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Should the Twins Keep Gardenhire?

Minnesota's manager has 997 wins and 937 losses through Wednesday's game. Is that a record that warrants keeping him?

(Associate Regional Editor Kevira Voegele wrote this post.)

It’s been a tough year for theMinnesota Twins—again.

After Wednesday’s game, the team’s record was 65-86. Manager Ron Gardenhire’s contract ends after this season. A Star Tribune article speculates on whether or not the Twins will present him with a new contract. What do you think?

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Here’s a breakdown of the Twins’ seasons since Gardenhire took over as manager in 2002:

Year: Record, Winning percentage

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2002: 94-67, .584*

2003: 90-72, .556*

2004: 92-70, .568*

2005: 83-79, .512

2006: 96-66, .593*

2007: 79-83, .488

2008: 88-75, .540

2009: 87-76, .534*

2010: 94-68, .580*

2011: 63-99, .389

2012: 66-96, .407

2013: 65-86, .430

TOTAL: 12 years: 997-937, .516

*=Twins won their division and made the playoffs.

Gardenhire had some good years, but recently some really bad ones.

Tell us in the comments if he should or shouldn’t remain the Twins’ coach, and explain why or why not.

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