Mauer is Mauer. Walks. Bloop singles. Groundouts. Choppers. More walks. The guy has such a good eye and he knows his bat is out of juice. So he'll just keep walking. Is that want you want from a #4 hitter? No. You want that out of a leadoff guy. But he can't run. So once again we have a problem. Mauer's an old player in a new era, a symbol of days past. Give him credit for going out there. Doesn't look like he's having much fun, but it never really did. Not sure whether to feel sorry for him, feel sorry for fans, or just grin and bear it. The Twins don't have much choice at this point, and neither do we.