Mario Mirabelli was called to testify before Congress in the late 1950s when government suppliers were accused of forcing the company to manufacture items using second-rate materials that were deemed unusable by other government manufacturing outfits.

On April 27, 2007, broadcaster Gary Thorne said that he overheard Red Sox catcher Doug Mirabelli say that the blood on the sock used by Schilling in Game 6 of the 2004 ALCS was actually paint.

On April 25, 2007, while Boston was visiting the Baltimore Orioles in the teams ' first match up of the season, a controversy arose when Orioles ' play-by-play announcer Gary Thorne alleged during the fifth inning of his telecast that Mirabelli had told him years ago that Curt Schilling's bloody sock from the Red Sox's 2004 championship run was only a publicity stunt.

Mirabelli initially vehemently denied talking about the incident to Thorne, and the comments by both individuals rekindled a controversy on a national level which had been dormant for years.

While also making a point to affirm that the substance on Schilling's sock was undoubtedly his own blood, Mirabelli did acknowledge that there was likely a misunderstanding in a past dialogue with Thorne after the commentator had also admitted as much.

Although Red Sox management refused to comment on the situation, Mirabelli faced the media the following day to try to quell a situation that had clearly gotten out of hand.

A few days later, Bard was traded along with Cla Meredith to the San Diego Padres for Doug Mirabelli.

Then, he injured his left knee during the first exhibition game and lost the job to Josh Bard, who was later sent to San Diego for Doug Mirabelli.

The Mirabelli Company continued to win military contracts after the war.

On July 23, 2002 Wakefield returned to the starting rotation after serving as a reliever for most of the season ; Mirabelli made the start at catcher.

Soon after, the Yankees admitted they had tried to acquire Mirabelli from the Padres in an attempt to keep him from the Red Sox.

Doug Mirabelli confessed up to it after.

He acted as the personal catcher for knuckleball pitcher Tim Wakefield after Doug Mirabelli left the Sox.

* Former Boston Red Sox catcher Doug Mirabelli was born in Kingman.

The Boston Red Sox did this fairly systematically in their 2004 world championship season, with Doug Mirabelli regularly catching in place of Jason Varitek when Tim Wakefield was pitching.

Mirabelli was a career. 231 hitter with 58 home runs and 206 RBI in 566 games.

After leading Valley High School in his hometown of Las Vegas to two state baseball titles, Mirabelli was originally selected by the Detroit Tigers in the 6th Round ( 159th overall ) of the 1989 Major League Baseball amateur draft, but did not sign.

Instead, Mirabelli chose to attend Wichita State University, and was part of the 1989 College World Series championship team which included future major leaguers Eric Wedge, Mike Lansing, and Pat Meares.

In 1992, Mirabelli was selected by the San Francisco Giants in the 5th round ( 131st overall ) of the Major League Baseball amateur draft again.

After Boston Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek's season was ended by a broken left elbow on June 7, 2001, the Red Sox acquired Mirabelli on June 12 in a trade with the Texas Rangers and he split time with Scott Hatteberg for the rest of the season.

For the first time in his major league career, Mirabelli was going to be given a chance to be a starting catcher.

Mirabelli was reacquired by the Red Sox on May 1, 2006, in exchange for catcher Josh Bard, setup man Cla Meredith, and $ 100, 000 cash.

However, on March 13, 2008, Mirabelli was released by the Red Sox when the team elected to use Kevin Cash as its backup catcher.

On January 5, 2009, Mirabelli was named the new head baseball coach at St. Francis High School in Traverse City, Michigan.

Mirabelli, who had been traded by the Red Sox to the Padres for Mark Loretta during the offseason, was experienced at catching Tim Wakefield.

During the 2006 offseason, Loretta was traded to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for catcher Doug Mirabelli.

The bays and gulfs of the Aegean beginning at the South and moving clockwise include on Crete, the Mirabelli, Almyros, Souda and Chania bays or gulfs, on the mainland the Myrtoan Sea to the west, the Saronic Gulf northwestward, the Petalies Gulf which connects with the South Euboic Sea, the Pagasetic Gulf which connects with the North Euboic Sea, the Thermian Gulf northwestward, the Chalkidiki Peninsula including the Cassandra and the Singitic Gulfs, northward the Strymonian Gulf and the Gulf of Kavala and the rest are in Turkey ; Saros Gulf, Edremit Gulf, Dikili Gulf, Çandarlı Gulf, İzmir Gulf, Kuşadası Gulf, Gulf of Gökova, Güllük Gulf.

The " knuckleball catcher " is equipped with an oversized knuckleball catcher's mitt, similar to a first baseman's glove ; Doug Mirabelli, formerly of the Red Sox, actually used a softball catcher's mitt.

Mirabelli began his minor league career in 1992 with the San Jose Giants in the California League.

In 1996, Mirabelli started the year in AA, putting together an impressive season hitting. 295 with 21 home runs and 70 RBI, earning a promotion to AAA.

When Mirabelli reached the majors, he saw limited time and spent most of his season in AAA with Phoenix.

The following season, Mirabelli platooned with Bobby Estalella, but neither catcher hit above. 230 or played well enough to earn the starting job.

Mirabelli hit. 270 with 9 home runs for the Red Sox in 2001.

After the season, Hatteberg signed as a free agent with the Oakland Athletics and, in 2002, Mirabelli found himself as the designated catcher for veterans Darren Oliver and Frank Castillo.

However, neither one lasted in the rotation and Mirabelli soon found himself partnered with knuckleballer Tim Wakefield.

The partnership seemed to work as Wakefield went 8-2 down the stretch with Mirabelli catching for him each time.

Mirabelli made just a handful of starts, hitting. 182 with no RBI through April.

In an effort to conserve every second possible, the Red Sox sent a uniform along with the police escort for Mirabelli to change into while en route to Fenway Park from the airport.

Mirabelli re-signed with the Red Sox for the 2007 season, but his offense did not improve as he hit just. 202 and once again battled various leg injuries late in the year.

He went 6-3 with a 2. 44 ERA in 12 starts for Double-A Trenton before being traded to the Texas Rangers for catcher Doug Mirabelli.

On May 19, 2005, the Boston Red Sox placed reserve catcher Doug Mirabelli on the 15-day DL prior to the interleague series opener with the Atlanta Braves, and the Red Sox purchased the contract of Wooten to replace him.