Happy New Year!
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Justin Morneau and former teammate Rob Bowen celebrated the start of the new decade in style as they hit the town in garish tuxedos - Dumb and Dumber style.
Thanks to Rob Bowen for posting the pics. Be sure to follow Rob on Twitter.
Mashing
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Marty from JoeMauerFanClub.com created this Twins Halloween vid featuring Justin Morneau, Joe Nathan, Joe Mauer, Michael Cuddyer and Gardy.
Check it out here: JoeMauerFanClub.com (scroll down on the page a little bit)
Happy Halloween!
33 visits 99
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From Gretzky.com Blog:
Canadian baseball hero, Justin Morneau and wife, Krista made a surprise visit to Wayne’s winery located in Vineland, Ontario this week. Justin and Krista visited for an hour enjoying No. 99 Estate whites and No. 99 Estate reds. Both talked about their own private wine cellar and how they enjoyed drinking our wines with Wayne and Janet. Justin especially appreciated the Wayne Gretzky Estate Shiraz Ice Wine. A great ending to Justin and Krista’s visit was meeting winemaker Craig McDonald. Click HERE to learn more about Wayne Gretzky Estate Wines.
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Fan Jammed!
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Champps in Richfield was packed with Twins fans last night, as over 200 people turned out for the first-ever J&J Fan Jam sponsored by JustinMorneau.com and JoeNathan.com. There were games, trivia, free hot dogs and plenty of good times to be had by all. Thanks to everyone for turning out and thanks to all of The Eh! Team volunteers who helped out with the event!
To view photos from the event click HERE.
Visit JustinMorneau.com each day through the end of the Twins season to see if you’ve won a prize. Also visit JoeNathan.com each day, as different numbers will be drawn and posted on Joe’s site.
The Second Chance drawing winner for JustinMorneau.com today is ticket number 934507
The holder of the winning ticket will receive a Justin Morneau Name and Number t-shirt.
If you have the ticket number above, please send a message through the Contact link and directions will be sent on how to claim your prize.
Thanks again to everyone who attended the inaugural Fan Jam!
Stressing and out
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Wikipedia - A stress fracture is one type of incomplete fracture of bones. It is caused by unusual or repeated stress. This is in contrast to other types of fractures, which are usually characterized by solitary severe impact.
It could be described as a very small sliver or crack in the bone, this is why it is sometimes dubbed “hairline fracture”. It typically occurs in weight-bearing bones, such as the tibia and metatarsals. It is a common sports injury and most cases are associated with athletics.
Van Goghed
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Justin Morneau left the Twins in Texas and flew back to Minnesota to see a specialist about the inner ear infection that has kept him out of the last two games. The hope is that JMo will be able to avoid being placed on the disabled list and play in either series at Kansas City or the upcoming home series against the Baltimore Orioles.
For minute-by-minute updates, follow Kelly Thesier on Twitter @KellyThesier.
2009 All Star Game recap
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Justin Morneau entered the 2009 All Star Game in the bottom of the 6th inning. Morneau replaced starter Mark Texeira at 1B and was inserted into the lead-off spot in the batting order.
JMo took two throws from former teammate Jason Bartlett to record the 2nd and 3rd outs of the bottom of the 6th inning (Albert Pujols and Justin Upton).
Morneau’s first at-bat came in the top of the 7th inning. After falling behind National League pitcher Francisco Cordero 0-2, Morneau worked the count even at 2-2 before lining out to 3rd baseman Ryan Zimmerman.
In the top of the 9th, Morneau faced single-season saves leader Francisco Rodriguez and ripped his first pitch to deep left center field. Phillies outfielder Jayson Werth made a nice running catch to record the out and end the inning.
Morneau manned first base as Yankees closer Mariano Rivera finished off the NL.
I’m 50! (14, actually)
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Justin Morneau was named among the Top 50 players currently playing in MLB. Morneau was ranked 14th in The Sporting News survey.
The list was selected by a panel of 100 Hall of Famers, major award winners and other baseball personalities.
Albert Pujols topped the list. JMo’s Minnesota Twins teammate Joe Mauer ranked 39th.
To check out the whole list, click HERE.
Man, you really like Tide
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Justin Morneau got in on the SI.com celebrity predictions for the Daytona 500 race taking place this weekend. To check out JMo’s prediction for the victor of the NASCAR race click HERE.
To see all 48 celebrity predictions click HERE.
Photos copyrite Sports Illustrated. Thanks to Fatima for sending the pics!
