After a frustrating season, many of you want to vent...and I say vent away if that makes you feel better.  I feel your pain!

 

However, in times like these, I like to think of the coach who endured more than his fair share of putrid play on the field...no, not Paul Molitor.  Rather, the oft forgotten, oft quoted John McKay.

 

John McKay was head coach of the putrid 1976 and 1977 Buccaneers teams. They combined for an atrocious 2-26 record including 26 straight losses. They were also shut out a combined 11 times in 28 games as their starting QBs combined to throw 12 TDs to 50 INTs during this 2 year run. Awful...just awful.

 

Luckily for the Bucs, their head coach had quite a sense of humor. Here are some of his better lines:

 

“We didn’t tackle well today, but we made up for it by not blocking”.

“Three or four plane crashes and we’re in the playoffs.”

* On the execution of the Bucs offense - “I think it’s a good idea.”

* On the significance of experience - “If you have everyone back from a team that lost 10 games, experience isn’t too important.”

* On why coaching an expansion team is a religious experience - “You do a lot of praying, but most of the time the answer is `No.’ ”

 

So, rather than venting, what quotable quote would you use to describe our 2016 Minnesota Twins?

"There, now, that wasn't so good, was it?"

 

-Leonard Pinth-Garnell

"It's hard to field the ball when you have both hands around your throat.” -Gary Gaetti

Scotty Bowman once described a trade as "Nothing for nothing ain't much." I believe one of the players was an aging Mike Foligno.

"What's this I hear about you having problems with your TPS reports?"

"Nothing is as frustrating as arguing with someone who knows what they're talking about."

"Winning may teach you how to celebrate, but losing teaches you how to survive."

"You've hit rock bottom Mr. Pohlad!  I'm going to take the shovel away from Mr. Molitor now.  He's trying to dig us out of this hole instead of climbing out of it."

 

Derek Falvey, circa Oct. 2016

“I just keep losing. I mean, some people just...are supposed to lose? For balance in the universe? I mean, like, are there just some people on earth who...are supposed to be here just to make it easier for the winners?”
― Donald Glover

 

"What's this I hear about you having problems with your TPS reports?"

"So what would you say, you do here?" - Derek Falvey and new GM to Neil Allen

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"Playoffs? Don't talk about - playoffs? You kidding me? Playoffs? I just hope we can win a game!" - Paul Molitor 

"Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?"

 

-R Antony

Here's one that I hope applies next year.

 

"I really like that kid!"

 

-Calvin Griffith

"Better days ahead"  - Dave St. Peter every September for the past 5 years

"Better days ahead"  - Dave St. Peter every September for the past 5 years

"I'm not involved with the baseball side."

 

-Dave St. Peter every August for the past 5 years.