Classy Words From Gardenhire

Twins manager is anything but a sore loser, and after yesterday's loss he had some very nice things to say about the Yanks:

“It’s a great baseball team,” Gardenhire said. “They deserve all the accolades. They have got a great bullpen. Those guys come out there firing. Bench. The whole package. They’ve got the whole package, they’ve got the whole deal, and they have got some of the classiest players in the league out there, guys I really enjoy watching play.”

“I hate it when I play against them because they kill us, but I enjoy watching Derek Jeter and A-Rod and those guys play,” Gardenhire said. “Those guys are very talented and classy people out in the field.”

“I know a lot of things get said about their payroll and all that stuff, but the bottom line is they are just great baseball players,” Gardenhire said. “And, aside from all the other stuff, they are very, very talented. That’s why they make a lot of money, because they deserve it, because they have played the game for a long time and they get it done. And they know how to get it done and they play with class.”

When someone shows as much respect for my favorite team as Gardenhire did I must do the same for them, especially when they deserve it. It's no secret that he's a very good manager and did amazing things with a team that on paper looked like they had no chance. They made up a 7 game deficit in early September, winning 16 of their last 20 to force a one-game playoff with Detroit. Then they won that classic playoff in the Metrodome to take the division and move on into the postseason. Though they did get swept, it was far from easy for the Yanks. Two of the three games were very hard faught and he and the rest of the Twins deserve a lot of credit for what they did this year and they, and their fans should be proud of it.