Will there be a Moose sighting in Cooperstown?

We'd all like to go out on top, and it appears that Mike Mussina is doing just that.

Nothing is official, but several news services are reporting that Mussina has decided to retire after 18 big-league seasons, the final one producing his only 20-win season. He'll turn 40 next month.

“His legacy is going to be one of the best pitchers to ever put on a uniform, a guy who was able to do it in the American League East his whole career,” said Yankees teammate Johnny Damon, to the New York Times. “We all know how tough this division is, and to go out on top, winning 20 games; I was proud to be a part of that. I think it’s a nice sendoff, and hopefully in five years, he can get a lot of people supporting him for the Hall of Fame."

And that's the next great debate for Mussina. He went 270-153, a stellar .638 winning percentage. He pitched in a power-hitting era and had a decent career ERA - 3.68. That's not bad, but not Hall-like if you look at the Cooperstown roster. He never won a World Series and never won the Cy Young, but nine times finished in the top six in the balloting.

So what's the verdict? (You can vote above.) My take: He'll make it to Cooperstown one day, but will have to wait between 5-10 years to muster the support. So sometime around 2020, keep an eye on it.