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Justin Morneau is scheduled to undergo neck surgery next week.

Morneau has been dealing with a pinched nerve in his neck for most of the season, so this news doesn't come completely out of nowhere. Still, he just can't catch a break lately. It's estimated that he will be sidelined for approximately six weeks following surgery, which places his return somewhere around mid-August.

 

Justin Morneau is scheduled to undergo neck surgery next week.

Morneau has been dealing with a pinched nerve in his neck for most of the season, so this news doesn't come completely out of nowhere. Still, he just can't catch a break lately. It's estimated that he will be sidelined for approximately six weeks following surgery, which places his return somewhere around mid-August.

he just cant stay in the lineup

 

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Gardy said he has talked to Mauer about getting a 1B glove, just to give #Twins another occasional option to fill in for Morneau

Shin Soo Choo broke his thumb. Once this service time issue with Viciedo is cleared up and Dunn starts hitting, which I believe after Friday night is soon, the Sox, with all their warts, should walk away with this pretty pathetic division.

And doing really well at SS.

 

Yes, very debatable. He's never had good range defensively and doesn't have a great arm but has always had pretty good hands. He's an average to above average defensive 2B, below average to average defensive SS. Both Andrus and Ramirez blow him clean out of the water on defense. And, as a matter of opinion, I believe that Alexei Ramirez is the best defensive shortstop in the entire Major Leagues.

Yes, very debatable. He's never had good range defensively and doesn't have a great arm but has always had pretty good hands. He's an average to above average defensive 2B, below average to average defensive SS. Both Andrus and Ramirez blow him clean out of the water on defense. And, as a matter of opinion, I believe that Alexei Ramirez is the best defensive shortstop in the entire Major Leagues.

Not the right day to be saying that, just for emotional reasons. I'd almost put that play out of my mind.

Broken thumb for Choo. Out 6 weeks.

 

This division is just trying to be given to the Sox and we keep trotting out Pierre for 5 AB's a game....

And now Delmon Young is carted off the field after smashing his leg against the wall.

I wonder if Verlander's constantly high pitch count will bite them in the ass this season. If not, he wins the CY. But he's a CG machine lately and smokey leyland lets his count get up in the 120 range.

I wonder if Verlander's constantly high pitch count will bite them in the ass this season. If not, he wins the CY. But he's a CG machine lately and smokey leyland lets his count get up in the 120 range.

 

He seems to be built like Halladay/Felix where he just pitches and pitches with no issues at all.

He seems to be built like Halladay/Felix where he just pitches and pitches with no issues at all.

It's the smoothest 97 I've ever seen. Seems effortless. And he's averaging 15 pitches an inning so it's not like he isn't throwing strikes, but I think they're going to have to bring it down a bit. 115 pitch avg. per game for a whole season seems high by today's standards.

The Royals end their 6-game skid, beating the Cubs 3-2 in front of a sellout crowd...

It's the smoothest 97 I've ever seen. Seems effortless. And he's averaging 15 pitches an inning so it's not like he isn't throwing strikes, but I think they're going to have to bring it down a bit. 115 pitch avg. per game for a whole season seems high by today's standards.

There's nothing a priori wrong with that pitch count. People have sustained it for decades before.

and some people were worried about the Twins winning the division. 4 losses in a row. more injuries.

The Royals end their 6-game skid, beating the Cubs 3-2 in front of a sellout crowd...

 

How many were Cubs fans?

and some people were worried about the Twins winning the division. 4 losses in a row. more injuries.

 

Yeah, it seems like they may have made their run. Still, I didn't write them off when they were at their lowest point, and they have a whole hell of a lot of division games yet, so I'll hold off on that.

KC is scary. I'd try to trade Soria and get another good young player, if I were them.

 

Moustakas, Crow, Hosmer, Montgomery, Escobar, Meyers, etc is just a ridiculous young core.

One Tiger injury away from having the division literally handed to us...

 

But Ozzie will let Pierre eat more on the platter than anyone else

http://www.startribune.com/sports/twins/124546533.html

 

Looks like Young JUST has a severely sprained ankle (same one he hurt earlier in his career) and won't miss more than a couple of weeks.

Not the right day to be saying that, just for emotional reasons. I'd almost put that play out of my mind.

 

I missed play in question. I assume it was Alexei making an error in the 14th inning of a game against the Nationals where the White Sox had 15 hits and 21 baserunners and scored 5 runs. If you in any manner even coincide Alexei with that loss, you may as well blame the catastrophic floods in the Missouri River region on the surplus rainfalls in eastern Montana in May, when everyone knows it was the snows from October through March that actually did it.

 

 

KC is scary. I'd try to trade Soria and get another good young player, if I were them.

 

Moustakas, Crow, Hosmer, Montgomery, Escobar, Meyers, etc is just a ridiculous young core.

 

With as many prospects as they have, trading him for one more good young player doesn't do a goddamn thing. You trade him for a "sure thing" who is struggling. You get another good prospect and give up a player to replace said struggling player in return.

 

Thank God for Santos, because the concept of Beckham and Viciedo for Soria and Aviles just crossed my mind.

Edited June 26, 201114 yr by witesoxfan

How many were Cubs fans?

Probably 40%. Same thing for todays' game, a little over 28,000 on hand...

Probably 40%. Same thing for todays' game, a little over 28,000 on hand...

 

It's kinda sad that the Cubs @ Royals game last night drew more than any game in the past Sox Cubs series at the Cell.

It's kinda sad that the Cubs @ Royals game last night drew more than any game in the past Sox Cubs series at the Cell.

 

It was pretty predictable that it would happen. A weekend series in KC where the Cubs haven't played in 11 years, as opposed to a weekday series between two "rivals" who play six times every season.

I missed play in question. I assume it was Alexei making an error in the 14th inning of a game against the Nationals where the White Sox had 15 hits and 21 baserunners and scored 5 runs. If you in any manner even coincide Alexei with that loss, you may as well blame the catastrophic floods in the Missouri River region on the surplus rainfalls in eastern Montana in May, when everyone knows it was the snows from October through March that actually did it.

 

 

 

 

With as many prospects as they have, trading him for one more good young player doesn't do a goddamn thing. You trade him for a "sure thing" who is struggling. You get another good prospect and give up a player to replace said struggling player in return.

 

Thank God for Santos, because the concept of Beckham and Viciedo for Soria and Aviles just crossed my mind.

 

 

Seriously?