Put Carl's money where your mouth is

Terry Ryan says he's going to address the Twins needs this off-season.
Gardy says so, too, though I think he's only saying it to put pressure on Terry.
"It's obvious this didn't work" they say, as though the Twins are coming off a 61-101 season, and as if they had no part of it. Well, check that, Ryan takes all the blame and Gardy takes next to none, though his in-game managerial prowess is widely regarded as terrible right now.
Not that they aren't right - it didnt' work.
Nick Punto as a starter didn't work.
Lew Ford as a DH didn't work.
Shannon Stewart as an everday LF didn't work.
Jacque Jones against lefties didn't work.
Then there's the other things:
Michael Cuddyer as a starter didn't work.
Justin Morneau as a clean-up hitter didn't work.
Joe Mays for 30 starts didn't work.
JC Romero as a dependable lefty didn't work.
That second list is forgivable.
But the first few, well, most people already knew that Nick Punto was a utility player, that Lew Ford wouldn't produce enough for a DH, that Shannon Stewart was both a liability and a candidate for fatigue playing in the OF, and that Jacque Jones can't hit lefties.
Those are things Gardy and T-Ry knew, and yet did nothing about.
If they had had any sort of Plan B, the Twins might still have made a legit run at the playoffs, even if the things on that second list still happened.
But back to the claims that these problems will be addressed.
My reaction when I heard that, was, well...bullshit.
They were also going to make a move at the deadline this year, remember?
Indications are that the payroll will actually go up next year, but they have to be careful, with several players becoming arbitration eligible in the near future.
The main key to next season will be Morneau. Will he rebound from a bad sophomore slump? And will he stop acting like a fag?
22 homers and 79 ribbies isn't bad, but I don't know if anyone has ever looked worse hitting 22 homers, and picking fights with Torii Hunter isn't a great idea either.
Hey Justin, want people to think you're a badass?
Try hitting 40 homers, dipshit.
There are very few free-agents available, in fact, Jacque Jones is one of the best out there, and we'll be losing him.
Mike Piazza is a possibility, but, like Bret Boone, he's a guy I would've liked to have four years ago.
I think there's a good chance the Twins sign Bill Mueller and move Cuddy to third.
That's a decent move, but it doesn't even put the lineup half-way to where it needs to be.