Mike mussina is a hall of famer last word on baseball. Living on the black follows tom glavine and mike mussina, two of the best and most consistent pitchers in the game during the 2007 season. But one of the things that shouldnt be up for debate is that mike mussina should be in. Living on the black booksamillion online book store. Tom glavine and mike mussina have seen it all in the major leagues and both entered 2007 in search of individual milestones and one more shot at the world series glavine with the mets, mussina five miles away with the yankees. Tom glavine revealed a horrible greg maddux locker room prank.
This anecdote from living on the black john feinsteins book about tom glavine and mike mussina had me rolling. Tom glavine and mike mussina have seen it all in the major leagues and both entered 2007 in search of individual. Jan 17, 2018 so did greg maddux, tom glavine, john smoltz and randy johnson. John feinstein john feinstein explores the intense side of major league baseball through the events of one nerveracking season and through the eyes of two great pitchers. Glavine began 2004 well, highlighted by a may 23 onehit shutout of the colorado rockies and selection to the national league allstar team.
So yes, because hes in the hall of fame and mussina wont be doesnt deserve to be, at least it makes tom glavine the one with the better career. Dec 30, 20 on tom glavine and mike mussina, i fully expect glavine to get in soon and mussina to be in for a fight, possibly for many years and this separation is due only to the win total glavine accrued. Unlike 2014 hall of fame honorees greg maddux and tom glavine or 2015. August 17, 1987 age 21145d, 12,982nd in mlb history. Glavine did get to enjoy a personal highlight at the end of the season, however, when the mets called up his brother mike to join the team. Glavine pitched almost extra innings, so even his ra9 war is much lower than mussinas on a rate basis. The mets choke down the stretch, blowing a 7game lead with 16 to play. Tom glavine and mike mussina have seen it all in the major leagues and both entered 2007 in search of individual milestones and one more shot at the world seriesglavine with the mets, mussina five miles away with the yankees. Glavine with the mets, mussina five miles away with the yankees. The majority of the oneperbox autographed book cards come with either three or four relic pieces or one jumbo swatch.
Cub, the eternally effervescent ernie banks, lets take two. Seasoned pitchers tom glavine and mike mussina have seen it all in the major. He relied on every trick in the book to get to 300 wins, and i wouldnt want to. Drafted by the atlanta braves in the 2nd round of the 1984 mlb june amateur draft from billerica hs billerica, ma. No its not, gold gloves measure one skill while the hall of fame measures the whole career. The 07 season for mussina and mets pitcher tom glavine was the subject of a 2008 book by john feinstein, living on the black. On the flip side, tom glavine wasnt really as good as mike mussina. Dec 05, 2017 mike mussina s case for hall of fame induction may appear unremarkable, but he has a compelling case for induction. Living on the black is an interesting and insightful look at tom glavine and mike mussina, two of the games greatest pitchers, during the 2007 season. Tom glavine and mike mussina have seen it all in the major leagues and both. Seasoned pitchers tom glavine and mike mussina have seen it all in the major leagues, and both entered 2007 in search of individual milestones and one more shot at the world series glavine with the mets, mussina five miles away with the yankees. Jan 05, 2017 after languishing in the 20% range while fellow pitchers greg maddux, tom glavine, johnson, martinez and john smoltz were elected to the hall, mussina made a strong move up in garnering 43% of the. Tom glavine rookie cards cast their uneasy smiles on the. Living on the black book king county library system.
Beckett baseball monthly march 1993 orioles mike mussina blue. Living on the black is a primer on pitching and storytelling. In fact, glavine, 45, is the younger brother of the hall of fame lefthanded pitcher. Anyway, heres piazzas take on tom glavine, his teammate with the. Two pitchers, two teams, one season to remember, also featuring tom glavine in his quest for win number 300. Tom glavine and mike mussina have seen it all in the major leagues and both entered 2007 in search of individual milestones and one more shot at the world seriesglavine with the mets, mussina five miles away. The main one he gets, is he related to former atlanta braves pitcher tom glavine. Unlike 2014 hall of fame honorees greg maddux and tom glavine or. John feinstein s living on the black does just that, revealing how two future hall of famers tom glavine and mike mussina approach pitching in the major leagues. The two veterans experience very different seasonsone on a team dealing with the pressure to get to a world series for the first time in seven. Mussina agreed to be the subject of a book by john feinstein titled living on the black. Drafted by the atlanta braves in the 2nd round of the 1984 mlb june amateur draft from billerica hs billerica, ma high school. John feinstein is the author of many widely acclaimed and bestselling books on.
Living on the black audiobook, written by john feinstein. Mike mussina society for american baseball research. Living on the black and millions of other books are available for instant. Sort of like the man himself, who won a couple of cy young awards and racked up five 20win seasons on his way to 305 victories in a 22year career. Appreciating mike mussina articles bill james online.
Seasoned pitchers tom glavine and mike mussina have seen it all in the major leagues, and both entered 2007 in search of individual milestones and one more shot at the world seriesglavine with the mets, mussina five miles away with the yankees. Beckett baseball monthly march 1993 orioles mike mussina. Living on the black king county library system overdrive. This summer, i had the opportunity to read living on the black, a book written by john feinstein about his experience spending the 2007 season following mike mussina and tom glavine. Sep 20, 2008 sports journalists can learn a great deal about pitching and storytelling by reading feinstein im always looking for books that can offer insights into sports. Tom glavine, a blue chip hs athlete from billerica pronounced bill uh rica, mass. Sports journalists can learn a great deal about pitching and storytelling by reading feinstein im always looking for books that can offer insights into sports. Mike mussina is worthy of enshrinement in the baseball hall of fame. His accomplishments had occurred in one of the toughest divisions in baseball.
