Mussina leads playoff rotation
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Mel Stottlemyre revealed some of the Yankees&#39; postseason pitching plans on Saturday afternoon, but Kevin Brown&#39;s performance and the health of Orlando Hernandez are clouding
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Mike Mussina has spent six seasons with the New York Yankees and hasn't won a World Series ring. "This is the Yankees and we have high expectations," he said Monday after finalizing a $23 million, two-year contract. "We expect to not only be in the playoffs every year but do more than just be one of the last eight teams playing."
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Mike Mussina retired the first 19 batters he faced and Hideki Matsui drove in five runs as the New York Yankees opened the American League Championship Series with a wild 10-7 win over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday.
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Minus two top starters, the Mets got dynamic postseason debuts from Carlos Delgado and David Wright to jump ahead of the Dodgers in their N.L. playoff series.
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Two weeks ago, there was concern about whether Mike Hampton would pitch again this season. Now the only question surrounding the southpaw is just where will he fit in the Braves&#39; postseason rotation.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- While the Red Sox remained relatively tight-lipped about their postseason pitching plans, they made this much clear: They will go with a four-man rotation and resist any temptation to bring back their Game 1 starter on short rest in Game 4.
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Mike Mussina missed six weeks with elbow stiffness but has come back strong, carving up Boston for eight strikeouts.
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With the New York Yankees' starting rotation struggling, the team's offense matched its high-scoring game of the season. Tony Clark homered three times for the first time in his career, Ruben Sierra hit a grand slam for his 300th homer, and Gary Sheffield and Alex Rodriguez also connected to lead the Yankees over the Toronto Blue Jays 18-6 Sunday.
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There's trouble in River City, folks. Johan Santana, whose left arm has been flawless since mid-July, outdueled New York ace Mike Mussina last night. His Soul Patrol teammates in the outfield tracked down every ball between here and the Connecticut line.
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Can&#39;t give anything away in October, Mike Scioscia reasoned, and the Anaheim manager picked his best defensive infielders at second and third base to play the first game of the playoffs.
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The Yankees still need to figure out how their division-series pitching dominoes are going to fall after probable Game 1 starter Mike Mussina.
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Pedro Martinez probably won&#39;t be making any friends in New York any time soon. Martinez, scheduled to start Sunday&#39;s series finale for the Red Sox against the Yankees&#39; Mike Mussina, was both playful and sarcastic
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Joe Torre and Mel Stottlemyre have an interesting week ahead of them, as they try to sort out the Yankees&#39; starting rotation for the postseason.
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Another round of playoffs is giving Scott Rolen a chance to get his timing back. The St. Louis Cardinals advanced to the NL championship series for the third time in five years
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You have to hand it to the Houston Astros -- the starting rotation they&#39;ve used in the first round of the playoffs has been not only effective, but interesting, too.
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Roger Clemens, who has been bothered by injuries, plans to pitch against the Mariners, but Mike Mussina will be ready just in case.
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The market for over-40 pitchers will likely be enticing for teams looking to add the final piece to the rotation this offseason. After all, there will be no top-of-the-rotation starters available (short of Andy Pettitte leaving the Yankees), unless you consider Carlos Silva or Kyle Lohse of that ilk (and if you do, you probably won't be employed as a ...