Ken Rosenthal is reporting that Mike Mussina has decided to retire, citing "major-league sources." The article says that Mussina will announce his decision at the end of the week. Mussina went 123-72 with a 3.88 E.R.A. and 1,278 strikeouts as a member of the Yankees.

I guess this is what most of us expected, but it's sad to see him go without being able to put a World Series ring on his finger. He pitched in an era of Yankee baseball mostly marred by postseason failures, but he was certainly one of the positives. Moose has shown to be an intelligent individual who can excel in many areas even outside of baseball, so whatever he does, we wish him well.