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Twins’ Morneau ready to start at 1B on opening day
By JON KRAWCZYNSKI, AP Baseball Writer
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP)—Ron Gardenhire has watched Justin Morneau(notes) work his way back from a concussion that kept him out for the final three months of last season.

The Minnesota Twins manager has seen all the work the first baseman has put in and heard all the optimistic talk about being ready for opening day.

Just for good measure, Gardenhire called Morneau into his office for a one-on-one talk about where things stood, with the season just a few days away.


“I set him in my office and said, ‘Are you ready to do this?”’ Gardenhire told reporters in a conference call from Toronto on Thursday. “He said he’s ready to do it. That’s all I can go by.”

Morneau will be in the Twins’ opening day lineup at first base Friday in Toronto, the same place where his season ended last year. He was sliding into second base to try to break up a double play July 7 when Blue Jays second baseman John McDonald’s(notes) knee accidentally caught Morneau in the helmet.

 

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Go twins

 

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Great Fans ...........Great Organization ...........

 

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Great news for the Twins! Looking forward to a great season as a Twins fan, can't believe baseball season is already here!

 

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http://www.startribune.com/sports/twins/130169713.html

Nine-game Twins slide raises chances of 100-loss season
Article by: LA VELLE E. NEAL III , Star Tribune Updated: September 20, 2011 - 6:34 AM

NEW YORK - Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said he was encouraged by the level of play his team showed despite losing 6-4 to the Yankees on Monday. He noted the 12-hit attack, including homers by Chris Parmelee and Michael Cuddyer and how the young players weren't overwhelmed.

But, in the end, all the Twins do these days is lose, lose and lose.

Monday's loss was the Twins' ninth in a row, matching their season-high losing streak. They are 9-37 over their past 46 games. That's rock-bottom baseball.

The Twins need to go 4-6 over their last 10 games to avoid losing 100 games for the second time in club history.

"No one wants to have 100 losses, and I damn sure don't want to manage a team with 100 losses," Gardenhire said. "The big thing for me right now, [the players] are getting after the game. Hopefully we'll continue that, and we won't lose 100 games if we can play like that against the rest of the league."

 

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what a disaster this season was

while the lineup should be OK for 2012 assuming the rash of injuries is over, their staff took a giant step backwards

 

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horrible. all games sold out but .tickets as cheap as $3 you can get on game day right now! unreal how that market disappeared in less than one year

 

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Can't believe how bad a season this has been. Before the season, I thought the Twins will be battling with the White Sox and Tigers for the AL Central. Now they are feilding a minor league lineup, had tons of injuries, and will probably lose 100 games this year. Next season isn't looking good either and I'm betting many will drop their season tickets and single game tickets will be easy to come by.

 

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gardy needs to go

 

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mauer has always been their engine and he had his career worst year. Liriano sucks, pavano has reverted back to form, and blackburn+duensing never got it going this year. This winter is huge for these guys.

 

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Brilliant move. Firing the 2010 Manager of the Year for a poor season when damn near the entire lineup has been hurt. Makes perfect sense...

 

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horrible. all games sold out but .tickets as cheap as $3 you can get on game day right now! unreal how that market disappeared in less than one year

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You ever check your PM's bro? I've sent you a few a while back. I'm living in your home town now, we should hook up for a beer & talk about some things.

Mason..