Tag Archives: Joe Mauer

Mauer ranks second to Jeter in jersey sales

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Hayden Goethe

CNBC’s Darren Rovell – after years of hounding, according to Yahoo’s Big League Stew blog – has finally gotten Major League Baseball to release jersey sales statistics for the first time. Majestic – MLB’s jersey maker – released the numbers … Continue reading →

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Mauer making the TV rounds prior to spring training

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Hayden Goethe

If you’re a night owl like myself, you probably caught Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer’s appearance on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” last night. Mauer is on the TV circuit plugging the video game “MLB 2011: The Show,” which for … Continue reading →

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Twins are best served leaving Mauer behind plate for now

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Hayden Goethe

After watching my Chicago Bears post another clunker en route to losing to Washington on Sunday afternoon, I decided to shift gears to baseball. I was surfing the Internet and found a blog post from Howard Sinker of the Minneapolis … Continue reading →

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September slump shouldn’t concern Twins fans

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Hayden Goethe

Fans of the Minnesota Twins will have to excuse me for not being too worked up over the team’s losing streak, which reached four games after Minnesota failed to hold an early lead en route to losing 10-8 to Kansas … Continue reading →

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Twins can clinch as early as tonight

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Hayden Goethe

It’s currently the early morning hours of Tuesday, so as early as tonight the Minnesota Twins can clinch the AL Central division. The Chicago White Sox lost a late game to Oakland on the West Coast on Monday, hours after … Continue reading →

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Leave it to Joe to break up no-no

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Hayden Goethe

The way Joe Mauer is hitting right now, it’s hard to believe if he gets four chances to break up a no-hitter, he’s not going to do it. The Minnesota Twins dropped a 4-0 decision to open a four-game set … Continue reading →

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Ramos’ stock took quite a dive

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Hayden Goethe

Before the season started, Wilson Ramos was a highly regarded member of the Minnesota Twins farm system. Ramos was ranked the No. 2 prospect in the Twins organization prior the season and was dubbed the organization’s best power hitter and … Continue reading →

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Twins lineup tough to look at

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Hayden Goethe

As the Star Tribune’s Howard Sinker put it, Sunday was a tough day for paying customers at Target Field. With the Minnesota Twins falling behind 4-0 before their offense every took the field, the game seemed like it was over … Continue reading →

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Ramos fever in full swing

Posted on May 3, 2010 by Hayden Goethe

If you’re a Minnesota Twins rookie about to make his major league debut, you can’t do much better than by matching a feat accomplished only by the one and only Kirby Puckett. That’s just what Wilson Ramos did on Sunday. … Continue reading →

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Ramos gets his chance in bigs today

Posted on May 2, 2010 by Hayden Goethe

I’m not sure how long it will last, but Minnesota Twins super-prospect Wilson Ramos has been called up and will start today’s game against Cleveland. The Twins needed another catcher with Joe Mauer nursing a bruised heel that’s expected to keep … Continue reading →

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