Bill Text: PA HR331 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Honoring Michael C. Mussina for his outstanding career in athletics on the occasion of his retirement.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 39-23)

Status: (Passed) 2009-06-15 - Adopted [HR331 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HR331-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 1982
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 331 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY EVERETT, BAKER, BEAR, BELFANTI, BEYER, BOYD, BRADFORD, BRENNAN, CALTAGIRONE, CLYMER, D. COSTA, CREIGHTON, DELOZIER, DENLINGER, DERMODY, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, ELLIS, FAIRCHILD, FLECK, FRANKEL, GEIST, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GOODMAN, GRELL, GRUCELA, HELM, HENNESSEY, KORTZ, KULA, MAJOR, MARKOSEK, MARSICO, McCALL, MILLARD, MILLER, MOUL, MURT, MUSTIO, PALLONE, PEIFER, PICKETT, PYLE, QUINN, READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROSS, SANTONI, SAYLOR, SEIP, SIPTROTH, SOLOBAY, STEVENSON, STURLA, SWANGER, VEREB, VULAKOVICH AND WATERS, JUNE 3, 2009
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, JUNE 3, 2009
A RESOLUTION
Honoring Michael C. Mussina for his outstanding career in
athletics on the occasion of his retirement.
WHEREAS, The House of Representatives honors Michael C.
Mussina upon his retirement and for his many achievements during
his athletic career; and
WHEREAS, Born on December 8, 1968, Mr. Mussina was raised in
Montoursville; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Mussina not only was a three-sport athlete
during high school, but also had an excellent scholastic record
resulting in his selection as Salutatorian of his graduating
class in 1987; and
WHEREAS, As an athlete at Montoursville High School, Mr.
Mussina was a ten-time varsity letter winner garnering four
letters in baseball, three in basketball and three in football;
and
WHEREAS, In high school football, Mr. Mussina was named an
All-Conference performer eight times at four different
positions, three times as a place kicker, two times as a
receiver, two times as a defensive back and once as a punter;
and
WHEREAS, In high school basketball, Mr. Mussina scored a
total of 1,382 points, making him number two in Montoursville
High School history, and he was named the 1987 West Branch
Conference Player of the Year; and
WHEREAS, In high school baseball, Mr. Mussina pitched and
played on the 1985 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic
Association (PIAA) AAA State Championship team and the 1986 PIAA
AAA State Championship runner-up team; and
WHEREAS, In 1987, Mr. Mussina was named Pennsylvania Player
of the Year and selected as a Gatorade All American and he
compiled an overall high school pitching record of 24 wins and
only 4 losses; and
WHEREAS, Though he was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles
following his graduation from Montoursville High School in 1987,
Mr. Mussina chose to attend Stanford University, where he
graduated in 1991 with a degree in economics; and
WHEREAS, While at Stanford, Mr. Mussina pitched on the 1988
NCAA National Championship team, compiling a career record of 25
wins and 12 losses, including 14 wins in the 1990 season; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Mussina was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles
again in 1990, this time in the first round; and
WHEREAS, During his Major League Baseball career, Mr. Mussina
played for the Baltimore Orioles from 1991 to 2000 and the New
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York Yankees from 2001 to 2008; and
WHEREAS, While spending his entire career in the American
League East, Mr. Mussina won at least 11 games in 17 straight
seasons from 1992 to 2008 and recorded a career .638 win-loss
percentage; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Mussina posted a 14-4 record with a 2.38 ERA
while playing in the minor leagues before his first full season
with the Orioles in 1992, where he finished with an 18-5 record
and a 2.54 ERA with four shutouts; and
WHEREAS, Following the 2000 season, Mr. Mussina decided to
leave the Orioles via free agency and signed a six-year, $88.5
million contract with the New York Yankees on November 30, 2000;
and
WHEREAS, In 2007, Mr. Mussina become the ninth player to win
100 games with two different teams, having won 147 games with
Baltimore and ultimately winning 123 with the the Yankees; and
WHEREAS, On September 28, 2008, at 39 years of age, Mr.
Mussina won 20 games with a 6-2 win over the Boston Red Sox at
Fenway Park, becoming the oldest first-time 20-game winner in
Major League Baseball history; and
WHEREAS, Among other outstanding achievements during his
Major League Baseball career, Mr. Mussina was named to the All-
Star team five times, was a seven time Gold Glove winner, was
nominated for the Cy Young Award seven times and the Most
Valuable Player three times, won fifteen games in a season
eleven times and pitched in two World Series with the Yankees;
and
WHEREAS, On November 28, 2008, Mr. Mussina officially
announced his retirement from baseball; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Mussina is married to Jana McKissick and has two
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sons, Brycen and Peyton, and is also the stepfather of Jana's
daughter, Kyra; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Mussina, as he has throughout his professional
career, resides in Montoursville, coaches Little League Baseball
and serves on the Little League International Board of
Directors, based in nearby South Williamsport; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives honor Michael C.
Mussina upon his retirement for his outstanding athletic career
and extend best wishes for continued success and happiness in
all his future endeavors.
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