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4 days ago by
Baseball Musings
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La Velle Neal reports on the Twins’ progress with getting an extension for Joe Mauer:
I spoke to someone with knowledge of Joe Mauer’s contract extension talks. There have been some general discussions but serious negotiations haven’t begun. I was told that talks should...
Mauer Near Unanimous MVP
15 days ago by
Twinkie Talk
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Joe Mauer is just the 2nd catcher in the last 33 years to win the AL MVP, and he did so in unanimous fashion. The Minnesota native hit .365/.444/.587 to lead the American League in all three categories. He also won the gold glove, and it was richly deserved.
Mauer had a career high in HRs [...]
Best All-Time Interpolated Seasons for Hitters
4 days ago by
Beyond the Box Score
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Joe Mauer had a great season, even though he missing a few games. He got me thinking of which players had great seasons going, but were cut short by injury or a shorter season. I decided to ignore regression (I wanted to name the article "F___ Regression"...
AL MVP: Minnesota Twins' Joe Mauer
by Andrew JohnsonFiled under: Twins, MLB AwardsTwins catcher Joe Mauer was a nearly unanimous selection for 2009 American League MVP by the Baseball Writers' Association of America, receiving 27 of 28 first-place votes to win the award in a landslide Monday. He beat out Yankee...
Borden: Replace Posada With Mauer
14 days ago by
Sliding Into Home
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American League MVP, Joe Mauer, is set to be a free agent at this time next year, and Sam Borden thinks it would be a good idea for the Yanks to make a run at him. So do I. Here's some more from Sam:What would Mauer mean to the Yankees? Plenty. Pitching is forever the holy grail...
Your AL MVP Is Joe Mauer
15 days ago by
No Guts, No Glory
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The MLB awards train has moved on to the MVP awards. Today, Minnesota catcher Joe Mauer was named AL MVP.
Joe Mauer, who won an unprecedented third batting championship for a catcher and helped propel the Minnesota Twins to the American League Central title, was elected the...
Mauer Takes Another Step Toward Cooperstown
15 days ago by
Bugs & Cranks
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Virtually limitless are the adjectives one could utilize to properly describe Joe Mauer — unbelievable, incredible, marvelous, unprecedented. One in particular, however, may hold credence above all others — historically significant.
In just six seasons, Mauer has already...
Joe Mauer Will Be Very Expensive
15 days ago by
Jorge Says No
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In his latest must read column, ESPN's Buster Olney outlines what the future holds for the soon to be AL MVP Joe Mauer:"And I'd say that my best guess is yes, the Twins will open the checkbook and spend big dollars to keep the superstar catcher, who will be told today...
Joe Mauer Wins Gold Glove. I Guess
28 days ago by
Twinkie Talk
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First of all, congrats to Joe Mauer on winning his 2nd Gold Glove in a row. He should have an impressive trophy case this winter with the gold glove, silver slugger and AL MVP.
However, I have a confession to make. The best word to describe my feelings about this is….apathetic...
Joe Mauer denies setting deadline for contract talks
7 days ago by
SportingNews.com
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Sporting News staff reports
American League MVP Joe Mauer on Tuesday denied a Yahoo! Sports report that said Mauer had set a deadline of opening day for contract negotiations with the Minnesota Twins. Mauer can become a free agent after next season.
Mauer texted the Twins...
Tuesday 11/24 Quickie: Notre Dame, Meyer, VY, Mauer, Pujols, Purdue, Jennings
14 days ago by
Dan Shanoff
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One of the things I enjoy most about writing the SN column is that I can take the various theories I'm working on here or over at the Teblog and take them "mainstream."The Notre Dame coaching story remains the hot topic of the week. If yesterday morning was about Weis...
Joe Mauer Wins AL MVP While 17 Voters Forget Who Ben Zobrist Is
15 days ago by
The Sporting Blog
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Joe Mauer started his season on the DL and ended it as the American League Most Valuable Player. There really was no other choice, as Mauer got 27 of the 28 first-place votes. It seems one of the BWAA members must be related to Miguel Cabrera, as that's the only way you can make...
