BleedGopher
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Per Jim:
Two years ago, I introduced Finch to Twins manager Rocco Baldelli. They’re both intelligent and decent human beings whose offices were within walking distance of one another. I thought they should know each other.
Baldelli, like Finch, seemed to be in lockstep with his boss and friend, Derek Falvey. Baldelli, like Finch, was an important figure in a winning organization yet derided by fans who think they know more about baseball than someone with a remarkably high intellect who has lived the game.
When the Twins failed for a second consecutive season, in 2025, Falvey fired his friend, even though Falvey had given Baldelli the young hitters who choked two summers in a row.
The current Wolves owners did not participate in the hiring of Finch. Sometimes, new people want their own people.
I would be disappointed but not shocked if Finch soon found himself receiving a sympathetic text from Baldelli.
Howl Wolves!!
Two years ago, I introduced Finch to Twins manager Rocco Baldelli. They’re both intelligent and decent human beings whose offices were within walking distance of one another. I thought they should know each other.
Baldelli, like Finch, seemed to be in lockstep with his boss and friend, Derek Falvey. Baldelli, like Finch, was an important figure in a winning organization yet derided by fans who think they know more about baseball than someone with a remarkably high intellect who has lived the game.
When the Twins failed for a second consecutive season, in 2025, Falvey fired his friend, even though Falvey had given Baldelli the young hitters who choked two summers in a row.
The current Wolves owners did not participate in the hiring of Finch. Sometimes, new people want their own people.
I would be disappointed but not shocked if Finch soon found himself receiving a sympathetic text from Baldelli.
Howl Wolves!!