tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4902093917256814919.post8255644317069763373..comments2023-11-12T06:43:15.351-05:00Comments on Twins Fan From Afar: Ron Gardenhire v. Danny ValenciaAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01193037924987429075noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4902093917256814919.post-30497708524174058582011-06-12T14:57:27.799-04:002011-06-12T14:57:27.799-04:00First time reading your blog here, Andrew. I'm...First time reading your blog here, Andrew. I'm liking what I see!<br /><br />Anyways, I'm a Valencia fan. I have been since he first came into the Twins organization so I may be an apologist to Danny.<br /><br />I think Gardy is just trying to get him fired up. Danny seems like the type of person that would more respond to "getting called out" rather than a passive approach.<br /><br />However, I think if you're going to call Danny out, you have to call others out as well. Before Delmon was swinging well, he would have been perfect to call out especially after his little episode in the field where he told Span to get a ball he was too lazy to run after. Delmon was probably worse off than Valencia at the time both in the field and at the plate.<br /><br />I'm not too worried about Valencia's season long slump right now. We saw it with Span last season. You have your breakout season and then you have a below-expectation season where you can't get a hit to save your life. A "sophomore slump" as you will. <br /><br />I say send him to AAA, let him clear his head and see what he can do when he comes back. <br /><br />Hey, if there's help for Alexi Casilla, there may be hope for DV!DCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4902093917256814919.post-42731031940765711732011-06-08T23:42:18.854-04:002011-06-08T23:42:18.854-04:00To be honest, I'm kind of tired of everyone co...To be honest, I'm kind of tired of everyone complaining about Gardy being sooooooo hard on this player or that player. It brings to mind the scene in A League of Their Own where Tom Hanks' character yells at one of his outfielders and the girl cries. His response: "There's no crying in baseball!" Seriously, have we reached the point where either the players themselves or people who have some particular attachment to particular players can't stand to be called out when they don't play well? <br /><br />If you don't want your manager telling the world that you suck right now, hit better than .218! That goes for Plouffe and those who thought he was treated unfairly, too... if you don't want to wear a Red Wings uniform, don't suck when you get a chance with the big team! <br /><br />There's no whining in baseball either... or at least there shouldnt be.JImCrikkethttp://knuckleballsblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4902093917256814919.post-87425878749269817202011-06-08T10:59:02.753-04:002011-06-08T10:59:02.753-04:00jjswol, thanks for the comment. I think what you s...jjswol, thanks for the comment. I think what you say is true - especially that, in a perfect world, Valencia might be sent down to AAA for a while. I'm simply suggesting that I don't think Gardy's strategy of bashing him in the media is doing anyone any good. There were plenty of barbs last year when Danny was playing well, there have been plenty this year when he hasn't played well, and Valencia seems unchanged. Why keep doing the same thing over and over?Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01193037924987429075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4902093917256814919.post-52906585124891678952011-06-08T10:53:13.524-04:002011-06-08T10:53:13.524-04:00Sorry Andrew, Valencia needs an attitude adjustmen...Sorry Andrew, Valencia needs an attitude adjustment and a short trip to Rochester would be the perfect remedy. Unfortunately with all the injuries issues that is not possible at the present time. Valencia has been in the big leagues for a year and he appears to me to think that he is a seasoned veteran. I see him as a player who has put in just a half season in the big leagues where he played decent but he had better start makings ome adjustments in his attitude, bat, and his fielding or his time with the Twins will be short.jjswolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03334203739889387946noreply@blogger.com