Morneau named AL Player of the Week
Posted on July 6th, 2009 – 1:39 PMBy Joe Christensen
Twins first baseman Justin Morneau was named American League Player of the Week today, after batting .480 (12-for-25) with four home runs, and 26 total bases in six games last week.
It is Morneau’s second time winning the award, with the other coming July 9, 2007. For winning the award, Morneau wins an engraved Swiss Tourneau timepiece. Atlanta Braves infielder Martin Prado received National League honors this week.
Update: It sounds like the Twins won’t have an update on Kevin Slowey until Tuesday. Slowey had his right wrist examined today in Baltimore.
84 Responses to "Morneau named AL Player of the Week"
Justin is definitely a keeper. 
batting champs, players of the month and players of the week, all stars …. why isn’t this team better than a few games over .500 with the talent they have???
and it’s not because of the crane crap on the field! that’s next year.
ggg…..”"”"”why isn’t this team better than a few games over .500 with the talent they have???”"”"”
I still maintain that it is all 1st base coach Jerry White’s fault.
Morneau wins an engraved Swiss Tourneau timepiece
That’s actually supposed to read “A Swiss timepiece with ‘Morneau’ engraved on it”.
But those Century 21 guys apparently were running this sponsorship too.
YEAH! WAY TO GO JASON!!
Surprised he’s only won that twice now.
dr don i was going to change my name to firejerrywhite now that i know it’s his fault but it went to moderation, my bad.
ggg…..
ALL the blame should rest on Rick Stelmaszek. Breslow, Crain, Morillo, Henn… You get the point. And that bum of a bullpen catcher, Nate Dammann, he needs to get axed. No excuses!!!!!
I blame Wally the Beerman. How can the Twins focus with him constantly yelling “BEER HERE!” in that distinct voice of his?
It’s the curse of the Hamm’s Beer Bear. If they hadn’t started calling him “T.C.” this would have never happened.
/\ Of course, I’m not referring to Morneau here. I’m talking about our .500ish record.
Speaking of “BEER HERE”…….. The best comeback I ever heard from a beer vendor…. Four of us were at a Twins game at the old Met, beers were about $3 each, you know when they were about $1.25 in a bar. We ordered 4 beers, and the guy buying asked the vendor… “Got change for a $20?” The vendor replied…. “A 20??? THAT ain’t nothing but change, man.” 3 of us laughed, the buyer hunkered down.
I just want to go on record: I hate off-days.
And I really, really hate the AS Break.
Intellectually, I know the players need a day off here and there. And I can understand the All Star Game.
Emotionally, I need my daily baseball fix.
That is all.
Amen, Chief…. I watched a replay of yesterday’s game on FSN to get my off-day fix.
T it may be why they play so poorly on the road they can’t get Hamm’s for after the games and have nothing to play for.
But, ggg, we went 6-3 on last road trip. Detoilet went 3-6. hmmmmmmmm.
The Twins must have loaded the coolers with Hamm’s for that road trip.
but they sell hamm’s in wis and mo.
“Detoilet”?????
Love the “potty” humor DrDon!!!!!
ok, that explains it, gobbledy.
Krissy….I do not know if you know about trish’s blog during Twins games…. But check this out during the games, we have a blast.
http://www.chatmaker.net/chatap/rooms/TwinsChat/
Ive been to Trish’s “place” a couple times. I need to cut and paste that puppy so I can have it handy.
So the presence of Hamm’s beer provides a protective aura for the Twins on the road effectively warding off the Curse of the Hamm’s Beer Bear. Everything is coming is now coming into focus. Perhaps a few more pieces and this picture will become clear. Is that a WS trophy? I can’t tell.
“So the presence of Hamm’s beer provides a protective aura for the Twins on the road effectively warding off the Curse of the Hamm’s Beer Bear”
Could we please do without religious discussions on this baseball blog?
sane…you should know by now that we are a very diverse group here.
Ahh the Hamm’s beer bear a great brand icon right up there with Joe Camel.
For those of you jonesing for baseball, FSN usually shows a classic game on Monday off-days.
Though lately they’ve taken to showing the same handful of games over and over again.
I take a very utilitarian approach to baseball, sane. I’m only concerned with the results.
Why not have a little fun with the noise?
My favorite mascot is still the Noid. Mostly because I have no idea what (if anything) he had to do with Pizza.
I went for pizza this weekend with the Rhea triplets…. Gonna, Dia, and Py.
OB,
I was kidding about those superstitions having religious significance, of course.
It appears that the bloggers are predominantly Brewish, and attend those services whenever the bar is open.
What does a bear have to do with the Twins?
Why doesn’t T.C. have a twin bear? How about two bears in a conjoined bear suit?
Benny, that would be un-bear-able.
DrDon, what’s un-bear-able is that T.C. doesn’t wear any pants. We can all see his bear behind.
“How about two bears in a conjoined bear suit?”
That would definitely smell more like a bear.
oh, I am sorry…. I caught a bear once by digging a big hole in the ground and poured in some ashes and a can of peas. When the bear came to take a pea, I kicked him in the ash-hole.
“What does a bear have to do with the Twins?”
