Twins Tab Mike Bell as New Bench Coach

  Is it weird to say that the new bench coach has big shoes to fill?  I think the loss of Shelton is more important than many realize.

For whom the Bell tolls?

Can we expect more dust-ups with other teams or is that not a hereditary trait

Here's hoping Mike Bell becomes the next White Sox manager after this season of success

Bill Evers is still a coach, too?

Interesting that they hired a managerial candidate that Derek Shelton would have competed against for the Mets and Pirates openings. Seems like an excellent hire but would assume he won't be here for long. 

Really curious to see how they fill out the assistant pitching coach position. With Pete Maki and Justin Willard both showing up on some lists of up and coming coaches you have to wonder if they'll promote one of them and backfill with another MiLB coordinator? 

Good luck to him! Go Twins!!!!! \m/

Diaz still making the decisions at third. Yikes.

I know Buddy and Gus - I have no idea if Mike Bell is good or not.  How do you judge bench coaches?  I never see an article about what a bad bench coach someone is.  How did Shelton do so bad that Molitor got fired, but so good that Baldelli was MOY?  Were there Bench coaches in the 50s,60s,70s, 80s?  I don't know.

There are many positions in the coaching staff that just can't be judged by people like me.  If the batters are lousy does that make the hitting coach bad?  If the Pitchers include a CY Young does that make the pitching coach good? 

No answer to my own questions so have a seat on the Bench Mike and hopefully all will go well and Rocco will like your company.

Grandfather Gus Bell.  Now that makes me feel really old.  Where'd the time go?

He definitely has the experience! He has interviewed a few times for managerial jobs too. Seems like a good addition

So is this the replacement for the guy that sits next to Rocco in the dugout but they never talk? Well good luck and be grateful you are not our Pitching coach!

Twins need an assistant pitching coach ? What happened to Everyday Eddie ?