Mets, Royals Added To List Of Teams Giving Bengie Molina A Ring This Year

The World Series kicks off tonight in San Francisco but Bengie Molina has already won.  It has been widely reported that the Rangers catcher, who was traded from San Francisco to the Texas, has already been told he will receive a full World Series share and a ring for helping the Giants get to the playoffs.  In other words, regardless of who wins, Bengie gets a ring.

Once word got around Major League Baseball, teams started calling Molina with other offers.  The Blue Jays reportedly offered Molina a ring if he wears a Toronto hat during BP.  Molina politely declined.

The Mets were much less demanding.  Simply wanting to be involved in the postseason, the Mets have already sent Molina a 4th place ring, hoping that the catcher will wear it during interviews.  Upon hearing this, the KC Royals did the same.

We caught up with Molina outside of a Bay Area "Cash 4 Gold" location on Wednesday morning.  "It's a little crazy.", said Molina. "But it's nice to be appreciated.  I will cherish these rings and treat them with the respect they deserve."

Molina then went inside and sold them for 64 dollars and an iced-out "Romex" watch. 

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Traffic Snarls On Tappan Zee Bridge as Bengie Molina Threatens To Jump

The San Francisco Giants were able to escape NY with a win on Sunday.  They were not able to escape with their catcher however.  Late Sunday afternoon, Giants catcher wandered out onto the Tappan Zee Bridge and threatened to jump.

Carrying a homemade sign and shouting unintelligible comments about his family and Mets GM Omar Minaya, Molina held up traffic for hours until he was finally talked down by a police negotiator. 

Michael Franzese of Pearl River was on his way home and ended up near the front of the traffic jam.  "I was able to make out some of what he was saying.", said Franzese.   "He was mostly mumbling stuff about moving his family and he kept asking to see Kevin Burkhardt."  Franzese told us he empathized with the Giants backstop.  "It's gotta be hard for the guy.  Signing for way less than he thought he would get and then having to watch the guys the Mets signed instead of him get treated like heroes right in front of him.  I guess it was all just too much."

In total the ordeal lasted over 4 hours and snarled traffic on I-87 all the way back to the Bronx.  In the end the only way for police to get him down was to promise him a second year.  Police said no charges will be filed against Molina but he will be required to attend mandatory counseling.

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