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(Okay, this post is partly to fulfill a promise to Pat...)
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2003 Homer Hanky
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Beckett Baseball Preview cover - 2010
(Joe Mauer)
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Beckett Baseball cover - March 2010 issue #49
"AL MVP Joe Mauer, the Best Catcher in Baseball"
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ESPN Magazine cover - February 8, 2010
"Meet Joe Mauer - America's Fan-Friendliest Athlete!"
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2010 Major League Baseball Yearbook & Fantasy Guide cover
"Joe Mauer - Has Minnesota's star catcher become baseball's best hitter?"
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The Machine
Rhubarb_Runner  January 19, 2010, at 5:43 am  - (Sorry, but the time to add LTEs has expired) Beckett Baseball, rolodex
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Beckett Baseball cover - February 2003 issue #215
"Twins Catching Prospect Joe Mauer"
Rhubarb_Runner  January 18, 2010, at 5:45 am  - (Sorry, but the time to add LTEs has expired) Beckett Baseball, prospects
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Beckett Baseball cover - December 2003 issue #225
"TOP PROSPECTS" (Joe Mauer)
Rhubarb_Runner  December 28, 2009, at 6:24 am Sorry, but the time to add LTEs has expired 2008 Piece of History, Box Score Memories, Chicago White Sox, Upper Deck
2008 Upper Deck A Piece of History Box Score Memories #BSM-35 Justin Morneau [Jersey Red]
Rhubarb_Runner  December 22, 2009, at 6:36 am  - (Sorry, but the time to add LTEs has expired) 2008 Piece of History, Box Score Memories, Detroit Tigers, Upper Deck
2008 Upper Deck A Piece of History Box Score Memories #BSM-34 Mauer [Jersey Gold 13/75]
Rhubarb_Runner  August 30, 2009, at 8:45 pm  - (Sorry, but the time to add LTEs has expired) C. J. Wilson, Nick Punto
What the heck -- it's been a while since we had one of these. Surprise of surprises, LNP puts down a beautiful suicide squeeze and beats it out for a single. Unfortunately, now the scouts know where not to pitch him in the future in bunt situations -- right at [...]
Rhubarb_Runner  July 14, 2009, at 6:00 pm  - (Sorry, but the time to add LTEs has expired) All-Star Game, St. Louis
Welcome to the WGOM game log for the 80th All-Star Game, held this year at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri.
AL: Roy Halladay (0-0)
vs.
NL: Tim Lincecum (0-0)
Rhubarb_Runner  June 28, 2009, at 7:39 am  - (Sorry, but the time to add LTEs has expired) Joe Mauer, Sports Illustrated Cover
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Sports Illustrated magazine cover - June 29, 2009
The Case For
JOE MAUER
And Baseball History
Rhubarb_Runner  June 16, 2009, at 8:57 pm  - (Sorry, but the time to add LTEs has expired) Michael Cuddyer, Paul Maholm
6th inning, no outs: Cuddy exercises extreme focus and concentration in passing up the first three "balls" of the at bat. Kudos to NewGuy for his extreme concentration in catching it.
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Cup of Coffee  8 LTEs
A colleague of mine who is a big sports guy (primarily college) read Top Jimmy's column and told me that the Twins should trade Joe Mauer. What do I take from that? Joe's demands are large enough that some of the more casual fans are starting to get turned off by him.
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Retired WGOM Jokes
- "The Twins should have drafted Mark Prior."
Race to the Bottom: Highest Loss Totals in T-Wolves History 67: 1991-92
63: 1992-93
62: 1993-94
61: 1994-95
60: 1989-90, 2007-08
58: 2008-09
56: 1995-96
53: 1990-91
51: 2009-10
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In Response to Cup of Coffee: March 12, 2010,
hungry joe wrote: "Sometimes I think you have to be careful what you say," Guillen said.
socaltwinsfan wrote: Read somewhere that the Twins think they might sell out every game before Opening Day. Get your tickets now! Of course, this could be a PR strategy to cause people to panic and buy season…
freealonzo wrote: The Pmac-Reusse baseball conversations might be worth listening to. I agree with lack of KFAN baseball knowledge. Pmac will be missed. Btw Milt, I think I'm going to go the perv route and root for…
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Algonad wrote: I really want a Frito Lay rep to issue a press release saying they're offending by Guillen's comments.
Milt on Tilt wrote: It sounds as if you're not tapping x once the pitch meter reaches the white line? Or at least not very well.
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In Response to Cup of Coffee: March 11, 2010,
AMR wrote: You mean Aaron, Tim, Paige, and Katie?
Milt on Tilt wrote: It was criminally wrong. This is easily the worst season ever. I think I'm gonna tune out and just come back for the final 4
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In Response to Frank Sinatra and Antônio Carlos Jobim -- Girl From Ipanema,
brianS wrote: You want to be careful where you say such things. Johnny Fontane Mr. Sinatra has friends.
corybante wrote: Mr. Sinatra continues to leave me cold, at least it was short.
In Response to Cup of Coffee: March 10, 2010,
AMR wrote: Huh, he changed the article. Instead of Robert Fick, it used to say Mike Jacobs.
In Response to Happy Birthday--March 12,
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