Re: From the Star-Tribune

"Joseph Richardson" <jmrich1spam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Appreciation for Gardy
>
> The New York Mets have an option on Doug Mientkiewicz that would pay the
> first baseman $4 million next season.
>
> "I don't why they would pick up my option, but if they do, I might quit,"
he
> said. "I'm serious. I don't want to be back there."
>
> The Mets must announce a decision within three days of the end of he World
> Series. No doubt, they will elect to pay Mientkiewicz a $450,000 buyout
and
> make him a free agent.
>
> He said his preference would be to return to the Twins, who aren't as
solid
> with Justin Morneau at first base as everyone figured when Mientkiewicz
was
> shipped to Boston on July 31, 2003.
>
> "People think Gardy [manager Ron Gardenhire] and I have a big problem,"
> Mientkiewicz said. "Nothing could be further from the truth. He's like an
> older brother to me. We get mad, yell some, but it's because we're both
> competitive and emotional.
>
> "I always thought Minnesota was a great place to play. After a year with
the
> Mets, an organization that doesn't have a clue, I know that for sure."
>
>

You know, it's amazing how it's always the organization with
Mientkiewicz. The Twins when they traded him to Boston, to make room for
Morneau (so much so that, apparently, it is believed he and Gardenhire are
on the outs). The Red Sox, when they had the "audacity" to only use him as
a defensive replacement, simply because he had a .603 OPS with them. And,
now, with the Mets, he compiles a .729 OPS (much better than his second half
with Boston in 2004, but terrible, nonetheless), misses a ton of time with
injuries, and Mike Jacobs comes up and starts knocking the cover off the
ball, but the Mets are clueless to sit him on the bench?

Geez. Talk about somebody who needs to learn a little about
accountability.


--
Tracey


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  • Re: From the Star-Tribune
    ... >> The New York Mets have an option on Doug Mientkiewicz that would pay the ... >> first baseman $4 million next season. ... No doubt, they will elect to pay Mientkiewicz a $450,000 ...
    (alt.sports.baseball.ny-mets)