Friday, April 28, 2006
BALL BUSTER
A bitter Mientkiewicz is glad World Series ball issue is resolved, but has no love for Larry Lucchino.
"Sure, I wanted to keep it. I was going to have the ball in the glove in a case. But once I knew I wasn't able to do that, my family and I, my dad and I sat down and he thought it would be cool if it went to the Hall of Fame. We agreed on that. It took some time prying away from them, but I'm glad it ended up where it belonged in the first place."
βMe, my family, went through hell and back. It should have been handled differently,β he said Tuesday. βI'm glad it's over. I can put my (World Series) ring back on with pride now.β
Mientkiewicz was grateful to Red Sox fans for their support and to owner John Henry and general manager Theo Epstein. He did not mention Lucchino, who had headed the team's fight for the ball. "
-Eyechart on "The Baseball".
A bitter Mientkiewicz is glad World Series ball issue is resolved, but has no love for Larry Lucchino.
"Sure, I wanted to keep it. I was going to have the ball in the glove in a case. But once I knew I wasn't able to do that, my family and I, my dad and I sat down and he thought it would be cool if it went to the Hall of Fame. We agreed on that. It took some time prying away from them, but I'm glad it ended up where it belonged in the first place."
βMe, my family, went through hell and back. It should have been handled differently,β he said Tuesday. βI'm glad it's over. I can put my (World Series) ring back on with pride now.β
Mientkiewicz was grateful to Red Sox fans for their support and to owner John Henry and general manager Theo Epstein. He did not mention Lucchino, who had headed the team's fight for the ball. "
-Eyechart on "The Baseball".
# posted by Boston Nation @ 7:12 PM 
