Mientkiewicz.....AGAIN

RascalJones · 02-28-2005, 12:41 PM

From Peter King's article on SI.com:

(This is SO against I've stood for recently, to start a Red Sox/Yankees thread)

Quote:

Factoid That May Interest Only Me

Last week, after reporting to his new team, the New York Mets, ex-Red Sox first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz was asked if he would miss the drama of the Boston-New York rivalry. "It wasn't what everyone made it out to be," Mientkiewicz said. "The Twins-White Sox is just the same to me."

I will wait till you stop laughing.

Ready?

Last year, the Red Sox and Yankees played 19 times during the regular season. Each game was a sellout. They played seven times in the postseason, all of which were sellouts. So 26 games, and not an unsold ticket. A little bit of passion, too. Just a little. Before the first regular-season meeting of the year at Yankee Stadium, a neighbor of mine went to a Manhattan ticket broker looking for five box seats for a bachelor party. His tab for the five seats: $2,100. Before Game 7 of the ALCS in New York, box seats were being brokered for $750.

Last year, the Twins and White Sox played 19 times. Zero sellouts. Average attendance in the 19 games: 24,955. Average empty seats at the Metrodome in the 10 Minneapolis games: 32,673. Average empty seats at U.S. Cellular Field in the nine Chicago games: 12,441.

My guess is that you probably could have scalped five seats to one of those games for $21, not $2,100.

Doug, between the hoarded final-out-of-the-World Series ball and your opinion of this rivalry, I'm starting to have some serious questions about your sanity.

KCBOOMER · 02-28-2005, 12:48 PM

Maybe big games don't mean much to him.

PianoMonkey · 02-28-2005, 02:21 PM

I can't believe you guys, of all people, are knocking a guy for standing up for the central. Shame!

Of course, that said, he said "Twins/White Sox." Not, you'll notice, "Twins/Royals." So **** him.

RascalJones · 02-28-2005, 02:31 PM

He's not sticking up for the AL Central, he's just making a name for himself. Besides, if he was talking about a real rivaly in the ALC, he'd have said Indians/Twins.

BTW, who REALLY is KC biggest rival? St Louis? Tough with them being in the NL and all.

For the Indians I really think it's the Twins, but that may just be because they're on top of the division. I mean, after all, the ChiSox and Tiggers are closer than Minny.

Crash Course · 02-28-2005, 02:52 PM

I think he meant just that the teams disliked each other equally - not how they drew.

PianoMonkey · 02-28-2005, 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RascalJones

BTW, who REALLY is KC biggest rival? St Louis? Tough with them being in the NL and all.

I'd give it to the Twins, divisionally, but my heart is with the Yankees on this one. Sure, it's been like 28 years, but we've had little else to think about...

Actually, on second thought, I know more Royals fans who hate the White Sox than I do that hate the Twins. If that's any yardstick.

captain_napalm · 02-28-2005, 04:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PianoMonkey

I'd give it to the Twins, divisionally, but my heart is with the Yankees on this one. Sure, it's been like 28 years, but we've had little else to think about...

That was pretty funny

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RascalJones NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 1,862	He's not sticking up for the AL Central, he's just making a name for himself. Besides, if he was talking about a real rivaly in the ALC, he'd have said Indians/Twins. BTW, who REALLY is KC biggest rival? St Louis? Tough with them being in the NL and all. For the Indians I really think it's the Twins, but that may just be because they're on top of the division. I mean, after all, the ChiSox and Tiggers are closer than Minny. __________________ "Baseball is dull only to dull minds." -- Red Barber, announcer "The biggest thrill a ballplayer can have is when your son takes after you. That happened when my Bobby was in his championship Little League game. He really showed me something. Struck out three times. Made an error that lost the game. Parents were throwing things at our car and swearing at us as we drove off. Gosh, I was proud." -- Bob Uecker

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