sports.yahoo.com - 7/2/2009
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These are heady times for Joe Mauer . Not only is he a few plate appearances from qualifying for the league leader board and preparing for yet another All-Star trip, several teammates have started to leak the details of another post-baseball career for the all-universe catcher. According to ...
babeslovebaseball.com - 7/2/2009
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babeslovebaseball.com —
Joe Mauer has enough at bats to earn
another American League batting championship, and pretty soon, he'll...
have enough plate appearances.
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Man Muscles! Mauer Is Almost There
mvn.com - 7/7/2009
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mvn.com —
It's hard to believe, but the All-Star Game
is less than a week away. And since I...
like to write award columns about as much as Rick Reilly enjoys referencing teeth , I'm thrilled that the mid-season point gives me another chance to take on my favorite topic. First up is the ...
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Mid-Season Awards: American League
sportressofblogitude.com - 7/2/2009
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The Morning Bowl (July 2nd): Joe Mauer Aspiring To Be A Rapper Makes About As Much Sense As Me Aspiring To Be A D.A.R.E. Counselor
Sportress of Blogitude —
... • Joe Mauer is a wannabe MC. Please let this not be true. Please. It’s just not right, people. Stick to baseball, St. Paul Joe. [ Big League Stew ] • chilltown breaks down the Tour de France drug-free. Wait. Does that mean he’s not discussing drugs or that he wasn’t using them when he wrote it? [ ...
Happy Thoughts
"MyTeamRivals" via MyTeamRivals.com in Google Reader —
... Oh, come on, you know he's going to win it. There isn't anything he can't do. I do think it would be hilarious if Albert Pujols hit 60 bombs in the first round, only to lose to Mauer because he wore himself out. ...
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Major League Baseball News 7/2/2009
With the tremendous season that catcher Joe Mauer has been putting together after missing all of April, the other member of the Minnesota M&M; Boys has seen his impressive year go virtually unrecognized outside of his own clubhouse.
