Good managers like that get fired every year, but good managers like that also have multiple HoFers and upwards of 5 current or former all stars. The Twins have Mauer and a shell of Morneau and a bunch of young guys. Not exactly an apples to apples comparison. Now if Gardy were losing with Hamilton, Trout, Pujols, Trumbo, and Weaver on his team, or Lee, Utley, Halladay, Rollins, and Revere, that'd be one thing. But he's not. I personally am confident that Gardy will be around next year, and for many more years, based on nothing other than my opinion.