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...How do you begin to divvy up your time to the media, to the fans to everyone who wants a piece of it and to the charities? Justin Morneau: It's always enjoyable when you can come out it can be tough but at the same time it gives you a little perspective on...
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...Justin Morneau continues to put himself on pace to match a feat of Joe Mauer's during the catcher's MVP 2009 season -- lead the American League in batting average (.377), on-base percentage (.493) and slugging percentage (.680). But one race that Morneau would...
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...got one for you. Mark Teixeira, whose batting average has dipped into Brendan Harris territory, has opened a huge lead over Justin Morneau at first base in All-Star voting. This is the most confusing development in America since a certain television show seemingly...
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Atlanta Journal ConstitutionGreinke struggles again as Twins tower over Royals 10-3USA Today... off the hook when Joe Mauer (FSY) rolled over to second on a fielder's choice and Justin Morneau (FSY) chased an eyebrow-high fastball for strike three. ...Greinke not sharp, bullpen awful in 10-3 loss to TwinsKansas City StarBaker solid as Twins pound RoyalsTSNA walk in parkMinneapolis Star TribuneKansas City Royalsall 32 news articles »
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Albert Lea TribuneRoyals-Twins PreviewSportingNews.comReigning AL MVP Joe Mauer is 6 for 27 in his career against Greinke and Justin Morneau is 4 for 24. Greinke isn't the only challenge Kansas City currently ...Target Field; A utopia of baseballDL-OnlineKansas City Royals (4-5) at Minnesota Twins (7-3), 8:10 pmMiamiHerald.comExcitement over new Twins' stadium has state buzzingSt. Croix Valley Pressall 71 news articles »
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Red SoxUSA TodayOut: Justin Morneau popped out to first. None on with one out and Michael Cuddyer due up. Out: Michael Cuddyer grounded out short to first. ...Twins give Sox knuckle sandwichBoston Globeall 10 news articles »
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Minneapolis Star Tribune (blog)Thursday (Morneau's home run distribution) edition: Wha' Happened?Minneapolis Star Tribune (blog)Colleague Jim P. came to us with a question last night: roughly speaking, had we noticed how much more Justin Morneau seems to rely these days on pulling ...and more »
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Washington PostRed Sox-Twins Game UpdatesBoston GlobeJonathan Papelbon allows two base-runners (walks to Denard Span and Justin Morneau) but strands runners in scoring position to preserve a three-run lead. ...Red Sox notes: Okajima provides reliefNECNLackey secures first victory with Red SoxMLB.comDustin Pedroia powerBoston HeraldDuluth News Tribune -NESN.com -FS Northall 699 news articles »
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White SoxUSA TodayBases loaded with none out and Justin Morneau due up. Out: Justin Morneau struck out swinging. Bases loaded with one out and Michael Cuddyer due up. ...Hardy lifts Twins over White Sox in extra inningsTSNall 33 news articles »
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MiamiHerald.comMorneau, Hardy, Pavano and green grassMinneapolis Star Tribune (blog)The usual suspects teed off Wednesday evening in the Twins 4-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels, with Justin Morneau and JJ Hardy going deep for the second ...The Ordinary Guy gets Twins feverStatesmanAngels' offense makes a weak first impressionLos Angeles TimesHarris hits go-ahead HR, Thome and Young also go deep for Twins in romp over ...The Canadian PressTwinsbaseball.com -Examiner.comall 320 news articles »
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Jones, Morneau homer for Twins in win over MarlinsThe Associated PressJacque Jones hit a two-run home run and Justin Morneau hit a solo shot for the Twins to support Slowey in a 4-1 victory over the Florida Marlins on ...Slowey sizzles as Twins sink MarlinsMLB.comMLB Game Summary - Florida at MinnesotaCANOESlowey, Sanchez comebacks doing fineUSA TodayThe News-Press -Twinkie Town (blog)all 175 news articles »
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Twins break out big bats vs. RaysMLB.comIn the first inning, seven of the club's nine batters reached base, with RBI singles from Justin Morneau, Michael Cuddyer, Jim Thome, Delmon Young and JJ ...Premium lineup delivers impressive outingMinneapolis Star TribuneTwins 12, Rays 3Twinkie Town (blog)Twins Tag Davis for 5 in 1st in 12-3 Rout of RaysNew York TimesMiamiHerald.com -American Chronicle -Sarasota Herald-Tribuneall 155 news articles »
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Another promotional spot for MLB 2K10 featuring Justin Verlander and Justin Morneau. Release Date is March 2, 2010.
