I've been watching the Twins for around 30 years now. The decline of Joe Mauer is the most heartbreaking thing I have witnessed as a Twins fan. Certainly, the end result of Dennis Martinez hitting Puck in the face with a pitch and the ensuing results the following spring training is at the top of that list also. I just didn't see the Mauer situation coming... but maybe, I was being naive and didn't want to absorb that reality. Anyway you slice it, it sucks, and although I hold out hope for him to find his former self, I know that is probably not in the cards. I could not tell you what this club is going to do with this situation moving forward, because it's a mess. But I do hope everyone can remember the great player this guy once was. He was on his way to the Hall of Fame. These days that seems very unlikely. And as much as I am bummed out about this, I bet Joe Mauer is bummed out a lot more than the collective of us combined. It's really sad.