Twins Fire GM Smith; Ryan Back As Interim

[BaltimoreTerp]

http://mlb.sbnation.com/2011/11/7/2545116/twins-fire-gm-bill-smith-terry-ryan

[Frobby]

Rather odd timing. If the O's look clownish for dragging out their GM search into the free agency period, how do the Twins look for waiting until now to fire the GM?

If Radcliff gets the job, this may explain why the Twins wouldn't let him interview with us, and provides an additional reason why he may have been reluctant to do so.

[Can_of_corn]

Did you also see where they are going to cut 15 million or so from payroll? Evidently despite just opening up a new stadium they are finding it hard to sustain the high payroll. Could be a lesson in that for someone.