Spinmom

#18....because they get to spend some time with Doug Mientkiewicz. The players and their families have a lot of respect for Doug. He has the ability to take a handful of players to the playoffs, no matter what talent they have when they first come under his wing. He won't be able to fix the current mess we have going on here, but he will analogize the issues, break them down, and help where he can. IF current management will allow him to work with the team. Rumor has it he was asked to just work as a hitting coach....an assistant hitting coach. Hunh.....

As a season ticket holder for over 12 years, next year is the first time in those 12 years that we are considering strongly to give up our tickets. the money that we pay would go quite well to a deck at a cabin. I am not a Molitor fan as far as his leadership abilities. I don't understand why Jim Pohlad is so strong willed about keeping Molitor on staff. Molitor may have been a Hall of Fame player, but he is an awful coach. I often wonder if it is because Jim's grandaughter is in business with Molitor's oldest daughter, a Jim feels he needs to keep him in his job. It sure isn't because of Moitor's stellar decision on his line -up cards, his need to pamper to Joe Mauer, or his inability to connect and use his bullpen squad. The team that you see on the field today, is one that has won several championships on their way up to the top. The only think that is different, is the coaching staff. The players seem to have issue with the lack of direction, and are frustrated because they don't get it from the managerial squad. Molitor plays favorites, including his fellow alumni Joe Mauer. I had a hard time digesting about what Molitor said in the pre-game interview, about Mauer having to run from first to home in the heat was affecting his legs, and so Joe had to sit out a game. What is that all about? Molitor never looks at the camera in the post game interviews, and never takes responsibility for the way he is driving the ship. Quite often, he throws players under the bus, time and time again. I agree he has aged at least 5 years since he first started, and if there is something more to it, like health or problems at home, deal with it and come back fighting, or give the next manager a chance. Some people have a natural talent at sports, and Molitor was one of them. Sometimes, they have a hard time coaching, because they don't know how to bring it out of the player because they just assume that the player has it. We need a manager who has busted their butt to get where they are, and who can relate to the players. A few days ago, I received a letter from Jim Pohlad, a form letter of course. In that letter he again stated that he had faith in Molitor, although most of us don't. He sees Molitor as a great asset, which means that the fans are going to be stuck with him for another year. I was also told to expect a message from Molitor and Brian Dozier. To tell you the truth, I don't care what Molitor has to tell me, and Brian Dozier has worked his butt off in the last part of this season, and I don't need an apology from him. Lo and behold, instead of a letter, I get a link to St. Peter, Molitor and Dozier's "information about the team." Well, when you watch the link, you see that St. Peter has Aged, Molitor throws out Terry Ryan's name sort of passive-agressive like, pretending he likes the guy, but basically says that we are in the state we are in because of him. Dozier sits next to him, giving the usual "we will get them next year...thanks for our fans". Sorry, Twins front office, it isn't enough. If Molitor is so distracted by personal issues that he can't help this team, he should step down. there are other people within the organization who would gladly fill in. We have until the end of October to re-new our tickets instead of Mid-October. I hope that is a clue as to the direction of this club. Otherwise, we will be building a deck.