Shields studied the best pickoff artists, zeroing in on the work of former Baltimore Oriole and Yankee pitcher Mike Mussina.

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Look no further than the drag on the Yankees payroll by fading stars like Mike Mussina, Jason Giambi and Johnny Damon.

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Among the ones we think will make it are Jim Rice, Fred McGriff, Mike Mussina, Curt Schilling, Moises Alou, Jim Edmonds and Kevin Brown.

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Former Yankees pitcher (and Stanford grad) Mike Mussina got so good at them that he appeared in "Wordplay, " a 2006 documentary about crossword puzzles.

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The HOF cupboard is not likely to be this barren in 2014 with Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, Frank Thomas, Mike Mussina and Jeff Kent to be among the first-timers on the ballot.

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Former ace Mike Mussina sent his Irish setter.

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To keep the dynasty going, the club bought up baseball stars, front-loading its payroll with a handful of big names, some of whom (Johnny Damon, Jason Giambi, Mike Mussina and, soon, Clemens) are past their primes.

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