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		Gardenhire, who has spent the past 10 seasons on the Twins coaching staff, will be the 12th manager in team history and will inherit a team that rose from oblivion to post an 85-win season and challenge for a playoff spot.
		Gardenhire, a third base and infield coach, and Twins' bench coach Paul Molitor expressed interest in taking over for Kelly, which left Ryan with a tough, yet encouraging decision to make.
		Ron Gardenhire speaks to reporters during Friday's press conference.
	www.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/mlb/news/mlb_news_story.jsp?article_id=min_20020104_gardenhire_hired_news&team_id=mlb (780 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports -- Gardenhire ejected against Indians
		MINNEAPOLIS – Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire was ejected in the fifth inning of Wednesday's game against the Cleveland Indians after making his third trip to the field to argue a call.
		Gardenhire raced out of the dugout to argue the call and kicked dirt over second base and threw his hat before Hernandez tossed him from the game.
		Gardenhire continued to argue for several minutes before stomping back to the dugout and leaving his hat near second base.
	www.signonsandiego.com /sports/baseball/20060524-1148-bba-twins-gardenhireejected.html (312 words)

	ESPN.com: MLB - It's official: Twins name Gardenhire manager
		MINNEAPOLIS -- Twins manager Ron Gardenhire realizes he may never actually get a chance to run the team, what with contraction rumors swirling around the club, but he and his players are gearing up for great things.
		Gardenhire and bench coach Paul Molitor emerged as the finalists, but the Twins suspended their search after baseball owners voted Nov. 6 to eliminate two teams before the 2002 season.
		Gardenhire was college star at Texas but an average pro player, hitting.232 in portions of five seasons with the New York Mets.
	espn.go.com /mlb/news/2002/0104/1305629.html (725 words)

	RedWingsBaseball.com: Press Box - Press Releases
		Gardenhire became the third Twins manager to have three 90-plus win seasons (Mele in 1962, ‘63 and ‘65 and Kelly in 1988, ‘91 and ‘92) but the first to do it in three straight years.
		Gardenhire in 2004 was selected American League Co-Manager of the Year (with Buck Showalter) by The Sporting News and finished second for the AL Manager of the Year Award as voted by the BBWAA.
		Gardenhire, who has been a member of the Twins organization since 1986, was named the 12th manager in Twins history on January 4, 2002.
	www.redwingsbaseball.com /pressbox/pressrls.php?action=view&&id=169 (364 words)

	Boston.com / Sports / Baseball / Umpire ejects Twins' Gardenhire from game
		Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire was ejected from Thursday night's game against the Detroit Tigers for arguing after plate umpire Ed Hickox warned Twins starter Brad Radke for hitting Marcus Thames with a pitch.
		Gardenhire sprinted out of the dugout, apparently upset that Hickox did not warn Tigers starter Nate Robertson earlier in the game after he hit Lew Ford and Shannon Stewart and nearly plunked Luis Rivas.
		Gardenhire stood at home plate inches form Hickox's face and berated the umpire, motioning to his face to mimic glasses several times.
	www.boston.com /sports/baseball/articles/2005/04/14/umpire_ejects_twins_gardenhire_from_game (243 words)

	Rays: AL notebook
		Gardenhire emerged from the dugout to argue after Rapuano ruled that Michael Cuddyer fouled a pitch from Erik Bedard into catcher Ramon Hernandez's glove for strike three.
		It was Gardenhire's fifth ejection of the season and 25th of his career.
		Gardenhire said he stepped in to avoid Cuddyer being thrown out and told Rapuano he wished the umpire would have asked for help from first-base umpire Tony Randazzo on the play.
	www.sptimes.com /2006/06/12/news_pf/Rays/AL_notebook.shtml (375 words)