Tom glavine and mike mussina have seen it all, and both entered 2007 in search of individual milestones and one more shot at the world series glavine with the mets, mussina five miles away with the yankees. He was the mvp of the 1995 world series as the braves beat the cleveland indians with 164 victories during the 1990s, glavine earned the second highest number of wins as. Jan 06, 2014 other famous quitters and their last seasons war. Tom glavine and mike mussina have seen it all in the major leagues, remarkable highs and heartbreaking lows.
While he might not possess the eye popping statistics of a greg maddux or have won 305 games like tom glavine, mussina s overall body of work clearly states that he was an elite starting pitcher in an era tainted by performance enhancing substances. He played college baseball at northeastern for coach neil mcphee from 1992 to 1995 and played in major league baseball mlb for the new york mets in 2003. Thomas michael glavine born march 25, 1966 is an american former professional baseball player. So did greg maddux, tom glavine, john smoltz and randy johnson. Sure, glavine won a few cy young awards, but his yearbyyear value isnt as impressive as mussinas. While he might not possess the eye popping statistics of a greg maddux or have won 305 games like tom glavine, mussinas overall body of work clearly states that he was an elite starting pitcher in an era tainted by performance enhancing substances. Living on the black ebook douglas county libraries. More than anything, though, it seems to be the 270 wins that weigh his hall of fame credentials down. Comparing the career resumes of tom glavine, mike mussina. Old baseball rookie pranks were pretty good, too larry. On tom glavine and mike mussina, i fully expect glavine to get in soon and mussina to be in for a fight, possibly for many years and this separation is due only to the win total glavine accrued. Jul 30, 2017 the simple reason mike mussina is a hall of famer. Living on the black feinstein, mussina glavine at home at. Glavine posts a 8 record for the mets while registering his 300th career win.
All pitched through a suffocating offensive era and flourished. Glavine has the second biggest ra9 fip difference in history only jim palmer is higher. Living on the black two pitchers, two teams, one season to remember book. John feinstein john feinstein explores the intense side of major league baseball through the events of one nerveracking season and through the eyes of two great.
A pitcher, glavine played in major league baseball for the atlanta braves 19872002, 2008, and new york mets 20032007. Glavine, who pitched in the bigs for 22 seasons, tallied a war just under 74 and had a winning percentage of. Tom glavine rookie cards have never been major hobby drivers, but they managed a slowburn climb to musthave status. Mike mussina, a williamsport, pa intellectual who came to the yankees by way of stanford and the baltimore orioles, was trying to add a 20win season and. Mike mussina deserves to be in the hall of fame sports. Dec 20, 2015 when glavine and mussina were both on the hall of fame ballot in 2014, the bbwaa favorite glavine of course a member of the 300 wins club was easily elected with 91. Tom glavine and mike mussina have seen it all, and both entered 2007 in search of individual milestones and one more shot at the world seriesglavine with the mets, mussina five miles away with the yankees. The path may be clearing for mussina to soon join them. With the baseball hall of fame comes a ton of arguing.
Although they each reach some of their goals mussina to 250 wins, glavine 300, neither team reaches its ultimate goal. At this point in their career, they both throw in the 90s or lower considered i learned something new with this book. Living on the black two pitchers, two teams, one season to remember ebook. Living on the black by john feinstein overdrive rakuten.
Tom glavine was inducted into the hall of fame, on his first ballot, in 2014. Tom glavine and mike mussina have seen it all in the major leagues. Living on the black book by john feinstein mike mussina tom glavine free us ship. Michael patrick glavine born january 24, 1973 is a baseball coach and former first baseman, who is the current head baseball coach of the northeastern huskies. Tom glavine and mike mussina have seen it all, and both entered 2007 in search of individual milestones and one. When glavine and mussina were both on the hall of fame ballot in 2014, the bbwaa favorite glavine of course a member of the 300 wins club was. Living on the black feinstein, mussina glavine at home. Pitchers are the heart of baseball, and john feinstein tells the story of the game today through one season and two great pitchers working in the crucible of the new york media market. The 2007 season would prove to be the most trying of mussinas career as he pitched to a careerworst 5. Tom glavine and mike mussina have seen it all in the major leagues and. After languishing in the 20% range while fellow pitchers greg maddux, tom glavine, johnson, martinez and john smoltz were elected to the hall, mussina made a strong move up in garnering 43% of the. Baseball books of our eternal youth the book shopper.
Its time for mike mussina to become a hall of famer. Glavine pitched almost extra innings, so even his ra9 war is much lower than mussina s on a rate basis. Mike mussinas case for hall of fame induction may appear unremarkable, but he has a compelling case for induction. Veteran sportswriter feinstein follows the yankees mike mussina and the mets tom glavine during the 2007 season, as they pursue personal milestones and try to pitch their teams back into the. Mar 27, 2008 tom glavine and mike mussina have seen it all in the major leagues and both entered 2007 in search of individual milestones and one more shot at the world series glavine with the mets, mussina five miles away with the yankees. Tom glavine revealed a horrible greg maddux locker room.
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