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After This Season, Should The Twins Keep Gardy?
Minnesota's manager has 997 wins and 941 losses through Sunday. Is 19that a record that warrants keeping him?
It’s been a really tough year for the Minnesota Twins—again.
After Wednesday’s game, the team’s record was 65-86. Manager Ron Gardenhire’s contract ends after this season.
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A Star Tribune article speculates on whether or not the Twins will present him with a new contract. What do you think?
Here’s a breakdown of the Twins’ seasons since Gardenhire took over as manager in 2002:
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Year: Record, Winning percentage
2002: 94-67, .584*
2003: 90-72, .556*
2004: 92-70, .568*
2005: 83-79, .512
2006: 96-66, .593*
2007: 79-83, .488
2008: 88-75, .540
2009: 87-76, .534*
2010: 94-68, .580*
2011: 63-99, .389
2012: 66-96, .407
2013: 65-90, .419 (through Sept. 22)
TOTAL: 12 years: 997-937, .516
*=Twins won their division and made the playoffs.
Gardenhire had some good years. But he's also recently had some really bad ones.
Tell us in the comments if he should or shouldn’t remain the Twins’ manager and tell us why or why not.
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