They both sleep all winter. (ie, Bill Smith in the offseason)
Indeed, sane, indeed.
And Doc, did Pyrrha introduce you to her siblings? That wasn’t too nice.
Well we can be thankfull that the Bear-Naked T.C. will be gone next year replaced by Spot. Yeah Target’s white dog with the target logo on one eye.
Maybe we can trade T.C. to the Rockies for Dinger and lift the curse.
The pit bull from Little Rascals?????
OB…. Nasty group of sisters indeed.
So is the Hamm’s beer bear TC bears drunken brother? I think i’m missing something here.
Bear with us, BC…. It will eventually make sense.
“”"sane says:
July 6th, 2009 at 3:15 pm
“What does a bear have to do with the Twins?”
They both sleep all winter. (ie, Bill Smith in the offseason)”"”
You have to remember, sane, Bill Smith has a job to do…. I wish he would do it.
USAFChief,
Be glad it’s not the 1959-62 era when they had two all-star games.
“”"OB says:
July 6th, 2009 at 3:17 pm
And Doc, did Pyrrha introduce you to her siblings? That wasn’t too nice.”"”
Diah hired the cab driver….His name was K. O. Pectate.
the problem with bill smith is he has now started hibernating 365/24/7. he may in fact be in the undisclosed location vp cheney used to stay in.
Dr Don the dog in the little rascals was named pete! not a pit either, just a mutt.
Lest we forget, we have some big games before the break. I saw this on the Viking’s Blog:
When I say Red you say Blue
Cheerleader: Red
Crowd:BLUE!
Repeat
When I say beat those, you say YANKEES:
Cheerleader: beat those
Crowd: YANKEES! Repeat
When I say number, you say ONE!
Cheerleader: number
Crowd: ONE! Repeat
GOOOOOO….. TEIND!
oh shoot. should be “TWINS”
(fingers were moved over one key)
Let’s hear it for the BLOG today!!!!
IT!!!!!!!!!!!
The Twins don’t have cheerleaders.
And if they did, they’d probably be the bargain-basement variety.
Sponsored by Shasta soda pop.
If neither the blogger’s nor the team can get fired up for the Yankees then they just don’t get IT!!!!!!!!
Or….Benny….. Buckhorn Beer.
This is interesting:
In 1898 University of Minnesota student Johnny Campbell directed a crowd in cheering “Rah, Rah, Rah! Sku-u-mar, Hoo-Rah! Hoo-Rah! Varsity! Varsity! Varsity, Minn-e-So-Tah!, making Campbell the very first cheerleader and November 2, 1898 the official birth date of organized cheerleading.
BC…Why do you suppose we are having so much fun today….We are already FIRED UP!!!!!!!!!
Justin deserved to be player of the week.It’s all about timing with him.The shorter stride seems to be working!
Shaun that was before ole Johnny passed out from too many Hamm’s beers.
Dr. Don agreed therefore no need for cheers.
shaun i think i was at that game.
OK, gobble, who the heck is SKU? ? ?
Shaun….. I can vouch for ggg being at that game, because sane and I were too.
Were you guys cheering for the Stock Keeping Units also?
hamm’s beer was flowing not many brain left fro that day. wooden keg driven around in wagon by a horse.
“The Twins don’t have cheerleaders.
And if they did, they’d probably be the bargain-basement variety.”
How much do transvestite hookers cost for three hours?
“How much do transvestite hookers cost for three hours?”
Will one of you guys check your expense accounts?
Who do I look like, Eddie Murphy?
stile fealing the aphects of all the hamm’s.
sane i think that’s dr don’s department.
This is the worst blog day ever.
Sounds like this guy is on tap to start for the Yankees come thursday.
Gee, can’t wait until I get old and don’t have a life so I can bitch about the Twins not playing..
ggg…. you mentioned….”"” wooden keg driven around in wagon by a horse.”"”
Question…. Why was the wagon by a horse…Why wasn’t the horse pulling the wagon?
The central better watch out now. KC just bolstered their forces. Lord knows they needed a poor man’s Brian Buscher. KC is now the team to beat!!
Now that will make the Royals a very scary team. I worry.
ggg….My Dr. told me I can have 1 beer per day… I am planning ahead, and am good until October 25, 2044.
Removal of Cranes??????????????????????
The League needs to do something about KC stockpiling players.
gobble, take a look at the bullpen and you find your answer.
gobble, take a look at the bullpen and you find your answer.
I wonder if K.C. got that guy because they think they might have a deal for Mark Teahen. I had read that Atlanta and a couple of other teams were looking at him.
I’ve read a lot of things going on, Jeff…. All Bunk, No Substance. Believe nothing of what you read or hear until an official announcement is made, and only half-believe what you see.
Kind of interesting how so many complain about the road record of the Twins. If you study the following stats, most teams struggle on the road, with a few exceptions: Complete standings on this:
How much you guys wanna bet that Juan Cruz gets dealt before the deadline?
Kinda figured that was KC’s idea by signing him. Use him for half a season, and then when they fall out of it they can just deal him to an actual contender with that attractive second year on the contract.
Of course, he hasn’t been tearing things up in KC.
