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Yesterday was Minnesota Twins first baseman/designated hitter Justin Morneau’s 32nd birthday. What is interesting about Justin Morneau ?

Justin Morneau’s full name is Justin Earnest George Morneau. He is Canadian.
Justin Morneau won the 2006 AL MVP. He hit .321 with 34 home runs and 13o RBI.
Justin Morneau is only 32 years old.
Justin Morneau is 0-14 for his career against Bartolo Colon.
Justin Morneau is 0-7 for his career against Ted Lilly.
Justin Morneau is 3-3 with 2 home runs for his career against Hiroki Kuroda.
Justin Morneau has faced Daniel Bard 5 times. He was unintentionally walked three times, and intentionally walked twice.

Here are some of my favorite pictures of Justin Morneau:

Today is San Diego Padres reliever Luke Gregerson’s 29th birthday. What is interesting about Luke Gregerson ?

Before the 2009 season, Luke Gregerson was traded to the Padres for infielder Khalil Greene, one of the weirdest looking players of all time.
Luke Gregerson has a 2.81 career ERA in 298.1 innings.
In 2012, 70% of the pitches Luke Gregerson threw were sliders.
For his career, Luke Gregerson has thrown 58% sliders.
Luke Gregerson throws a lot of sliders.
Luke Gregerson throws three different sliders.
Luke Gregerson holds the major league record for holds in a single season, with 40 in 2010.
For his career, Chad Tracy is 3-3 with three home runs and 6 RBI against Luke Gregerson. That’s a 5.000 OPS.
For his career, David Wright is 1-7 with five strikeouts against Luke Gregerson.

Here are some of my favorite pictures of Luke Gregerson:

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