Brock Beauchamp
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I hate to agree with Chief on anything Mauer related but it wouldn’t have killed Joe to swing at that 2-0 pitch. I’m not one to get too down on Joe because his approach is so consistent and solid but that doesn’t mean it isn’t occasionally aggravating, either. -
I don't know what else it could be but the concussion. It's not as if he has changed his approach or defenses stopped shifting against him. I'm really relieved to see the old Joe back, aged to 34 years. I was a strong supporter of the contract because he always seemed like the type of player who would age gracefully. Unfortunately, it's unlikely we'll ever know how gracefully he would have aged had he not suffered the concussion.
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Yeah... that was a really awkward way to put it.
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Yeah... Look at this article written before the 2014 season. https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/leaderboarding-best-hitting-catchers-in-baseball-history/ Mauer is first in batting average, first in OBP, and second in OPS on the catcher leaderboard. What more did the guy need to do to be considered amazing and/or legendary?
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I guess being one of the top ten catchers of all time for a decade isn't good enough for some people.
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I will concede that Mauer isn't "clutch" in the sense that he'll take that walk all day long if the pitcher gives it to him. But is it really fair to compare him to the rest of first basemen when RBI are so homerun-driven and Mauer doesn't hit homeruns? We all love home runs but I thought one of the sticking points of the Moneyball era was "don't get out". I'm not dogging home runs but if you gave me a choice of Wade Boggs or Jim Rice, I'd choose the former.
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This is a fun read. John Sickels is a smart guy. http://www.espn.com/mlb/columns/story?id=1764708
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Interesting way to analyze it and that's where many MLB teams have landed: a position player is a better bet than a pitcher. But I think Mauer should be viewed a bit differently: imagine Hunter Greene with a curveball. Mauer wasn't just a prep catcher: he was a prep catcher with such a refined approach that he was more Bryce Harper than Luke Hochevar.
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Half a dose of quaintness, half a dose of underlying bias how it's just "fascinating" that someone from a primitive culture could learn how to hit a ball as well as an American.
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It's almost as if people forget that Kluber is one of the best pitchers of his generation. Almost.
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I didn't really mean to target you with that post, I just get frustrated how Minnesotans could watch such an amazing player and not appreciate him appropriately. Joe Mauer was a legendary catcher for 5-6 seasons. He was a good catcher for 3-4 more. It's a shame that he doesn't get the credit he deserves.
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Fair enough.
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Eight plate appearances. I mean, there are things to dislike about lots of things, but... Ryan Lamarre? Also... Joe Mauer had an OPS over 1.000 going into the night.
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Well, that's why they're playing these games in San Juan.
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Puerto Ricans probably care.
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Either way, the word country is not a proper noun or title and because we don't live in the Victorian era, we don't capitalize things because we want to make them more important and/or interesting.
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South Dakota: At Least We're Not North Dakota™
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Most of Minnesota is still shoveling out their cars.
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Who blinks first? Odorizzi or Odorizzi?
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Article: Twins vs. Indians Series Preview
Brock Beauchamp replied to Andrew Thares's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
I don't really disagree but this is a team that just took two out of three from the Astros and I have a hard time seeing how Cleveland is better than Houston. But three games do not make a season. -
Hey, my negativity worked its way to a walk!
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Logan Morrison looked at Buxton's early 2017 approach and said "hold my beer".
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The Kluber elves were run out of town for being filthy little creatures.
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I see your point - I don't like a lot of the stats you're using but I see your point - but if you're going with old (or counting) stats, it's kinda egregious to leave out "three time batting champion", a title literally no other catcher in the 120+ years of Major League Baseball can claim. Joe isn't a Hall of Very Good player. He's a Hall of Fame player who might not make the hall because he took a baseball to the noggin. His prime was so outstanding that I just don't get how so many Twins fans overlook it. I have no issue with anyone saying he probably shouldn't make the Hall, but I'm kinda weary of seeing Twins fans downplay the greatness they witnessed from 2005-2013.
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Migraines are no laughing matter to people who suffer from them regularly.
