thebiglead.com - 5/29/2009
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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 servitude ends after next season. The Twins have ...
stylepointsblog.com - 6/1/2009
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stylepointsblog.com —
Contributor Chuck Knoblockhead (Not yet executed at deadspin!)
would like to share his harrowing portrayal of Joe...
Mauer with the fine viewing audience of Style Points. We were more than happy to oblige. [Mauer hits a line drive to left field ...
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A Day in the Life of Joe Mauer
twins-territory.com - 5/28/2009
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twins-territory.com —
** What Joe Mauer is doing currently is
hard to fathom. After hitting nine homeruns last season...
in over 500 at-bats, Joe Mauer has hit nine in under 80 at-bats, and in less than a full month of play. Mauer is on pace to hit over 60 homeruns. While that surely won't happen, it's amazing how fast ...
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Random Thoughts
bugsandcranks.com - 5/28/2009
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bugsandcranks.com —
Word on the street had Elton John requesting
autographed photos of both Mauer and Morneau while recently...
in the Cities, which left Mauer asking, “What do I write to Elton John?” So, how would you have Mauer and/or Morneau address Sir Elton before scribbling their signature on the glossy?
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Don't Go Breaking My Heart
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The Morning After: May 29, 2009
Sparty and Friends —
... I finally had to take a 20 min rest, I read Bill Simmons latest article. I agree with about half of it. Enough with the whining about how the Knicks and the Pistons ruined the game.
It makes me so happy to see Shannon Brown doing well. But he still pisses me of because him and Neitzel would have tore it up for his senior.
DeJuan Blair is out to prove he is no Stanley Roberts.
The Joe Mauer to _____ is already underway. I say he never leaves Minny.
Sergio Garcia is a prom queen ...
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