Doug Mientkiewicz
Doug Mientkiewicz
Douglas Andrew Mientkiewiczis an American retired professional baseball first baseman. He bats left-handed and throws right-handed. He is one of five American players to win both an Olympic gold medal and a World Series championship. He currently manages the Chattanooga Lookouts, the Minnesota Twins' Double-A affiliate...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth19 June 1974
coming sent sick stomach
I'm sick to my stomach about it, I told them that if they sent me down, I'm not coming back.
four joe overlook
That was a start. But you can't overlook what Joe did for four innings.
baseball behind both coming elevates ends guy playing pushing radar somebody supposed wrapped
That's the way baseball is, ... I wouldn't say he's off the radar screen. I've been on both ends of it. I've been the guy coming up pushing somebody from behind and I've been the guy who's getting pushed. If that elevates both of our games, that's what it's supposed to do. Getting too wrapped up in who's playing right now is not the way to go about it.
bunt trying
I wasn't trying to bunt it, that's for sure.
best chris faced seen
I faced Chris when he was in Toronto. I thought he was the best I'd ever seen then. He's better now.
chance game series today winning won yeah
Today is over. We won a game and yeah it was nice, but this game is about winning series and going from there. We look at it as a chance to win a series tomorrow.
If that's not the play of the year, I'll protest.
city goes shoulders takes time
He takes the city on his shoulders every time he goes out to pitch.
cool decided fame hall name
My dad's probably the most influential person in my life. He said, 'You know, it'd be kind of cool to see your name in the Hall of Fame with that team.' We decided let's do it that way.
glad handled hell pride ring
Me, my family, went through hell and back. It should have been handled differently. I'm glad it's over. I can put my (World Series) ring back on with pride now.
definitely
This team's been through a lot. We're definitely not going to stop. We're not going to fold.
digging game holes loss tough
We've been digging out of holes from day one. We had as tough a loss as you can have the first game of the season.
attack caught game names plan
You have a game plan, attack the game plan and keep going. Don't get caught up in the names on the back of the jersey, so to speak.
people everyday jersey
Everyday people don't understand what he did for everybody and anybody who wore a Twins jersey.