Yo quiero mi Morneau!
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Minor League Morneau, Major League Art
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The attached artwork of Justin Morneau was drawn by Mark Schneider, who met Justin many times during his seasons with the New Britain Rock Cats.
A member of the Yale class of 2008, Mark’s artwork has been displayed in the Cannon Tunnell which connects the House and Senate office buildings in Washington, D.C. He also drew the official poster for the 2003 Eastern League baseball all-star game, hosted by the Rock Cats.
A special thanks to Mark for sharing his art with JustinMorneau.com!
Sleep for the next two days
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Check out this post All Star Game interview with Justin.
Morneau by a toe
Posted by JustinMorneau.com in Events, Stats and Milestones
Justin Morneau entered the 2008 All Star game in the top of the 6th inning, replacing starter Kevin Youkilis at 1st base and hitting 7th in the batting order. Who would have known that he still had a full 9 innings of baseball ahead of him?
Morneau doubled in his first at bat, driving a Edinson Volquez pitch through the gap and to the wall. It was the 1st MLB All Star Game hit of Justin’s career. He later scored on JD Drew’s 2-run game-tying home run.
Morneau grounded out to pitcher Billy Wagner to end the 8th inning and grounded out again to end the 10th inning (with the bases loaded).
In the 12th inning, with a runner on third and 2 outs, Morneau was intentionally walked and took 2nd on fielder’s indifference. The inning ended when Ian Kinsler grounded out.
JMo lead off the bottom of the 15th with a sharp single up the middle off reliever Brad Lidge. He advanced to 2nd on Dioneer Navarro’s hit and to 3rd on a walk to JD Drew. Morneau ended the longest game in All Star history when he scored the game winning run on a Michael Young sacrifice fly, barely beating the throw from Corey Hart. (WATCH)
Justin’s updated All Star Game hitting stats: 2 for 6 (.333 ave) with a single, double, walk, and 2 runs scored (including a game-winner)
Home Run Kings
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Justin Morneau joined the impressive group of hitters below when he won the 2008 Home Run Derby at Yankee Stadium.
- 1985 - Dave Parker
- 1986 - Tie - Darryl Strawberry and Wally Joyner
- 1987 - Andre Dawson
- 1988 - Rained Out
- 1989 - Eric Davis
- 1990 - Ryne Sandberg
- 1991 - Cal Ripken, Jr.
- 1992 - Mark McGwire
- 1993 - Juan Gonzalez
- 1994 - Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 1995 - Frank Thomas
- 1996 - Barry Bonds
- 1997 - Tino Martinez
- 1998 - Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 1999 - Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 2000 - Sammy Sosa
- 2001 - Luis Rodriguez
- 2002 - Jason Giambi
- 2003 - Garret Anderson
- 2004 - Miguel Tejada
- 2005 - Bobby Abreu
- 2006 - Ryan Howard
- 2007 - Vladimir Guerrero
- 2008 - Justin Morneau
Last man in, Last man standing.
Posted by JustinMorneau.com in Events, Stats and Milestones
After being a last minute addition to the 2008 Home Run Derby field, Justin Morneau brought home the championship hardware. Morneau edged Josh Hamilton in the finals. Hamilton put on a record-setting show in round 1, but was outslugged by Justin in the championship round.
Morneau was his usual gracious self during the award presentation, deflecting the attention from himself and towards Hamilton’s performance.
HR Derby Items of note:
- Joe Vavra pitched to Morneau
- Justin represented Boys and Girls Club member Tiffany Alvarez
- Morneau’s first round HR total - 8
- Morneau’s second round HR total - 9
- Morneau’s final round HR total - 5
- Total HRs hit by Justin in derby - 22
- Quote before the Call Your Shot Challenge:
- Contestant: You don’t want to go the opposite way, do you?
- Morneau: No.
- Overheard on ESPN: I’m tired after hitting 9. How the hell did he hit 28?
- It’s Justin - not Jason.
Rank’em
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ESPN is running a poll for fans to predict the All Star Game Home Run Derby order of finish. Check it out HERE and submit your rankings.
Derby Take 2
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Justin Morneau will once again compete in the All Star Game Home Run Derby. Morneau was added to the 2008 field today. He is the only repeat performer from the 2007 competition that took place in San Francisco.
Justin joins Josh Hamilton, Evan Longoria and Grady Sizemore from the American League. National League representatives include Lance Berkman, Ryan Braun, Dan Uggla and Chase Utley.
The 2008 State Farm Home Run Derby begins at 7pm central time and will be aired on ESPN.
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5 4 5
Posted by JustinMorneau.com in Stats and Milestones
The Twins comeback victory and Justin Morneau’s huge game took some of the sting out of the Twins recent 3 game losing streak.
Justin was 5 for 5 with a walk and delivered the game winning home run in the top of the 11th inning (WATCH).
It was Justin’s second career 5 hit game. The first came against Boston on September 16, 2006 during Morneau’s MVP Season.
The 5 hits raised JMo’s batting average to .324. The HR was Justin’s 2nd in as many games and 14th of the season.
Two-Timer
Posted by JustinMorneau.com in Events
For the 2nd year in a row, Justin Morneau will take the field with the American League All Star team. Morneau was announced as a reserve during the MLB All Star Game Selection show. JMo will join teammates Joe Mauer and Joe Nathan on the 2008 AL team.
The game takes place at Yankee Stadium in New York on July 15.
No word yet on whether Justin will be invited to participate in the 2008 Home Run Derby.
Check back to JustinMorneau.com for all the latest Morneau All Star Game coverage.
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