Justin Morneau, the Minnesota Twins, 6'4", 235 lbs., 29-year old first baseman is no crybaby. Signed by the Minnesota Twins in the third round of the 1999 amateur draft, he debuted on June 10, 2003 and has garnered All-Star Awards and MVP honors the last five of his eight years in the major leagues. After a fastball bounced directly onto his batting helmet, Morneau suffered his first reported concussion "almost six years ago." He recovered to become a top slugger and then sustained a second concussion last July while trying to break up a...

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By ROB MAADDI AP Sports Writer

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Josh Hamilton kept telling himself to focus, to be ready, just in case Alex Rodriguez hit the ball anywhere near center field and he had the chance to grab the final out of the AL championship series. Then A-Rod struck out and Hamilton's emotions flowed. His 11-year odyssey from teenage, No. 1 overall pick to drug addict to clean, sober superstar had finally reached the point every little boy...

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ARLINGTON, Texas - Josh Hamilton had spooked the New York Yankees so much by Game 6, they threw the ball to the backstop when trying to issue him an intentional walk.

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Josh Hamilton had spooked the New York Yankees so much by Game 6, they threw the ball to the backstop when trying to issue him an intentional walk.

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The Minnesota Twins ditched the dome for a beautiful outdoor ballpark, boosted payroll to bring in experienced veterans and locked in MVP Joe Mauer for eight years. Then they beat up on the AL Central even without the injured Justin Morneau. Now they just have to figure out how to win in the postseason.

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The ball was in Johnny Damon’s glove…kinda.  And then it just popped out tonight in the bottom of the eighth inning as Jon Inglett went on to score the winning run from first for the Blue Jays with two outs.  2-1, Blue Jays take the opener.

It wasn’t just Johnny’s fault though.  Should he have been in center after playing left all year?  Well, that may explain one dropped ball, but the one he botched in the eighth was his second of the game.  What about Darrell Rasner?  Hell no.  Since mid-July, he’s been the 2008 Yankees’ answer to Aaron Small from a couple years back.

What about A-Rod getting nailed at second base after not hustling out of the box?  YES Network apologists notwithstanding, this was a dumb-ass move by the reigning MVP.  He didn’t hustle to first then tried to leg out a double on a blooper down the line.  If he runs the whole way, he makes it.  But he didn’t.  The leadoff man in the ninth should have been on second.  Then B.J. (why does an adult choose to call himself this?) Ryan closed the door.

Sure it’s one loss…but it’s the kind of loss playoff-bound teams don’t have.

All the Matsuis, (cough) Pavanos (cough), Hughes and Jobas in the world can’t save this season.

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