be a schmuck like so many others and over-estimate your value going forward.

He'll get in the HOF even if he does not come back. He would be a great role model in the clubhouse, though.

wonder if he will go to the Red Sox? hmm..........

Now THAT would be a busy thread.

come on back mike we can't wait to see you back in pinstripes, hopefully not for 3 years but if it is, he could maybe come out of the Bullpen for the 3rd season...

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Originally posted 09:33 AM ET  10.29 by Mussina HOF

He'll get in the HOF even if he does not come back. He would be a great role model in the clubhouse, though.

I dunno. The voters love to see 300 wins and when a pitcher doesn't reach that milestone they can sit for years in HOF limbo. Moose would need a 3 year deal because while it is realistic to say that maybe he could win the 30 games needed in 2 seasons you have to account for injuries that might creep up (he is 40 years old). So for him if he comes back he is going to have to get 3 years. The money probably won't be anything outstanding but it is the years he will be looking for.

no one over 40 should be allowed to sign a deal for more than one year. I'd like to see Moose come back. Hopefully last year wasn't a fluke - he seemed to make the adjustments and found success. For once I'd like to see an older player just stick with a team out of loyalty and not try to suck them for everything they have. Mike's made a ton of money from the yanks and they stuck with him. He wasn't very good in 07 and he started off very poorly in 08. If not for the injuries I think he would've been pulled from the rotation. His first 708 starts were abysmal.

sorry...that was 7-8 starts not 708.

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Originally posted 09:50 AM ET  10.29 by ME DUM DUM

sorry...that was 7-8 starts not 708.

I think he knows he isn't going to be getting paid $15M a year from this point on but if the Yanks offered him a deal for 2 years at $10M a year with a duel option for a 3rd year both sides would be satisfied. The option year would only be used if Moose still needed a few more wins to reach 300 or if the Yanks need to fill a rotation spot in 2011 and Moose still wanted to come back.

not for 3 years...sorry moose, but 3 years...that cant happen in a Yankee uniform....that is too long.

QUOTE(#11):Originally posted 09:47 AM ET 10.29 by NYY25to13 come on back mike we can't wait to see you back in pinstripes, hopefully not for 3 years but if it is, he could maybe come out of the Bullpen for the 3rd season...

I'd personally like to see YOU in pinstripes. Pinstripes, polka-dots, anything!

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Originally posted 09:56 AM ET  10.29 by 26 Titles

not for 3 years...sorry moose, but 3 years...that cant happen in a Yankee uniform....that is too long.

But would a 2 year deal with an option be a good idea?

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Originally posted 09:56 AM ET  10.29 by bCColtrinari

if the Yanks offered him a deal for 2 years at $10M a year with a duel option for a 3rd year both sides would be satisfied.

I think the fans would be happy with that as well. $5MM is chump change in the MLB.

That would be perfect. I wonder, though, if he's thinking about returning to the O's for his swan song.

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Originally posted 10:08 AM ET  10.29 by Marmosito

That would be perfect. I wonder, though, if he's thinking about returning to the O's for his swan song.

Yeah but he is going to want to pitch behind an offense that can hit because that would translate to more wins. Orioles are not a winning team. If he stays in the AL East the Yanks are the way to go but if not he should move to an NL team where his era would be lower and the hitters won't know him which would give him an advantage for the first year.