Mientkiewicz signs with Yankees

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

on a one year, 1.5 million contract.

 

Link.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Holy hyperbole!

 

"There's not too many first basemen who could save two, three runs a game," Yankees center fielder Johnny Damon, his former teammate in Boston, said last month. "Defensively, I haven't seen a better defensive player than Doug, so if we pick him up, it would be great."

[Jon]

So with him and Jeter, the Yankees' team ERA should be somewhere around -2.50 next season.

[Outshined_One]

Didn't some psychopathic writer claim that Minky was such a great defensive first baseman that he could also play...SECOND BASE?!?!!?!!!!

[Diffusion]

Holy hyperbole!

 

"There's not too many first basemen who could save two, three runs a game," Yankees center fielder Johnny Damon, his former teammate in Boston, said last month.

 

Well, technically, Jesus is right!

[JeffH]

He's the Cesar Izturis of first basemen.

[fromthestretch]

Didn't some psychopathic writer claim that Minky was such a great defensive first baseman that he could also play...SECOND BASE?!?!!?!!!!

 

He actually started a game at second base for the Red Sox back in 2004.

[Abe Frohman]

I think he still owns that baseball that was the last out in their World Series Victory, right? He could get a lot of money from George for that ball - and they could destroy it like the Bartman ball, no?

[NorthsideAvenger]

I think he still owns that baseball that was the last out in their World Series Victory, right? He could get a lot of money from George for that ball - and they could destroy it like the Bartman ball, no?

 

Actually, I think the HOF has the ball in question, or atleast check they were negotiating with Mintkiewicz for the ball. Besides I doubt Mintkiewicz would burn his bridges in Boston by selling the ball to Steinbrenner.

[abuck1220]

Holy hyperbole!

 

"There's not too many first basemen who could save two, three runs a game," Yankees center fielder Johnny Damon, his former teammate in Boston, said last month. "Defensively, I haven't seen a better defensive player than Doug, so if we pick him up, it would be great."

 

he's right...there's not too many first basemen who could save two or three runs per game. zero is not very many.