Morneau Concussion

[harvey lee]

Cuddy may not be the best at 1st base but he sure does a nice job.

[zamboni]

Cuddyer is easily above average as far as 1st basemen go. Plenty of non Sid type of reporters have mentioned this. All you have to do is watch him play to understand it. The guys just a stud all around athlete definitely the 2nd best athlete on the team and the best golfer far and away.

And by far the best magician!! Seriously, he does very well at first or in the OF, was a horrible third basemen, even I will admit that.

I do have to ask Sled, whats the count on the Young for MVP votes?

[PierBridge]

[zamboni]

There went the trade value!!!

[MinnesnowtaWild]

Did you guys like Richard Bremers call today vs. the Mariners?

Was pretty cool actually. 3-0 count with Cuddyer at bat. Before the 4th pitch Richard made a call that he gets the green light and hits a homer. Sure enough next pitch the ball hits the upper deck.

[PierBridge]

Yeah that was a pretty sweet call.... until the play in the outfield by an outfielder who shall remain nameless let the Mariners tie the game up.

[Big Dave2]

Put an Olerud helmet on him and stick him out at 1b Left Field . I've seen enough of Cuddys Young's defense.

[greebs]

Delmon is no doubt struggling offensively and his defense is rather offensive as well. We need his july bat back and soon. Cuddy is definitely magical out there. I watched him twice yesterday wave his magic wand and voila just like that scoring opportunities disappeared!

[SledNeck]

I listen to ESPN radio because the Fan doesn't come in worth a hoot here in Detroit Lakes. Even though I now have a job, I will have to cover a bunch of bills from unemployment before I can hook up television again.

And, in spite of Sid's opinion, I still have that "man-crush" on Cuddy. Glad we have him.

[PierBridge]

I meant currently and yeah that was maybe a bit of a stretch.

Anyway it looks like Morneau is out for the year.

How about Adam Dunn at 1st base is he available?

[B. Amish]

anybody we add now isn't eligible for the playoff roster.

[PierBridge]

Thats right they needed to be on the roster by Sept 1st....

[Bobby Bass]

Morneau is on the 60 day disabled list and will be able to come off on Wednesday I think. Will be interesting to see if he is cleared to play.

[MinnesnowtaWild]

Wait there is an app (Droid?) to listen to Twins games on my phone?

[SkunkedAgain]

Saw this on the Strib, no surprise but confirmation:

Quote:

In his weekly appearance on 1500 ESPN (AM 1500) Friday, manager Ron Gardenhire spoke briefly about first baseman Justin Morneau, who has been sidelined since July 7 with a concussion.

When asked for an update, Gardenhire said, "I don't see how it can possibly happen for him," regarding a September or October return.

Gardenhire added, "I hope I'm wrong."

[fishersofmen]

Bummer. Would be unbelievable if we went all the way without our best run producer.

[zepman]

He might never play again.

[Scott K]

I had a couple concussions 20+ years ago, and can still feel the effects today, bad headaches from fast movement such as quick stops, or bumpy roads, I get dizzy easy, and a short attention span, among other things.

[Big Buck Buster]

I had a couple concussions 20+ years ago, and can still feel the effects today, bad headaches from fast movement such as quick stops, or bumpy roads, I get dizzy easy, and a short attention span, among other things.

My wife would just call this a common male trait.

[Eric Wettschreck]

I had a couple concussions 20+ years ago, and can still feel the effects today, bad headaches from fast movement such as quick stops, or bumpy roads, I get dizzy easy, and a short attention span, among other things.

Good thing it was a blow to the noggin and not beer doing this to ya.

[mrklean]

yeah its gonna be a tough road for him already having 2 in the past few years and how many from before not good at all

[SkunkedAgain]

Good thing it was a blow to the noggin and not beer doing this to ya.

Why would you say that? If I'm going to have those symptoms one way or the other, I'd rather get them via a slow process of me enjoying beer over the years than a quick, painful blow to the skull cave.

[nofishfisherman]

Posted on the Star Trib this afternoon.

Morneau could be ready to work out with Twins on Thursday

Posted by Joe Christensen

KANSAS CITY, MO. -- Justin Morneau has had about four good days in a row back home, Manager Ron Gardenhire said, and if this keeps up, the plan is for him to work out with the Twins on Thursday at Target Field, taking BP, fielding grounders, etc.

Naturally, this makes you wonder if there's a chance Morneau could be ready for the first round of the playoffs, but Gardenhire said we're getting ahead of ourselves with those questions. The Twins are taking this one step at a time.

Sounds like there is a slim chance at him returning. Although how effective will he be is a huge question.

[SledNeck]

we cannot make the world series without morneau

[tonkapat]

Lets just start with winning one game and then go from there.

[fishersofmen]

We're not going anywhere with our pitchers giving up 10 runs a game. As for Morneau, not much time left for him to get locked in at the plate. Sure would be nice to have him though.

[mrklean]

well if he hits 4 homeruns a game that might help

[Coach1310]

If he is symptom free by the end of the week and his workouts go well, I'd want him on the post season roster even if it meant he may not do a thing but pinch hit the last game of the series.... I'd rather have a "chance" at seeing Morneau as a pinch hitter, than KNOWING I have Tolbert or Repko or Revere....

[Big Dave2]

I agree with you coach but they just reported this on ESPN and they said the best chance of seeing Morneau this year would be if the Twins make it to the World Series.

[B. Amish]

i really want him on the postseason roster. you know the old saying, 'some guys can roll out of bed and hit .300'.