Tag Archives: Joe Mauer
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Joe Mauer, a.k.a. Mr. Twin, Is Having Twins!
We already knew that Joe Mauer was Mr. Minnesota. The guy played baseball, basketball, and football for Cretin-Derham Hall High School in Saint Paul and became the first person ever to be selected as USA Today’s High School Player of the year in two sports—football in 2000, baseball in 2001. But of course, he turned [...]
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11 MLB Players Who Need Big Comebacks In 2012
It’s hard to believe, but Major League Baseball’s Opening Day is now only three weeks away, and fans are starting to get pumped. Last week we took a look at some of the game’s aging stars who should just forget forget about one more comeback and retire already. So today we take a look at [...]
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The Stat Line of the Night – 8/18/10 – Joe Mauer
Joe Mauer may not be dominating like he did last year in his MVP season, but he’s still having a tremendous year for the first place Minnesota Twins. Last night he helped his ballclub increase their lead over the flailing White Sox. Mauer gave Gavin Floyd and the rest of the Sox pitchers fits. He [...]
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New Twins Commercial Features Joe Mauer in Bubble Wrap (Video)
The Minnesota Twins are finally leaving what is arguably the worst stadium in Major League Baseball, the Metrodome, for a brand new field. The new state-of-the-art facility will be known as Target Field and will finally allow the Twins to play on a field that doesn’t feel like a giant landfill. To commemorate this new [...]
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Twins Joe Mauer Robbed Of A Fair Ball In The 11th (Video)
Total Pro Sports – With all the drama that unfolded as the Twins booked their spot in the 2009 MLB playoffs, many believed they just may be destined to win. After witnessing blown calls like this, that may not be the case. With the game tied at 3-3 in the top of the 11th inning, [...]
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Revisiting The Joe Mauer Pitch Tipping
Total Pro Sports – Earlier in the week we posted a video of Joe Mauer tipping pitches to Jason Cubel during game two of a double-header between the Minnesota Twins and the Detroit Tigers. The video by Tony Faust, a 28-year-old graphic designer who lives in Maple Grove and is a Twins fan, was discovered [...]
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Joe Mauer Will Do Anything To Win, Including Cheating?
Total Pro Sports – There are not many intriguing playoff races left in the Majors this season. In fact, most would argue that only one remains and it is between the Detroit Tigers and the Minnesota Twins for top spot in the AL Central. The two teams met yesterday in a double-header after Monday’s game [...]
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The Stat Line Of The Night – 08/18/09 – Joe Mauer
Total Pro Sports – The Minnesota Twins are not completely out of playoff contention, sitting only 6.5 games back in the American League Central, but last night they were also playing the role of spoiler against the wild card leading Texas Rangers. Setting the tone was all-star catcher Joe Mauer as the Rangers’ pitching could [...]
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Milton Bradley’s Kindness Results In Terrible Error
Total Pro Sports – Friday June 12th may go down as Milton Bradley’s worst day of work ever. When considering the types of days this Chicago Cubs outfielder has had, that can be quite scary. If he is looking for ways to deal with the expected taunting from fans, he will likely want to avoid [...]
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Twins Manager Ron Gardenhire Gets Call Changed After Yelling At The Ump
Total Pro Sports – Have you seen Twins manager Ron Gardenhire in any of the recent Star Wars episodes? There is now reason to believe he may have the force. After all, he is likely the first coach, manager or player in any sport to yell at an official and get them to change their [...]
