Kendrys Morales is tired of watching games.
He contacted one of the coaches last night - the guess here it was Bobby Cuellar - and told him to tell manager Ron Gardenhire that he was ready to play. So Morales, who has not played an organized game of baseball since Sept, 29, in tonight's lineup. The rust gets knocked off starting tonight.
``He's been sitting for four months," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. ``He's thought about it. He watched the game yesterday and he wants to play. I'vve got no problem with that. I told him he's got to let me know how he's feeling."
Morales has been working out at Scott Boras' facility in Florida facing some pitching down there and working out six days a week. Will that be enough for him to shorten this adjustment period? We will see.
``Hopefully he will hit three home runs, and we'll go from there," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said.
Morales is out of options and can't go down to the minors to get ready. So the Twins are in unchartered territory.
``I have never done this before," Gardy said. ``He wants to play. He's been working out. He's been swinging against pitchers down there, in Florida. Against guys who are looking for jobs. And he's been hitting off those guys, it's good enough for me. You can wait wo weeks. You can wait three or four days. I don't have a timeframe. He's been working out.
``Here we are. We put him in there. I'm excited about it. It gives me something to be more entertained about.."
