Perhaps you've already read the news on www.twincities.com, but if not, here you go: Jeff Cirillo said the irritated minscus tear in his left knee is not improving and he will likely have arthroscopic surgery to repair it.
Cirillo said doctors would evaluate him before tonight's game and the final decision would be made after that.
Juan Rincon's neck is still pretty stiff, Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. Gardenhire did not yet know if Rincon would be available when he spoke with reporters before the series opener against the Yankees.
Lineups:
Minnesota
Luis Castillo 2B
Nick Punto 3B
Joe Mauer C
Michael Cuddyer RF
Justin Morneau 1B
Torii Hunter CF
Jason Kubel LF
Mike Redmond DH
Jason Bartlett SS
Sidney Ponson P
New York
Johnny Damon CF
Derek Jeter SS
Bobby Abreu RF
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Jason Giambi DH
Jorge Posada C
Robinson Cano 2B
Doug Mientkiewicz 1B
Melky Cabrera LF
Carl Pavano P
Monday, April 9, 2007
Sunday, April 8, 2007
Still chilly in the Windy City
The projected game-time temperature tiday is 37 degrees, a bit warmer than Saturday, but not noticeably.
Juan Rincon is nursing a sore neck. He wasn't available to pitch yesterday because of it, and manager Ron Gardenhire said Rincon still seemed pretty sore today. Gardenhire said he didn't know if Rincon would be available for use today.
Rondell White said his calf is feeling a little better today. He spent Saturday evening icing, soaking it in hot water in his hotel bathtub, and watching We are Marshall. He's still day to day.
Jeff Cirillo is again available to pinch hit, though Gardenhire said if Cirillo gets on base, he'll have to pinch run for him.
With that, lineups.
Minnesota
Luis Castillo 2B
Nick Punto 3B
Joe Mauer C
Michael Cuddyer RF
Justin Morneau 1B
Torii Hunter CF
Mike Redmond DH
Jason Tyner LF
Jason Bartlett SS
Johan Santana P
White Sox
Pablo Ozuna LF
Darin Erstad CF
Paul Konerko 1B
Jim Thome DH
Jermaine Dye RF
Joe Crede 3B
A.J. Pierzynski C
Tadahito Iguchi 2B
Juan Uribe SS
John Danks P
Juan Rincon is nursing a sore neck. He wasn't available to pitch yesterday because of it, and manager Ron Gardenhire said Rincon still seemed pretty sore today. Gardenhire said he didn't know if Rincon would be available for use today.
Rondell White said his calf is feeling a little better today. He spent Saturday evening icing, soaking it in hot water in his hotel bathtub, and watching We are Marshall. He's still day to day.
Jeff Cirillo is again available to pinch hit, though Gardenhire said if Cirillo gets on base, he'll have to pinch run for him.
With that, lineups.
Minnesota
Luis Castillo 2B
Nick Punto 3B
Joe Mauer C
Michael Cuddyer RF
Justin Morneau 1B
Torii Hunter CF
Mike Redmond DH
Jason Tyner LF
Jason Bartlett SS
Johan Santana P
White Sox
Pablo Ozuna LF
Darin Erstad CF
Paul Konerko 1B
Jim Thome DH
Jermaine Dye RF
Joe Crede 3B
A.J. Pierzynski C
Tadahito Iguchi 2B
Juan Uribe SS
John Danks P
Saturday, April 7, 2007
White scratched, Tyner in
Rondell White strained his right calf muscle during pre-game warmups. He's day to day. Jason Tyner is replacing him in left field.
The lineup is now:
Castillo 2B
Punto 3B
Mauer C
Cuddyer RF
Morneau 1B
Hunter CF
Kubel DH
Tyner LF
Bartlett SS
The lineup is now:
Castillo 2B
Punto 3B
Mauer C
Cuddyer RF
Morneau 1B
Hunter CF
Kubel DH
Tyner LF
Bartlett SS
Cold in Chicago!
It is quite chilly here in Chicago. The snow showers forecasted haven't come yet, but we'll see how this all ends up.
Jeff Cirillo said his agility work went well on Friday, and he's available to pinch hit today. Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said he'd like to keep Cirillo out of action because of the cold weather.
Not too much going on here at U.S. Cellular right now, so I'll leave with the lineups.
Minnesota
Luis Castillo 2B
Nick Punto 3B
Joe Mauer C
Michael Cuddyer RF
Justin Morneau 1B
Torii Hunter CF
Rondell White LF
Jason Kubel DH
Jason Bartlett SS
Carlos Silva P
Chicago
Scott Podsednik LF
Darin Erstad CF
Jim Thome DH
Paul Konerko 1B
Jermaine Dye RF
Joe Crede 3B
A.J. Perzynski C
Tadahito Iguchi 2B
Juan Uribe SS
Javier Vazquez P
Jeff Cirillo said his agility work went well on Friday, and he's available to pinch hit today. Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said he'd like to keep Cirillo out of action because of the cold weather.
Not too much going on here at U.S. Cellular right now, so I'll leave with the lineups.
