Chin Music w/ Roy Smalley, LaVelle E. Neal III & Jim Souhan - Minnesota Twins Podcast · Talk North Podcast Network

LaVelle's scoop on Shelton

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Jim calls Derek Shelton a reasonable hire and a terrible symbol for the Twins' current image.

1. Chin Music w/ Roy Smalley, LaVelle E. Neal III & Jim Souhan centers on LaVelle’s scoop that Derek Shelton will be the next Twins manager. 2. Jim Souhan and LaVelle E. Neal III host the show, with Neal reporting for the Star Tribune and TalkNorth.com and Souhan adding analysis on the Twins hire. 3. The episode asks what the Shelton hire means for the Twins, how LaVelle broke the story, and whether the organization signaled change or continuity. 4. LaVelle says he used the timing of the World Series off-days as a guide and started reaching out on Tuesday when he learned the Twins were getting close. 5. He says the decision narrowed to Derek Shelton and James Rousen, with Scott Service out of the race about a week earlier. 6. Lavelle also says Ryan Flaherty, the Twins bench coach, has multiple options and might end up with the Padres. 7. Jim says he had already written a managerial update story and then had to rewrite it after learning the actual pick later in the day. 8. LaVelle says Shelton was not a surprise because he knew Shelton was interested and the Twins were interested in him. 9. He points to Shelton’s time with the Twins in 2018, including the last year of Paul Molitor and the first year of Rocco Baldelli. 10. The hosts say Shelton is the first Twins manager with previous managing experience since Gene Mock. 11. Jim argues Shelton is a reasonable hire but a terrible symbol for fans who want evidence the Twins are willing to do something different. 12. He says the organization’s current reputation makes the hiring look like more of the same to an average fan. 13. LaVelle says James Rousen built his career to be a manager through stops with the Cubs, Twins, Yankees, and Tigers. 14. He names Don Mattingly, Aaron Judge, Juan Soto, and Giancarlo Stanton as part of the baseball network around Rousen. 15. LaVelle says the Twins had to decide whether Rousen was ready for a major league manager job. 16. He also says that if the Padres want Ryan Flaherty and the Twins want him, Flaherty probably chooses the Padres. 17. The episode moves into World Series talk about the Blue Jays, the Dodgers, and how Toronto worked deep counts against Los Angeles. 18. Jim and LaVelle compare Toronto’s lineup to the 1987-91 Twins and mention the Halloween Blizzard anniversary tied to the 1991 championship run. 19. The tone is conversational and inside-baseball, with reporting detail, disagreement, and long sponsor reads between baseball topics. 20. Listeners who follow the Twins front office, managerial hires, and baseball roster construction would get the most out of this. 21. Listeners wanting a tight, ad-heavy, non-baseball episode would probably skip this.

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