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RE: Twins 2025 Game Day - 9/30/2025 10:18:43 AM   
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WOO HOO!

(Not that its going to matter until we get new owners...but still..)

Minnesota Twins fire manager Rocco Baldelli after nightmarish season

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6672327/2025/09/29/minnesota-twins-rocco-baldelli-firing/?campaign=15118330&source=athletic_breaking_targeted_email&userId=114953

What did he do wrong? That's lame.


even before the fire sale he:
Frequently pulled pitchers when they were cruising.
Pinch hit for guys with 2HRs and a double
Pinch hit for guys who were smoking hot because...analytics
Continued to rely on, for weeks at time, bullpen pitchers who could get outs like Pagan and Theilbar.
Continued to give games and at bats to substandard utility guys
Left handed hitters couldn't learn how to hit left handed pitchers because they were never allowed to face left handed pitchers.
The list could go on and on.
I maintain that he cost us a dozen games a year with his in game management.


You didn't add the pinch running or sitting players when they were hot plus many more.


Thanks for adding...but I did say the list goes on and on.

I agree on what you added though.

My favorite was continuing to use Margot as a pinch hitter when he was 0 for 34 as a pinch hitter.

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RE: Twins 2025 Game Day - 9/30/2025 11:14:03 AM   
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ORIGINAL: TJSweens

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ORIGINAL: David Levine

WOO HOO!

(Not that its going to matter until we get new owners...but still..)

Minnesota Twins fire manager Rocco Baldelli after nightmarish season

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6672327/2025/09/29/minnesota-twins-rocco-baldelli-firing/?campaign=15118330&source=athletic_breaking_targeted_email&userId=114953

What did he do wrong? That's lame.


even before the fire sale he:
Frequently pulled pitchers when they were cruising.
Pinch hit for guys with 2HRs and a double
Pinch hit for guys who were smoking hot because...analytics
Continued to rely on, for weeks at time, bullpen pitchers who could get outs like Pagan and Theilbar.
Continued to give games and at bats to substandard utility guys
Left handed hitters couldn't learn how to hit left handed pitchers because they were never allowed to face left handed pitchers.
The list could go on and on.
I maintain that he cost us a dozen games a year with his in game management.


You didn't add the pinch running or sitting players when they were hot plus many more.


Thanks for adding...but I did say the list goes on and on.

I agree on what you added though.

My favorite was continuing to use Margot as a pinch hitter when he was 0 for 34 as a pinch hitter.


Exactly. just like the use of Pagan and Theilbar... oodles of failure...let's just keep putting him out there.

How did Deshaun Kiersey stay as long on the Major League roster and get so much playing time when he couldn't hit above .125?

Falvey has to take some of the blame at worst for not taking the scissors away from the running Rocco.

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RE: Twins 2025 Game Day - 9/30/2025 11:26:25 AM   
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Status: offline 		I just saw an article saying Torii Hunter wants to manage and the Twins should let him.

I'd be ok with that, Torii can manage Low A ball.

Send him to Florida

If they hire him for the major league roster, I will be very unhappy.

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RE: Twins 2025 Game Day - 9/30/2025 1:00:48 PM   
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RE: Twins 2025 Game Day - 9/30/2025 1:57:44 PM   
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Please, anyone but Toby.

Toby is the most qualified in-house candidate.

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RE: Twins 2025 Game Day - 9/30/2025 2:18:23 PM   
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Please, anyone but Toby.

Toby is the most qualified in-house candidate.

That just means all the in house candidates suck really bad

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RE: Twins 2025 Game Day - 9/30/2025 2:36:50 PM   
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Please, anyone but Toby.

Toby is the most qualified in-house candidate.

That's comforting.

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RE: Twins 2025 Game Day - 9/30/2025 2:37:35 PM   
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Please, anyone but Toby.

Toby is the most qualified in-house candidate.

That just means all the in house candidates suck really bad


Shelton or Rowson are good candidates....Id also add the recently fired Orioles Manager Hyde. Probably a guy that has dealt with a worse GM than the Twins possess.

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RE: Twins 2025 Game Day - 9/30/2025 2:42:00 PM   
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Please, anyone but Toby.

Toby is the most qualified in-house candidate.


Why would we want an in-house candidate?
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RE: Twins 2025 Game Day - 9/30/2025 2:43:33 PM   
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Please, anyone but Toby.

Toby is the most qualified in-house candidate.


Why would we want an in-house candidate?


Matt probably has another drawing with Gardy and Toby.

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RE: Twins 2025 Game Day - 9/30/2025 3:03:05 PM   
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RE: Twins 2025 Game Day - 9/30/2025 6:00:25 PM   
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RE: Twins 2025 Game Day - 10/3/2025 11:08:40 AM   
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RE: Twins 2025 Game Day - 10/3/2025 1:40:20 PM   
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Speculation the Twins are hiring Nelson Cruz as manager.



Slow down Twins.


