Joe Mauer
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - MAY 30: Joe Mauer #7 and Justin Morneau #33 of the Minnesota Twins congratulate Josh Willingham #16 on a two run home run during the fourth inning against the Oakland Athletics on May 30, 2012 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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It's neat to be able to have that ability to put a smile on a kid's face or anything like that
That's when things will really go south, if that starts ... I mean, there's frustration, don't get me wrong there. But the worst thing you can do is start pointing fingers and turning on each other. You've got to keep battling. Guys are playing hard and we've said it before, sometimes too hard. We're not always letting the game come to us. That's baseball; we've got to figure it out.
We've faced some guys that put together some good starts ... You just got to keep battling. That's baseball.More quotes »
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Twins overcome Bautista's 2 HRs to beat Blue Jays
said.Bautista hit two solo homers, raising his total at spacious Target Field to nine in nine career games. Minnesota stars Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau have hit seven home runs in 194 games at the 3-year-old ballpark.Eric Thames and Edwin Encarnacion also Read more »
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Boston Red Sox's Jarrod Saltalamacchia has seasoned nicely
is what Baseball America wrote about him at the time: "At 6-foot-4 and 200 pounds, the switch-hitting catcher drew comparisons to Joe Mauer -- more for his size than his defensive prowess -- but is more along the lines of Jason Varitek . "He's got more of 2:23 AM from ESPN Read more »
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A's swept by Twins, lose eighth straight
grinding it out and just find a solution.” The right-hander was in trouble right away with a leadoff double by Denard Span. Joe Mauer walked, and Willingham followed with a sharp single. Brian Dozier drove in another run with a single of his own. After Mauer from Santa Rosa Press Democrat Read more »
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Liriano pitches Twins past A's 4-0 for rare sweep
Tyson Ross in the fifth inning of their baseball game Wednesday, May 30, 2012 in Minneapolis. Photo: AP / AP Minnesota Twins Joe Mauer is congratulated by Twins Justin Morneau after scoring on a hit by Brian Dozier off Oakland Athletics pitcher Tyson Ross from Beaumont Enterprise Read more »
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Tweet the Vote for your favorite Twins
official hashtag is #TwinStars, and there are player-specific hashtags for players such as Josh Willingham (#hamsansity), Joe Mauer (#NotYourAverageJoe) and Denard Span (#Spantastic). Fans can cast their votes for starters up to 25 times at MLB.com and all from MLB.com Read more »
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Morneau ties, Capps saves Twins 5-4 win over A's
Mauer hustled for an infield single, stole second base and scored after Josh Willingham's walk when Morneau went the opposite way for a bloop down the line with the left fielder Cowgill shifted right. Ryan Doumit followed with the go-ahead sacrifice fly. "I from Sify Read more »
