Yup, yup, yup - 'tis a sad day, indeed. Dougie a Yankee...who woulda thunk it? He was already a Met, so New York won't be a complete shock, but being a Yankee is another beast altogether. Here's hoping he hits .137...and leads the team in batting average.

I wonder if they added any language to the deal regarding "relinquishing historic game balls"?

Oh...my...God. What's wrong with you, Dougie?? Where have all your morals gone? *sigh* Alas...yet another perfectly good ballplayer is lost to the Yankees.

Adidasman,

I would LOVE IT if Doug led the Yankees in batting average with .137.

Oh, Doug. Why don't you go ahead and drive a knife right into my heart? It would be just as painful...

You folks may have lost track of Dougie. He's no longer a "perfectly good ballplayer"; even his vaunted defensive skills have detiorated to league-average or so. I bet Yankee fans are more disappointed than you are. (Even the ones who won't have to spell his name professionally.)

"Baseball may be a religion full of magic, cosmic truth, and the fundamental ontological riddles of our time, but it's also a job."
- Annie Savoy

Sidney Ponson is a Twin.
Dougie is a yankee.
The OC is being cancelled.

My life does not feel right.

I don't understand the objections... the Twins dumped Mint, and the guy needs to work. If he found one at a top franchise, good for him. It's better than playing in KC. I got no hard feelings.

BUBBLEMINT! WHERE ARE YOU? HOLD ME!

:::commits Seppukku with frisbee:::

Oh Lord. What is happening to the world? Between Sidney Ponson and Doug, the bizarre-o-tron is going haywire.

http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb/insider/columns/story?columnist=olney_buster&id=2718457&action=login&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fmlb%2finsider%2fcolumns%2fstory%3fcolumnist%3dolney_buster%26id%3d2718457

"Morneau and Krista Martin, a Minnesota girl he met in August, are spending part of the offseason on the second floor, and they're still unpacking."

For the record, I'd like to apologize to all Minnesotans for Sidney Ponson. I shower and I shower, I even use perfume, but I think I'm emitting some sort of pheromone that's allowing Sir Sid to track me.

Thanks for the url, Rune -- that's an excellent story. :)

*hangs head* there will definitely be a gap in my following of my first baseball love - I just don't have the strength to watch him put himself through that...

But, people we love often do things we can't understand. I can only hope for the best and a speedy recovery!

Come towards the light Dougie!!!!

Dougie, Koskie, Guzman, Mays, Milton, The Hawk, Eddie, Jacque...

All key players to our 2001 franchise turnaround, all lackluster (or worse) elsewhere.

A real shame. Some of them were very standup guys. As for MonkeyWitch, I wish him the best. Aside from throwing a fit when Justin came along, he seemed a real solid guy.

And Randy Johnson is going back to Arizona.

Can anybody else help me make sense of that? At all?

He's going to catch heck in Boston.

Doug probably will catch heck in Boston, but he shouldn't.

The glovework of Mient and Orlando Cabrera was a very major reason for the curse reverse and should have provided the Red Sox and their followers with a clue that mixing in a little defense can do wonders to complement the good-hit/no field types in the middle of their line-up.

Why's everyone freaking out about Ponson? It's a minor league deal. If the man somehow righted his bloated ship the Twins got a steal. If not they lose nothing.

Dearest Donnalove,

There, there...I know.

But he does have to put little Steele through college someday, and since he didn't get to sell the ball as he planned...

Love,

bubblemint

I guess I don't see the problem with this. Doug got a good job. I'm happy for him. He deserves it. And he's just not good enough to help the Yankees all that much. So it's all good.

Looking at our band of misfits from 2002, it's astonishing that they went as far as they did. They were above league average at one position, yet the sum was much better than the parts.

all-
this may be old news to some, but the "taste of the Baseball Hall of Fame" exhibit at the MN History Museum in St. Paul is terrific. A little sip of baseball while we wait for catchers and pitchers to report and of course Twins Fest (I never like that as much as I think I will, but I always go).

Dougie, well, yes he has to work--he's a baseball player after all. I'm ok with him in those dreadful pinstripes.

Cheers,

kal

"Morneau and Krista Martin, a Minnesota girl he met in August, are spending part of the offseason on the second floor, and they're still unpacking."

Uh, I hate to point this out but they made a mistake, it should be "Morneau and HooliganKat. . ."

I'm hoping Mientkiewicz gets cheered in Boston when he plays against the Red Sox, and I think there's even a chance it'll happen. No matter what he did since then, he /was/ on the team that brought them their first world championship in almost a century. (Though, as I'm well aware, not nearly as close to a century as it's been for /my/ favorite team....)
I just can't see hating a player (as a Red Sox fan, Twins fan, Cubs fan, or anything else) just for joining the wrong team. Using him as an excuse to poke fun at the Yankees though, and to launch several series of salvos of sass at them ... okay, that I can see.

Dearest Kat -

I knew there was something wrong with that article!
Thank you for clearing that up!
How's the new place??? =)

Much Love
Wonder Woman

I'm sure that Mr Meintkievicz won't actually play a whole lot for the Yanks. I have a feeling he will be the leftie and Andy Philips will be the righty.

I think I would have rather had Bernie stay then sign this guy.

p.e.m.

"No matter what he did since then, he /was/ on the team that brought them their first world championship in almost a century."

Unfortunately, this is Boston/New York we're talking about. Remember, there are Twins fans who booed AJ when he first joined with the Sox...even though he was TRADED away from our team.

What will most likely happen is a few people will boo, and then the rest will start up as well.

"Morneau and Krista Martin, a Minnesota girl he met in August, are spending part of the offseason on the second floor, and they're still unpacking."

Uh, I hate to point this out but they made a mistake, it should be "Morneau and HooliganKat. . ."

Oh good, I thought I would actually have a connection to Krista, that is if she went to a small high school in south central Minnesota. She'd be about the "right" age and such. But since it's actually HooliganKat, I feel better for not practicing my Espanol skills more with her.

TheOtherDave: hablas español? yo también :)

Si, senorita. Mi muy pequeno hablo espanol. I once knew how to order a big mac extra value meal with a sprite when I went on spring break. That was my highlight. That and knowing that El Presidente es caliente y muy guapo. At least that's what every one on here says when that firetruck rears its head.

"Dougie, Koskie, Guzman, Mays, Milton, The Hawk, Eddie, Jacque...

All key players to our 2001 franchise turnaround, all lackluster (or worse) elsewhere."

I'm sorry, would this "lackluster" fellow be the same "Jacque" who hit .285 with 27 HR and 81 RBI last year?

Just checking.

Yes, El Presidente es MUY CALIENTE y MUY guapo :)