The Mighty Men put everything on the back of veteran Mike Mussina and the old horse came through with a gem. Mussina pitched a 9-inning shutout in game 7, limiting the vaunted Sugar Bears offense to only 2 hits and 3 walks, and securing the 2009 Championship for the Mighty Men. Moose was named the World Series MVP and awarded the Bud Black Trophy. The tearful Mussina announced in the postgame press conference that he would retire now. "Really what else can top this?" he said. Mussina has spent the last 6 years with the franchise and looks like a serious candidate for the Hall of Fame. But back to the game...
The Mighty Men jumped on the Sugar Bears right off the bat as Kevin Youkilis led off the game with a double. Youk would score shortly after on a two-run Milton Bradley home run. Meanwhile, Mussina carried a no-hitter into the 5th inning, when the no-no was broken up by a J.D. Drew single. The Mighty Men tacked on another run in the 8th on an Adrian Beltre single with two men on. Newark would get their only other hit in the 9th - a weak blooper up the middle by Mike Fontenot - but he was doubled off by Manny Ramirez to end the game.
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