Article: Aaron Hicks' defensive gaffes draw manager's ire

[YourHouseIsMyHouse]

I'm about as pissed as Gardy, but at Gardy not Hicks. Nothing is wrong with that and he has got to go if he's going to constantly pick on and bully our younger players for petty things. Gardenfire please

[cmathewson]

If there'd been a kid like Clete at AAA, you might have at least had to think twice about a swap.

 

Not more than twice, if that. He's never been very good, despite his hot start this year. When he was here, he hardly ever was good enough to play center. Most importantly, he's an old AAAA player with no upside. What's the long-term benefit of using him as a placeholder?

[Guest USAFChief]

OK... Hicks didn't get under the ball and he casually flipped it.

 

Gardy is letting him know that wasn't acceptable.

 

It doesn't mean that Gardy doesn't like him or thinks he has no future.

 

When my oldest son was 5 years old... He was hot dogging it once and he stuck the curved handle of an umbrella in his mouth. It got stuck and an ambulance had to be called.

 

My wife and I asked him not to do that again. He's in college now and doing OK.

 

We didn't give up on him after the incident and swap him out for another child.

 

Although he did run into a mirror at full speed because he thought it was another room at age 6.

 

I could see him thinking that the mirror was another room but you'd think he would've tried to avoid hitting the other child coming straight at him in the mirror.

 

Did I mention he's in college now.

 

And at age 7 he...

age 8

Age 9 and so forth.

The cops bought those stories?

[Kobs]

I think most people are missing the real problem here.

 

Gardy is upset that a young outfielder isn't meeting his standards. That young outfielder's instructor? That's right, failed hitting coach, failed third base coach, failed bench coach Scotty "Swing Like a Man" Ullger. Gardy's answer to Richard Solomon. If Gardy wants to blame someone for problems in the outfield, or can't figure out why a guy might think there is no accountability on the team, maybe his top priority shouldn't be finding a way to keep his little buddy in the clubhouse no matter how incompetent he proves to be.

[LaBombo]

What's the long-term benefit of using [Clete] as a placeholder?

Having Aaron Hicks develop into a major league ballplayer by improving his game in AAA would be an enormous long-term benefit for the Twins.

[LaBombo]

failed hitting coach, failed third base coach, failed bench coach Scotty "Swing Like a Man" Ullger. Gardy's answer to Richard Solomon.

Great stuff; the Richard Solomon reference alone was worth a like.

[glunn]

For the people who didn't see the game...

 

GIF-story: Ron Gardenhire vs. Aaron Hicks - CBSSports.com

 

Great link.

[glunn]

OK... Hicks didn't get under the ball and he casually flipped it.

 

Gardy is letting him know that wasn't acceptable.

 

It doesn't mean that Gardy doesn't like him or thinks he has no future.

 

When my oldest son was 5 years old... He was hot dogging it once and he stuck the curved handle of an umbrella in his mouth. It got stuck and an ambulance had to be called.

 

My wife and I asked him not to do that again. He's in college now and doing OK.

 

We didn't give up on him after the incident and swap him out for another child.

 

Although he did run into a mirror at full speed because he thought it was another room at age 6.

 

I could see him thinking that the mirror was another room but you'd think he would've tried to avoid hitting the other child coming straight at him in the mirror.

 

Did I mention he's in college now.

 

And at age 7 he...

age 8

Age 9 and so forth.

 

Great post. And as the father of two college grads, I know what you mean.

[ashbury]

Not more than twice, if that. He's never been very good

 

Please adjust your snark-o-meter.