So basically if the Twins and Sox trade current trends then MAYBE the Sox could make the playoffs. Sure, it's POSSIBLE I guess. So is a typhoon in Minnesota...
Okay, this post has put me into full-on Nani mode. Sorry.
Lemme get this straight: Someone actually bothered to spell out the only scenario that gets the Sox into the postseason and it involves the Twins going 6-13 down the stretch?
BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
Gardie's career regular season record prior to August 31st is 658-546, a .547 winning percentage.
After August 31st, its 136-100, a .576 winning percentage. That record also includes several meaningless games that came after they clinched and couldn't improve their playoff position.
You can rightly criticize the highly conservative nature of the Twins organizational philosophy but not when it comes to their Manager. Gardie was chosen long before TK left and the grooming shows -- he never shits his pants late in the game and his relationship with younger players is a substantial improvement over TK. We all remember how TK felt about guys under 27 and yeah, maybe Gardie's staff was unable to help Kyle Lohse put it all together but not even Dave Duncan has been able to that. You won't find too many other examples like that -- maybe Crain should be on that list -- and certainly nothing like what TK did to the minds of Banks, Mahomes and Latroy, right?
The only other teams with anything like that are St. Louis, Anaheim and Atlanta. I'd argue that unlike the NFL or NBA, continuity is a greater factor in success. The game doesn't pass coaches by or burn them out like the NFL and it isn't a superstar league like the NBA. Players are the ones by-and-large given a change of scenery, not the managers. (See Ramirez, Manny)
Teams like the Tigers, Dodgers, Orioles and Reds all used to operate in this manner and given how provincial MLB fans are about rewarding their team's former players, they could return to that approach. If Dusty wins a ring in Cincy, the job could be his for as long as he desires.
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So basically if the Twins and Sox trade current trends then MAYBE the Sox could make the playoffs. Sure, it's POSSIBLE I guess. So is a typhoon in Minnesota...
"But the Royals showed some life against the Sox last weekend."
WONDER WHY? Was it because they were playing you?
I like the Oakland one... "The Twins ARE 5-1 against Oakland, but maybe they'll lose two at home, because DEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE"
Okay, this post has put me into full-on Nani mode. Sorry.
Lemme get this straight: Someone actually bothered to spell out the only scenario that gets the Sox into the postseason and it involves the Twins going 6-13 down the stretch?
BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
Gardie's career regular season record prior to August 31st is 658-546, a .547 winning percentage.
After August 31st, its 136-100, a .576 winning percentage. That record also includes several meaningless games that came after they clinched and couldn't improve their playoff position.
You can rightly criticize the highly conservative nature of the Twins organizational philosophy but not when it comes to their Manager. Gardie was chosen long before TK left and the grooming shows -- he never shits his pants late in the game and his relationship with younger players is a substantial improvement over TK. We all remember how TK felt about guys under 27 and yeah, maybe Gardie's staff was unable to help Kyle Lohse put it all together but not even Dave Duncan has been able to that. You won't find too many other examples like that -- maybe Crain should be on that list -- and certainly nothing like what TK did to the minds of Banks, Mahomes and Latroy, right?
The only other teams with anything like that are St. Louis, Anaheim and Atlanta. I'd argue that unlike the NFL or NBA, continuity is a greater factor in success. The game doesn't pass coaches by or burn them out like the NFL and it isn't a superstar league like the NBA. Players are the ones by-and-large given a change of scenery, not the managers. (See Ramirez, Manny)
Teams like the Tigers, Dodgers, Orioles and Reds all used to operate in this manner and given how provincial MLB fans are about rewarding their team's former players, they could return to that approach. If Dusty wins a ring in Cincy, the job could be his for as long as he desires.
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