Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
September 21, 2008
Above Average Joe

Patrick Reusse sings the praises of Joe Mauer:

Mauer has started 128 games at catcher, and Sunday's game was his fourth as DH. Consider this:

• He has reached base with a hit or walk in 42 of his past 43 starts. The game in which he didn't reach base -- Sept. 9 vs. the Royals -- he drove in two runs.

• He has reached base with a hit or walk in 123 of the 132 games he has started. The only back-to-back starts in which he did not reach base were April 11-12 against Kansas City.

Mauer is an excellent MVP candidate. He doesn't offer the power of some of the other candidates, but his great OBA and his excellent defensive skills should push him near the top of the voting.


Posted by David Pinto at 09:47 PM | Players | TrackBack (0)
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Sorry, but the writers want Ribbies, not OBA. Ryan Howard is their kind of guy. He drives in the runs. And they will always prefer Mauer's teammate, Morneau over him.

Posted by: geb4000 at September 22, 2008 01:35 PM
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