	Gardenhire has more than tough managing job ahead of him - CBS SportsLine
		What figures is that Gardenhire's hiring became official on the same day the Minnesota Vikings forced out head coach Dennis Green, news that is sure to blow the Twins back toward the classified ads in local newspapers, because Gardenhire has been a background player -- albeit a highly skilled one -- for so long.
		What should be front-page news, though, is this: Gardenhire's hiring is a triumph over the status quo, a victory for all of those loyal, longtime coaches with bright minds and the patience of Job.
		When Gardenhire and Kelly walked into the manager's office together in the Twins' clubhouse on Friday, Gardenhire admitted it was a little odd.
	cbs.sportsline.com /b/page/pressbox/0,1328,4791780,00.html (1214 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports -- Twins extend Gardenhire's contract through 2007
		MINNEAPOLIS – Ron Gardenhire was given a two-year contract extension through 2007 by the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday, his reward for leading the team to three AL Central titles in three seasons as manager.
		Gardenhire, who first joined the Minnesota organization in 1986 as a player, became third-base coach in 1991 and replaced Tom Kelly as manager in 2002.
		With that, Gardenhire was off to the bowling alley for his weekly league.
	www.signonsandiego.com /sports/baseball/20050105-1755-bba-twins-gardenhire.html (426 words)

	Ron Gardenhire Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac
		Ron Gardenhire was born on Thursday, October 24, 1957, in Butzbach, West Germany.
		Gardenhire was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 1, 1981, with the New York Mets.
		His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Ron Gardenhire baseball stats page.
	www.baseball-almanac.com /players/player.php?p=gardero01 (298 words)

	New door opens
		The animosity between Twins pitcher Kyle Lohse and manager Ron Gardenhire is gone, and both learned something from the spat.
		In fact, Gardenhire said Wednesday he didn't want the Twins to trade Lohse during an offseason in which several teams inquired about the right-hander with potential.
		Retaining Lohse, Gardenhire said, was a "lifesaver" because it kept the Twins from entering the season with two unproven rookies in their rotation.
	www.freewebs.com /twincities/news/feb2006/press_022306.html (761 words)

	City Pages - Okie from Okmulgee
		Gardenhire met Steve Liddle, his current bench coach, in 1987, when they were both winding down their playing career with the Twins Triple-A club in Portland, Oregon.
		Gardenhire was Mientkiewicz's most vocal supporter for a very long time, but the team was scuffling to score runs and Justin Morneau was tearing up Triple-A pitching for the second year in a row.
		Anderson and Gardenhire both like to tell the story about the time Ron, then playing at Tidewater in the Mets system, was quoted in a newspaper profile as saying that one day he'd like to manage in the major leagues, and if given the opportunity would hire Rick Anderson as his pitching coach.
	www.citypages.com /databank/25/1243/article12498.asp (4426 words)

	Ron Gardenhire, AL Division Series, Interviews, ASAPSports FastScripts, Quotes, Transcript (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		RON GARDENHIRE: No, I just think that we had some situations where he threw the ball in areas, he got behind on Soriano and he had to come at him and he got a ball down there where he can get the bat to it.
		The ball is falling off the table, the slider, his fastball is jumping, he was hitting his spots pretty good, he threw some slow curve balls in there, a couple of change-ups.
		RON GARDENHIRE: No doubt, you start looking at it like that, you can't let anything get away from you.
	www.asapsports.com /baseball/2003alds/100203R2.html (852 words)

	Patrick Reusse: Gardenhire bites his tongue
		Manager Ron Gardenhire's opinion was able to win the day at the end of March, when the Twins were deciding on the 25-player roster to open the season.
		Ryan digested this, then informed Gardenhire the next morning that the player he would be getting from Rochester was Terry Tiffee, a third or first baseman, not a catcher.
		Gardenhire was not about to confirm a reporter's suspicion that he would have preferred Neshek.
	www.startribune.com /508/story/484750.html (824 words)

	wcco.com - Gardenhire OK After Experiencing Rapid Heartbeat
		Team trainers wanted Gardenhire to stay home when the Twins boarded their charter to Texas on Thursday night, and team physician Dr. Vijay Eyunni suggested that Gardenhire get checked out at a Minneapolis hospital.
		Gardenhire's watched the end of Thursday's 2-1, 10-inning defeat to the Chicago White Sox on a television in his office.
		Gardenhire said he's experienced anxiety attacks in the past, and this was worse.
	wcco.com /sports/local_story_238201121.html (339 words)

