Justin Morneau and The Ewing Theory

Due to a stress fracture in his lower back, Justin Morneau’s season is over.The Minnesota Twins first baseman hurt himself while attempting a Nick Punto-style headfirst slide into first base last Friday, but has been playing through the pain much longer than that. The good news for my Canadian Crusher and the Twins is that he doesn't need surgery. In fact, all he's supposed...

by Pat LackeyFiled under: Twins, AL Central, MLB InjuriesAfter Monday's 6-3 win over the Indians that kept the Twins hanging on the edge of the AL Central division race, Ron Gardenhire began his post-game press conference by announcing that first baseman Justin Morneau is done for the season because of a stress fracture in his back. Short of an injury to Joe Mauer, this was the...

Anyone who watched the Twins over the last month or so could easily tell that Justin Morneau(notes) wasn't himself.And on Monday, we found out the reason why he was hitting only .100 with two homers and six RBIs since Aug. 16. Morneau has been playing with a stress fracture in one of his vertebra and will miss the season's final 18 games as part of an expected three-month...

The Minnesota Twins' fading playoff hopes took another hit Tuesday when it was announced that All-Star first baseman Justin Morneau will miss the remainder of the season.   Morneau has been battling back pain for weeks, but a CT scan and an MRI on Monday revealed that he has a stress fracture in his lower back.   The injury doesn’t figure to require surgery. Rather...

For the third season in a row, slugger Justin Morneau's season has finished in pain and frustration, just when the Twins need him most.

If the Twins are going to track down Detroit in the American League Central, they'll have to do it without their best slugger. Justin Morneau will miss the rest of the season because of a stress fracture in his lower back.

Let’s start with the bad news first. According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Minnesota Twins MVP candidate Justin Morneau will miss the remainder of the season because of a stress fracture in his lower back. This just sucks out loud if you are a Twins fan. Morneau has a fracture of the L5 vertebrae in his lower back, but will not need surgery. The recovery time is expected...

R.I.P. 2009 Minnesota Twins. They had many, many chances to snag the American League Central crown from the middling Detroit Tigers but could never really master the .500 mark with much aplomb. Despite employing the frontrunner in the AL MVP race in Joe Mauer, the Twins could not endure a miserable run of starting pitching from mid-July to late August that saw their team ERA skyrocket...