I'm still trying to wrap my head around, on why this organization would let their longest-tenured manager after 13 seasons go. Former manager Ron Gardenhire was respected by many around MLB for his class act approach and his game time planning. You can't win if don't have the right players. The Minnesota Twins are notorious for not spending money on big name players.
Ron Gardenhire managed the game the right way by teaching his players about having integrity for the game. He was with the team for a total of 27 years. That's a long time for any person to be with one organization. The last four seasons haven't been the best for him. The Twins had an average of 90 losses per season.
Gardenhire even said, that the team can use a different voice moving forward. Man do I feel sorry for this guy. He didn't deserve this at all. I'm usually looking the other way when I hear of a firing in sports, but come on. I guess you get fired for not having great talent in today's sports.
Ron Gardenhire will find another job in due time, but whoever comes in to replace him in Minnesota has some big shoes to fill. I understand they didn't win a title with him in his 13 seasons, but they don't have the talent. Sometimes the Twins play like a AAA baseball team. You can't win like that in the majors. Gardenhire just got the short end of the stick. This is just the way it is in sports. You can be a very good manager or coach and if you're losing, your out, just like that.
The only credit I'll give to the Minnesota Twins hierarchy, is that general manager Terry Ryan offered Gardenhire a position within the organization. However, Ron Gardenhire declined respectfully because he feels that he still has some more left in the tank to manage. You gotta love this guy.
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