Joe Mauer talks about next year

And staying with the Twins.

"We can win here, I think we proved that here by getting to the postseason," Mauer said. "Ultimately, that's what I want to do."

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I should also add

Mauer’s agent is Ron Shapiro, who was also Kirby Puckett’s agent.

"Don't take life for granted, because tomorrow isn't promised to any one of us." -Kirby Puckett  
—Hasta la victoria siempre ¡Patria o Muerte! –Ernesto "Che" Guevara

by less cowbell, more 'neau on Oct 13, 2009 1:28 PM EDT reply actions

haha...no wonder he might leave us.

What a terrible contract!

The 26-year-old catcher is entering the final year of a four-year, $33 contract.

Geez.

And also: he really is so Minnesota.

“I don’t like to ruffle any feathers or anything like that,” Mauer said.

"Baseball doesn't owe me a thing. I owe my whole life to baseball." -Kirby Puckett

by fischean on Oct 13, 2009 3:11 PM EDT reply actions

He thought the $33 was a typo

And didn’t want to be rude by bringing it up.

"Don't take life for granted, because tomorrow isn't promised to any one of us." -Kirby Puckett  
—Hasta la victoria siempre ¡Patria o Muerte! –Ernesto "Che" Guevara

by less cowbell, more 'neau on Oct 13, 2009 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions

8.25 a year...what a bargin for the Twins

I wonder if Punto lends him money…

by caluofmn on Oct 13, 2009 4:27 PM EDT up reply actions

the First National Bank of Punto

also accepts dirty jerseys

by Hjorvarthr on Oct 13, 2009 7:35 PM EDT up reply actions

it might be tough to re-sign him though

I hear his salary is about to jump into double digits

by what_would_gil_thorp_do on Oct 13, 2009 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions

$10 a year?

Big Pimpin’ Joe can add that into one of his rap songs.

"Baseball doesn't owe me a thing. I owe my whole life to baseball." -Kirby Puckett

by fischean on Oct 13, 2009 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions

I hear his next single is...

and he’ll be wearing the suit in the video

by caluofmn on Oct 13, 2009 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions

is that suit lined with Tigger,

from a drug deal gone bad?

by montanatwinsfan on Oct 14, 2009 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions

wow...

TwinkieTown: here to ruin your childhood since 2005 (?).

"Baseball doesn't owe me a thing. I owe my whole life to baseball." -Kirby Puckett

by fischean on Oct 14, 2009 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions

you don't even want to know what happened to Eeyore

by what_would_gil_thorp_do on Oct 15, 2009 1:48 AM EDT up reply actions

awww.

he was already so sad! :(

"Baseball doesn't owe me a thing. I owe my whole life to baseball." -Kirby Puckett

by fischean on Oct 15, 2009 12:27 PM EDT up reply actions

I wonder...

…do you think being a kid during the Knoublach mess is influencing his approach?

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by Robin G on Oct 13, 2009 4:12 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

More the Santana and Hunter stuff, I think

Neither handled it well, and both used the media to push their positions.

"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot

by cmathewson on Oct 13, 2009 4:26 PM EDT up reply actions

well so far so good on that front

the minute we see him in NYC partying, wearing sunglasses at night though…and we’re screwed..

by caluofmn on Oct 13, 2009 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions

If Miss MN couldn't tempt Joe

No disco in NY would be enough!

"Don't take life for granted, because tomorrow isn't promised to any one of us." -Kirby Puckett  
—Hasta la victoria siempre ¡Patria o Muerte! –Ernesto "Che" Guevara

by less cowbell, more 'neau on Oct 13, 2009 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions

If came home to her...

I’d play for the league minimum…

by caluofmn on Oct 13, 2009 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions

That's what they call an incentive laden contract

by what_would_gil_thorp_do on Oct 15, 2009 1:49 AM EDT up reply actions

take the deal Joe…take the deal!

by caluofmn on Oct 15, 2009 10:07 AM EDT up reply actions

Ultimately, that’s what I want to do.

Meaning what? Win? Or “win here?”

by Zathras on Oct 13, 2009 4:40 PM EDT reply actions

Well, he did mention "win here"

in the previous part of that statement, but I’d assume he really just wants to win. Isn’t that the point of baseball, anyway?

As much as I would hate it if he left…I have to say, it wouldn’t be too shocking (very, very sad-yes. Shocking, no). He wants a championship; his chances are more likely elsewhere (though, again, you have to think about the playoff runs they’ve made in the past 8 or 9 years, there’s a decent chance here, too).

"Baseball doesn't owe me a thing. I owe my whole life to baseball." -Kirby Puckett

by fischean on Oct 13, 2009 5:38 PM EDT up reply actions

Looks like our late season playoff run helped too

Seeing the front office go to so much effort to get us into the playoffs has to boost Mauer’s confidence

by what_would_gil_thorp_do on Oct 13, 2009 6:44 PM EDT up reply actions

and I almost forgot

Mauer will resign with the Twins because he is

so lazy that he would not want to take the effort of signing somewhere else.

by what_would_gil_thorp_do on Oct 13, 2009 6:46 PM EDT up reply actions

hahaha

that would be far too much work to fill out all that paperwork and all those talks…

Easier to just stick around here.

"Baseball doesn't owe me a thing. I owe my whole life to baseball." -Kirby Puckett

by fischean on Oct 13, 2009 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions

when you make as much money as he does already...

it’s not like he is going to know what he is really getting paid. Can you imagine all those numbers?

might as well stick around and not worry about that contract until that day comes that his credit card is rejected…

by caluofmn on Oct 13, 2009 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions

I took that statement in a positive way

Meaning, he wants to win and that’s something he believes the Twins are capable of doing. It gave some more hope that he will stay a Twin after 2010.

"Don't take life for granted, because tomorrow isn't promised to any one of us." -Kirby Puckett  
—Hasta la victoria siempre ¡Patria o Muerte! –Ernesto "Che" Guevara

by less cowbell, more 'neau on Oct 13, 2009 7:05 PM EDT up reply actions

I actually agree with you.

Just playing devil’s advocate a little. I think he’ll be loyal to the Twins.

"Baseball doesn't owe me a thing. I owe my whole life to baseball." -Kirby Puckett

by fischean on Oct 13, 2009 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions

I highly doubt that he would "resign" with the Twins...

I think the Twins will put up so much money that he’ll want to come back…when his contract started, he wasn’t the superstar that he is now and that’s why the number seems so low…

Mauer really is a big part of their income no matter how you look at it…and I think the Front Office knows that all too well…they’ll give them all the money they can muster up for him.

I’m very confident he’ll be here for a long time.

by urluckyday on Oct 13, 2009 6:50 PM EDT reply actions

This is all looking pretty good.

From everything I’ve heard and read, it looks like both Bill Smith and Joe Mauer will be sitting down at the table from the starting point of, “So, let’s keep you in Minnesota,” and the rest of it will just be a numbers-hash.

Of course, this assumes no one does anything stupid. So… yeah. I’ll feel a lot better when the ink is dry.

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by Robin G on Oct 14, 2009 9:44 AM EDT reply actions