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Ron Gardenhire
Ultimate Mets Database popularity ranking: 90 of 1218 players
Gardenhire
Ronald Clyde Gardenhire
Born: October 24, 1957 at Butzbach, Germany
Throws: Right Bats: Right
Height: 6.00 Weight: 174

Ron Gardenhire has been the most popular Ultimate Mets Database daily lookup 14 times, most recently on October 24, 2020.

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First Mets game: September 1, 1981
Last Mets game: October 6, 1985

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Mr. Sparkle
January 3, 2001
I absolutely dispised this clown when he was playing. He was completly barren of any talent. I remember when the Mets were on Monday night baseball in 84 when they first started to turn it around. Gardy came up to the plate after another light hitting Met and that boozer Howard Cosell took one look at his average which at the time was around .190 and really started lacing into Gardenhire and the Mets as a whole. The other announcer, I forget who it was, stook up for the Mets and explained that Gardenhire was only playing once in a blue moon and the Mets had much more talent and were for real. I hated Cosell for that although watching Gardy play I can certainly understand him jumping to that conclusion about the team. I remember one time when I was at Shea yelling at Gardo every time he came up. Finally he hustled out a tripple ands the place went wild. I yelled "you still suck". The guy in front of me turned and said "Geez give the poor guy a break!" I was a little hard on him but he was really lousy. First German born player to play in the majors.

Jersey Joe
August 3, 2001
My friend Don & I drove from Jersey through some horrendous traffic to see a Mets-Pitttsburgh weeknight game, what an ordeal !?!? ..... then the Pirates lit the Mets up for about 8 runs in the first inning and we were in for a lousy night at Shea.

....in about the 8th inning, after most people had left, Don & I were seated in the Field Level, behind the aisle, with our feet up on the seats in front of us ... when all of a sudden Ron Gardenhire hit a looping foul ball down the first base line .... RIGHT AT US !!! We panicked, scrambled to our feet ... then had the ball hit off of Don's hands onto the seat in front of us.

A RON GARDENHIRE foul ball !!!! What a great night !!

mike
November 16, 2001
I remember him as a pretty mediocre fielder. Now, looking at his batting stats, I see he wasn't much of a hitter either. Had a lot of heart and desire as I recall, however.

Mr. Sparkle
January 4, 2002
I can't believe this clown is manager of the Twins. Now I really want Minnesota to contract before next year. It won't happen but it would be perfect for Gardo for the lousy five years he gave the Mets.

Larry Burns
May 20, 2002
Plain and simple---he blew. Now he has duped the Minnesota Twins into believing that he can manage. He either has incriminating photos of the managment of the Twins or they hope to suck so bad that contraction will be a blessing. Gardy, as he liked to be known, will always be remembered for for a bad attitude and a dreadful lack of talent---a true zero!

Jonah Falcon
March 15, 2003
"Plain and simple---he blew. Now he has duped the Minnesota Twins into believing that he can manage."

Oh, yeah. He duped them all right - all the way to the AL Central title and an upset of the powerhouse A's to make it to the ALCS.

Randy Jones
June 5, 2003
I remenber Ron as a poor fielder (and hitter) for the Tidewater Tides. I was shocked when he got called up to the Mets. It is good to see him having success as a manager.

Larry Burns
June 17, 2003
This guy actually proved me wrong and has done a credible job with the low budget Minnesota Twins----I guess all the 2nd guessers KNEW he would be good. But it does not change the fact that as a ballplayer he was no better than Jeffrey Dahmer. He is another example of those that can't-----teach!

Jim
June 1, 2004
I heard Ed Randall interviewing Ron Gardenhire during one of Ed's Sunday morning baseball shows on WFAN about a year ago. Ed referred to Ron as "a beloved former Met". My question is "beloved by whom?". That was the moment when I realized that Ed Randall gushes over each and every one of his guests.

Bob P
September 30, 2004
Brothers and sisters in Orange and Blue misery, let's take a moment to show a little love for Ron Gardenhire, who has now managed the Minnesota Twins--a team that was going to be "put to sleep" just a few short years ago--to three straight AL Central titles.

Yes, Gardy was not a good hitter, and by his own admission he had trouble with routine plays in the field (USA Today, 9/28/04). But he has now managed for six seasons (three in the majors and three in the minors) and has made the playoffs all six times.

Naysayers will comment that the Twins are a mediocre team in a mediocre division. Well, I don't know about that, but Gardy sure looks good next to Art Howe, Dallas Green, and Jeff Torborg.

Steven Gallanter
October 10, 2004
I write this following Mr. Gardenhire's monumental mismanaging of the Twins defeat in Game 4 of the ALDS.

Why in the name of Pedro Martinez did Gardenhire remove Santana after 87 pitches!?

Why did he remove Grant Balfour?

Why didn't he remove Juan Rincon? I always got all of the Ricons confuse but Juan will be easy to remember as Rob Gardenhire kept him in to allow 5 basrunners!

I am not a huge Twin fan but I am a Met fan and anyone who beats the Yankees has my approval.

In other words, the enemy of my enemy is my friend!

Yes I am the kind of bitter guy who roots for the defeat of others...when they where the pinstripes!

I guess Rob's formative experiences as a member of the 1983 Mets determine his strategy...or lack of it!

The horror...the horror!

DavidC
June 10, 2005
In reference to Mr.Sparkle's post from 2001, I do not think Ron Gardenhire is the first German born to play in the majors. Glenn Hubbard of the Atlanta Braves, born in Hahn AFB, Germany started his major league career in 1978. Now, I do not know if there are any precedessor to Hubbard though. Anyhow, I guess Gardenhire is the first German born to play for the Mets.








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