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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 [...]
New Twins Ad Features Joe Mauer In Bubble Wrap
16 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...
Mauer wins MVP title
3 days ago by
The iYankees Blog
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Joe Mauer, 26, has been named the American League’s Most Valuable Player after hitting a robust .365/.444/.587 in 2009. Remarkably, despite missing a month of time due to some significant back problems, Mauer hit 28 home runs and drove in 96 RBI, both of which are career highs...
Mauer Near-Unanimous Pick as American League M.V.P.
3 days ago by
New York Times 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.
Joe Mauer wins AL MVP
3 days ago by
Digital Sports Daily
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Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer has won the 2009 American League MVP award, as voted by the Baseball Writers Association of America. Mauer won 27 of 28 first place votes, the other first place vote going to Detroit Tigers first basemen Miguel Cabrera. New York Yankees first basement...
Minnesota Twins' Joe Mauer near-unanimous pick as AL's MVP
Joe Mauer has become only the second catcher in 33 years to win the American League Most Valuable Player Award.
Mauer receives all but one first-place vote to win AL MVP
3 days ago by
CBSSports.com
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Joe Mauer was only the second catcher in 33 years to win the American League Most Valuable Player Award.
Twins’ Mauer wins AL MVP award
Joe Mauer has become only the second catcher in 33 years to win the American League Most Valuable Player Award.
Twins' Mauer named '09 American League MVP
3 days ago by
Sports Illustrated
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Joe Mauer has become only the second catcher in 33 years to win the American League Most Valuable Player Award.
Twins' Mauer named 2009 American League MVP
NEW YORK (AP) -- Joe Mauer has become only the second catcher in 33 years to win the American League Most Valuable Player Award.
What Can Be Learned From the AL MVP Voting?
5 days ago by
Beyond the Box Score
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by Reinhold Matay - AP
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On Monday afternoon, I fully expect Joe Mauer to win his first MVP award after finishing sixth in 2006 and fourth last year. Joe lead the AL in batting average while hitting...
2009 DELAWARDS: AL MVP
3 days ago by
Sports Frog
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1. Joe Mauer, C, MIN: 606 PA, 28 HR, 4 SB, .365/.444/.587
2. Derek Jeter, SS, NYA: 716 PA, 18 HR, 30 SB, .334/.406/.465
3. Ben Zobrist, 2B, TBA: 599 PA, 27 HR, 17 SB, .297/.405/.543
4. Zack Greinke, SP, KCA: 16-8, 229.3 IP, 2.16 ERA, 26.4% SO%, 4.4 SO/FP
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Mauer = MVP
3 days ago by
Over The Monster
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by Hannah Foslien - AP
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FILE - This is an Aug. 13, 2009, file photo showing Minnesota Twins' Joe Mauer hitting a three-run homer against the Kansas City Royals in the fifth inning of...
Twins' Mauer wins AL MVP award
2 days ago by
Washington Times
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NEW YORK | Joe Mauer sat behind a table on a podium in a conference room at the Metrodome when Justin Morneau shouted out the last question of the day. "Are you finally going to buy dinner now?" Morneau said to his teammate from the audience, one MVP to another. Mauer became...
BLS on Turkey Day: What are YOU thankful for in baseball?
1 day ago by
Big League Stew
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It's a great day here on The Stew as we celebrate what would have been Joe DiMaggio's 95th birthday while also piecing together our Myles Standish costumes for Thanksgiving.We'll be posting Alex Remington's latest stats lesson and our top 10 "big moment" home...
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...
Talking with Mauer
14 days ago by
Baseball Musings
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Joe Mauer. Photo: Icon SMIJoe Christensen sits down with IBWAA MVP Joe Mauer. Here Joe talks about the difficulties of stopping the running game with a young pitching staff:
Mauer remains one of the best defensive catchers in baseball, but this year’s numbers were down. According...
Joe Mauer Finally Gets His Mitts on an AL MVP Award
3 days ago by
Walkoff Walk
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Joe Mauer, whose last name means "wall" in German, has finally gotten his long-overdue AL MVP award, winning 27 of the 28 first place votes. He beat out such illustrious contenders as Derek Jeter and Mark Teixeira of the Yankees, and also Miguel Cabrera who received the...
Joe Mauer: AL MVP
3 days ago by
Sports Blog Net
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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...
Joe Posnanski: Pujols is headed to the Hall, along with these nine players under 30
1 day ago by
Sports Illustrated
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They're not yet 30, yet Albert Pujols and Joe Mauer are already near-locks for Cooperstown, says SI.com's Joe Posnanski. And they're not alone: These nine young stars are Hall-bound.
Phil Cuzzi Was Once Fired As Minor League Ump!
October 11, 2009 by
SPORTS by BROOKS
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Ed Price at AOL Fanhouse reports this weekend that Phil Cuzzi, the umpire who botched the Joe Mauer fly ball call that may have caused the Twins a win in Game 2 of the ALDS, was previously fired from professional umpiring after he failed to impress supervisors during call-ups from...
Ben Zobrist Finishes 8th in AL MVP Voting
Congrats to the much-deserving Joe Mauer.
Miguel Cabrera received a first place vote, Ben Zobrist did not finish above sixth on any ballot.
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Joe Mauer 2009 SBN AL MVP
14 days ago by
Halos Heaven
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The catcher for the Minnesota Twins, might have seen his team robbed in the playoffs but Joe Mauer is the SBN AL MVP. Voting particulars are after the page break - some Angels made it, take a peek and see if you agree...
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Joe Mauer for MVP
August 19, 2009 by
This Purist Bleeds Pinstripes
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A few weeks ago, some of you will no doubt be aware that I did a guest post on River Ave Blues arguing that Derek Jeter should walk away with the MVP. No disrespect to Jeter, who is still having an amazing season and an even more amazing road trip, but I need to change my vote. I have...
Adding More Instant Replay in Baseball
3 days ago by
Baseball Reflections
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Image by Scott Ableman via Flickr
Rumors and anecdotes have persisted regarding the declining quality of umpiring at the Major League level. The 2009 playoffs brought that discussion into sharp focus. Starting with the one-game playoff between Minnesota and Detroit...
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