Congrats Mr. Burns: Joe Mauer Wins AL MVP

Photo: AP Photo/Kathy Willens The 2009 sideburn intervention by Ron Gardenhire and Justin Morneau was clearly ineffective. Joe Mauer has capped an impressive season (.365 batting average...

Tracy and Scioscia the easy choices

...American League, with Scioscia picking up only 15 of 28 possible first-place votes. The others: Ron Gardenhire (6), Joe Girardi (4), Don Wakamatsu (2) and Ron Washington (1). Oddly, Wakamatsu picked up two...

Scoscia tops AL manager vote; Washington 5th

...voting. Angels manager Mike Scioscia won the award, and I think that's deserving. Minnesota's Ron Gardenhire was second, followed by the Yankees' Joe Girardi. Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu, a former Rangers bench...

Because They Don't Give Manager of the Year Awards for Being Sexy

...made a correct call regarding his baseball team. The Power of Persuasion Award To Twins manager Ron Gardenhire, who effectively argued a call back in his favor in a May game against the Brewers...

Tracy, Scioscia named top managers

Jim Tracy of Colorado has won the NL Manager of the Year award and Mike Scioscia of the Los Angeles Angels has been selected for the AL honor.

Those who favored King Felix and Verlander

The AL Cy Young Award went more or less as expected, with the very deserving Zack Greinke of the Kansas City Royals running away with it, nabbing 25 o...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 2009

New ballpark sparks questions for Twins in 2010

...Frank Viola, Kirby Puckett to Kent Hrbek to Justin Morneau to Joe Mauer. Tom Kelly and Ron Gardenhire have taught and managed a particular Twins way, and the front office handed down from Andy...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 2009

Where will Washington finish in AL manager voting?

...clubhouse helped make this team a very resilient one. Others that should be considered: Minnesota's Ron Gardenhire, Seattle's Don Wakamatsu, Boston's Terry Francona. Does New York's Joe Girardi need to...

CAPTION: Sep 29, 2009; Detroit, MI, Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire watches during the second game of a day-night double header at Comerica Park. Mandatory Credit...

Hardy heads to Twins for Gomez

J.J. Hardy has been traded from the Milwaukee Brewers to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for Carlos Gomez.