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.

Mauer and Getting Old
joeposnanski.com 5/26/2009 — Funny thing about growing old. You know it’s coming, you feel it coming … and yet somehow you never see it coming. This is my life on a fairly daily basis, though I thought it especially telling the other day when someone was trying to ...

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 ...

The Greatness Of Joe Mauer
fangraphs.com 6/20/2009 — On the front page, over there on the right hand side, you’ll see some top five leaderboards for our win based statistics that we track on the site - WAR and WPA. If you look at the top of the list for batters in WAR, you’ll notice Joe ...

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 ...

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 ...

Mauer’s Fans
baseballmusings.com 5/26/2009 — Joe Posnanski nails the conventional wisdom on Joe Mauer : I felt so strongly that Mauer was the league’s MVP last year, that I voted for him … one of two people who did. It just seemed to me that a Gold Glove catcher who leads the league in hitting and is second in on-base percentage is a ...

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. ...

He's Not Baby Jesus; He's Joe Mauer
bleacherreport.com 6/17/2009 — Long after were all gone, people of the year 4718 will uncover some long lost DVDs. Scientists will analyze these videos for years upon years trying to figure out who it is. Some will say he was the prophet. Other may say he's God's second ...

Up next for Angels: vs. White Sox — L.A. Times - Baseball News 5/25/2009
Ervin Santana makes his third start of the season tonight. > VS. CHICAGO

Around the Majors, May 24: Sizemore, Soto, Dunn, and More — Bleacher Report - MLB 5/25/2009
Grady Sizemore is showing signs of coming to life.  Geovany Soto just can’t seem to get things on track.  Adam Dunn continues to do his thing, even in Washington.  Let’s look at these stories and all the rest from ...

What's Making Me Talk: Jake Peavy Says No to Chicago, for Now — Bleacher Report - MLB 5/25/2009
Happy Memorial Day to you and yours, I hope you spend it doing what we should all do on Memorial Day. Eat and watch baseball, of course. In fact, Memorial Day includes three of my favorite things in life and they all begin with the letter B .  ...

Fantasy Baseball News and Notes For May 25, 2009 — Bleacher Report - MLB 5/25/2009
News and notes from around the Fantasy Baseball world: Brandon Phillips (CIN-2B): Phillips suffered a hairline fracture in his right thumb on Saturday while fielding a ground ball. Phillips is going to try and play through the injury, which is good ...

Fantasy Baseball: Week Eight Rundown — Bleacher Report - MLB 5/25/2009
Week Eight Rundown                 After a long weekend of interleague play, teams are now getting back to their regular schedules.  Memorial Day will have a full ...