May 19, 200421 yr This is on rotoworld right now Shannon Stewart (plantar fasciitis of right foot) will not play tonight, and will be examined by Twins' doctors Thursday to determine if he will have to be placed on the disabled list. This could mean more playing time for Mike Ryan, who started in place of Stewart last night. It could also mean that super prospect Justin Morneau will finally arrive in the Twin Cities. Stay tuned.
May 19, 200421 yr That's really good news. Stewart has killed us and he's been a spark plug to the twins this last season and this season.
May 19, 200421 yr Well this is a certain plus for the Sox...hopefully they can take the series and even better maybe take a broom to them. I'm not asking for too much am I?? hehehehe
May 19, 200421 yr Injury after injurt after injurt, yet they still win. Amazing. Not as amazing as Sox losing against all odds
May 20, 200421 yr From RotoWorld. It's looking as if Shannon Stewart will have to be placed on the disabled list after his examination today. Stewart (plantar fasciitis) is still in quite a bit of pain, and as the Twins are down to one bench player, a roster move seems likely. Mike Restovich and/or Justin Morneau may be in Minnesota before the weekend. Doug Mientkiewicz felt better yesterday, and is convinced his back injury is "muscular and not spinal". He will likely be out of action for a few more games, but might be able to avoid the disabled list. Dammit!! That sucks!!
May 20, 200421 yr I am sure they will call up someone else who will kick our ass, in the proud Twins Tradition.
May 20, 200421 yr I am sure they will call up someone else who will kick our ass, in the proud Twins Tradition. I know first time pitchers usually shot us out, but do first time batters also crush us? I need something else to keep me awake at night.
May 20, 200421 yr I am sure they will call up someone else who will kick our ass, in the proud Twins Tradition. Maybe we will get lucky and that won't happen...hey, I can dream, can't I?
May 20, 200421 yr This is huge if Stewart doesn't play. If he doesn't play...SWEEP!!! or maybe the twinkies should just bring up two starting pitchers and that will lock up two games....right?
May 20, 200421 yr This is huge if Stewart doesn't play. If he doesn't play...SWEEP!!! No. Shannon Stewart is not the key to their offense, let alone their team. They don't want to have him out, but losing him is not like us losing Maggs. They have Hunter, Jones, and Ford who can all play OF, so they are not missing a beat with this loss. That's what makes the Twins so good is the depth of their team. They are in a position where losing 3 players will not kill them or losing 5 players will not end their season. They do not have one key guy who propels their team. This is much unlike the Cubs, who are powered by their rotation and when their rotation isn't 100%, neither are they. This is also much unlike that other Chicago team(the name isn't coming to me... ), where if we lose say Maggs or Loaiza or Frank, we are done. Period.
May 20, 200421 yr This is also much unlike that other Chicago team(the name isn't coming to me... ), where if we lose say Maggs or Loaiza or Frank, we are done. Period. Loaiza has arguably been our 4th best pitcher this season.
May 20, 200421 yr No. Shannon Stewart is not the key to their offense, let alone their team. They don't want to have him out, but losing him is not like us losing Maggs. They have Hunter, Jones, and Ford who can all play OF, so they are not missing a beat with this loss. That's what makes the Twins so good is the depth of their team. They are in a position where losing 3 players will not kill them or losing 5 players will not end their season. They do not have one key guy who propels their team. This is much unlike the Cubs, who are powered by their rotation and when their rotation isn't 100%, neither are they. This is also much unlike that other Chicago team(the name isn't coming to me... ), where if we lose say Maggs or Loaiza or Frank, we are done. Period. you forgot to mention that fat lecroy can also swing a bat and make up for missed offense. as evidenced by his grandslam yesterday...
May 20, 200421 yr Ok I admit i was over dramatic with the sweep thing just cuz it would be my ultimate fantasy to sweep them this weekend, but we can win without maggs first of all if hes out for a couple of games. With stewart not being there, there goes a big on base guy for them and that will really hurt them.
May 20, 200421 yr Ok I admit i was over dramatic with the sweep thing just cuz it would be my ultimate fantasy to sweep them this weekend, but we can win without maggs first of all if hes out for a couple of games. With stewart not being there, there goes a big on base guy for them and that will really hurt them. We can win without Maggs, yet the Twins are hurt big time by the loss of Stewart? What in the blue f***? That makes no sense at all. Maggs is our money player, he is our RBI guy, he is probably our best hitter and best all-around player. Period. Losing Stewart is not the end of the world. Their OF is filled perfectly fine with Ford, Hunter, and Jones from left-to-right, and, as playa pointed out, LeCroy, even considering how fast he is, can hit the s*** out of the ball too. Losing Stewart, while it hurts, is not really a huge issue...it's not like us losing Maggs. If for some reason or another, we lost Maggs for a stretch of time, we could very well be f***ed. I want a sweep too. But don't get ahead of yourself.
May 20, 200421 yr They've always got a Dustan Mohr, Bobby Kielty or Lew Ford waiting in the weeds to punish us. Unless Jacque Jones takes care of it.
May 20, 200421 yr They've always got a Dustan Mohr Nope, went with AJ Peoriuehadlfkjafjanski to the Giants.
May 20, 200421 yr To help wu83 here a little, he said "a Dustan Mohr, Bobby Kielty..." He didn't say the Twins have THE Dustan Mohr or THE Bobby Kielty.
May 20, 200421 yr To help wu83 here a little, he said "a Dustan Mohr, Bobby Kielty..." He didn't say the Twins have THE Dustan Mohr or THE Bobby Kielty. Oh ok, then nevermind my post.
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