November 7, 201114 yr TomPelissero Tom Pelissero Bill Smith is OUT as #Twins GM. SI_JonHeyman Jon Heyman #twins announce terry ryan named interim gm. a great gm
November 7, 201114 yr Author jonmorosi Jon Morosi Remember: #Twins denied #Orioles permission to speak with Mike Radcliff. keithlaw keithlaw Really, Minnesota? You couldn't make this decision, I don't know, six weeks ago?
November 7, 201114 yr If Terry Ryan is taking over, then the delay was probaby caused by them talking Terry Ryan into stepping back in.
November 7, 201114 yr Author jonmorosi Jon Morosi And Wayne Krivsky, former GM with the #Reds, is back in the organization as well. #Twins
November 7, 201114 yr Author MDGonzales Mark Gonzales As recently as two weeks ago, Terry Ryan was scouting in the Arizona Fall League. So don't think he's out of the loop. SI_JonHeyman Jon Heyman terry ryan has interim tag, but he met with twins front office and said he could stay awhile as gm. batteries are recarged
November 7, 201114 yr This doesn't surprise me in the least. He should have been fired simply for keeping Matt Capps over JJ Hardy. He could have done the opposite of that and kept Crain and Rauch at that same price (and Rauch only got 1 year too) and it would have made more sense. JJ Hardy put up 4.8 WAR this year. Capps and Nishioka put up -1.8.
November 7, 201114 yr Aww, I was really starting to like Bill. Maybe they knee-jerked because he was about to give Cuddyer a five year deal.
November 7, 201114 yr My prediction is that they hire Matt Lawton in a day or two without interviewing anyone else. He played for the team, he's been out of baseball entirely for a few years and has no formal preparation for it, so that should make him a shoo-in, right? Edited November 7, 201114 yr by Milkman delivers
November 7, 201114 yr QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Nov 7, 2011 -> 05:36 PM) My prediction is that they hire Matt Lawton in a day or two without interviewing anyone else. He played for the team, he's been out of baseball entirely for a few years and has no formal preparation for it, so that should make him a shoo-in, right? Are you saying Matt Lawton=Robin Ventura?
November 7, 201114 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 7, 2011 -> 02:50 PM) TomPelissero Tom Pelissero Bill Smith is OUT as #Twins GM. SI_JonHeyman Jon Heyman #twins announce terry ryan named interim gm. a great gm Good
November 7, 201114 yr QUOTE (MexSoxFan#1 @ Nov 7, 2011 -> 05:39 PM) Good For Twins fans...not for us.
November 7, 201114 yr QUOTE (RockRaines @ Nov 7, 2011 -> 05:38 PM) Are you saying Matt Lawton=Robin Ventura? Obviously not. One is black and the other is white. They're definitely not the same person.
November 7, 201114 yr QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Nov 7, 2011 -> 05:46 PM) Obviously not. One is black and the other is white. They're definitely not the same person. LOL, I knew you wouldnt back up your bulls***.
November 8, 201114 yr QUOTE (RockRaines @ Nov 7, 2011 -> 05:52 PM) LOL, I knew you wouldnt back up your bulls***. Hey, neither one of us knows anything about Lawton's baseball intelligence or how he would run the show if he were in charge. None of us is qualified to make an assessment like that.
November 8, 201114 yr QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Nov 7, 2011 -> 06:00 PM) Hey, neither one of us knows anything about Lawton's baseball intelligence or how he would run the show if he were in charge. None of us is qualified to make an assessment like that. Denny Hocking>Matt Lawton
November 8, 201114 yr QUOTE (kjshoe04 @ Nov 7, 2011 -> 06:15 PM) Denny Hocking>Matt Lawton Matt LeCroy, period. If they decide to go in any of these directions, I will have to wait and see. If the owners and front office decide any of them is the man for the job, who am I to say otherwise? Edited November 8, 201114 yr by Milkman delivers
November 8, 201114 yr QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Nov 7, 2011 -> 06:00 PM) Hey, neither one of us knows anything about Lawton's baseball intelligence or how he would run the show if he were in charge. None of us is qualified to make an assessment like that. Pfff LOL. Nothing like bleeding your resentment over to an unrelated thread.
November 8, 201114 yr QUOTE (RockRaines @ Nov 7, 2011 -> 06:32 PM) Pfff LOL. Nothing like bleeding your resentment over to an unrelated thread. Hey, I'm just defending my proposal that Matt Lawton become the next GM of the Twins. You're the one that brought up Ventura
November 8, 201114 yr Anyone have a feeling Hahn might take that job if offered to him? That would really suck...
November 8, 201114 yr Ryan is coming back to the Twins. Why would Hahn be going there? Plus they brought back Krivsky and still have Radcliffe.
November 8, 201114 yr QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Nov 7, 2011 -> 07:41 PM) Ryan is coming back to the Twins. Why would Hahn be going there? Plus they brought back Krivsky and still have Radcliffe. I've read here that Ryan is back on an interim basis. If they go the route of looking for someone internally and externally, we all know Hahn's popularity among GM candidates. Is it that much out of the realm of possibilities?
November 8, 201114 yr And yet again the Twins make the right move, getting rid of the person that caused the mess.
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