Joe Mauer

Reply-to:hi maddie wait is it maddie ok wher=t ever lol well i think u are really pretty and i think u sould have jo but i am ij love with him lol i am 12 and u are like 28 or 29 or 30 lol thank u maddie ok and my name is kylie

Reply-to:why is there a pix of grady sizemore at the top?

Someone posted his pic here for some reason. Probably in error.

Reply-to:Sid Hartman wrote in his article that Willingham is hitting .222 in the month of May. His homeruns are down, his RBIs are down from his numbers in April. Justin hitting a homerun isnt a miracle, fool. Drew Butera deserves good games. Dont watch games if you have no faith.

Well if Sid Hartman said that, it must be true. However, I look at his BA for the season, not for the month, and your post didn't state "for the month of May". It goes up and down after each game. So what if he isn't hitting as well in May as he did in April, it is still better than anyone else on the team. Who said Drew didn't deserve good games? He may be #1 right now but he hasn't played the entire season in the majors, so I discount him at this point until he proves he can do this on a regular basis. Even Casilla had a good game 2 days ago. Doesn't make him great and doesn't make me cringe everytime he bats.

Can I ask why you feel the need to be right? After I give my opinion how I have faith in Willingham, you find the need to say how his BA is down. Why? What are you trying to prove? I'm not trying to get anyone to feel the way I do. Just because I don't have faith in some players, now you are telling me to not watch. Why? I'm not telling you what to do. But I'm the fool because Justin got a lucky pitch and actually connected with the ball. Sorry, right now, I'm calling that a miracle. Ok. Thanks for the name calling AGAIN! Why can't people have a discussion with name-calling?

Reply-to:Justin hit a home run yesterday.

Miracles do happen from time to time. Even Joe has a homerun. Doesn't exactly instill faith for one great at bat. The day before Justin was 1 for 5, then he asks to be to put back in as DH the next day. That gives fans a lot of confidence. Right now, Drew Butera is ranked #1 on the team and has the highest batting average (but that was just because he had a good day yesterday). Dozier is #2 (like him too) and Willingham is 3rd and Joe is 6 with Morneau down at 9. Willingham's BA is .294, not .222.

Dear Joe Mauer,

       If you really care about the Minnesota Twins organization, you will walk you $23 million butt up to the FO and have your contract restructured. We don't pay you that kind of $$$ to see you lead MLB in GIDP. We don't pay you that kind of $$$ to do 7 in 1 men's shampoo commercials. We paid you that money because we believed you were our future. Take a pay cutback, let the organization develop talent around you so you don't have to do everything by yourself. If you want your money back, earn it back like everybody else does. Start hitting .340 instead of .240. Turn your number of GIDPs into HRs. I hope you find it in your heart to do the right thing......

Reply-to:whats really sad is that joe is one of the better players for the twins right now. hes the least of their problems.

Exactly....Willingham is the only one I feel comfortable with when he gets up to bat. Reminds me of Joe during his MVP season. Pretty sad when out of the 9 batters only one gives us confidence. Now Morneau is back but he isn't doing anything either. I've lost faith in him too. Don't even get me started on the starting pitchers. Another frustrating season, but I still love the game and the Twins.

At least idiots are nice to the people who deserve it, unlike you.

Yeah, it is all Maddie's fault. What an amazingly idiotic statement. Almost as good as the statement made about Joe possibly getting traded. If you were any kind of fan of Joe's or even baseball, you would know that Joe has an iron-clad, no trade clause in his contract. Also, even if Joe approved a trade, he wouldn't lose a penny. Players don't lose their contracts when they get traded. Joe will get paid $23 mil for the next 7 years whether you or anyone likes it or not.

It May me because of Joe's lack of focus and distraction (AKA Maddie) the girl is HIGH Maintenance. However, it is Joe's choice to let her be that much of a distraction. He hasn't played well since they started dating. From what I know she is very demanding. But again thats Joe's choice to risk his career for her. He may not be able to be traded but no one would pick him up at this point IF that was an option because of his contract amount and his current averages. He isn't producing the numbers he should be for the amount we are paying him. Which is a big deal on a MN budget.

Reply-to:You are a nasty windbag, lol.

At least I'm not an idiot!

Reply-to:Yeah, it is all Maddies fault. What an amazingly idiotic statement. Almost as good as the statement made about Joe possibly getting traded. If you were any kind of fan of Joes or even baseball, you would know that Joe has an iron-clad, no trade clause in his contract. Also, even if Joe approved a trade, he wouldnt lose a penny. Players dont lose their contracts when they get traded. Joe will get paid $23 mil for the next 7 years whether you or anyone likes it or not.

yeah, but the twins won't be paying for it.

he is so done!  you are talking about hiiting the wall....if anybody will take part of his contract,,,say goodbye....what a waste of money.....very overrated......he is done before age 30....poor Twins....there set back for the next 10 years

Reply-to:Yet you are arguing the topic with your post, lol.

