AJ Pierzynski brings the Minnesota Twins to Epic Blast

The Minnesota Twins have all but completed one of the most epic collapses in Major League Baseball history. Although they were locked out of the postseason less than a month ago, they will now finish their season this weekend. Former backstop AJ Pierzynski took her to task for it.

The Minnesota Twins are getting beaten up by former catcher AJ Pierzynski

AJ Pierzynski has an interesting story with the Minnesota Twins. Before the 2003 season, he was traded in what was arguably Terry Ryan’s greatest heist of all time. The Twins grabbed Francisco Liriano and Joe Nathan (sorry Boof Bonser). Pierzynski quickly returned to the division and was a thorn in Minnesota’s side for the White Sox. Now he’s breaking the game down to foul territory, and his rant was spot on.

The @Twins Collapse is an “organizational failure,” they say @ajpierzynski12

“One of the greatest choke jobs of all time” pic.twitter.com/A6BiJG0dAh

— Foul Territory (@FoulTerritoryTV) September 27, 2024

“It’s unbelievable. This is one of the greatest choke jobs of all time. You can put it on the players. You can impose it on the owners. You can put it on Rocco. It’s an organizational failure for the twins. I’m sorry, there’s no other way to say it. They didn’t sign anyone in the offseason. They didn’t trade for anyone at the trade deadline. They thought they could do what they did last year and invade. The Guardians didn’t go away. The royals didn’t go away. And the Tigers came out of nowhere.”

AJ Pierzynski on the Twins’ collapse (foul territory)

The harsh criticism is unfair and the Minnesota Twins deserve it. As of September 1st, Rocco Baldelli’s club had postseason odds of over 95%. As of September 27th, they were at just 3% and needed an effective miracle to move forward. The culmination of bad baseball and bad decisions suddenly implodes and the twins look in the mirror for answers.

That cliff you want to jump off @Twins Fan… pic.twitter.com/G4juMjAaf7

— Ted (@tlschwerz) September 27, 2024

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It’s this type of feedback and criticism that the Twins will feel not only in the coming days, but also throughout the offseason. All the momentum built from 2023 has been completely thrown out the window.

Who is to blame for the collapse of the Minnesota Twins?

The good news is that there is a lot of blame to go around. Owners have siphoned money from the franchise for years, and the front office has done little this season with limited resources. The manager made poor decisions down the line. Even the experienced Carlos Correa tried to call his teammates last week.

So Carlos Correa let the game-ending grounder run out last night. pic.twitter.com/D1855fUPmK

— Ted (@tlschwerz) September 27, 2024

However, nothing worked when it mattered most. Correa’s casual run to end Thursday night’s game was a perfect example of the mistakes since the All-Star break. Both he and Byron Buxton were unable to return from the injured list. Baldelli’s in-game decisions continued to be wrong. The players themselves simply didn’t manage to perform.

Remember when the people running this franchise actually showed their faces? Terry Ryan held open media sessions at lunchtime every day.

Derek Falvey rarely seems to speak out. Joe Pohlad is probably vacationing in Barbados. Is Thad Levine still alive?!

— Nick Nelson (@NickNelsonMN) September 27, 2024

It’s sad that Minnesota is heading into the offseason here. Accountability must change in the future. Dave St. Peter lied about the TV situation, Falvey didn’t exist and the Pohlads never showed their faces. Attendance fell after a strong 2023 season and is expected to fall again next year.

Related: Rocco Baldelli’s Job Is Reportedly Safe…(ish)

The organization is doing really badly at the moment. Almost all of this is entirely self-inflicted, which only makes matters worse. There have been decisions in the last 12 months, and none of them have been good.

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