Mientkiewicz Joins Tigers Organization

[Seth Stohs]

Jon Heyman announced this morning that Doug Mientkiewicz has been named the manager of the Toledo Mudhens, the AAA affiliate of the Detroit Tigers. 

 

 

 

[gocgo]

Good for him...who doesn't love a Mudhen?  What even is a mudhen?  I gotta look that up.

[Homer Hanky]

And will take over for Gardy in a few years... 

Jon Heyman announced this morning that Doug Mientkiewicz has been named the manager of the Toledo Mudhens, the AAA affiliate of the Detroit Tigers. 

 

 

[nicksaviking]

With the economic state of Detroit I'm surprised the city is starting a new country club!

[Vanimal46]

 

Good for him...who doesn't love a Mudhen?  What even is a mudhen?  I gotta look that up.

 

Luckily we have people here like birdwatcher who can fill us in! 

[gunnarthor]

Good luck to him

[Vanimal46]

Pictured: Ron Gardenhire and Joe Vavra roller blade around the Twin Cities area to get the gang back together, Mighty Ducks style. 

 

http://emptynetsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/mighty-ducks-quack-attack.gif

[USAFChief]

 

Good for him...who doesn't love a Mudhen?  What even is a mudhen?  I gotta look that up.

http://www.caitlinschwerin.com/i/large/1146_mudhen.jpg

 

Otherwise known as a "coot."  Often encountered in massive numbers when hunting ducks, much to the anger of the hunter.*

 

*so I'm told

[biggentleben]

Long-time Twins AAA affiliate...

[tarheeltwinsfan]

Good luck to Dougie Baseball.

[GP830]

 

With the economic state of Detroit I'm surprised the city is starting a new country club!

Savage.

[Jacksson]

Interesting, didn't he take a step back as manager in the Twins organization because he didn't want to manage outside of Florida? Nothing like being out of a job to make Toledo look tropical. Is Max Klinger also joining the Toledo staff?

[mickeymental]

gardy, vavvy, dougie. nicky and torii got next?

[Thrylos]

 

gardy, vavvy, dougie. nicky and torii got next?

 

Nickie and Tobie

[nicksaviking]

Savage.

Not intentionally, I was just angling for a rimshot.

[ashbury]

With the economic state of Detroit I'm surprised the city is starting a new country club!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oShTJ90fC34

[bird]

 

Luckily we have people here like birdwatcher who can fill us in! 

 

Well, gocgo and Vanimal, the Mudhen can't be found in your average bird book. It's a slang word. I think most birders think of the Common Gallinule as the dictionary word for it. Chief is listening to the wrong crowd about it being too coot for words. The American Coot flocks together in deeper water and acts quite boisterously. Like a raft of TD'ers calling for Ryan's scalp. Gallinules, on the other hand, congregate in very small loose groups, like a group of TD'ers who think Gardy is a good manager.

 

Common Gallinules hang around on the muddy edges of marshy ponds, digging up stuff and wallowing in the murky waters of life. Like TD'ers in general.

[Old Twins Cap]

So Detroit is going to recreate Twins managerial excellence circa 2013?

 

Get after it boys! 

 

Kind of, "Data be damned, we got some guys who really battle their tails off."

 

You go Gardy.

 

Man, am I glad Twins moved on to the 21st century in the last year and a half.

 

 

[biggentleben]

 

So Detroit is going to recreate Twins managerial excellence circa 2013?

 

Get after it boys! 

 

Kind of, "Data be damned, we got some guys who really battle their tails off."

 

You go Gardy.

 

Man, am I glad Twins moved on to the 21st century in the last year and a half.

 

That could make a good theme for a Twitter handle or even, if I may say so, a Tigers forum!

[gocgo]

 

http://www.caitlinschwerin.com/i/large/1146_mudhen.jpg

 

Otherwise known as a "coot."  Often encountered in massive numbers when hunting ducks, much to the anger of the hunter.*

 

*so I'm told

So,what your saying is that I am not only a "crazy old coot"...I am a crazy old mudhen!  Who knew?!

[wsnydes]

Getting the band back together, are they?

[DaveW]

 

Getting the band back together, are they?

6 division titles in 13 years.
I'm sure Detroit wouldn't mind that.

[mikelink45]

I am pleased.  It is really nice to have these baseball men employed.  I wish them the best.

[diehardtwinsfan]

 

Well, gocgo and Vanimal, the Mudhen can't be found in your average bird book. It's a slang word. I think most birders think of the Common Gallinule as the dictionary word for it. Chief is listening to the wrong crowd about it being too coot for words. The American Coot flocks together in deeper water and acts quite boisterously. Like a raft of TD'ers calling for Ryan's scalp. Gallinules, on the other hand, congregate in very small loose groups, like a group of TD'ers who think Gardy is a good manager.

 

Common Gallinules hang around on the muddy edges of marshy ponds, digging up stuff and wallowing in the murky waters of life. Like TD'ers in general.

 

This sounds a lot like those snipe I keep trying to catch.

[Kwak]

 

Getting the band back together, are they?

 

If there was ever a doubt that there was an "old boy's club" in the Twins' franchise the new Tiger org clears that up.

6 division titles in 13 years.
I'm sure Detroit wouldn't mind that.

This time Gardy wasn't handed a ready-to-win team with only one viable challenger in the division.  Now he has the worst or 2nd worst team in the division and is hopelessly behind Cleveland and Minnesota in talent. Success will be measured in the quality of draft picks acquired--not wins!