RememberDoug Mientkiewicz? The first baseman spent 12 years in the majors, seven of those with the Twins, winning a Gold Glove with the team in 2001.Most recently, Mientkiewicz managed the Twins' Single-A Fort Myers Miracle, until the team fired him Friday. Nothing noteworthy Troy Tulowitzki Jersey here on the surface. Teams shake up their minor-league personnel all the time.But the timing of his termination surprisedMientkiewicz, and it doesn't cast the Twins organization in the best light.Mientkiewicz says he got the news by phone Friday as he dealt with the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Irma at his Jack Morris Jersey home in the Florida Keys."My cellphone was out for several days, and then I got a call (Friday) I'm out here working my rear end off, dealing with remnants of the hurricane, and they Jays Womens Cool Base Jersey call to tell me I'm fired," Mientkiewicz told the StarTribune.com."You think they will ever do something profe sional as an organization?"That phone callgot even more awkward, asMientkiewicz tells the story. He got the news fromBrad Steil, the Twins director of minor league operations, who is being promoted by the organization.Mientkiewicz says he congratulatedSteil on his promotion,and he said, I couldnt have done it without you, Then he said, Weve been going through the coaching staffs here, and weve decided not to bring you back.Mientkiewicz admitted he knew "changes were taking place." Still, the timing of Jays Cool Base Custom White Jersey his termination could have been better.Twins GMThad Levine told the Star Tribune hemade the move withMientkiewicz's interests in mind.Changes are being made, and we have worked very closely with our senior leadership team and departments to determine the Jose Bautista Flex Base Scarlet Jersey best course of action for the future, Levine said. Our hope and goal is to do so in a timely fashion, so that people who are not being retained have 100 percent acce s to job openings that may occur around the industry.
