Fans of the reigning American League Most Valuable Player Justin Morneau have developed a website dedicated to the Minnesota Twins’ first-baseman. JustinMorneau.com.
The site was developed during the second half of the 2006 season when Morneau went on his MVP tear. The man in charge of the site, Shaun Hagglund, remembers how it all started.
“A graphic designer friend, Ben Peters, came up with the ‘33 For MVP’ slogan and t-shirt design and we ran a grassroots campaign to get Morneau ‘Elected’ the MVP,” says Mr. Hagglund.
“We originally hoped to sell a few dozen shirts but ended up going through a couple of thousand,” added Mr. Hagglund.
From there, permission was asked to put together the fan site to which Morneau agreed under the condition that a portion of the proceeds be donated to Baseball
The site contains a News and Notes section on the former Junior and Senior National Teams member and a Fan Shop where fans can get merchandise such as hats, t-shirts, bats and autographs. There is also a Message Board where fans can talk about Justin or baseball in general.
To visit the site, click on the logo or visit http://justinmorneau.com.