Minnesota
Luis Castillo 2B
Nick Punto 3B
Joe Mauer C
Michael Cuddyer RF
Justin Morneau 1B
Torii Hunter CF
Rondell White LF
Jason Kubel DH
Jason Bartlett SS
Carlos Silva P
Chicago
Scott Podsednik LF
Darin Erstad CF
Jim Thome DH
Paul Konerko 1B
Jermaine Dye RF
Joe Crede 3B
A.J. Perzynski C
Tadahito Iguchi 2B
Juan Uribe SS
Javier Vazquez P
Tuesday, April 3, 2007
One down, 161 to go
The rotation in Chicago this weekend will go Carlos Silva, Sidney Ponson and Johan Santana. That gives Santana an extra day's rest, something manager Ron Gardenhire said the ace needs after sitting through long offensive innings on Monday.
Jeff Cirillo is nursing a sore left knee. He's still available to pinch hit if necessary, but will receive a cortisone injection to help heal an injury he said flares up once in awhile.
Check out tomorrow's notebook for more on both those subjects and much, much more. Here are your lineups ... enjoy the game.
Minnesota
Luis Castillo 2B
Nick Punto 3B
Joe Mauer C
Michael Cuddyer RF
Justin Morneau 3
Torii Hunter CF
Rondell White LF
Jason Kubel DH
Jason Bartlett SS
Boof Bonser P
Baltimore
Brian Roberts 2B
Melvin Mora 3B
Nick Markakis RF
Miguel Tejada SS
Aubrey Huff 1B
Jay Gibbons LF
Kevin Millar DH
Corey Patterson CF
Alberto Castillo C
Daniel Cabrera P
Jeff Cirillo is nursing a sore left knee. He's still available to pinch hit if necessary, but will receive a cortisone injection to help heal an injury he said flares up once in awhile.
Check out tomorrow's notebook for more on both those subjects and much, much more. Here are your lineups ... enjoy the game.
Minnesota
Luis Castillo 2B
Nick Punto 3B
Joe Mauer C
Michael Cuddyer RF
Justin Morneau 3
Torii Hunter CF
Rondell White LF
Jason Kubel DH
Jason Bartlett SS
Boof Bonser P
Baltimore
Brian Roberts 2B
Melvin Mora 3B
Nick Markakis RF
Miguel Tejada SS
Aubrey Huff 1B
Jay Gibbons LF
Kevin Millar DH
Corey Patterson CF
Alberto Castillo C
Daniel Cabrera P
Monday, April 2, 2007
Opening Day lineups
The Twins have black armbands sewn onto the sleeves of their jerseys tonight in remembrance of Herb Carneal, who died yesterday. Eventually, the armbands will be replaced by patches the team will wear the whole season.
Just saw Brad Radke, who's throwing tonight's ceremonial first pitch, outside the Twins clubhouse, where he greeted each of his former teammates with hugs. Radke should be relaxing in retirement, but tonight, he said, "I'm nervous."
"Hopefully, I can either not airmail it or ... shorthop it."
With that, your lineups ...
Minnesota
Luis Castillo 2B
Nick Punto 3B
Joe Mauer C
Michael Cuddyer RF
Justin Morneau 1B
Torii Hunter CF
Rondell White LF
Jeff Cirillo DH
Jason Bartlett SS
Johan Santana LHP
Baltimore
Brian Roberts 2B
Melvin Mora 3B
Nick Markakis RF
Miguel Tejada SS
Aubrey Huff 1B
Jay Gibbons LF
Kevin Millar DH
Corey Patterson CF
Paul Bako C
Erik Bedard LHP
Just saw Brad Radke, who's throwing tonight's ceremonial first pitch, outside the Twins clubhouse, where he greeted each of his former teammates with hugs. Radke should be relaxing in retirement, but tonight, he said, "I'm nervous."
"Hopefully, I can either not airmail it or ... shorthop it."
With that, your lineups ...
Minnesota
Luis Castillo 2B
Nick Punto 3B
Joe Mauer C
Michael Cuddyer RF
Justin Morneau 1B
Torii Hunter CF
Rondell White LF
Jeff Cirillo DH
Jason Bartlett SS
Johan Santana LHP
Baltimore
Brian Roberts 2B
Melvin Mora 3B
Nick Markakis RF
Miguel Tejada SS
Aubrey Huff 1B
Jay Gibbons LF
Kevin Millar DH
Corey Patterson CF
Paul Bako C
Erik Bedard LHP
Sunday, April 1, 2007
A voice gone: Herb Carneal, 83, dies
Twins radio broadcaster Herb Carneal died Sunday morning at his home in Minnetonka because of congestive heart failure, the team said today.
"This is a sad day for the Minnesota Twins organization and millions of baseball fans across the Upper Midwest," Twins president Dave St. Peter said. "Herb Carneal's voice was the signature element of Twins baseball for multiple generations of fans.
"Clearly, he was one of the most beloved figures in Minnesota sports history. The Twins will proudly dedicate the 2007 season to the memory of Herb Carneal."
Carneal, a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, started calling Twins games in 1962, the team's second season in Minnesota. Since 1998, he had been calling only home games.
"This is a sad day for the Minnesota Twins organization and millions of baseball fans across the Upper Midwest," Twins president Dave St. Peter said. "Herb Carneal's voice was the signature element of Twins baseball for multiple generations of fans.
"Clearly, he was one of the most beloved figures in Minnesota sports history. The Twins will proudly dedicate the 2007 season to the memory of Herb Carneal."
Carneal, a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, started calling Twins games in 1962, the team's second season in Minnesota. Since 1998, he had been calling only home games.
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