DOUG MIENTKIEWICZ NEWS
Welcome Back, Mientkiewicz
September 04, 2009 by
Sons of Steve Garvey
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Doug Mientkiewicz singles in Wednesday's game.
From Dylan Hernandez at the LA Times:
Done receiving congratulatory high-fives from teammates in the dugout, Mientkiewicz ducked into the clubhouse and disappeared for 10 minutes. "I went and found a quiet place," he...
Mientkiewicz Rehab Includes Pigskin
July 10, 2009 by
Sons of Steve Garvey
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Stan Conte and Doug Mientkiewicz throw the football at Dodger Stadium before the Dodgers' July 1 game.
From Eric Collins (presumably) at Psychollingy:
I just saw Dodger Head Trainer Stan Conte throwing a football around with injured first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz. What'...
The Curse of Mientkiewicz
October 26, 2007 by
Hugging Harold Reynolds
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When will Boston's suffering end? Video inside.
Doug Mientkiewicz Gets Eighth At-Bat of Season
September 07, 2009 by
Bucs Dugout
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Remember when re-signing Doug Mientkiewicz was the most important thing since ever? Fun times.
I generally try not to call out people for things they said seven months ago. I've certainly said my fair share of things that turned out to be wrong, or silly, or irrelevant in...
Pirates Sign Mientkiewicz to Minor League Deal
February 11, 2008 by
Raise the Jolly Roger!
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Well, everyone has been complaining that the Pirates front office hasn't done anything of significance this year, and, well, they still haven't. However, Pirates.com does report that the Bucs have signed 1B Doug Mientkiewicz to a minor league contract. Besides being a real...
Non Roster Invitee: Doug Mientkiewicz - Dodgers
March 19, 2009 by
Tireball.com
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Ten years ago or so I gotta admit. Doug Mientkiewicz was kinda cool. After all he was playing in Minnesota, could field a ball and his name somehow had both w and z in it.
Anyway this season he’s trying to make the Los Angeles Dodgers. Last season he tried the same thing with...
Mientkiewicz Signs With Dodgers
February 27, 2009 by
Eli's MLB Rumors
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The Dodgers and Doug Mientkiewicz have agreed to a minor league deal with an invitation to big league camp. Mientkiewicz is a .271 career hitter with 66 career homeruns. His best year came in 2001 with the Twins when he hit .306 with 15 HR in 151 games. For now, he will compete for...
So Close
August 07, 2008 by
Bugs & Cranks
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I have a weird relationship with Pirates pitchers and no-hitters. My first brush with a no-no as a fan came in the summer of 1990, when Doug Drabek tossed eight and two-thirds innings of hitless ball against the Phillies. That was my first summer following baseball, and I remember...
Doug Mientkiewicz is here to steal your baseball.
February 27, 2009 by
Bugs & Cranks
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The Dodgers? signing of Doug Mientkiewicz to a minor-league contract continues two very recent yet very obvious trends by the organization.? The first is to sign members of the 2004 Boston Red Sox and the second is to bring in guys who played under Torre.? Soon, this team will consists...
Doug Mientkiewicz Swinging for Cancer Awareness
May 13, 2006 by
kansascity.royals.mlb.com
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An article I found on the Kansas City Royals team page.
More than symbolic: The pink bat resting in first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz's locker stall is more than a marketing gimmick tied to Major League Baseball's breast cancer awareness campaign for Mother's Day.
The...
Dodgers' Doug Mientkiewicz toughs out a comeback
The Gold Glove first baseman works ceaselessly to return from a shoulder separation.
The game wouldn't start for nearly six hours, but Doug Mientkiewicz, T-shirt soaked in sweat, was already well into this 12-hour workday.
Mientkiewicz Appears Ready for Stretch Drive
With clubs scurrying around in an attempt to strengthen their teams for the final weeks of the season, the Dodgers seem to be a sure bet to add a veteran left-handed bat off the bench before the July 31 trade deadline, and they won't have to lose prospect to get him. Doug Mientkiewicz...