	USATODAY.com - Gardenhire has winning touch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Manager Ron Gardenhire is holding his usual pregame session with reporters in the small visiting manager's office at U.S. Cellular Field when center fielder Torii Hunter appears at the door, an open bottle of Corona beer in his hand and a sleepy look in his eyes.
		While Gardenhire wastes no time in dealing head-on with any issues that arise, he works just as hard at keeping the clubhouse loose and free of distractions.
		Minnesota's Ron Gardenhire this year became the fourth manager in major league history to begin his big-league managing career with three consecutive first-place finishes.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/baseball/al/twins/2004-09-27-cover-gardenhire_x.htm (1549 words)

	AaronGleeman.com
		My entry earlier this week about Ron Gardenhire's refusal to bench Jacque Jones against left-handed pitching generated a ton of e-mails (as the topic always does), including quite a few that asked exactly who I thought the Twins should replace Jones in the lineup with when facing a lefty.
		The fact that Gardenhire doesn't is something I have complained about in the past, which has fallen mostly on deaf ears as the Twins succeeded despite his weaknesses.
		Not only has Gardenhire kept him in the lineup against lefties in typical situations, he has refused to bench him in spots like Friday night, with lefty Chris Capuano on the mound and Lew Ford on the bench with the game being played by NL rules.
	www.aarongleeman.com /2005_06_26_baseballblog_archive.html (4293 words)

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		He is the first manager in Twins history to lead a team to three playoff appearances, and was named Sporting News 2004 Co-Manager of the Year with Texas' Buck Showalter and finished second in the American League Manager of the Year voting by the BBWAA.
		In his off time, Ron dedicates his time in support of military veterans, and is a spokesman for the Minnesota Department of Public Safety's Buckle Up, Drive at Safe Speeds, and Don't Drink and Drive PSA campaigns.
		Ron was kind enough to take a break from the 2005 baseball season to chat with us about baseball and what he looks for in his players.
	www.sportscampfederation.com /news/displayArticle.asp?FROM_NEWSLETTER_PAGE=&ARTICLE_ID=62 (402 words)

	Archives: Story
		Gordon, Ford and Gardenhire were joined by pitching coach Rick Anderson and infielder Jason Bartlett for the team's 46th annual Winter Caravan.
		And with spring training about six weeks away, Gardenhire openly wondered if Ford would make it through spring training this season after not making the squad at the beginning of the 2005 season.
		All joking aside, Gardenhire and Anderson talked about the future of the Twins' pitching staff which was good last year despite a lack of offensive help.
	www.wahpetondailynews.com /articles/2006/01/17/sports/sports01.txt (672 words)

	Gardenhire Says He's Sorry for Ump Tirade (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire had a discussion Tuesday with baseball's head disciplinarian, Bob Watson, regarding his postgame tirade about umpire Hunter Wendelstedt.
		Gardenhire said he was sorry for the way he handled the situation, which began with an ejection for arguing Wendelstedt's high strike call and ended with a profanity-filled rant to reporters in his office following Minnesota's loss to Baltimore on Monday.
		He did say that while he felt the manager went too far, he considered it Gardenhire's job to stand up for his players and that the situation was very routine.
	sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/07/19/sports/s170533D28.DTL (316 words)

	Radke finds comfort zone, but support is elusive again
		Gardenhire ordered a sacrifice bunt from Cuddyer in the eighth inning.
		Apparently, this was detected in batting practice, since he has four sacrifice bunts to go with 1,136 career at-bats.
		This is a response to Gardenhire's plan to have Mauer as his designated hitter on the days that he's giving him a day off behind the plate and using Redmond as the catcher.
	www.startribune.com /509/story/471937.html (628 words)