There is no need to rush this hire. The only guy out there I would hire this minute is Bruce Bochy, but i am going to go out on a limb guess he is not interested in the job.

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RE: Twins 2025 Game Day - 10/3/2025 4:00:27 PM   
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RE: Twins 2025 Game Day - 10/7/2025 8:38:10 AM   
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will you please not hire someone who has never managed a game at any level for the manager's job.

https://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/report_former_twins_all_star_is_a_potential_manager_candidate_in_minnesota/s1_17350_42858390

Please. Kurt Suzuki? who has managed exactly 0 games above little league if he's even done that?

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RE: Twins 2025 Game Day - 10/7/2025 10:31:47 AM   
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Oh for the love of God..
will you please not hire someone who has never managed a game at any level for the manager's job.

https://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/report_former_twins_all_star_is_a_potential_manager_candidate_in_minnesota/s1_17350_42858390

Please. Kurt Suzuki? who has managed exactly 0 games above little league if he's even done that?

Would you prefer Ichiro Suzuki?

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RE: Twins 2025 Game Day - 10/7/2025 12:47:36 PM   
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Oh for the love of God..
will you please not hire someone who has never managed a game at any level for the manager's job.

https://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/report_former_twins_all_star_is_a_potential_manager_candidate_in_minnesota/s1_17350_42858390

Please. Kurt Suzuki? who has managed exactly 0 games above little league if he's even done that?

Would you prefer Ichiro Suzuki?


I see what you did there.

No, I would prefer someone who has managed a professional or college baseball team.

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RE: Twins 2025 Game Day - 10/8/2025 11:35:12 AM   
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Oh for the love of God..
will you please not hire someone who has never managed a game at any level for the manager's job.

https://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/report_former_twins_all_star_is_a_potential_manager_candidate_in_minnesota/s1_17350_42858390

Please. Kurt Suzuki? who has managed exactly 0 games above little league if he's even done that?

Would you prefer Ichiro Suzuki?


I would. That would be fun. In the absence of logic I at least want entertainment.

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RE: Twins 2025 Game Day - 10/8/2025 2:56:45 PM   
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Oh for the love of God..
will you please not hire someone who has never managed a game at any level for the manager's job.

https://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/report_former_twins_all_star_is_a_potential_manager_candidate_in_minnesota/s1_17350_42858390

Please. Kurt Suzuki? who has managed exactly 0 games above little league if he's even done that?

Would you prefer Ichiro Suzuki?


I would. That would be fun. In the absence of logic I at least want entertainment.


Twins Daily has 3 logically choices.....Ichiro would be a great batting coach.

https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/could-one-of-these-high-demand-bench-coaches-become-the-twins-next-manager-r19250/

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RE: Twins 2025 Game Day - 10/8/2025 3:23:33 PM   
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Oh for the love of God..
will you please not hire someone who has never managed a game at any level for the manager's job.

https://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/report_former_twins_all_star_is_a_potential_manager_candidate_in_minnesota/s1_17350_42858390

Please. Kurt Suzuki? who has managed exactly 0 games above little league if he's even done that?

Would you prefer Ichiro Suzuki?


I would. That would be fun. In the absence of logic I at least want entertainment.


Twins Daily has 3 logically choices.....Ichiro would be a great batting coach.

https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/could-one-of-these-high-demand-bench-coaches-become-the-twins-next-manager-r19250/


This is the Twins....they wont make a logical choice.

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RE: Twins 2025 Game Day - 10/8/2025 3:54:06 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Phil Riewer

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ORIGINAL: Trekgeekscott

Oh for the love of God..
will you please not hire someone who has never managed a game at any level for the manager's job.

https://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/report_former_twins_all_star_is_a_potential_manager_candidate_in_minnesota/s1_17350_42858390

Please. Kurt Suzuki? who has managed exactly 0 games above little league if he's even done that?

Would you prefer Ichiro Suzuki?


I would. That would be fun. In the absence of logic I at least want entertainment.


Twins Daily has 3 logically choices.....Ichiro would be a great batting coach.

https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/could-one-of-these-high-demand-bench-coaches-become-the-twins-next-manager-r19250/


This is the Twins....they wont make a logical choice.


Logic is the cheapest scenario.......for me that means adding the former bench coach Shelton, and former Balt coach Hyde, and the 3 options listed by Twins Daily and whomever takes the lowball offer...

I was amazed they paid him $3 million last year.

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RE: Twins 2025 Game Day - 10/9/2025 7:17:13 AM   
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RE: Twins 2025 Game Day - 10/9/2025 9:33:23 AM   
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My choice would still be Rowson.


Wouldn't be a bad choice...his last season with the Twins 101-61 and Garver, Polanco, Sano, Rosario, Kepler, and Cruz had their best season.

I would hire Nelson Cruz as the Hitting coach and be satisfied.

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RE: Twins 2025 Game Day - 10/9/2025 11:56:47 AM   
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