JOE MAUER NEWS
Joe Mauer Will Win the AL MVP
9 days ago by
Knuckle Curve
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The American League Most Valuable Player Award hasn’t been handed out but we already know the winner. The New York area will try to hype up Derek Jeter or Mark Teixeira for the award but the catcher in up in Minnesota is by far the most deserving player in the league.
Joe Mauer...
Hey Konishi, Go Fukudome
7 days ago by
Sports Crackle Pop
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Despite winning his second straight batting title and having a season for the ages, Joe Mauer still has haters. The Minnesota Twin fell one vote shy of becoming the first catcher to win the Most Valuable Player Award by a unanimous vote, thanks to a Japanese writer who either needs...
My top 25 Twins prospects
3 hours ago by
Twinkie Town
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Everybody loves prospects lists. This is my 25th year of compiling one. I have to say I am not very systematic about it. I spend a lot of time reading about prospects, looking at stats and following minor league games. I then formulate an intuitive ranking, based on some hybrid...
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 [...]
Mauer wins AL MVP in landslide vote; Teixeira 2nd
8 days ago by
Fox Sports
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Joe Mauer has become only the second catcher in 33 years to win the American League Most Valuable Player Award.
The Minnesota Twins star was a near-unanimous winner in voting announced Monday by the Baseball Writers' Association of America, receiving 27 of 28 first-place votes...
Seriously, Someone Voted For Miguel Cabrera?
For Jon Heyman and the rest of the reactionary “Keith Law should lose his ballot” crowd, I present the following comparison between Joe Mauer and Miguel Cabrera. Singles: Mauer +2 Doubles: Cabrera +4 Triples: Mauer +1 Home Runs: Cabrera +6 Runs: Cabrera +2 RBI: Cabrera...
Mauer the Likely Winner, but Once Murdered a Moose
8 days ago by
Sports Blog Net
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Joe Mauer is the likely MVP this season. Its hard to argue against his .365 average with 28 homeruns and 96 RBI's, but his numbers are just apart of the story. Mauer's performance this season led the Twins right into the playoffs, and that makes him pretty valuable. However...
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...
Shanoff's WUC: Saints, Weis, Bowden, Tiger
14 hours ago by
The Sporting Blog
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Today's Calls: Saints vs. Patriots, Charlie Weis vs. Bobby Bowden, Tiger Woods vs. Pressure, Joe Mauer vs. the Twins, Florida vs. Alabama, John Wall vs. DeMarcus Cousins, Brandon Jennings vs. Derrick Rose, Monta Ellis vs. Carlos Boozer, Serena vs. the US Open, Grady Sizemore vs...
Joe Posnanski: Mauer is not only AL MVP, he's also baseball's most valuable player
In winning the MVP Award this season, Twins catcher Joe Mauer not only validated his importance in the American League, but as the best player in the majors, writes Joe Posnanski.
New Twins Ad Features Joe Mauer In Bubble Wrap
21 days ago by
SPORTS by BROOKS
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The Minnesota Twins are leaving the Metrodome and relocating to the brand-new state-of-the-art Target Field. To remind fans of this fact, the Twins have put together a TV commercial showing movers at the new digs delivering the goods - such as boxes, championship trophies, and Joe...
Borden: Replace Popo With Current MVP
7 days ago by
The Evil Empire
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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. I believe so too.More from Sam:What would Mauer mean to the Yankees? Plenty. Pitching is forever the holy grail for success...
Put Away Your Calculators. Joe Mauer Is MVP
Indignant nerds everywhere have been ordered to stand down. Your numerically eviscerating PowerPoint presentation about Derek Jeter's faults is both lovely and precise, but will not be needed this year. [MPR]
Hypothetically Speaking: The Joe Mauer Contract Extension
7 days ago by
Jorge Says No
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Now that Joe Mauer has been named the 2009 AL MVP, the focus shifts to the real drama now: will the Twins sign Mauer to a contract extension?For those Twins fans fearful that this year's MVP award will make it more difficult to keep Joe Mauer past 2010, General Manager Bill Smith...
Landslide for Mauer
8 days ago by
Baseball Musings
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Joe Mauer wins the BBWAA AL MVP Award in a landslide. He received 27 of 28 first place votes and one second place vote. The other first place vote went to Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers. Mark Teixeira finishes second and Derek Jeter third as they seem to have split the Yankees [...]
Mauer so dominant, the real race was for 2nd place
8 days ago by
Fox Sports
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Joe Mauer was the right call for MVP. So why wasn't he the unanimous choice? Ken Rosenthal breaks down the writers' votes.
Joe Mauer: 2009 AL MVP
8 days ago by
Upper Deck Blog
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When the 2009 season started, Joe Mauer was in a lot of pain. He had an offseason kidney obstruction that turned into an inflamed joint, leading to a month on the shelf. During his absence, the Twins barely played .500 baseball, winning 11 of 22 games.
Mauer returned on May 1st, slugging...
Mauer Wins 2009 MVP and I Am At Peace
8 days ago by
Sports Cards Uncensored
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Rant avoided. Thank god.The votes are in and Joe Mauer is the 2009 AL MVP. I cannot express how happy that makes me, as Mauer is my favorite player and definitely gives new meaning to small market success. Morneau may have won in 2006, but he didn’t really deserve it over some of...
Mauer almost unanimous AL MVP
8 days ago by
Fox Sports
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Joe Mauer was a way-above-average Joe in 2009. And the baseball writers took notice, naming the Twins catcher the AL MVP.
Mauer receives all but one first-place vote in winning AL MVP
8 days ago by
CBSSports.com
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Joe Mauer became only the second catcher in 33 years to win the American League Most Valuable Player Award, finishing first in a near-unanimous vote Monday.
Fantasy Baseball Profile: Joe Mauer
4 days ago by
Fantasy Baseball Dugout
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On Monday afternoon, Joe Mauer was named the American League MVP with 27 of 28 possible first place votes. Some dude in Seattle voted for Miguel Cabrera with the other 1st place vote, but you probably knew that already.
When you consider the fact that Mauer missed the month of April...
Joe Mauer: AL MVP
Various sources are reporting that Joe Mauer has been named MVP of the American League, receiving 27 of 28 possible first place votes. The other first-place vote went to Miguel Cabrera of Detroit. Mark Teixera finished second, with teammate Derek Jeter third; Cabrera finished fourth...
Ted Keith: Just how valuable is Joe Mauer? We'll likely find out next year
8 days ago by
Sports Illustrated
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There hasn't been a mass courtship, via free agency, of MLB's best catcher in almost 15 years. But that'll change next winter, if Joe Mauer opts to leave his home state, writes Ted Keith.
American League MVP Watch
8 days ago by
Viva El Birdos
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by Ted S. Warren - AP
5 months ago:
Seattle Mariners third baseman Adrian Beltre runs down Minnesota Twins' Joe Mauer for an out as Mauer tries to steal home in the 10th inning of a MLB baseball game Friday...
Mauer Wins MVP, Tex and Jeter Finish 2nd and 3rd
8 days ago by
Sliding Into Home
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Like everyone pretty much expected, Joe Mauer was named AL MVP today. Mauer clearly had the best year out of anyone in the the league, finishing the year hitting .365/.444/.587 with 28 HR and 96 RBI. He nearly won a unanimous vote, taking 27 of 28 first-place votes and finishing with...
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