Joe Mauer and .400

by jonk on Aug 20, 2009 2:55 PM EDT

Does he have a shot (well, of course he HAS a shot)? His chances looked dim on July 29th after an 0-3 left him at .353. Since then he has gone 36-84, batting .480. Yeah, after "dropping" to .353. Mauer goes on a .480 tear to get him up to .380 on the year. I don't think he keeps it up, but wow can this dude hit.

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I seem to remember when he was coming up that he was touted as having potential batting champion talent, which is pretty remarkable for a catcher to start with, but…

wow.

I don’t think he’s going to hit .400, but I just hope he doesn’t get shafted out of the MVP.

by phatj on Aug 20, 2009 3:03 PM EDT reply actions

MVP agreed

He should be on his THIRD already. He’d better get it this year.

What’s amazing is he’s a catcher and doesn’t have that blazing foot speed that would enable him to leg out a few infield hits that might make the difference between .400 and, say, .385. It’s all hitting.

He’s starting to creep up on Albert Pujols for “best player” honors.

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by WholeCamels on Aug 20, 2009 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions