... a five-inning, 117-pitch effort at Milwaukee five days earlier. "It was exciting for us to see," manager Ron Gardenhire said. "We need to get him going." Joe Mauer singled his first two at bats for the Twins to hike his average to ...

... Writers' Association of America. He received all but one of the 28 first-place votes the other went to Minnesota's Ron Gardenhire. There has never been a unanimous winner for Manager of the Year. Piniella led the NL Central champion Cubs to the ...

... excitement that he brings and the way he runs the bases -- he brings that extra little flare right now," manager Ron Gardenhire said. "He can ignite a baseball team. That's what we're looking for. I'm not asking the world of this young ...

... 46) and in their division (43-29). "That probably says we should be playing this game," Minnesota manager Ron Gardenhire said before the game. The Twins withstood the departures of ace Johan Santana and Gold Glove center fielder Torii ...

OAKLAND, Calif. - Things are going so well for the Minnesota Twins that manager Ron Gardenhire could only laugh as he admitted to pulling his hamstring picking up a water cooler. Bobby Kielty hit a two-run homer and his ...

OAKLAND, Calif. - Things are going so well for the Minnesota Twins that manager Ron Gardenhire could only laugh as he admitted to pulling his hamstring picking up a water cooler. Bobby Kielty hit a two-run homer and his ...

... excitement that he brings and the way he runs the bases -- he brings that extra little flare right now," manager Ron Gardenhire said. "He can ignite a baseball team. That's what we're looking for. I'm not asking the world of this young ...

... completed their second straight season sweep of the Twins with a 15-1 victory. "We got lambasted," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. "We're a long way from being in their league, from what I saw out there." The Yankees won all four games ...

... go to the mound for the bottom half. "One thing you don't do is show panic in the dugout," Minnesota manager Ron Gardenhire said. "So I just said, 'Well, let's have some fun. We are going to piece it together.' And that's what ...

... s why we loved him," said Twins radio announcer John Gordon, the emcee, in his introductory remarks. Manager Ron Gardenhire left Minnesota's spring training site in Fort Myers, Fla., for a day to attend the ceremony along with Torii ...