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Should the Twins Keep Gardenhire?
Minnesota's manager has 997 wins and 938 losses through Thursday's game. Is that a record that warrants keeping him?
(Associate Regional Editor Kevira Voegele wrote this post.)
It’s been a tough year for the Minnesota Twins—again.
After Thursday's game, the team’s record was 65-87. Manager Ron Gardenhire’s contract ends after this season. A Star Tribune article speculates on whether or not the Twins will present him with a new contract. What do you think?Here’s a breakdown of the Twins’ seasons since Gardenhire took over as manager in 2002:
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Year: Record, Winning percentage
2002: 94-67, .584*
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2003: 90-72, .556*
2004: 92-70, .568*
2005: 83-79, .512
2006: 96-66, .593*
2007: 79-83, .488
2008: 88-75, .540
2009: 87-76, .534*
2010: 94-68, .580*
2011: 63-99, .389
2012: 66-96, .407
2013: 65-87, .428
TOTAL: 12 years: 997-938, .515
*=Twins won their division and made the playoffs.
Gardenhire had some good years, but recently some really bad ones.
Tell us in the comments if he should or shouldn’t remain the Twins’ coach, and explain why or why not.
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