A couple of weeks ago, the Dodgers announced that Don Mattingly wouldn't be joining Joe Torre in their dugout this summer. It wasn't because Mattingly still harbored ill feelings about not getting the Yankee manager job, but because he had to deal with the always popular "undisclosed family matters." This weekend those issues came to light when Vanderburgh County Sheriffs were called to Donnie Baseball's home to deal with a person who refused to leave his property. Mrs. Mattingly was arrested later when deputies returned to the property and found her still there and intoxicated. The couple filed for divorce in November. This hostile incident is probably what led Mattingly to make his decision last month.When deputies arrived, Kim Mattingly, 45, allegedly said her husband had taken her phone and she wanted it back.
Don Mattingly told deputies he did not have the phone, so deputies informed her that he did not have the phone and that she needed to go through her lawyer for future dealings with him. She also was told to stay away from the property.
Hopefully all will work out for the best for both Mattinglys. That said, the Yankees must be feeling pretty good about their choice of Joe Girardi today. If they'd opted for Mattingly, they would either have a manager with divided attention or an opening to fill weeks before pitchers and catchers report.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
2-04-2008 @ 6:27PM
Scott said...
Little Donnie Mattingly has always been a punk, the Fredo Corleone of baseball. He needs to learn to handle his woman, not involve the authorities. Little Donnie is a disgrace.
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2-04-2008 @ 10:15PM
Robert said...
scott, you are a dumb@$$!! Don Mattingly is a very respectable guy and does not deserve your comments. Kim, along with her brother, should have been thrown in jail from when they stole from him before. so you should STFU!
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2-04-2008 @ 10:44PM
puccini said...
robert, are you sure she has a brother or is that gossip, I thought she was an only child,
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2-04-2008 @ 11:19PM
nickstoli said...
Regardless of the personal problems, Girardi was by far the better choice as manager.
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2-04-2008 @ 11:43PM
NeonDon said...
What the frig has Mattingly's problems with his wife (Hell, the Yanks and Indians had players that swapped wives) got to do with his having to leave the Dodgers?????
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2-05-2008 @ 9:15AM
ken szepesy said...
Mrs. Mattingly always seemed a little strange. Back when the Yankees had their annual Fan Festival, she would literally drag him away from the fans. Her clinging reminded me of the behavior of a high school child not the adult wife of a sports star wiho is giving back to his fans.
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2-07-2008 @ 11:59AM
dory said...
i knew don and kim back in the early 80's, when my ex-husband was a yankee....they were two, great, down-to-earth people, who loved each other and their kids...the way this has turned out breaks my heart for all of them...this is a tragedy for them, not a joke for "fans" to hash out in this blog...wish them well...wish them health...don't wish them further troubles, so it can be fodder for gossip!...donnie's career will, hopefully, land him in the hall of fame, one day...he deserves support and prayers from the fans he played for all those years!
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