Comments on: Twins preparing to part ways with Kevin Slowey

By: EverydayEdward

EverydayEdward — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 15:24:20 +0000

Because I missed them the first time.

By: brian

brian — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 05:32:07 +0000

Why are you reading old comments?

By: Anare

Anare — Thu, 26 May 2011 16:41:04 +0000

Scott your doghouse assessment looks pretty square. I note that the guys in the doghouse are the ones who are either effing up lately or are the types of guys who go about their business in their own quiet way and then get dogged for not being Cuddy-like. That is unfair, yes, but in sports as well as business, that happens to smart hardworking people. Sometimes a person can ride out the unpleasant times and survive and sometimes it is best for everyone to cut their losses and move on. In this case I think the Twins and Slowey need to part company. Plouffe and Valencia will be fine.

By: Scott

Scott — Thu, 26 May 2011 15:16:51 +0000

Just for fun, we should all compile a list/chart of Gardy’s boys and Gardy’s doghouse (and those that may fall in the middle)

Gardy’s Boys: Cuddy, Alexi, Tolbert, Revere, Butera, Hoey, D. Hughes, Capps, Blackie, Mauer, Morneau, Nathan, Burnett, Slama, Pavano, Hacker

Gardy’s Doghouse: Plouffe, Valencia, Young, Kubel, Perkins, L. Hughes, Slowey

On the fence (or rather i cant decide): Baker, Liriano, Duensing, Span, Thome, Manship, Nishioka

By: jimbo92107

jimbo92107 — Thu, 26 May 2011 01:48:19 +0000

Too bad about Slowey. He’d be a much better pitcher if he’d get himself a good strength and conditioning coach. He injures too easily, but there are ways to toughen up the body to resist that.

By: toby

toby — Wed, 25 May 2011 22:27:13 +0000

How could he be? Middle infielder with power? Can’t have that!

By: Pedro Munoz

Pedro Munoz — Wed, 25 May 2011 22:09:26 +0000

It would be one thing if what Gardy was doing with the second spot was part of some long-held, but ultimately wrong, baseball conventional wisdom. But it isn’t – its just Gardy being stupid. One would think that somehwere along the line someone would have pointed this out to him, but he’s been doing it for years.

I will say I was glad Gardy ignored the pitch count and let Blackburn finish last night. I was expecting Dusty Hughes to trot out to give the game away.

Plouffe is clearly not one of Gardy’s guys.

By: mike wants WINS

mike wants WINS — Wed, 25 May 2011 21:23:49 +0000

Doesn’t matter what Plouffe does from here on out, he’s in the doghouse, right?

By: bohemian club

bohemian club — Wed, 25 May 2011 21:01:22 +0000

Because, as Gardy well knows, he is required to bat the shortstop position 2nd in the batting order. His hands are tied …

By: toby

toby — Wed, 25 May 2011 20:16:30 +0000

Pedro, as you probably know models show the 2nd place in the batting order is the single most important spot – if you’ve got one balanced, dominant hitter, that’s where you should hit him – yet Gardenhire treats it with an inexplicable co-mingling of fetish and contempt. Bizarre.

When Tolbert stepped up 2nd last night I just sighed and drank, equally deeply.