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
appreciate excited fact
I appreciate the fact I'm here. I've never been more excited than I am to play right now.
If I got it right out of my glove, we get him at home.
today willie
I told Willie the only way I'd play today is if I catch.
good ready week
It's good enough to go, not 100 percent, but good enough. I've been ready for a week pretty much.
good looking
OK, but he's really not a very good looking man.
arms good last run stranger until week
You can't question. You keep going until you're mathematically done. Stranger things have happened. We've run into some pretty good arms in the last week though.
bad saw time
The first time through that order, you saw some really bad swings.
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.
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.
If that's not the play of the year, I'll protest.
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.
city goes shoulders takes time
He takes the city on his shoulders every time he goes out to pitch.