South Side Hit Men Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/ron-gardenhire-retires-as-tigers-manager DETROIT – Ron Gardenhire on Saturday announced his retirement, effective immediately, after three seasons as the Tigers manager and a 16-year Major League managerial career. Gardenhire, 62, finishes his managerial career with 1,200 wins, which ranks 46th in MLB history. Gardenhire told general manager Al Avila in a meeting on Saturday afternoon that "he wasn't feeling well from a health perspective" and intended to retire, Avila said. Bench coach Lloyd McClendon, who has managed the Pirates and Mariners for parts of seven seasons, will manage the Tigers for the rest of the year. "The way I've been feeling since I had that bout of food poisoning in Minnesota and the stomach problems and the stress involved with this job, I told Al I'll step down right now," Gardenhire said during a news conference before Saturday's game against the Indians. "This is tough. It's a tough day for me. I didn't expect it, to be honest, when I walked in today. But I know the way I've been feeling. I don't want to feel like I'm running out on everybody, but I know I have to take care of my health." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptatc Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 1 minute ago, South Side Hit Men said: https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/ron-gardenhire-retires-as-tigers-manager DETROIT – Ron Gardenhire on Saturday announced his retirement, effective immediately, after three seasons as the Tigers manager and a 16-year Major League managerial career. Gardenhire, 62, finishes his managerial career with 1,200 wins, which ranks 46th in MLB history. Gardenhire told general manager Al Avila in a meeting on Saturday afternoon that "he wasn't feeling well from a health perspective" and intended to retire, Avila said. Bench coach Lloyd McClendon, who has managed the Pirates and Mariners for parts of seven seasons, will manage the Tigers for the rest of the year. "The way I've been feeling since I had that bout of food poisoning in Minnesota and the stomach problems and the stress involved with this job, I told Al I'll step down right now," Gardenhire said during a news conference before Saturday's game against the Indians. "This is tough. It's a tough day for me. I didn't expect it, to be honest, when I walked in today. But I know the way I've been feeling. I don't want to feel like I'm running out on everybody, but I know I have to take care of my health." It's terrible that he is having health issues. Good luck to him in retirement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Side Hit Men Posted September 19, 2020 Author Share Posted September 19, 2020 (edited) 19 minutes ago, ptatc said: It's terrible that he is having health issues. Good luck to him in retirement. Yes, hopefully they are short term in nature. Ron was a good MLB manager, and his teams seemed to always be prepared, especially against the White Sox. Assuming he doesn't reconsider his retirement decision, his final managerial record is: Overall Record Minnesota Twins 1,068 - 1,039 .507 (Six First Place AL Central Finishes & AL 2010 Manager of the Year) Detroit Tigers 132 - 241 .354 (Highest finish third place 2018) Ron Gardenhire's Record against the Chicago White Sox Jerry Manuel 21-17 .552 (2002-2003) Ozzie Guillen 80-67 .544 (2004-2011) Robin Ventura 25-31 .446 (2012-2014) Rick Renteria 19-28 .404 (2018-2020) Overall 145-143 .503 Edited September 19, 2020 by South Side Hit Men Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wegner Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 Get well. Health is everything. He was one pass in the ass great manager with those Twins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 Great managing career for Gardy. I wish him well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 This seems odd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 18 hours ago, southsider2k5 said: This seems odd. If it was anybody else I would be thinking maybe "health issues" is the 2020 version of "pursue other interests" or "personal issues" when they want you out but you get to save face. On second thought, maybe he was pushed out. Quote His .354 winning percentage makes Gardenhire the least successful manager in Tigers history Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 18 hours ago, Texsox said: If it was anybody else I would be thinking maybe "health issues" is the 2020 version of "pursue other interests" or "personal issues" when they want you out but you get to save face. On second thought, maybe he was pushed out. Tigers were actually having a shockingly good season, so I dont' think that was the case - now it could have been one of those situations where he new next year he wasn't going to be back either way and thus why not start sooner vs. later. Hopefully whatever is ailing him isn't serious and is more short-term vs. long-term. He was a very good manager for a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky Mark Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 I can't believe he's only 62. I felt like he was 62 about 15 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominikk85 Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 15 hours ago, Chisoxfn said: Tigers were actually having a shockingly good season, so I dont' think that was the case - now it could have been one of those situations where he new next year he wasn't going to be back either way and thus why not start sooner vs. later. Hopefully whatever is ailing him isn't serious and is more short-term vs. long-term. He was a very good manager for a long time. I agree. The tigers actually overperformed this year, don't think the tigers blame him for their record when they go full tank mode. Maybe they wouldn't have brought him back anyway but I think with his health situation and the added risk of corona he was not willing to take the risk anymore (or his family didn't want him to). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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