HOF Debate - Mike Mussina

Piggy-backing off of the Schilling debate, today we will look at Mike Mussina and debate whether Moose is worthy of enshrinement.

Pro - OCP

Knee-jerk, Mike Mussina was a very good pitcher but Hall worthy?  His name was the answer to a trivia question that made my head spin, which is why this debate came up here.  It took a lot for me to convince myself that he belongs but there are some statistical anomales that exist which say that he does. 

Consider this, if Moose does not make it into the Hall of Fame, he will be the first pitcher with 100 more wins than losses not enshrined.  There are only six pitchers in the history of baseball with 17 or more seasons of 10 wins or more: Greg Maddux, Warren Spahn, Cy Young, Don Sutton, Steve Carlton and Mike Mussina.  There are only five pitchers in the history of baseball with at least 270 wins and a winning percentage greater than .638 and four out of the five are already enshrined.  The other is, of course, Mike Mussina. 

All-Time Orioles Team

Back to the AL after a bit of a hiatus. The O's had some great teams in the 60s, 70s, and 80s. They've fallen on some tough times now, but we're going to celebrate the franchise with this week's all time team. Enjoy, debate, rabble-rouse, whatever you like!

C - Gus Triandos
1B- George Sisler (St. Louis Browns)
2B - Bobby Grich
SS - Cal Ripken Jr.
3B - Brooks Robinson
OF - Frank Robinson
OF - Ken Williams (St. Louis Browns)
OF - Paul Blair
DH - Eddie Murray
SP - Jim Palmer
SP - Dave McNally
CL - Gregg Olson

A lot of people might suggest Brady Anderson in the outfield and Brian Roberts at 2B. Without steroid and HGH implications, they may have made our team. We were somewhat split while putting the list together on these players. Mike Cuellar and Mike Mussina get some consideration too as Starters. Who else did we miss?

Trivia Question - For Hersh, and everyone else

In 1971, the Orioles had gold glovers at 2B, SS, and 3B. Who were they, and who beat out Boog Powell for the Gold Glove at 1B?