Justin Morneau congratulating Larry Walker, Ernie Whitt and Bernie Soulliere for their induction into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in St. Marys, Ontario in 2009.
I was playing MLB 2K9 as the Twins in season mode against the Mariners and Justin throws the ball towards the outfield, but the ball went to home plate. This little "incident" allowed the runners to advance! I was so mad! But I ended up shutting them out 6-0, so it didn't matter. I'm now 32-0! I haven't lost yet! Go TWINS!!
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of itself. Today is for celebrating, and we're going to celebrate."
Morneau, who underwent surgery to repair a disk in his lower back in September, said he feels good and has started working out a little bit.
Minnesota Twins Justin Morneau is
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Former MVP Justin Morneau missed the final 21 games of the regular season for the Twins.
How five players helped make up for the loss of Justin Morneau in the 21 regular-season games since he last played on Sept. 12:
NEW YORK There was no team meeting,
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Update 4:45 p.m.: For those of you not watching the Phillies and the Rockies battle it out in the afternoon affair, WCBS 880 AM is doing a special extra-long pre-game show tonight starting at 5 p.m. The first 30 minutes will be streamed live online,
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YANKEES:
- Chien-Ming Wang, SP: 15-day DL is done for the year after arthriscopic surgery on his shoulder. He will likely be out for 12 months.
- Xavier Nady, RF: Done for year, season-ending Tommy John surgery. 10-12 months to recover.
TWINS:
- Justin
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MINNEAPOLIS -- Michael Cuddyer remembers the feeling all too well. The feeling he had during his 2008 season plagued with fluke injuries, when he had to sit on the bench and watch the Twins play on without him.
It's why Cuddyer has been empathetic for
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1B | Justin Morneau | Minnesota Twins | Injury News, Fantasy
Jim Caple, of ESPN.com, reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau (back) will miss the remainder of the season with a stress fracture in his lower back. A CT scan Monday, Sept. 14, revealed
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For once, good pitching and hitting clicked on the same day for the Minnesota Twins.
Major league batting leader Joe Mauer got three more hits and keyed a five-run first inning that sent Minnesota over the Toronto Blue Jays 6-3 Monday.
"That's kind of
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Miami Herald
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This begs the question as to why he hasn't had more days off? Gardy has gone out of his way to make sure Mauer gets his days off even though Mauer has been healthy, or at least as healthy as a starting catcher is going to be this time of year. And yet,
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Justin Morneau (9/15)
The Twins are juggling their roster to try and cover for their slugging first baseman. It's probably a long-gone memory for most, but Morneau's big worry coming to the big leagues was his durability. He'd had a run of odd injuries
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TORONTO -- The Twins were the one American League team that Roy Halladay had never lost to in his career. That is, until Wednesday night.
Orlando Cabrera and Justin Morneau each hit a solo home run off Halladay to help lift Minnesota to a 4-1 victory
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Justin Morneau is freakin' killing the ball this year. He's already hit 26 home runs, compared to the 23 he knocked all of last season. His career high is the 34 he hit in 2006. Looks like he'll easily pass that. He's going to win some people some
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TORONTO -- With the Twins sitting 6 1/2 games behind the first-place Tigers in the American League Central race, Justin Morneau wants nothing more than to see his team give Detroit a push for the division title down the stretch.
The main goal, of
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For John Q Public baseball fans out there, a feel good story seems so out of place and unlikely in a culture now tarnished by the irrevocable acts of those who tried to represent this all- American pastime. Any mythical leap from mediocrity to instant
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games behind Detroit, have seven games left with the Tigers — three at home.
Ron Gardenhire, center, flanked by coaches Jerry White, left and Rick Anderson, signals to the bullpen for another reliever to warm up after the Royals scored their eighth run
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of the Twins' Joe Mauer for the American League batting lead.
Minnesota Twins' Orlando Cabrera connects for a RBI triple during the tenth inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals Friday, Aug. 21, 2009, in Kansas City, Mo. (Associated
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the Twins, who have won four straight games entering tonight's game against last-place Baltimore at the Dome, there still is plenty of time left.
Minnesota Twins' Justin Morneau watches his solo home run head for the right field fence during the
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Justin Morneau blasted two home runs to take the American League lead with 26, as the Minnesota Twins ended the Angels' eight-game winning streak with a resounding 10-1 victory in the fourth and final game of this series.
