Ron Gardenhire Thinks These Jeopardy! Bozos Don’t Know a Damn Thing About Baseball

This was just what I needed. 

“The heck is a game show on at night for anyway,” asked former Twins manager Ron Gardenhire. “Phrase that in the form of a question.”

What we need is a baseball "reality" show. Maybe have Gardy go on Undercover Boss, you know that show where the stupid folks can't figure out the guy in the cartoon disguise being followed around by a camera crew and a sound guy dangling a microphone over their heads isn't a "real" person? Maybe have a scene with Terry Ryan digging through a dumpster or visiting a retirement home, searching for the next great Twins player with Gardy making caustic comments in the foreground. In the finale they could have Nick Punto throw off the drool-smeared robe disguise, flip out of the wheelchair and snag a baseball thrown by the backup camera guy right out of the air.

I might even watch that... if they can find a slot between all those Chicago shows. You know, right after Chicago Garbage.

This was written for the Onion, wasn't it?

Holy Geezus but a Gardy reality show is exactly what I need. I'm not even talking about a baseball-ish Hard Knocks. I mean just following him around in regular life.

 

I imagine it like "Dog The Bounty Hunter" only it's Gardy going around and tying up milb prospects to drag back to the Tigers training facility.  

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"......How about Paul Goldschmidt, or how to pitch to him? That’ll impress the hell out of me, because I sure don’t.”......

At least Gardenhire is consistent. I'll never forget his "I know nothing about pitching" comment when asked about why one of his Twins pitchers pitched to a hitter in whatever way it was, quickly deflecting blame to his pitching coach. By the way, I thought baseball was a game and plenty of baseball games are on at night so those are night time game shows. At least the Tigers picked a perfect manager.

Alex Trebeckzie is a heck of a game show host. He asks the living fire out of the questions. He really battled out there tonight on the big stage. That's fun to see. When you work your tail off like that, good things happen. 

I SURE DO MISS THE OLD BOY.