I love the way that you are now asking the question, and am hoping that the thrymaster will respond in the same spirit. My reservations about Gardenhire and the coaching staff are based partly on comments by Hardy and Ortiz about why they hit for more power after they went to other teams. It seems to me that the coaching staff did not get the best from such players. It also seems to me that a different approach might have been taken with Garza. I am also troubled by how poorly the Twins have performed against the Yankees and in playoff games. On the other hand, a manager needs good players to have a winning team, and the general manager(s) should share in the responsibility for team mediocrity. I do not hate Gardenhire, but I wonder whether a new manager might be a better fit.