Justin Morneau Player Retrospective: More Than Just an MVP

I still have my number 33 shirt from back in the day.  I still occasionally we & ar it and think fondly of how he would drive doubles to left-center & right-center.

That concussion was a real shame. Brutal when a guy is having the best season of his career to have it wiped out like that, and it's really rough with something like a concussion because they look the same but suddenly they're just not the same player. It was nice that he had one last healthy season in Colorado, won a batting title, and looked like Justin Morneau again. I liked how hard he worked on his defense at 1B; he started out pretty rough but IMHO was underrated at 1B later in his career. And boy was it fun when he got a hold of one.

Great player, a real pillar for the Twins, and I'm happy to have him continuing to have a strong association with the team and he's doing well on broadcasts. Deserved induction into the Twins HoF.

I have am enjoying Justin Morneau's entire baseball career. He was an outstanding player.  He was fun to watch as he matured, progressed and became a very talented baseball player. I feel that his true self as a man comes out as a broadcaster. He is humble, polite, funny and brilliant. I have enjoyed watching Twins games with my buddies, Dick and Justin. To me it is like going to a baseball game with two  friends who know a lot more about baseball than I do and we just talk during the game as  if we were seated together  behind the first base side and we cheer for the Twins together. Thanks Justin. If you are ever in Statesville, North Carolina, (Mark Davidson's former hometown). give me a call. 704-871-9000  I'll treat you to some real North Carolina BBQ  chicken and  cheesy mac and cheese and vinegar based red cole slaw and a bottled root beer, at a small cinderblock restaurant 12 miles out of town in the middle of nowhere, which has a sign on the front door, "No Weapons Allowed."  and inside a sign above the counter stating "Do Not take Photos of the Employees".  Best BBQ chicken ever. Guaranteed. David Benbow

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I have am enjoying Justin Morneau's entire baseball career. He was an outstanding player.  He was fun to watch as he matured, progressed and became a very talented baseball player. I feel that his true self as a man comes out as a broadcaster. He is humble, polite, funny and brilliant. I have enjoyed watching Twins games with my buddies, Dick and Justin. To me it is like going to a baseball game with two  friends who know a lot more about baseball than I do and we just talk during the game as  if we were seated together  behind the first base side and we cheer for the Twins together. Thanks Justin. If you are ever in Statesville, North Carolina, (Mark Davidson's former hometown). give me a call. 704-871-9000  I'll treat you to some real North Carolina BBQ  chicken and  cheesy mac and cheese and vinegar based red cole slaw and a bottled root beer, at a small cinderblock restaurant 12 miles out of town in the middle of nowhere, which has a sign on the front door, "No Weapons Allowed."  and inside a sign above the counter stating "Do Not take Photos of the Employees".  Best BBQ chicken ever. Guaranteed. David Benbow

PS  This invitation is open to any of you TD writers, readers and all the Twins announcers. We Twins fans are fortunate to have genuinely nice people as announcers. If you have not read Dick Bremer's book, "Game Used", get it and read it. He is an amazing fellow who would be a wonderful nest door neighbor and a lifelong friend.