"Obviously it was an assassination directly at my character for unprovoked reasons. I've been gone for five months. I mean, to just randomly come after Doug Mirabelli? For what reason? Because you don't like me? I mean, you don't have to like me. Obviously he doesn't like me," - A former Padre speaking about his former GM The Friarhood posted a question...

An arbitration panel awarded Doug Mirabelli and his wife more than $1.2 million in damages and fees.

I’m sorry I cannot even get that worked up about this game–I guess 2 days off this late in the season does more harm than good–because the Sox seemed kind of sluggish to me last night.  Missing opportunities (like the bases loaded in the 7th inning, and NO ONE scoring, and the 2-13 with runners in scoring position) and while Lackey didn’t completely spit...

It was five years ago today that Yours Truly formed The Mighty Quinn Media Machine, and after all these years we're still going strong.Whether it's my Red Sox rantings, my Trivia Night wrapups, my 9/11 remembrances, funny Irish Christmas messages or even people finding out about Doug Mirabelli's day, so many of you have come here, and I thank you all from the bottom of...

Mark Loretta was everything you dream of when you talk about an infielder. He had a good glove, he had a high average and he was generally a good clubhouse infielder. He always seemed to be in demand when free agency came up, but never earned more than 5 million a season. Hell, one year, he was even traded for Doug Mirabelli. That can’t be good, right? If nothing else, Loretta...

Ricky Gutierrez: He's back coaching his Miami high school's baseball team--the American Patriots.Adam Hyzdu: Was playing in Japan in 2007. That's the latest info I have. Please contact me with any sightings.Bobby Jones: Played in the minors through '06, and either he or the other Bobby Jones was fired from a New Jersey high school in '07. In other words, I got...

While doing some research for my little Where Are They Now Project, I noticed a Dan Shaughnessy article from last Sunday which contained this line:"[Number 28] was worn by lunkheads Steve Crawford, Jeff Stone, and Doug Mirabelli."One of the things Dan has been criticized for is the time he made fun of Jeff Stone for being, supposedly, mildly retarded. I really don't...

Shank is in Fort Myers on his annual baseball junket. Witness the smooth transition from provincial semi-snobbery to someone who got his ass kicked by seventy inches (and counting!) of New England global warming:FORT MYERS, Fla. — There are so many reasons that it’s better to be in Fort Myers than in Boston today.I’m not usually much of a weather guy. I always felt sorry for...

Gary Bennett is a catcher who played for the Pawtucket Red Sox in 1997. While his offensive numbers were weak, he only had one passed ball in 65 games.Bennett nailed down 21% of the base stealers that year. Two things:1. Gary Bennett is Doug Mirabelli. The End.I have no idea why you would want to marvel at Gary Bennett's picture, but if you're weird, you can go see it in...

Via NESN: Manny Ramirez recently praised Toronto's hiring of Red Sox pitching coach John Farrell and said that Toronto was team that he wanted to play for. Now, he's been spotted visiting Ontario's capital city coincidentally on the first two days of the free agency period, according to the Toronto Sun. Toronto has been considered by many to be one of the few "...

Larry Lucchino yesterday said the Red Sox may move the right field fence in 6 feet to make our bullpens roomier and up to code. Michael Silverman today suggests there might be something else to it, and I'm inclined to agree: Another question, slightly more cynical, comes to mind. Is there some kind of old or new Yankee Stadium envy, or plain old offensive envy, going on here...

Okay, seriously. What the freaking hell. The Red Sox are now pulling a Doug Mirabelli maneuver with Kevin Cash now that our FOURTH catcher, between the big leagues and Triple A, has hit the DL. This time it's the Captain, and it turns out he and Dustin Pedroia are going to be able to enjoy broken-foot rehab together. I know, maybe Varitek and Pedroia can both go to the infield...

On May 1, 2006, the Red Sox re-acquired catcher Doug Mirabelli from the San Diego Padres because they needed somebody...

