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Good Cuts: Twins’ Morneau and Nathan Go Under the Knife

Posted: 23rd October 2009 by Jeremiah Graves in MLB
The Minnesota Twins offseason got off to a dubious start this week as two of the team’s perennial All-Stars, Justin Morneau and Joe Nathan, both underwent “cleanup” surgeries.   Luckily both Nathan and Morneau are expected to be ready and healthy for the start of Spring Training after undergoing their respective procedures to remove bone chips.   Morneau had been hampered by an ailing right wrist prior to the end of his abbreviated season ...

This Guy’s All Wet: The Los Angeles Angels New Good Luck Charm

Posted: 23rd October 2009 by Jeremiah Graves in MLB
The Los Angeles Angels had a huge night on Thursday. First and foremost the Halos got to watch John Lackeyùin potentially his last game with the clubùpitch at his best and hold the Yankees in check for 6 2/3 innings. Secondly, the club managed to pull off a huge comeback against the vaunted bullpen of the New York Yankees and force a game six in New York on Saturday night. Lastlyùand most importantlyùthe ...

MLB Umpire Newbies are Outta Here, Veteran Officials To Call World Series

Posted: 23rd October 2009 by Jeremiah Graves in MLB
It was unofficially announced last night that Major League Baseball will only be using umpires with previous World Series experience for the Fall Classic this season. The move comes as a result of numerous botched calls throughout the first two rounds of the postseason. With those errant calls has come an increased push for Major League Baseball to expand its use of instant replay. Currently MLB only uses instant replay to determine ...

TBS Hates the Minnesota Twins

Posted: 13th October 2009 by Jeremiah Graves in MLB
As any avid reader of my blog can tell you, IÆm a pretty big baseball fan. To that end, IÆm a huge Minnesota Twins fan. As such, the past couple of weeks have been very exciting. The Twins scratched and fought and clawed their way back from the brink to win the American League Central Division in a thrilling one-game playoff against the Detroit Tigers. For their efforts the Twins earned a date ...

Justin Morneau to Miss the Rest of 2009

Posted: 15th September 2009 by Jeremiah Graves in MLB
The Minnesota Twins' fading playoff hopes took another hit Tuesday when it was announced that All-Star first baseman Justin Morneau will miss the remainder of the season.   Morneau has been battling back pain for weeks, but a CT scan and an MRI on Monday revealed that he has a stress fracture in his lower back.   The injury doesn’t figure to require surgery. Rather doctors have told Morneau to rest the back for ...