Justin Morneau Joins Twins Hall of Fame

Congrats Jason Morneau!

Every bit the 'what if' story that Mauer was, IMO.

Congrats!

I find his near unanimous of 70 out of 71 voters for the Twins Hall of Fame more controversial than Jeter not being unanimous. 

Congrats to a great player & person! You deserve to be there! long live M&Ms

Always a soft spot for the guys whose names were on the back my boys' "player t-shirts" when they were growing up.  Great player, better guy.  Looking forward to listening to him in the booth for years to come.

So what's the story with Knoblauch getting elected but not inducted? I have no memory of this.

2014: Chuck Knoblauch (elected, but not inducted)
 

So what's the story with Knoblauch getting elected but not inducted? I have no memory of this.

Wasnt he arrested or something right around the time of the induction ceremony?

EDIT:  Yeah, arrested for assault about a month before the ceremony 

http://www.startribune.com/knoblauch-charged-with-assault-twins-scrap-hall-of-fame-day/268495992/

He still looks younger than me.

If he  was concussionless I am guessing he would have gotten into the HOF.   He was on his way to his 2nd MVP when it happened and who knows what else he could have done.   Very fun watching him and Mauer over the years.

By far my favorite Red Wing , since the Twins became our ML affiliate in 2003. Plenty of prospects have come through here in 17 seasons (Mauer bypassed AAA) , but Justin was always clutch in his time here. In fact, I believe he was part of Terry Ryan’s decision to release David Ortiz. My second favorite? Francisco Liriano . Congrats to Justin, who also does a terrific job

as the color man on tv broadcasts.

Congrats to a great Player...and a very interesting listen from the booth.

I am a little surprised to not see The Rat on the list. One of my favorites...and a very clutch player with an excellent glove.

Justin AND Jason?

Ugh these watered-down hall of fames...

It was an attempt at humor based on Justin winning the homerun derby and the announcer calling him Jason.

I gotta be honest, I was thinking he had already been elected in.

Very deserving!! One of my all time favorite Twins. Ahhh...what might have been.

well-deserved. Love Justin Morneau. Will never forget him puffing out his cheeks as he took a mighty cut at a baseball that had somehow offended his Canadian sensibilities and required the punishment of a lengthy flight into the right field seats.

I was at Game 2 of the ALDS against Oakland at the Dome, and when he followed up Cuddyer's dinger with a shot of his own, it's the loudest I've ever heard any building at any event ever. (It's also one of the only times I've ever made a hr call, turned to my friend after Cuddy launched it and told him "Morneau's going back to back") I mean, holy cow.

He absolutely deserves this, he was a fantastic player for the Twins. A real shame about the concussion: realistically it took him 3 1/2 years to recover from it. (and I'm betting that playing in Colorado didn't help his longevity to push into his late 30's) He was absolutely destroying the ball in 2010: 187 OPS+, career high in bWAR in 1/2 a season...that would have been fun to see how he might have finished it.

I like him on the broadcasts. I think he still need a little more animation in his voice (he can be a little flat, but it's improved) but the information is great and he's clearly paying attention to what's going on and is interested and engaged. Looking forward to hearing him in the booth again, and I'm glad he's staying engaged with the franchise.

And, according to MLB Network, the Morneaudian was selected to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2020 today, along with John Olerud, Duane Ward, and Jacques Doucet, the French voice of Les Expos de Montreal from 1969-2004.