It feels like every catcher in the Red Sox system is hurt.  I'm expecting the bullpen catchers to break something soon.  So when we saw Victor Martinez hopping around like someone dropped Ben Gay in his cup... we knew the Sox would be in a bit of a bind.  So everyone's just kinda scratching their heads for a replacement.  First up:  Kevin CashWith...

Early in the year, Boston was being eaten alive by the opponents' base stealers. The Red Sox allowed 36 stolen bases in their first 16 games, with only one runner caught stealing. This was capped by the Texas Rangers stealing nine bases off of Tim Wakefield and Victor Martinez in the game on April 20. After the Rangers nabbed five more bags in the remaining two games of...

Most Red Sox books I read I tend to pass along to a friend after I am done.  Red Sox By The Numbers is one I will hold on to as a great reference.  This book takes and in depth look at the Red Sox uniform numbers and the players who wore them.  When a new player signs with the Sox one of the biggest questions fans will have is, "What number is he going to take?"  Now...

Hinske was acquired by Boston during the fateful year of 2006 to provide much-needed depth at first base, the outfield corners and third base (although he never once appeared in a game at third for Boston). Hinske was similar to Doug Mirabelli during his time in Boston that he had a low batting average (.229 in Boston) but a fair amount of pop. He also had strong plate discipline...

Dougie's going deep tonight! A popular meme about a day in the life of Doug Mirabelli (there were two such days, I can't find the other one) was passed around back when Mirabelli was a cult figure in Boston. It might be odd for some to think that Doug Mirabelli was a cult figure for Red Sox fans, but I can assure you... he was. Mirabelli was acquired as a response to...

From the Globe via ESPN, a proposed three-way (very, very different from the sort of "three ways" Doug Mirabelli used to propose) between the Sox, Padres and Cubs ain't happening. The deal -- if one can believe it ever truly existed -- would have sent Ellsbury and Buchholz to the Cubs, Andrew Cashner and Josh Vitters to San Diego, Adrian Gonzalez to Boston, and Joe Perry and Ric...

Those poor Washington Nationals. Is it safe to say that everyone should feel sorry for them?Buried in the midst of the National League East, the Nationals sit in last place not only in their division, but the entire league with a 20-48 record.Skimming up and down the 25-ma roster, there are a lot of familiar faces, if you're a Boston Red Sox or a New York Yankees fan.For starters...

We had the 200,000th visitor to The Mighty Quinn Media Machine since I installed SiteMeter back in April, 2006 (about five weeks after I founded this site). It was shortly after 8 PM tonight and it was a person from Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina, checking out the funny Doug Mirabelli post through Facebook.I thank you all who come here and make writing this site such fun for me.

What do the following players have in common?Kevin MillarCurt SchillingDoug Mirabelli (the Padre)J.D. DrewJulio LugoDaisuke MatsuzakaLars AndersonEach of these players is a player who Theo Epstein wanted, badly. Some more famously than others and with mixed results across the board but these were players that Theo Epstein felt a strong inclination to acquire.It’s forgotten now...

The Oakland A's pitcher may be back on Tuesday...potentialy to showcase him? The Boston Red Sox drafted "The Duke of Hurl" Justin Duchscherer in the eighth round of the 1996 amateur draft. He was eventually traded to the Texas Rangers for Doug Mirabelli. Duchscherer has sort of become the Oakland Athletics' ace, with an All-Star appearence in 2008. He had a 10-8...

(Photo from Boston.com)Was that all they needed, you think? Some tough love? Because I could do that all day, every day if that's what's required. Last night's game was a welcome respite in what had become a disconcertingly long losing streak and all of a sudden, I saw flashes of the baseball team that, on occasion, has made me happy, instead of inspiring me to reach...

Hey there boys and girls, what's new? Not much here. My feet hurt and I have made a crapload of money today. Someone left a 10 dollar tip! :D Also we each got 10 dollars because we did over 100 in the span of an hour (like yesterday) so I made about 20ish or so today in tips. Yesterday sucked but we got 10 and then like...3. Tourists are ******* cheapskates it seems. Also I have...