Comments on: Mauer: I’m ‘not feeling great’

By: Doug

Doug — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 14:20:59 +0000

“Joe Mauer is one of the major reasons why people are uncertain about Jesus Montero’s future behind the plate.”

with all due respect, other than their similar size, mauer is a very poor comparison to montero. montero is nowhere near the athlete that mauer is and that’s why most “experts” feel he will not be able to stay behind the plate at his size. he’s got very poor mechanics, including terrible footwork, things only a real good athlete can significantly improve upon at this point.

By: DanElmaleh

DanElmaleh — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 12:30:21 +0000

Or anyone with a B on their cap.

By: DC Stack

DC Stack — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 11:25:24 +0000

A perfect world = Better teams always wins
Better team always wins = No reason to play the games
No reason to play the games = No baseball
No baseball = Not a perfect world

By: Januz

Januz — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 10:12:06 +0000

The interesting questions concerning Mauer are 1: Will he continue to catch? 2: Where we eventually end up? 3: What effect will it have on Montero? The reality is Mauer will not catch much longer, because of his back, and because of the fear that his offensive numbers will decline. 2: Mauer will likely stay in Minnesota (Probably as a DH or Left fielder (They have Morneau signed for four more years)). Keep in mind Pujols has only two years left on his contract. 3: As for Montero, Mauer’s condition will have very little influence on him. Montero will be a DH or left fielder. The likely catcher will be Austin Romine (Who was the Florida State League MVP), and they have future options at that position like Higashioka, Murphy and Sanchez.

By: Drew

Drew — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 05:25:46 +0000

Btw, I’m not against the use of steroids, creatine, amino acids, etc… That wasn’t my point. I just was speaking of recovery time and ability to play the catching position day in day out.

By: Joba Powers (all I needs is a jheri curl mullet)

Joba Powers (all I needs is a jheri curl mullet) — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 05:21:08 +0000

“Pav could pitch.”

By: Drew

Drew — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 05:16:59 +0000

All I said was Piazza played in the crux of the steroid era.

I didn’t even mention that he was a 62nd rounder. heh

By: JMK aka The Overshare

JMK aka The Overshare — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 05:06:32 +0000

That’s a bold statement for only having anecdotal “evidence” of PED use.

By: handtius

handtius — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 05:02:45 +0000

There is no excuse and I’m not hearing one. The Yanks are just a better team, and in a perfect world, the better team wins out.

By: MikeD

MikeD — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 04:49:01 +0000

And Mauer (and Montero) does not use roids? Let’s forget the word steroid, and use the simple term PEDs, which encompasses a much wider range of drug use. Why? Because PEDs are with us forever. Players will use PEDs to get any edge possible. The chemist will always be ahead of the enforcer.

About three years ago there was a story about how Joe Mauer’s feet were still growing, and significantly over a period of one year or so. A person in his 20s does not experience growth in his feet…well, that is, unless he might be taking PEDs.

I’m not here to question Mauer. He’s no different than many other players, including Piazza. He’s looking for an edge.