Baby Jesus

[fishyguy]

Hey Buzz,

Can you post that picture of Mauer's girlfriend again and remind him of what he is going to lose if he doesn't get going? Worst case is if the Twins go in the dumps we still have that picture to look at this fall.

[SledNeck]

How about a nice glass of shut the ^$%#^ up.

[buzzsaw]

Here is the smitten kitten... Chelsea Cooley.

[blue_healer_guy]

WOW!,would have posted earlier but just got done with work. In the original post I never said he wasn't a good player, just struggling recently. At his current pace, probably a Hall of Famer. But all who have responded have just proven my point. (by the way,they call him baby

jesus on KFAN) My point being he is not ripable because he's one of "us". There are Silva, Cuddy, Hunter posts on this page criticizing their play, but how dare you say anything bad about Joe. Looks like alot of you have his signed rookie cards hanging right next to your pillows. The bum quote may have been a little harsh. Harvey probably hit it on the head, playoff pressure.

[fishyguy]

Thanks Buzz. I feel a 4-4 night coming for Joe tomorrow. We just had to remind him of all the perks that come with superstar status.

[Spinner1]

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..........There are Silva, Cuddy, Hunter posts on this page criticizing their play, but how dare you say anything bad about Joe.................

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I can't speak for the others, but I'm guessing Silva, Cuddy and Hunter will also be off limits for bashing, just as soon as they lead the league in a major hitting or pitching stat for 130 games.

[xedge2002]

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..........There are Silva, Cuddy, Hunter posts on this page criticizing their play, but how dare you say anything bad about Joe.................

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I can't speak for the others, but I'm guessing Silva, Cuddy and Hunter will also be off limits for bashing, just as soon as they lead the league in a major hitting or pitching stat for 130 games.

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Yeah with that logic we might as well start bashing Santana for only getting 11 more strikeouts tonight!!!! At least Santana was able to pull us out of our little funk and get us on the right track with the Kitties and Sox both losing.

[blue_healer_guy]

Since the post has calmed down a bit, I'll explain a little more. The guy is the 1st man picked in a draft. We all Know he wasn't the best player to draft, but the most signable. Wood was the pick, but never did I think Mauer was the wrong pick. With being the 1st pick in a draft, you have higher expectations. In the last 2-3 weeks, he hasn't performed to where he should. With being a home town boy, I would think he is held to a higher standard than anybody else. Can you imagine what the cubbies fans think of Prior right now? They are very disapointed, as with I in Joe. The guys RBI numbers is my main concern. The first 2 months of the season his RBI # were brutal, this is with stewart and castillo with an on base % near 400. Plus the fact recently he plays 2 out of 3 games. I love the guy's stick. He's a throw back hitter, but being a #1 pick hitting in the 3 spot, wild card on the line, 23 years old and being tired, step it up. To the guys that ripped my post, it wasn't one of hating Joe Mauer or a unknowledgeable person, but rather a higher expectation of the first pick in the draft. DONE.

[blue_healer_guy]

Excuse me, Prior was the pick.

[fishyguy]

I wouldn't have accused you of being unknowledgable but maybe unrealistic.

For catchers he is 1st in 6 different offensive categories. 2nd in one category, 3rd in 4 categories, and 4th in at bats. He has a .995 feilding percentage and only one catcher in the majors has fewer stolen bases against him that has played the same or more games that he has behind the plate.

I guess my last question is....What do you want out of a guy? Local boy or not. He has held up his end of the bargain for a # 1 draft choice.

[blue_healer_guy]

Fishyguy, for the most part your right. He has lived up to expectations, except the last few weeks. That's why I raised the issue. I guess what set me off was the passed ball in the 9th against KC, the game we lost 4-3. Avanced the runner to third, infield up and bloop to score him. He's a better catcher than that.

[nofishfisherman]

Every player has an error atleast once throughout the season, every player has a slump during the season regardless if he was a #1 pick or a #500 pick.

What you seem to expect from him is absolute perfection and it just isn't going to happen. If you expect all top tier players to never have a slump or never commit an error then you are going to have alot to complain about.

Can you wish he would never committed an error, or wish he went 2-4 at the plate every game? Yes, you can, but it will never ever happen, no player will ever do that so just try to be more realistic with what you expect out of a baseball player.

[PierBridge]

It's getting funnier in here...I was sorta with ya for a while....

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To the guys that ripped my post, it wasn't one of hating Joe Mauer or a unknowledgeable person, but rather a higher expectation of the first pick in the draft. DONE.

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Name one first round draft pick that has remotely done what Mauer has at 23 years of age.......Don't bother it has not happened.......

Kerry Wood.....LOL....

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are you okay, man?

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[juggs]

MJG--Tell me you're kidding. If you have a problem with Mauer being in a mini slump just because he was a number one pick, is a hometown kid (what does that have to do with anything anyway?), and it's the stretch run, don't you think you're being at least a little tough on him?? He's 23 years old and has a brilliant looking career ahead of him. Seems like you're judging the entirety of his short career on the past two weeks. I wouldn't say the guy is off limits for bashing, there just isn't much to bash. Twins fans are for the most part pretty critical. If Mauer gives us a reason to rant, then we most likely will. Over the course of hitting .350 for a season, there's bound to be a lull in the action. And what's up with comparing Prior and Mauer? At the time the top pick appeared to be toss up. Where is Prior now? Believe me, no one is going to remember one month of struggling at the plate when he is going to Cooperstown.