Joe Crede's season 'pretty much on line,' Twins manager Ron Gar...

The Twins knew what they were getting when they signed Joe Crede - an oft-injured, hard-slugging, soft-handed third baseman who can put the ball in the seats but for the past two seasons has struggled to stay off the bench.

[Big Sky Vike]

The headline makes it sound like Crede could follow some other veteran's mid-season exit. That was not what Gardy said at all. Why the negative angle?

[Mike Klingingsmith]

Terrible heading with shoddy writing.

I miss Phil.

[oxboro]

you get waht you pay for

[Oh Danny Boy]

all I know is that I love Joe Crede. He comes to play everyday, he is one of the top 3 fielding 3rd baseman in the league, keeps his mouth shut and just plays ball. I like his style and well, hopefully they can sign him for next season when they play outodoors, as playing on grass should help his back issues immensely. He is the best 3rd baseman this team has had since Koskie and I hope they can re sing him...GO TWINS......

[Fire Gardy Guy]

All I know is that great players don't want to
sign with the Twins because the system and it's
manager will dump them after destroying their
mentality to play up to their potential ever again.

Stop signing has beens and re-do the whole twins
organization or else we'll be talking about this
free agent mess forever!

Let go of nickname calling Gardy.

[hammer]

how many .200 hitting infielders does a team need

[Oh Danny Boy]

Fire Gardy Guy wrote:

All I know is that great players don't want to
sign with the Twins because the system and it's
manager will dump them after destroying their
mentality to play up to their potential ever again.
Stop signing has beens and re-do the whole twins
organization or else we'll be talking about this
free agent mess forever!
Let go of nickname calling Gardy.

you know this based on what?.....

[brachiosaurus]

Crede has been okay. He is an excellent fielder. At the plate, though, most of his homers have been solo shots. He needs to come through with runners on base. In fact, I would bet that most of the Twins' homers this season have been solo. Gardenhire is right in saying that we haven't really seen Crede get into a hot streak. Gardenhire's handling of Crede's playing time is working. The guy hasn't gone on the DL and is getting the at-bats.

Crede's playing for his own future in baseball is honest, but it would be nice to hear a player say instead that he wants to make the play-offs and stay on the Twins. The guy does play hard, when he plays, and he knows what it is to play in a World Series. It would be fun to see him really get hot and start scaring pitchers, not to mention hit more long ball with runners on base.

[Juice]

Big Sky Vike wrote:

The headline makes it sound like Crede could follow some other veteran's mid-season exit. That was not what Gardy said at all. Why the negative angle?

Thats what I thought when I saw the headline. I was questioning why they would release him until I read it

[Grandmaster G]

It's about time the Twins get on a nice long hot streak. Without one I think they may be doomed.

[Already There]

Grandmaster G wrote:

It's about time the Twins get on a nice long hot streak. Without one I think they may be doomed.

Dude....they are doomed.

Remember the Yankee series? That's what we'll see
IF they somehow back into the playoffs.

[tammy]

Already There wrote:

<quoted text>
IF they somehow back into the playoffs.

but enough about your mom

[Catcher InTheRye]

Gardenhire should be fired before even setting foot in the new ball park. How can the Twins reward his performance!

[1LT in 101st Airborne]

Put Buscher in everyday and see if he's got it or not. You can moan all you want about his fielding, but the scouting report on a young Justin Morneau was once "all hit, no field." Anything can be fixed with practice and quality coaching. The kid hit .290ish last year and then at the last second this off-season they pull the job out from under him for a 1-year .230-hitting band-aid. And barring that, what's wrong with Harris playing everyday. But once again, if Crede's done, I predict that Gardenhire will shirk off making a decision and "let the players figure it out" by platooning them both. I still say Kielty or Mohr could have been an eventual all-star if someone had just pegged one of them the starter back in the day instead of in effect platooning their careers to death. My 2 cents. Mea culpa...

[bye bye gardy]

Catcher InTheRye wrote:

Gardenhire should be fired before even setting foot in the new ball park. How can the Twins reward his performance!

Exactly--his act is old and he is turning into a cliche ridden bitter man--it shows on the field. Need new blood

[Gypsy Cab]

I like Crede, but I'm not sure if he will be here beyond this year. He hasn't exactly lit things up. Buscher could probably provide as much in the batting department and would stand up to the daily grind a bit better.

[Come ON]

NICK Pinto,Joe Crepe's got to go!