Mike Mussina has a Hall of Fame resume, plus other notes

Mike Mussina has a Hall of Fame resume, plus other notes
With the Hall of Fame announcing election results today, I will throw in my two cents that former Orioles pitcher Mike Mussina should be a Hall of Famer. To put Mussina's case into perspective, if Jim Palmer is a Hall of Famer (he is and, of course, should be), then a strong case can be made for Mussina. Here are their career numbers: Palmer: 268-152 with 2.86 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 5.0 strikeouts/nine innings pitched, 125 ERA+ Mussina: 270-153 with 3.68 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 7.1 strikeouts/nine innings...

Taking a closer look at Matusz versus Bastardo (with Gordon note)

Taking a closer look at Matusz versus Bastardo (with Gordon note)
While we wait for the Orioles to reveal their new assistant hitting coach on Thursday, I've heard that former major league outfielders Milt Thompson and Mark Quinn were finalists for the job. Five candidates were interviewed. Thompson is a career .274/.335/.372 hitter in 13 major league seasons with six teams. He was the Phillies hitting coach during their 2008 championship season and again when they returned to the World Series in 2009. He was fired in July 2010, served as the Astros minor...