Argument Won
baseballmusings.com 5/25/2009 — Ron Gardenhire just won an arguement with an umpire. It looked like Joe Mauer was hit on the hand with a pitch, but the home plate umpire called it a foul. Mauer came back to argue, as did Ron Gardenhire. They showed the ump the bruise of Joe’s hand, then Gardenhire became very animated ...

Unbelievable
sheffieldshouse.blogspot.com 5/25/2009 — The Milwaukee Brewers were swept by the Minnesota Twins. Fine, it happens. The Brew Crew didn't hit well during the series and they didn't pitch particularly well either. Fine, that happens now and then as well. Umpire changes call after manager argues. Say again? That's right, After Twins ...

Mauer’s Power Lifts Him Above the Rest
dugoutcentral.com 5/26/2009 — When you say Minnesota, I think blizzard, Mall of America, and funny, drawn out accents. In that order. What doesn’t necessarily spring to the forefront of my mind is the best player in baseball, and I can’t believe I am even uttering those words ...

Mauer's power lifts him above the rest
community.foxsports.com 5/25/2009 — When you say Minnesota, I think blizzard, Mall of America, and funny, drawn out accents. In that order. What doesn’t necessarily spring to the forefront of my mind is the best player in baseball, and I can’t believe I am even uttering those words after watching that guy in St. ...

Macha reacts to ESPN criticism
brewersbeat.mlblogs.com 5/26/2009 — Brewers manager Ken Macha must have heard that the ESPN Sunday Night Baseball crew was criticizing his relatively mild-mannered reaction to events in the seventh inning of Milwaukee's series-ending loss to the Twins. On Monday, Macha offered a bit of...

M&M Boys putting on a show in Minnesota
bases.newsvine.com 5/29/2009 — Joe Mauer was out of the lineup yesterday after starting 17 straight games, so instead of collecting multiple hits he just came off the bench with a two-run homer against Jonathan Papelbon that pulled the Twins to within one run in the ninth inning.

Comebacker
twinsgeek.blogspot.com 5/28/2009 — Sorry I've been gone. I honestly don't have a good reason. I just stopped writing, and I didn't start again. Kinda scary. Let's try and get back on the horse by throwing some various thoughts out there while watching this Twins/Red Sox game. Mauer ...

What Do the Twins Do With Joe Mauer?
thebiglead.com 5/29/2009 — Joe Mauer is not off to a bad start – .425/.514/.862. with 11 home runs in 87 AB. Nothing too exciting. He has a career 133 OPS+ as a catcher. He is just 26 years old. He is awesome. He is marketable. Teams covet him. Mauer’s indentured ...

Is there Anyone better than Mauer!
wiscosotasports.com 5/25/2009 — With Mauer now hitting for power is there any player in the MLB better than him. It took Mauer just 23 games and 77 at-bats for him to hit his 10th home run of the season. In his first full season he hit 9 home runs in 131 games and 489 at-bats. In his second year he hit 13 home runs in 140 ...

Mauer, Boggs, and sudden displays of power
bases.newsvine.com 5/22/2009 — Yesterday afternoon, while the White Sox were waiting to hear if Jake Peavy would accept a trade to Chicago, the Twins handed them a 20-1 thrashing that tied for the most lopsided loss in franchise history.

Red-hot Twins C Mauer gets day off (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News
Joe Mauer is taking his first day off in two weeks. The Minnesota catcher is hitting .438 and averaging a home run for every eight at-bats, but Twins manager Ron Gardenhire gave Mauer a needed rest for Monday's game against Boston. Mauer was hit by a ...

Streaking C Mauer gets the day off for Minnesota — Boston.com -- Baseball News
Joe Mauer is taking his first day off in two weeks. The Minnesota catcher is hitting .438 and averaging a home run for every eight at-bats, but Twins manager Ron Gardenhire gave Mauer a needed rest for Monday's game against Boston.

Streaking C Joe Mauer gets the day off for Minnesota — Red Sox & MLB - BostonHerald.com
MINNEAPOLIS - The temptation to leave Joe Mauer in the lineup every day has never been greater for Minnesota manager Ron Gardenhire, with the reigning AL batting champion...

Mauer, Crede out for ailing Twins — Major League Baseball News
Carlos Gomez was still in the lineup for Monday's series opener with the Red Sox after hitting his head on a revolving door. A few of Gomez's teammates, however, were not.

Morneau's slam helps Twins sweep Brewers (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News
Justin Morneau hit a grand slam, Scott Baker pitched into the ninth inning, and the Minnesota Twins completed a three-game sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers with a 6-3 victory Sunday night. Joe Mauer and Joe Crede also homered for Minnesota, which ...