Morneau drove in three runs
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Minnesota Twins' Justin Morneau sits in the dugout, Aug. 18, 2009, in Arlington, Texas. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Tony Gutierrez)
MINNEAPOLIS - Twins first baseman Justin Morneau walked into manager Ron Gardenhire's office Monday afternoon with a simple
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KANSAS CITY -- At least the Royals don't have to worry about Justin Morneau kicking them around this weekend.
Morneau, hitting .321 with three homers and six RBIs against the Royals this season, has been ruled out of this series by the Twins. He's
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ARLINGTON, TEXAS - Twins first baseman Justin Morneau has been impressed that the club rallied for victories on Tuesday and Wednesday while he tried to recover from a right inner ear infection.
"Everyone is doing their part," Morneau said. "We're
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Justin Morneau hopes that the arthritis fundraiser can become an annual event. (Ben Margot/AP)
MINNEAPOLIS -- Justin Morneau might be fairly stoic in the way he goes about his business on a baseball field. But when it comes to card games, don't expect
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MINNEAPOLIS -- The Twins players have grown accustomed to seeing the non-waiver Trade Deadline come and go without the club making any significant acquisitions.
It's why last week some of the leaders in Minnesota's clubhouse -- Justin Morneau, Joe
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playoff to the White Sox, and that, Morneau said, encapsulated all of his angst.
Pitching matchups for this weekend's series against the Angels: tonight, RH Nick Blackburn (8-5, 3.75 ERA) vs. RH Ervin Santana (3-6, 7.29); Saturday, RH Anthony
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We all have questions. Some relate to what to wear or what to do with that snooty boss, while others are directed toward what type of libation they will be sipping on when the day ends? Alas, this is a baseball blog, so the questions we will answer
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Flying back from the left coast this afternoon. Joe C. will be at the park today for the Twins-White Sox throwdown.
Speaking of throwing down, I wanted to throw down a few observations:
But if the Twins can’t land reliever Michael Wuertz in the deal, I
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Reading this story from La Velle today, you can feel the urgency from within the clubhouse for the Twins front office to make a trade. Earlier this month, Justin Morneau told Jim Souhan that the team’s trade deadline decisions could have an impact on
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Since we’ve already covered Mark Buehrle’s perfect game, a large comeback with a controversial ending is our game of the week.
Gio Gonzalez pitched horribly from the get go. After forcing two quick outs in the first, he issued walks to Justin Morneau
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Grammy Award winner Sheryl Crow sang the Star Spangled Banner before Tuesday's all-star game. O Canada was handled by a recorded instrumental rendition piped through the speakers, and Canadian slugger Justin Morneau felt the national anthem deserved better. www.whotheman.com GIVING VOICE TO THE SPORTS FAN ! The ultimate video sports opinion site, FOR THE FANS, BY THE FANS. The Toronto Raptors have officially introduced Jarrett Jack after signing him to a $20 million deal over four years....
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Sheryl Crow waves after singing The Star-Spangled Banner before the MLB All-Star baseball game in St. Louis, Tuesday, July 14, 2009. No one sang O Canada, as MLB opted to use a taped instrumental version of the national anthem. (AP / Nam Y. Huh)
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Sheryl Crow waves after singing The Star-Spangled Banner before the MLB All-Star baseball game in St. Louis, Tuesday, July 14, 2009. No one sang O Canada, as MLB opted to use a taped instrumental version of the national anthem. (AP / Nam Y. Huh)
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"Three, four years, you can say it's just happenstance," he said. "But it starts to get to be a trend when you're starting to go on 12 years. What's going on?"
World Series champions change. Stadiums change. Stars of the game change.
Baseball's
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everyone waited. And then the Tampa Bay speedster raised his mitt for all to see — yup, he caught it!
American League's Justin Morneau, left, of the Minnesota Twins chats with American League's Josh Hamilton of the Texas Rangers the MLB All-Star
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TwinCities.com
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One excellent way to kill time during the All-Star Break would be to read Jim Souhan’s excellent profile on Joe Mauer, which you can find here.
The best line comes from a friend of Mauer’s who says: “Joe Mauer is ‘Shaft, 2009. The ladies all want to be
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Minneapolis Star Tribune
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Not long after Jason Bay hit his 20th homer of the season to help the Boston Red Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 5-2 last Tuesday, a text message came in.
“Congratulations on your first home run as an American,” it chided, in the wake of Bay’s
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