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Eephus Pitch (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
I've got a soft spot for the Twins, and have for years; they're probably my favorite non-NY team. For one thing, the immortal Bat-Girl made them seem incredibly endearing. Besides that, as I've mentioned many times, I like Ron Gardenhire (a wise and twinkly-eyed baseball gnome), I loved watching Torii Hunter and Johan Santana, and Pat Neshak, and now I like Boof Bonser -- yes, just for the name, but...
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Foul Balls (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
In the last few weeks, Minnesota Twins general manager Bill Smith has come out and said he wasn't going to look to make any deals before the trade deadline. Then the Twins started talking with the Seattle Mariners about the possibility of trading for Adrian Beltre, but it's been reported that Minnesota balked at the high price tag the Mariners are asking for, and are now backing off. Before
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Twinkie Town (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
"We have a guy that has 18 homers in Double-A and his agent is going to start calling if we start letting all this happen ... You don't let other people dictate what we do." Twins manager Ron Gardenhire, on how dangerous of a precedent this grievance could set.
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San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 07/13/2008
Being an American League manager in a National League ballpark, Ron Gardenhire of the Minnesota Twins had all the modern sources of interleague intel on the Padres atop his desk: inch-thick dossier of computer printouts, a complete package of situational statistics and the popped-up screen of a laptop.
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Fox News (Free subscription) | 07/12/2008
Twins skipper Ron Gardenhire looked around the corner and didn't like what he saw. See what's got him worried for the second half.
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 07/12/2008
One day after his Thursday adversity, Matt Joyce bounced back with two doubles Friday night at Comerica Park. The Tigers didn't bounce back, in part because of a daring and fascinating decision by Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire in the seventh inning.
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Nick & Nick's Twins Blog (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
Kevin Slowey was the victim of another big inning yesterday, as the Tigers tagged him for five runs in the fourth inning to put the Twins in a 6-2 hole. Slowey's day was done after 3 2/3 innings, and Ron Gardenhire was forced to hand a four-run deficit against a powerful offense to his recently shaky bullpen. It certainly appeared that the Twins were on their way to a fourth straight loss, but instead,...
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Baseball Prospectus: Unfiltered (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
It was a tough Wednesday afternoon for the Minnesota Twins, as they lost their third straight game to the Red Sox at sun-drenched Fenway Park. On a hot and humid day, the Boston bats exploded for 23 hits while outscoring Ron Gardenhire’s Twins 18-5 in an affair that lasted 3 hours and 59 minutes. Gardenhire [...]
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
MINNEAPOLIS -- With Miguel Cabrera out, Marcus Thames played first base in this Twins series. That allowed Minnesota manager Ron Gardenhire, from his post in the third-base dugout, to see something he liked about Thames besides his power.
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ScrippsNews (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
MINNEAPOLIS -- The interleague games in Houston and in here the Metrodome started within three minutes of one another on Sunday afternoon. Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire was in his civilian clothes and getting ready to leave his office in the home clubhouse. He looked at the television as Manny Ramirez was hitting a home run that gave Boston a 2-2 tie with the Astros. read more
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Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
Umpire Brian Runge was suspended for one game for bumping Mets manager Jerry Manuel during an argument earlier this week. Runge had a run-in a couple of weeks back with Ron Gardenhire. Here are some scenes from his month.
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Baseball Toaster: The Griddle (Free subscription) | 06/19/2008
Earlier this week, MLB fined Ron Gardenhire and Cecil Cooper for failing to keep up with pace of play regulations. Gardenhire's transgressions was described in an earlier post.
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Baseball Toaster: The Griddle (Free subscription) | 06/18/2008
Twins manager Ron Gardenhire and Houston manager Cecil Cooper were the first managers to run afoul of MLB's plan to speed up games. From MLB.com:
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 06/18/2008
Major League Baseball has fined managers Cecil Cooper of the Houston Astros and Ron Gardenhire of the Minnesota Twins an undisclosed amount, as the two clubs failed to comply with pace of game regulations during their respective contests last weekend.
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CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 06/18/2008
Houston Astros manager Cecil Cooper and the Minnesota Twins' Ron Gardenhire were fined undisclosed amounts by Major League Baseball on Tuesday for failing to comply with pace of game regulations last weekend.
