The CURSE continues.....
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070602&content_id=2001208&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
06/02/2007 11:33 PM ET
Mientkiewicz suffers concussion
First baseman also has cervical sprain, fractured bone in wrist
BOSTON -- Yankees first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz will be placed on the 15-day disabled list after being involved in a violent collision at Fenway Park on Saturday.
Mientkiewicz was struck in the head by the left knee of Boston's Mike Lowell in a collision at first base, which came as Lowell was beating out a potential double-play grounder against New York's Scott Proctor.
The baseball trickled away and two runs scored as Mientkiewicz lay motionless on the infield dirt, at which time play was halted. Tests at Massachusetts General Hospital revealed a mild concussion, cervical sprain and a fractured scaphoid bone in Mientkiewicz's right wrist.
The first baseman will be kept overnight for observation and will be replaced on the Yankees' roster before Sunday's game against the Red Sox.
"Right now, that's really all that's on my mind," said Proctor, who was the losing pitcher in New York's 11-6 defeat. "You get a guy, a teammate like that, who's going out there busting his [rear] every day, and lose him. To see him take such a hard hit, we're hoping and praying that he's going to come out OK. He's a gamer, he's a big part of this team, and we want him back."
Lowell hit a bases-loaded ground ball to second baseman Robinson Cano, who fed the play to shortstop Derek Jeter on an awkward throw, forcing out Kevin Youkilis at second base. Appearing to have issues gripping the ball, Jeter relayed a one-hop bouncer to Mientkiewicz.
Mientkiewicz, a former Gold Glover, went into a split in an attempt to corral the throw but was clipped by Lowell, who barreled down the line and went to second base on the throwing error charged to
Jeter.
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Hey, wasn't IT Mientkiewicz who was holding hostage the final out baseball from the Red Sox 2004 World Series Win..............