Mientkiewicz is banged up
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TORONTO -- Doug Mientkiewicz began the night at first for the Sox, but he exited after 3 1/2 innings, his left shoulder banged up in the third inning when he slid headfirst into second on an unsuccessful attempt for a stretch double ( Alex Rios with the perfect peg from right).
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Coco Crisp slumped over in center field in the sixth inning last night after careening into the wall on a Miguel Tejada double. Another injured Red Sox player? It seemed almost fitting.
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BOSTON -- Doug Mientkiewicz, who was obtained recently to bolster the Boston Red Sox for their playoff run, usually is a first baseman, good enough to win a Gold Glove with the Minnesota Twins in 2001.
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Mike Mussina looked sharp in his postseason tune-up Friday night, but the Yankees learned that Randy Johnson has a herniated disk in his lower back and may be sidelined for part or all of the playoffs.
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Now the Chicago Cubs are really getting beat up &#151; by each other. Carlos Zambrano and catcher Michael Barrett shoved each other in the dugout, then the pitcher busted his teammate's lip in the clubhouse so badly that Barrett wound up in a hospital.
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New York Mets infielder Joe McEwing is likely done for the season after breaking a bone in his left leg.
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Yankees 1B Doug Mientkiewicz will have surgery Tuesday to insert a pin in his broken right wrist, an operation he hopes will get him back on the field faster.
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Doug Mientkiewicz is bringing his good glove to the New York Mets. The ball is another story.
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He's poised to rack up most hits in a season. Other marks look vulnerable, too.
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You know it&#39;s bad when the heaviest hitter on the team in terms of doing damage these past two days turns out to be Kevin Brown, who took the prevailing new theme around Yankee Stadium - &quot;when the goin&#39; gets tough, the tough get goin&#39; &quot; - just a little
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When Doug Mientkiewicz arrives at Shea Stadium to play first base for the Mets, will he bring the coveted baseball with him?
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After losing the Carlos Delgado sweepstakes to Florida, the New York Mets have filled their vacant hole at first base with veteran Doug Mientkiewicz.
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ne bad breaking ball did in the Yankees yesterday. Usually, one mistake does not cost them so dearly, but the Yankees are not usually scrounging for hits either.
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Wouldn't you know it? The third batter of the game, Vernon Wells , hit a slow roller up the middle that Doug Mientkiewicz , playing second base for the second time in his career, backhanded near the bag (like a first baseman). He stepped on second and made a strong off-balance throw to first for an inning-ending double play.
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Former Gold Glove first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz got a rough introduction in his first career start at second base.
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HE last time a Yankees pitcher punched a wall, he wound up with a cast on his pitching hand. When Kevin Brown showed up at Yankee Stadium yesterday, he had a splint on his nonpitching hand after surgery.
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John Olerud hobbled out of the clubhouse on crutches, his left foot heavily wrapped. The New York Yankees' first baseman sat out Sunday night with a bruised instep, and might be sidelined for a while.