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Manny and L.A.: A Happy Marriage

LOS ANGELES -- Manny Ramirez came bouncing down the stairs, baggy uniform and dreads flapping, and Dodger Stadium erupted.They had been waiting all winter, through months of contract negotiations that ended precisely where they began, to see this sight. The love affair between Ramirez and Los Angeles has picked up right...

The Dugout: Ghost Town

This is the biggest image of Doug Mientkiewicz I could put alongside this post without going off on a sixteen paragraph rant about how it had to be the PIRATES who gave this guy a minor league contract and then were bad enough to need him in the bigs. Imagine if Kevin Maas just showed up out of nowhere playing for the...

Doug Mienkiewicz Is Incrediby Upset

Every year one or two poor veterans ends up stranded on a hopeless baseball team as they try to prove to the world they can still play and prolong their careers. This year, Doug Mientkiewicz took a minor league deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates, made their roster as a utility man, and is having a respectable year that...

Big Unit Will Put You on a Stretcher, Doug

Baseball fights rule. We all know that. Usually though, they're not simply a result of a batter taking too long. But that was the case last night, as Doug Mientkiewicz teed off Randy Johnson by taking too long in the batter's box. Basically, Doug (we're not friends, I'm just trying to save my CTRL button) stepped out of...

Doug Mientkiewicz Signs With the Pirates

Yesterday afternoon, Doug Mientkiewicz took a step towards effectively ending his career. Maybe he thought that signing a minor league deal with the Pirates would give his career some legs, but he's got a couple things working against him there. First off, signing a minor league deal with the Pirates is a pretty crappy...

DougMientkiewicz News From the Web

04/09/12 T.C. and the fans get the party started at Target... Source: The Aitkin Independent Age - Aitkin MN Ten years ago, approaching a promising 2002 season, the Minnesota Twins nearly had their franchise wiped out.