We found out this morning that Denard Span spoke at the end if the meeting following the 11-2 drubbing by the Royals,
Twins manager Ron Gardenhire, at the end of this speech, asked if any player had something to add. Span, who said he began boiling over with frustration during the Royals' eight-run eighth inning, stood up.
``I didn't plan on it," Span said, ``but, at my church, they say, `when the spirit moves you, it moves you."
Span felt a player needed to say something.
``What are we going to do? Are we going to step up or are we going to lay down," Span said. ``I said I worked to hard to get here, we've worked too hard to get here."
Gardy was going to give Span a day off but told him that after that speech he had to be in the lineup.
``I guess I put my foot in my mouth," Span joked.
Michael Cuddyer, who has played in 25 of 26 games, is getting the day off. This is the tough thing for a manager to do, try to get the team on track but also keep the big picture in mind and not wear out key players.
