Doug Mientkiewicz Quotes (25 Quotes)

He takes the city on his shoulders every time he goes out to pitch.

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.

The bottom line is we got one breath left, ... and we're going to use it to the best of our ability.

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.

I've got no clothes, ... I thought I was coming to St. Lucie for two days. And then Saturday our cat went to the bathroom in my suitcase.

I said Dontrelle Willis before the game. I say Chris now. I faced Chris when he was in Toronto and I thought he was the best I'd ever seen then. He's better now.

The first time through that order, you saw some really bad swings.

I told him, 'If you want to change the perception of yourself as a player, one team sticks out the White Sox.' I said, 'No place were you hated more than in U.S. Cellular by the White Sox fans. If you can win over those fans, then everyone will realize people have the wrong idea about you as a player.'

I had a very good week, ... and it had nothing to do with the haircut.

I don't want to sit at all, but then again I don't want to strap my manager. He's trying to win games.

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.

He looks like a beer-bellied, softball-playing first baseman. But I'll tell you, the kid can hit.

It was fine til I went and stretched before my first at-bat. I have my little routine I do on deck since I was probably 7 years old, and this time for some reason I felt a pop.

I appreciate the fact I'm here. I've never been more excited than I am to play right now.

Everyday people don't understand what he did for everybody and anybody who wore a Twins jersey.

You don't do it like in high school or college, where you try to rip on the other team. You try to be professional about it. You might be teammates with him two days from now.

I told Willie the only way I'd play today is if I catch.

Even when you strike out, you're in the middle of controversy.

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.

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.

Hopefully, I'll get a chance to tip my cap. People there treated me as a lot better player than I was. I think they get me. They understand me better than any other set of fans.

It's good enough to go, not 100 percent, but good enough. I've been ready for a week pretty much.

It was the second time in my career that I've ever done it, been the DH. I asked Buddy if he was trying to get fired. He laughed.

OK, but he's really not a very good looking man.

If that's not the play of the year, I'll protest.