Conspiracy Theories + Outcomes

[Loosey]

Who doesn't love a good conspiracy theory?  With the 2015 season starting off with questionable roster decisions, two nearly unwatchable games which resulted in shut out losses and now pitchers getting injured I thought some conspiracy theories might be in order to save us from the harsh realities of this season's awful start and most likely just as awful future.

 

Conspiracy Theory #1:  Paul Molitor is really a patsy.  Longtime baseball fans and Minnesotans liked the idea of giving Molitor the chance to manage the team he grew up watching.  And to appease those people TR hired him.  Now however TR is building a terrible MLB roster with journeyman veterans and a questionable pitching staff.  The reason you may ask, Doug Mientkiewicz.  Dougy Baseball is the man the Twins really want to be their long term manager.  So the Twins stick him down in AA for a year with their future MLB star players; Sano, Buxton, Berrios, etc.  With his roster they dominate and he looks good doing building a rapport with them youngsters.  Meanwhile up in the big leagues Molitor's team struggles to reach third base and the pitching staff falls apart.  Who is to blame?  The Manager, Paul Molitor.  Ryan convinces Molitor he is not a MLB Manager and Molitor resigns after the Twins lose their 104th game of the year.  Two days later Doug Mientkiewicz is names the Twins interim manager, eventually manager.  The young studs come up and the 2016 season starts of with all of the excitement and changes people hoped for in 2015.

 

Conspiracy Theory #2:  The Twins are still cheap.  Ricky Nolasco is not living up to the expectations he came with and now 3 innings into his 2nd season, elbow pain, and surgery.  Good thing the Twins listen to that insurance salesmen and bought insurance and Nolasco's contract.  And just like that the Twins recover a large chunk of Nolasco's salary from insurance.  Nolasco never pitches for the Twins again and they keep on taking the insurance money. 

 

Conspiracy Theory #3:  Terry Ryan wants to get fired.  Of course he could quit, but then he looks like a quitter and I assume gives up the remaining money on his contract.  So he concocts a plan to put an atrocious team on the field that doesn't even include the Twins young prospects.  Hoping the Pohlad's get furious because of dropping attendance and decreasing revenue he thinks this plan will get him canned.

 

I know these are dumb but I need these to deal with what I have witnessed the team doing the last few weeks.  Although I do somewhat believe/hope #1 is trueish.

 

 

 

 

 

[big dog]

Wow, I saw this and got all excited, ready to post my own theory.  Turns out it's Theory #1.  Scooped!

 

Not that I believe it, but it's fun.  Perhaps Dougie will land on Target Field in a black helicopter for his press conference.

[diehardtwinsfan]

Not sure about all the faith people have in Dougie... that's just me.

[jimmer]

 

Not sure about all the faith people have in Dougie... that's just me.

As opposed to the faith that people have (or are supposed to have because TR picked him) in a man who has never managed anywhere at any level? :-)

[ashbury]

Theory #4: the Twins are actually 2-0 in this young season, with well-pitched games both days plus timely hitting. But the mass media is hiding this information from us all. Like the moon landings, video of these past two games has been faked.