Doug Mientkkiewicz Backs A-Rod
May 01, 2009 by
This Purist Bleeds Pinstripes
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According to this story, former Yankees' first-baseman and former high school teammate of Alex Rodriguez, Doug Mientkiewicz back A-Rod and states "From my perspective, it would be 99.9% impossible for us not to know...You're basically accusing every kid that's gone...
Journeyman Doug Mientkiewicz was the ceremonial first pitch in 1923 and 1964
February 28, 2009 by
Sports Hernia
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Dodgers' comeback in NLCS hinges on staying loose
October 21, 2009 by
Washington Times
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PHILADELPHIA | When Doug Mientkiewicz and Manny Ramirez were with the Boston Red Sox during their historic comeback from a 3-0 deficit against the New York Yankees during the 2004 American League Championship Series, they decided early on that looseness was going to be a sustaining...
Dodgers - Diamondbacks Game Three Chat
September 02, 2009 by
True Blue LA
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by Jeff Chiu - AP
Doug Mientkiewicz was activated before tonight's game.
View full size photo uploaded September 2, 2009
Doug Mientkiewicz was activated for tonight's game, per Michael Becker of The Press...
Bucs agree to terms with Eric Hinske
January 29, 2009 by
Raise the Jolly Roger!
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Nice pickup, in my opinion. It?s a one year deal, and the base salary should be around $1.5M, [according to DK].
Hinske will fill a bench role, and he can play 1B, 3B, LF and RF. He hit 20 HR?s last year with Tampa in a similar role, which is pretty impressive.
He?s not as fiery and [...]
Torre Makes A Good Call; Dodgers Close To Making A Bad One
March 28, 2009 by
Memories Of Kevin Malone
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Torre has declared that Manny will bat third."Torre said he's committed to batting Ramirez third.'Manny could hit anywhere," Torre said. "You just want him up as much as possible.'"Wow. He gets it! Yeah, it's a pretty common sense type of thing,...
Never Go Against the Family, Doug: Mientkiewicz Takes a Few Shots at Nick Swisher on Twitter
July 13, 2009 by
The Big Lead
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Add this to the list of subplots (Torre, Jeff Weaver, Manny’s New York-ties) should the Dodgers and Yankees meet in the World Series: Doug Mientkiewicz, who is on his sixth team in six seasons, thinks ladies-man Nick Swisher is a “turd,” “way way overrated&...
The Great Debate: Who will sit on the bench for the Pirates?
January 28, 2009 by
Raise the Jolly Roger!
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I think it
Padilla tries to extend Dodgers' season
October 21, 2009 by
Sports Illustrated
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PHILADELPHIA -- Wherever Joe Torre went when his team arrived at Citizen's Bank Park on Saturday, he saw it. When he went to the weight room, it was on the treadmill. When he went to his office, it was cued up on the television on his desk. If Torre had successfully blocked out...
WWDMD--What Would Doug Mientkiewicz Do?
July 17, 2008 by
Raise the Jolly Roger!
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Why the Pirates' Doug Mientkiewicz should be commanding the same fever around Pittsburgh that the Penguins' Gary Roberts did a few months ago.
Somebody Explain Why DeWitt Was Called Up
April 18, 2009 by
Memories Of Kevin Malone
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Because I am having trouble understanding it."The Dodgers promoted infielder Blake DeWitt from Triple-A Albuquerque on Friday to replace utility man Doug Mientkiewicz, who dislocated his right shoulder with a head-first dive Thursday night and will undergo reconstructive surgery...
DODGERS CLINCH WORLD SERIES
February 27, 2009 by
Where Is Andy Van Slyke
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In a surprising move this morning, the Los Angeles Dodgers have announced the most important signing of the off-season. They have acquired the single most prized free agent in the history of all space and time, and somehow, they inked him to a minor league deal. That's right. The...
AJ: PITTSBURGH'S ONE-HIT WONDERS
August 05, 2008 by
Mondesi's House
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by A.J.from 105.9 The X The one hit wonder is defined in the music industry as a band or an artist that is known primarily for having just one hit single. This artist's entire embodiment of work is many times narrowly defined by just one microscopic piece of it. Being a one hit...
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