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Bostonist (Free subscription) | 08/02/2008
The Manny Ramirez sycophants are still chirping, but whether they like it or not, the Jason Bay era has begun. Bay arrived in Boston and although, he didn’t get the police escort that Doug Mirabelli got when he returned back to Boston; he did receive a hero’s welcome. Not bad for a guy who’s been playing for a team that no one cares about. Last night, Bay and the Sox beat the Oakland A’s 2-1 . A little...
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Extra Bases (Free subscription) | 05/25/2008
OAKLAND - The Red Sox traded Justin Duchscherer to the Texas Rangers back on June 12, 2001 for Doug Mirabelli. Tonight the former Sox farmhand has retired 12 straight batters. Duchscherer is 1-0 with a 2.66 ERA vs. Boston as a reliever (six earned runs in 20-1/3 innings). He's very effective at Fenway where he owns a 1.10 ERA (two earned runs in 16-1/3 innings) over 10 appearances.
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Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 04/04/2008
The last time the Red Sox tried someone other than Doug Mirabelli behind the plate with knuckleballer Tim Wakefield, general manager Theo Epstein was panicked into what he now rues as his worst trade. Epstein gave up on catcher Josh Bard - who had committed 10 passed balls in five starts with Wakefield, including four in one game - and ...
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Fire Brand of the American League (Free subscription) | 03/25/2008
Predict a player who is not in a Red Sox uniform now that will be before October. Rich Harden 20% of all votes Doug Mirabelli 19% of all votes Gerald Laird 18% of all votes Huston Street 11% of all votes Jeff Clement 10% of all votes Barry Bonds 7% of all votes Chad Cordero 6% of all votes Brian Fuentes 5% [...]
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Can't Stop the Bleeding (Free subscription) | 03/16/2008
“He’ll be the first to admit he wasn't a challenger for the batting title, or a gold glover,” wrote Curt Schilling of suddenly released Boston backstop Doug Mirabelli, “but he had a specific job and he was pretty damn good at it.” That specific job, aside from being misquoted about bloody socks, was [...]
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Extra Bases (Free subscription) | 03/15/2008
FORT MYERS, Fla. - Tim Wakefield addressed the parting of his dear friend, Doug Mirabelli with the media today for the first time. Wakefield described his reaction to Mirabelli's released as "shocked. Very shocked." "I don't know what else to say about it. I was on the field and someone came and told me that Dougie has been released. I'm sadddened by the whole situation, but it's a business decision...
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Sports - The Post Chronicle (Free subscription) | 03/15/2008
The Boston Red Sox have released veteran catcher Doug Mirabelli....
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Knuckle Curve (Free subscription) | 03/14/2008
The Boston Red Sox have released backup catcher Doug Mirabelli. The 37-year-old backstop has amassed 89 hits against 148 strikeouts over the past three seasons and possesses exactly one usable baseball skill — the ability to catch Tim Wakefield's knuckleball. That may not sound like much, but it was enough to give Mirabelli a career. Hey, [...]
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Bless You Boys (Free subscription) | 03/14/2008
It appears that the Tigers aren't looking at Doug Mirabelli as the solution to their back-up catcher opening, which should relieve most fans, based on what I've been reading around the Tigersphere. "Probably not at this point," said Dave Dombrowski, the Tigers president and general manager. Yet it's still not clear which in-house candidate might best fill that role for Detroit. Jim Leyland officially...
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Brownie Points (Free subscription) | 03/14/2008
The first sign that the Doug Mirabelli era was officially over? When I walked into the clubhouse around 8 this morning, Manny Ramirez had moved into Dougie's old digs. Give Manny credit for this. He knows about prime real estate....
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Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 03/14/2008
Diggin' Doug (Boston Globe Staff Photo / Jim Davis) Mirabelli Made His Mark in Boston 2.17.08, Jason Varitek on Doug Mirabelli: "Doug's been an instrumental part with me and my career. He's got great eyes . . . and understanding from the bench. Great awareness of what guys are going through, hitting-wise and catching-wise, a great sounding board. He always knows what's going on, and that is such a...
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Bostonist (Free subscription) | 03/14/2008
We'll never forget how Doug Mirabelli went from "the other guy" to Tim Wakefield's personal catcher. We'll never forget when he got traded, traded back, and changed into his catcher's gear while receiving a police escort today. Or the time Doug was incorrectly implicated as a fink in the mild Schilling sock controversy . We'll never forget the crack we made that, someday, Mirabelli and Wake will be...
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San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 03/14/2008
The Red Sox placed Curt Schilling on the 60-day disabled list Thursday as he continues to rehabilitate his right shoulder. They also released former Giant Doug Mirabelli, who had been the personal catcher for knuckleballer Tim Wakefield. Moving Schilling to...
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Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 03/14/2008
Not long after speaking with Jason Varitek yesterday, Doug Mirabelli, the captain's catching partner in crime since 2001, was given his unconditional release. It was further proof how difficult the job is - never knowing when the end is near and hoping your body doesn't betray you before you're ready to hang up your spikes.
