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Kyle Lohse might have dented more than a door when he took out his frustration after being pulled from his last start after just two innings.
Kyle Lohse
Starting Pitcher
Minnesota Twins
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2005 SEASON STATISTICS
GM W L BB K ERA
27 8 12 37 75 4.36
Lohse dented manager Ron Gardenhire's office door, apparently with a bat, injured his finger and might have permanently fractured his already strained relationship with the Twins, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reported Thursday.
He also might have jeopardized his place in the rotation -- and on the team's roster.
Soon after leaving Tuesday night's game after giving up five runs in two innings, Lohse went into the clubhouse and damaged Gardenhire's door -- denting the metal door and breaking the doorknob -- and dented the door to the locker room next to the manager's office, according to the paper. Lohse said he was upset that the coaching staff didn't "stand behind me and say, 'We've got your back.'"
"It's about winning," Gardenhire told the paper in response to the tantrum. "If you don't understand that, take a hike out of the clubhouse, because we're going to try to win whether you've got somebody's back or not. Whatever that means."