RON GARDENHIRE RUMORS
Twins' four switch hitters give lineup rare flexibility
MINNEAPOLIS If Ron Gardenhire had his choice, he would have been a switch hitter during his career as what he refers to as a "futility infielder."
Instead, Gardenhire batted only right-handed during his five seasons with the New York Mets. His career batting average? Just .232 in 285 games. Against right-handers, he was a career .205 hitter.
"I just know from when...
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Bullpen helps preserve Worley's first AL win
MINNEAPOLIS Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire entered Saturday night's game against the Baltimore Orioles hoping to get starting pitcher Vance Worley deep into the game to save some innings from his recently taxed bullpen.
The bullpen, a strength all season, has thrown the sixth-most innings of relief in the American League this season with the fourth-best bullpen ERA...
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Twins Friday: Gardenhire backing Hicks
MINNEAPOLIS After an impressive spring, Aaron Hicks' first eight games as a major leaguer have presented a tough learning curve. The 23-year-old center fielder has just two hits in 35 at-bats while striking out 16 times.
But despite his struggles at the plate, Hicks was still in the leadoff spot for the Twins on Friday as they opened a three-game series with the New York Mets...
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April 12, 2013
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Let Gardenhire go? THAT would be lame
The Twins, they do things differently. One veteran player still can't believe that the team essentially fired bench coach Scott Ulger and hitting coach Joe Vavra at the end of last season ... then turned around and made Ulger the first-base coach and Vavra the third-base coach.
Hey, this is an outfit that fired Bill Smith as general manager after the 2011 season ... then rehired...
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March 23, 2013
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Gardy, son bond over eyebrow reduction?
Minnesota manager Ron Gardenhire taught his son, Toby, many things about the game of baseball. Recently, the Twins skipper gave his oldest child a different life lesson.
In a picture shared on Twitter by Toby's wife, Lindsay, Ron Gardenhire can be seen reflected in a mirror as he looks on while Toby holds a razor in his hands. The tweet says, "Father teaching son how to...
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March 20, 2013
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Twins manager Ron Gardenhire teaches son finer points of eyebrow-shaving (pic)
Skills, talents and life lessons routinely are passed down from father to son, but who knew the finer points of how to maintain bushy and uncontrollable eyebrows were one of them? Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire recently was photographed by his Lindsay Gardenhire, his daughter-in-law and wife to son, Toby, demonstrating to his son how to go about shaving one’s eyebrows so...
Twins make changes to Gardenhire's staff
MINNEAPOLIS After two consecutive 95-plus-loss seasons, changes are being made in the Minnesota Twins organization.The team announced Thursday that bullpen coach Rick Stelmaszek, first base coach Jerry White, third base coach Steve Liddle and head athletic trainer Rick McWane have been let go. Additionally, hitting coach Joe Vavra and bench coach Scott Ullger has been reassigned...
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October 04, 2012
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Gardenhire leaves Twins game with stomach virus
Twins manager Ron Gardenhire has a stomach virus that sent him home during Minnesota's game against Baltimore.
The Twins announced in the eighth inning Wednesday night that Gardenhire had left the ballpark because of the illness. Bench coach Scott Ullger took over, and the Orioles won 2-1.
This isn't the first time Gardenhire has been sick. He's left the dugout several...
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July 18, 2012
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Time to End Gardy Time?
You may have noticed that the Minnesota Twins are not good. They are certainly a long way from 2010, when they won the American League Central for the second year in a row. That meant it was time for certain writers to start talking (again) about how Ron Gardenhire was maybe The Best Manager in Baseball, because, hey, someone had to be making the Twins win against all odds (supposedlyâ€...
Twins' Gardenhire wants to see fewer doctors
MINNEAPOLIS -- Twins manager Ron Gardenhire had never seen a season quite like 2011 in regard to injuries. Heck, he even had an Achilles' injury at one point in the season.
As the health of the Minnesota Twins dwindled, so too did the wins. From the first week of the season until the last game of the year, Gardenhire never had a full squad on the field as the Twins finished...
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January 27, 2012
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