I was thinking the same thing but was hoping the whole thing would blow over. Guess too much to ask for, kind of like a Twins win. Oh that's right, it is stupid to be surprised by a win, guess we are supposed to be surprised by the losses. Guess what, surprise, they are losing again today.

the fact that anyone is entertaining this topic enough to argue about it is whats stupid...who cares what years they were bad in the past. They haven't played well in a while...Mauer hasn't been AMAZING since pre contract agreement ( thats not a knock against him, its pretty common for any major leaguer they always play better when they are trying to impress to get a bigger contract deal)

Yes, we made it to the playoff's but all the years of not making post season doesn't wash out with the few post season years especially now that we are paying our players so much. 

Reply-to:And you are a bitch to boot.

Hahaha.....great, intelligent, mature comeback.

Reply-to:Wow thanks for jumping down my throat! Geez just trying to provide some twins background for those who may not know. Guess now that youve rung my bell ill make sure never to assume anything ever again! People like you are the reason people quit posting on this site! Oh no I just assumed something!!! Guess you failed.

I responded to the post where someone called my comment stupid and accused me of being a bandwagan fan. Then you jumped in trying to support that person with your "knowledge", or should I say "mind-reading". So for that, you're welcome.

Reply-to:She means 1994-2001. Not good times at all. All those playoff runs were after 2002.

That's not what she said so how do you know what "she" meant? Oh, you must be a mind-reader. Well I'm not. She could have clarified if there was a typo.She just said if we have been fans for 13 years which I know I have been (and a lot longer than that), the team was winning during those 13 years. Yep, during those 13 years team made post-season almost 1/2 the time. That's not what I call a losing team. Maybe she does. This was her argument that other comments were stupid. Whose the one making "stupid" comments?

I thought Maddie's only interest in baseball was the money Joe makes?

and image. She had no serious interest in him until he went pro

Reply-to:If you were a Twins fan for 13 years you would be quite used to the team losing a lot, but if you just jumped on the bandwagon a few years back, then I can see where the stupid comments are coming from.

they made the postseason 6 times in the last 13 years.

Reply-to:Too bad the Twins are still awful.

I know, but at least they can't blame Joe for it all this year like the idiots did last year.

sooo cute

found a post about people meeting baseball players, a few posted about meeting mauer here, kinda cool since people always reference his lack of personality, lol

http://jjb.yuku.com/topic/708563

she's a gold digger...they didn't just RUN into eachother one day. She put herself where he was as much as possible by using the ppl close to him and then buttered him up. Its easy to do that and look innocent because they DID go to the same HS. It wasn't hard to find someone close to him when you know OF all the same ppl. Believe it or not thats what she did.

You can pick this to pieces and say what you will but thats the game and she played it well :)  

Reply-to: ..look at Joe..he could be broke and get girls.

You are giving Joe too much credit. In my opinion. Yes, he is nice to look at but other qualities are important too. Personality?! And how many posters have we heard from commenting on his lack of social skills... awkward on dates to the point there very often is not a second date. Let's be honest here, Joe is not the sharpest tool in the shed. All things to consider when looking long term.

Maddie grew up in a family that puts a premium on wealth and status. Without that contract and "Hometown Hero" notoriety she would not have given Joe the time of day.

These two deserve each other.

Joe is marrying a hometown girl.  She isn't a beauty queen, movie starlet or model.   And marrying him only for his money is insane..I mean..look at Joe..he could be broke and get girls.

Game over, Joe is already practically married and nothing matters except that he hits the ball in the gaps and the Twins win more games.   Winning is way more fun than losing.

Reply-to:I still think that there is something not quite right about this relationship. Like everyone was saying about how rushed it seems as they only dated for a year. Dont forget that he was in Florida for a good part of that year too between spring training and his rehab assignment. So that makes it even less time that they actually spent together. Also, Joe seems like he is very image conscious and cares what others think of him. His reputation is still pretty good, even after last year. So why would he be with someone who has such a bad reputation? She obviously has made quite a few enemies and isnt thought highly of. His being with her doesnt make him look good at all.

Why are you so hung up on this? Who cares, besides you, about this? Do you have some insight? This has been discussed and others have given their opinion. Some feel it is rushed, others don't. Big deal. It is done. This is a fact. Either you can accept it and move on with your life, or you can continue to dwell on it for hours on end. My opinion, the horse is dead.

Reply-to:I think some ppl know her and just dont like her. Im sure she wasnt as sweetheart to everyone. Now that the cats out of the bag I think its less jealousy and more ppl that just dont like her. Her ex was surprised Joe wanted to marry her...so who knows what she is really like verses how she is with Joe because he is in the spotlight. She could be a sweetheart or nasty there are only a few ppl on here that have actually spoken up on knowing her personally. Ppl change when they realize the WORLD is watching them.

The WORLD?  Hardly.  More like (some of) Minnesota.  No one else cares.

Reply-to:Not obsessive, just a hater. Did you notice all the fun banters of who is marrying Joe turns to hate in one fell swoop? Sad to be so jealous that their nastiness has to ruin some fun. Just couldnt keep her mouth shut once. What a sad person. Almost feel sorry for her.

 

Yeah, that's the sad part. I don't know why there's so much stupid stuff going on about Maddie, Joe and whatever their relationship has been. It seems that any time anybody posts anything about Maddie, whether it's  a picture, something fun, etc, people start getting nasty. And I'd be willing to bet it's only 1 or 2 people starting crap.