Road Hard
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Alaska and Arizona out, Minnesota in.
Nostraonionus
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Back in June of 2007 we posted a link to a very amusing story on The Onion which referred to the Twins and Justin Morneau. Who could have known that a year later, and after Justin won the 2008 Home Run Derby, the clown-check presenter from State Farm would actually make the error referred to in The Onion’s story?
From The Onion….Minnesota Twins squandered a large late-game lead to the Brewers, but then won the game when Jason [sic] Morneau hit a walkoff home run….
Click HERE to read the whole story on The Onion)
Click HERE to watch the video (sorry - poor quality but MLB pulls all of their content off YouTube)
Quest for the Cup
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A Twins road trip and off day have once again worked out perfectly for Justin Morneau. Last year the Twins were in Anaheim, allowing Justin to catch game 5 of the Anaheim Ducks vs. Ottawa Senators series. Anaheim finished off Ottawa and Morneau was able to hoist the cup.
This year, JMo and Kevin Slowey are staying in Detroit an extra day to watch the Red Wings play Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Stanley Cup Finals.
No word on which team Morneau is rooting for in the series.
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Rumor has it The MVP is no longer a free agent. Close friends of the couple have confirmed Justin Morneau and his girlfriend Krista were engaged recently during a post-season vacation in Hawaii. Details to follow as they become available.
2006 AL MVP runner-up Derek Jeter is still available.
Starting at goalie…Justin Morneau!
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Fans purchasing the new video game NHL2K8 can add The MVP to their team from the free agent pool of players. Morneau was added to the hockey game after a dinner with 2k Sports executives. Earlier this year Justin appeared on the cover of the The Bigs baseball game, also produced by 2k Sports.
The shots below show The MVP in the net for his hometown Canucks.
The MVP - Simpsonized
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If you haven’t already, check out the Simpsonizer over at Simpsonizeme.com. With a little tweaking you can create a pretty cool Simpsons version of yourself (or Justin Morneau or anyone else).
Buy and Sell The MVP
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Protrade.com allows fans to “buy” shares in their favorite team or players. The system operates like a stock exchange with values fluctuating based on performance. Protrade.com also has a live area where fans can watch a game cast of current games. To check out Justin Morneau’s page on Protrade click HERE.
Fantasy Baseball Focus - All Star Break Edition
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Fantasy Baseball Analysis by Prof. A.L. Toro -
Heading into the All-Star break, Justin Morneau was swinging one of the hottest bats in baseball (3 HRs in one game will do that). The MVP is currently ranked 12th overall in Yahoo leagues (only his lack of steals is keeping him out of the top 10). Only Prince Fielder (#5) is ranked ahead of him for true first basemen. Torii Hunter edges him out at #10 for the top Twins player and Johan Santana follows closely behind at #16.
Justin leads all 1st basemen with 74 RBI and is second in home runs (24), runs scored (57), total bases (187) and triples (2). Fantasy owners have to be kicking themselves for passing on the AL MVP, thinking his 2006 season was a fluke. In fact, Morneau’s 2007 numbers at the break are slightly ahead of his numbers last year in most categories. Morneau’s HR and RBI numbers fell off after the break last year.
With a consistent second half and a healthy Joe Mauer back in the lineup, The MVP has a legitimate chance at 50 HR and 150 RBIs. Wouldn’t that be something!
Case of the Mondays
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If everything goes as planned, The MVP will be making his way back to Minne on Monday. The Twins had hoped Morneau would accompany the team back Sunday night after the series finale with the Marlins but the decision was made to keep Justin in the hospital another night for observation.
Icky Thump (by The Jerry White Stripes)
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Icky Thump
Who’da thunk?
Rounding third and heading home.
Ahh well
What a chump
Well my lung got a bump
When I hit it on Olivo.
Gardenhire
Looking dead
Come and said
“Need a bed?”
En Espanol.
I said
“Gimme a drink of water,
I’m going to need a little longer,
and go and pull Rincon.”
I don’t know how to put this but he’s kind of a big deal
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The MVP will be featured on the cover of the new 2KSports game - The Bigs. The Morneau cover will be found exclusively at Best Buy stores (I haven’t confirmed if they are only available in and around Minnesota or at Best Buy stores nationwide).
Show your support for Justin and pick up your game from Best Buy. The games are available on 6/26 for the Nintendo Wii, XBox 360, Playstation 2, Playstation 3, and the PSP. Click HERE to order yours at Best Buy today.
