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Hire a search firm? Consult with MLB lifers and other respected personnel folks across? Nope.

Media guides.

That was Minnesota Twins’ owner Jim Pohlad’s answer to where they’ll find their next general manager after firing Terry Ryan (above) on Monday. It even required the dreaded “not kidding” from the reporter who asked it, Chip Scoggins of the Minneapolis Star Tribune:

If that doesn’t inspire confidence in a frustrated fan base, then who knows what will.

The Twins currently have the worst record in the American League and second-worst in baseball behind the Atlanta Braves.

[VICE Sports]

Photo: Hannah Foslien/Getty Images

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