26 Quotes by Doug Mientkiewicz

My dad's probably the most influential person in my life. He said, 'You know, it'd be kind of cool to see your name in the Hall of Fame with that team.' We decided let's do it that way.

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.

I faced Chris when he was in Toronto. I thought he was the best I'd ever seen then. He's better now.

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

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

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.

I'm sick to my stomach about it, I told them that if they sent me down, I'm not coming back.

That was a start. But you can't overlook what Joe did for four innings.

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.