	Twins' Radke rested, ready
		In a similar vein, Minnesota manager Ron Gardenhire isn't going to tinker with his rotation, either, even if it would mean that Radke could start a potential Game 7 of the ALCS on three days' rest.
		Radke was the victor in both Game 1 and the deciding Game 5 of the Division Series, and had an MVP been awarded in the first round, he probably would have won it.
		Gardenhire described the spot as a day-to-day decision and mentioned that Game 3 starter Eric Milton is more of a flyball pitcher than Game 1 starter Joe Mays.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2002/10/12/SP160690.DTL (615 words)

	SBG, The World’s Greatest Online Magazine » Blog Archive » Ron Gardenhire to Step Aside
		SBG has learned that Twins Manager Ron Gardenhire will go on medical leave before the beginning of the season. Bench coach Scott Ullger will take over for Gardenhire. I learned of the news from the Twins organization, specifically from the manager himself. I first received an e-mail from the Twins office informing me that Mr.
		Gardenhire. If you are a regular reader, you know that I have criticized the manager regularly. I had even taken to calling Mr.
		I was a little flabbergasted. I’ve never heard of such a condition, but I looked it up in a medical dictionary, and sure enough, it is a recognized condition, which left untreated, can lead to serious problems. Left untreated, it can progress to advanced stages, and can actually be fatal.
	stickandballguy.com /blog/2006/04/01/ron-gardenhire-to-step-aside (1647 words)

	Minnesota Twins, Major League Baseball - CBS SportsLine.com
		The Twins have focused on pitching and defense for years under general manager Terry Ryan, and given their ascent over the past three seasons, it's safe to say their philosophy has worked very well.
		With a stable full of either Gold Glovers or potential Gold Glovers, and a pitching staff led by Brad Radke, Joe Mays and, now, Kenny Rogers with Eric Milton out for most of the season, Gardenhire has the luxury of not having to be overly concerned with things such as on-base percentage.
		Gardenhire mentioned Kirby Puckett, who, in addition to his numbers, taught those around him how to win.
	www.cbs.sportsline.com /mlb/story/6274119 (752 words)

	AaronGleeman.com
		Gardenhire criticized him to anyone who would listen, turning the mistake into an indictment of Bartlett's leadership ability, and then Ryan quickly shipped him back to Rochester and handed Castro the job for a second straight season.
		Then in Wednesday's blowout win over the Angels Gardenhire put Nathan in to pitch the ninth inning with a six-run lead because he hadn't been used for several games.
		Gardenhire and Ryan have gone out of their way to make life overly difficult for young position players over the years, and sadly they've been very successful.
	www.aarongleeman.com /2006_05_28_baseballblog_archive.html (3597 words)

	USATODAY.com - Twins ride Radke's pitching past Tigers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		He gave up four runs and a season-high 10 hits in just four innings, saying after the game that the pain had gotten worse and moved closer to his elbow.
		Gardenhire said Tuesday he was concerned because Liriano had told coaches that he was feeling fine heading into that start.
		Radke, 7-2 with a 2.87 ERA in his last 14 starts, snuffed the life out of the Tigers in the fourth inning when he escaped a none-out, bases-loaded jam.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/baseball/games/2006-08-08-twins-tigers_x.htm?csp=34 (681 words)

	ESPN.com - MLB - - Minnesota Twins - Player Card
		Drafted by the New York Mets in the sixth round of the 1979 draft, he hit.232 for the Mets from 1981-1985.
		In 1986, Gardenhire missed out on a World Series ring when the Mets traded him to the Minnesota Twins for Don Iasparro.
		In 2004, Gardenhire became the first manager in Twins' history to lead the team to three straight division championships.
	sports.espn.go.com /mlb/players/coach?id=9 (137 words)

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