Remember When Mark Mulder Was Awesome?

Apparently, recent reports saying that Mark Mulder was going to retire are not exactly accurate. According to his agent, Gregg Clifton, "Mulder has not made a decision." However, Milwaukee Brewers' pitching coach Rick Peterson and former Oakland Athletics teammate Eric Chavez have confirmed the rumors.

Either way, the oft-injured lefty probably should just call it quits. The Big Three days are long gone, and I think most of us were under the impression he already did, anyhow.

Mulder, 32, was the American League's Cy Young Award runner-up in 2001 when he led the league in shutouts and wins, and went on to become an All-Star in 2003 and 2004 when he led the league in complete games.

He was alright in his first season with the St. Louis Cardinals back in 2005, when he went 16-8 with a 3.64 ERA, but has been limited to just six appearances since 2006 due to rotator cuff issues. He didn't even pitch last season, which means he'd likely have to take the minor league track back into the big leagues. Ken Macha hopes Mulder isn't done, though.

"I would feel really bad about that [if Mulder retired]," he said. "He was a good person and a pretty darn good pitcher for me in Oakland. He's too young to call it a career."

The second overall pick in the 1998 Draft, Mulder owns a career 103-60 record with a 4.18 ERA over nine big league seasons between the A's and Cards.

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