Little video narrated by Justin Morneau on Mauer's election.
I thought Mauer had no shot to get in this year say 6 months ago and he'd have to slowly climb to get his shot, happy to be wrong.
WinfieldThat's now 4 kids from St Paul MN in the baseball HOF. Unreal.
Little video narrated by Justin Morneau on Mauer's election.
I thought Mauer had no shot to get in this year say 6 months ago and he'd have to slowly climb to get his shot, happy to be wrong.
I still think they end up trading for a solid starting pitcher. Been hearing some Alek Manoah rumors.So… it appears this TV stuff is really limiting the Twins ability to be aggressive at all in the middle of their chance to be really competitive window. That anyone else’s read on their roster?
Man, I hate to do this, but I have to pose a contrarian opinion regarding Mauer in the HOF. The guy was the most overpaid singles/slap hitter the game has ever seen. Couldn't hit for power at all, save for one blip season where he had 28. Don't think he was ever over 20 again, might not have ever even surpassed 15 if memory serves. He was great at the things he was good at, but ultimately was in imperfect player that got paid too much money by a cash-strapped front office that struggled to build anything more than divisional round playoff teams during his career. I like Joe a lot as a human and loved watching him in his prime years when he was still a catcher, but by the last 4-5 years of his career I was really hoping the Twins would move on from him and his contract. His deal is a lot like the Vikings Kirk Cousins situation in my opinion.
He was probably one of the best catchers of his era. Can you name 5 better catchers that played in his era? Buster Posey? Yadier Molina?... And who else? He for sure had a HOF careerMan, I hate to do this, but I have to pose a contrarian opinion regarding Mauer in the HOF. The guy was the most overpaid singles/slap hitter the game has ever seen. Couldn't hit for power at all, save for one blip season where he had 28. Don't think he was ever over 20 again, might not have ever even surpassed 15 if memory serves. He was great at the things he was good at, but ultimately was in imperfect player that got paid too much money by a cash-strapped front office that struggled to build anything more than divisional round playoff teams during his career. I like Joe a lot as a human and loved watching him in his prime years when he was still a catcher, but by the last 4-5 years of his career I was really hoping the Twins would move on from him and his contract. His deal is a lot like the Vikings Kirk Cousins situation in my opinion.
Catcher? No. He was a poor first baseman, offensively at least.He was probably one of the best catchers of his era. Can you name 5 better catchers that played in his era? Buster Posey? Yadier Molina?... And who else? He for sure had a HOF career
Eh, he played about as much Catcher as Buster Posey. No one is going to argue Posey isn't a HOFer. Mauer actually has 10 higher career WARCatcher? No. He was a poor first baseman, offensively at least.
Perhaps I am being a bit harsh then. Could be I have some recency bias looking on it now.Eh, he played about as much Catcher as Buster Posey. No one is going to argue Posey isn't a HOFer. Mauer actually has 10 higher career WAR
He also hit a ton of doubles. Not fair at all to call him a slap singles hitter.Perhaps I am being a bit harsh then. Could be I have some recency bias looking on it now.
Also...that swing was perfection, and his hits weren't slaps.He also hit a ton of doubles. Not fair at all to call him a slap singles hitter.