Article: Gleeman & the Geek, Ep 165: Mike Berardino and Manager Searches

[John Bonnes]

Aaron and John are joined by special guest Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer Press at New Bohemia to drink beer, eat an enormous pretzel and talk about the Twins' managerial search and expectations for the offseason. You can listen by downloading us from iTunes, Stitcher or find it at GleemanAndTheGeek.com. Or just click the Play button below.

 

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[Steven Buhr]

Wait a minute...

 

According to Mike, Paul Molitor was offered the opportunity to replace Ron Gardenhire in July of 2013 and turned the Twins down because the offer was merely an "interim" gig with no assurance of becoming the manager for 2014 and beyond. I can understand that decision by Molitor.

 

But, the decision that baffles me, given this information, is the one that led the Twins to renew Gardenhire for an additional two years after the season. If they were ready to pull the trigger in July, just what was it about the Twins' August and September performance that made the FO change their minds about retaining him?

 

That's a head scratcher.

[Seth Stohs]

Yeah, I had never heard the July 2013 thing, but you're right Steve, it is weird that they followed up that decision with a two-year extension.