Joe Mauer named A.L. MVP
15 days ago by
Lone Star Ball
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Joe Mauer has been named the A.L. MVP for 2009. Back in August, there seemed to be some sentiment that Mark Teixeira was the favorite and that Mauer would be on the outside looking in, but by the time the season ended that seemed to have shifted, and the question was whether...
Umpire Phil Cuzzi’s Blown Call on Joe Mauer Fly Ball Helped Give Yankees Win
October 09, 2009 by
Larry Brown
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Friday’s ALDS Game 2 had to be excruciating to watch for a Twins fan. They had opportunity after opportunity to put the Yankees away and couldn’t do it. Even with all their blown chances, a bad call by the umpire down the left field line in the top of the 11th cost them [...]
After locking up of AL MVP, it's time for Twins to lock up Mauer
15 days ago by
Big League Stew
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Great success! After a few months of the intangibles crowd being threatened with severe online mockery by the rest of us, Minnesota's Joe Mauer(notes) was rightly awarded with the first American League MVP of his career on Monday afternoon.The stud Twin Cities catcher received...
After locking up AL MVP, it's time for Twins to lock up Joe Mauer
15 days ago by
Big League Stew
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Great success! After a few months of the intangibles crowd being threatened with severe online mockery by the rest of us, Minnesota's Joe Mauer(notes) was rightly awarded with the first American League MVP of his career on Monday afternoon.The stud Twin Cities catcher received...
Twins hopeful about extension for MVP Mauer
14 days ago by
SportingNews.com
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Sporting News staff reports
After winning the AL MVP award on Monday, Twins catcher Joe Mauer quickly was peppered with questions about his future. The three-time AL batting champion will be a free agent after the 2010 season unless the two sides can reach an agreement on...
Man Muscles Dominates MVP Voting
15 days ago by
Babes Love Baseball
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Joe Mauer is your 2009 American League MVP. And rightfully so!Receiving 27 of 28 first-place tallies, Man Muscles nearly swept the voting. Mark Teixeira was second and his New York Yankees Derek Jeter finished third behind the Minnesota Twins catcher while Detroit Tigers' first...
JOE MAUER TIPS PITCHES
October 01, 2009 by
The World of Isaac
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Thanks to reader Tom for sending this over to me. I've always thought both the Twins and White Sox did this. Especially to pitchers like Verlander who they have no chance against. But with Joe Mauer doing it...Well, that's gotta sting to all the Twins fans that...
What Is Joe Mauer's Market Value?
16 days ago by
Twinkie Town
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Um...a lot?
FanGraphs converts WAR to a dollar value, by way of attempting to estimate what players would be worth on the open market. Naturally, after the exceptional season Joe Mauer had in 2009, that number is positively extortionate.
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Twins' Joe Mauer Wins AL MVP
15 days ago by
Biz of Baseball
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Joe Mauer, who won an unprecedented third batting championship for a catcher and helped propel the Minnesota Twins to the American League Central title, was elected the AL Most Valuable Player for 2009 in balloting by the BBWAA.
Mauer, the first catcher to lead his league in batting...
Twins’ Mauer earns much-deserved 2009 AL MVP award
15 days ago by
The Scores Report
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In a unanimous decision, Twins catcher Joe Mauer was named the 2009 American League’s Most Valuable Player on Monday. Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira and shortstop Derek Jeter finished second and third, respectively.
Mauer received 27 of 28 first-place votes after leading the...
Fantasy Baseball: Early Mock Draft-Round 1, Pick 9
18 days ago by
Fake Teams
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Joe Mauer. C, Min
It seemed like in all of the playoff/championship matchups I was in this year, Mauer seemed to be on the opposing team. Usually drafted in...
Athletes Over For Thanksgiving
13 days ago by
Babes Love Baseball
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After being invited to partake in Steady Burn’s Thanksgiving Menu live draft this morning, it occurred to me that I honestly would’nt mind wrapping Joe Mauer in some bacon and having him for Thanksgiving supper. Then that idea snowballed into this post you’re suffering through...
Twins Trade Joe Mauer: Maybe Not As Far Fetched As Some May Think
4 days ago by
Sports Blog Net
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It’s December and that means the only fun thing happening in baseball is the free agent signings. Unfortunately, the signing is off to an incredibly slow start. A few years ago, saying that Billy Wagner was the biggest name to get signed wouldn’t be so bad, but now it makes people...
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