Mussina Is Expected to Lose His Spot in the Rotation
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Though Joe Torre has not made it official, the Yankees are planning to drop Mike Mussina from the rotation, at least for his start on Saturday.
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With 16 years in the major leagues, Mike Mussina has been around long enough to know how to handle a problem like the one Carl Pavano presented last week.
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needs to get into a groove to stop the powerful St. Louis offense. Martinez has. lost five of his last six decisions going back to the regular season.
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NEW YORK - Yankees pitcher Kevin Brown broke his non-throwing hand punching a clubhouse wall in frustration during the New York's 3-1 loss to the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night.    The pitching-weak Yankees, whose AL East lead over second-place Boston was cut to 2 1/2 games, did not immediately know how long the right-hander would be sidelined...
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Kevin Brown's frustrating season finally reached a boiling point, and now his hot temper could cost the New York Yankees at the most important time. Brown broke his non-pitching hand when he punched a wall in the clubhouse last night during a 3-1 loss to the Baltimore Orioles that cut New York's lead in the AL East ...
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A year ago, Mike Mussina lost to the Minnesota Twins in Game 1 of the American League Division Series. Pessimist&#39;s panic swept through the Bronx.
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Sammy Sosa was out of the lineup against the Montreal Expos yesterday because of bursitis in his right hip. And his replacement, Ben Grieve, was injured while making a catch.
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Joe Torre all but stated the obvious after sending Mike Mussina out to face the Twins in Game 1 of a doubleheader yesterday at Yankee Stadium: He will be sending Mussina out next
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Mike Mussina and the New York Yankees got a scare just over a week away from the playoffs.
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Yankees right fielder Bobby Abreu is expected to miss at least two weeks after straining his right oblique during batting practice Monday, an injury general manager Brian Cashman and manager Joe Torre said won't cause the team to make a new push for Bernie Williams to report.
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MINNEAPOLIS -- The Twins hesitated not a whit in sending Johan Santana to the mound yesterday on three days' rest. The Yankees refused to do the same with Mike Mussina and, as a result, it will be a well-rested Moose for Game 1 against the Red Sox in the American League Championship Series.
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The lineup was loaded with guys who won&#39;t be playing in next week&#39;s playoff games. Not one of the relievers who came out of the bullpen has a shot to make the postseason roster.
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Yankees starter Mike Mussina left yesterday's game against the Devil Rays with a bruised thumb after he was hit by Carl Crawford 's liner in the fifth inning.
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Yankees center fielder Johnny Damon is expected to miss at least a few days of spring training for personal reasons.
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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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Unlike their red-stockinged rivals, the Yankees weren't going to use their next scheduled starter -- Mike Mussina -- to relieve if things went bad early last night.
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Mike Mussina looked out from the bullpen a half-hour before his start against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and couldn&#39;t believe what he saw: more than 50,000 empty seats at Yankee Stadium.