With Mauer having his best post-concussion season (it does make you wonder how much the concussion cost him), you have to wonder if he could maybe go help the Vikings offense.  I bet he can still throw a mean pass that goes beyond 5 yards.

Yeah, but he can only throw to left side of the field, so they'd just stack the defense over there.

I think something may be clicking with Gibby (knocks wood).

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Gibson really is a slick fielding pitcher. 

 

Fun to watch him make those plays.

With Mauer having his best post-concussion season (it does make you wonder how much the concussion cost him), you have to wonder if he could maybe go help the Vikings offense. I bet he can still throw a mean pass that goes beyond 5 yards.

It is pretty tough to think about what Mauer and Morneau (throw Koskie in there too) could've been without those concussions. Both were basically MVP caliber guys robbed of a few years in (or close to) their prime.

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Son of Sal sighting.

 

Son of Sal sighting.

I wonder if he's still got me blocked on Twitter.

Mauer now at .300 even.

And Buxton at .252. I remember folks wishing for .250 as his peak!

 

Gibby got his mojo back too. Fun times

Pretty good bet Niko gets into tonight's game.

So what exactly is the deal with Sano? What aren't we hearing?

 

Dick said tonight he couldn't put weight on it and is still in a boot. It didn't sound close to that bad initially (he jogged out an out before leaving the game with the injury), in fact sounded almost precautionary. Kind of curious.

 

Not suggesting a conspiracy, or mishandling, but I must have missed something along the way.

It is pretty tough to think about what Mauer and Morneau (throw Koskie in there too) could've been without those concussions. Both were basically MVP caliber guys robbed of a few years in (or close to) their prime.

Koskie and Morneau both played hockey in their younger years. Mauer played football through high school. I wonder if their concussion issues are rooted in those sports. Everything suggests the damage is cumulative. That is, each one - no matter the severity - makes the symptoms worse.

Pretty good bet Niko gets into tonight's game.

It would be nice if they had the bench to get Mauer, Buxton, and Dozier a break.

I bet Dozier is glad he didn't walk!

Too bad he didn't walk. 

This Skoglund guy must be tiring.  The graphic tells me he's thrown 72 pitches....and I know he hasn't been in THAT long.

 

I bet Dozier is glad he didn't walk!

Hey now

It would be nice if they had the bench to get Mauer, Buxton, and Dozier a break.

Vargas for Mauer, Granite or Kepler for Buxton, Goodrum for Dozier.

Whoop, Whoop! Join the party Mr. Dozier

 

This is one of those games I'll have to watch later, when I have a block of time.

Atta boy, Mauer. Keep it up.

There's no such thing as too much math.

I'm not sure... may i see your math on that one?

 

Gosh folks, it's not like math is a four letr word...

4 innings....4 hits for Mauer.  Pretty insane.

Koskie and Morneau both played hockey in their younger years. Mauer played football through high school. I wonder if their concussion issues are rooted in those sports. Everything suggests the damage is cumulative. That is, each one - no matter the severity - makes the symptoms worse.

Could be, but I don't think there's much rhyme or reason to concussions. Some guys get 1 and are done. Some get 50 and somehow continue to function in the short-term (Jordan Leopold).

 

I can't imagine a QB of Mauer's size and ability in MN high school football in 2001 took a lot of devastating head blows. One year we had an offensive guard, and basically 9/11ths of our defense that was smaller than Mauer.

Mauer .801 OPS, almost a good 1B now.

And folks wanted to trade Dozier for DeLeon one up. Yup

5 safeties is more likely.

Then fumbling on the goal line isn't all bad?

Could be, but I don't think there's much rhyme or reason to concussions. Some guys get 1 and are done. Some get 50 and somehow continue to function in the short-term (Jordan Leopold).

I can't imagine a QB of Mauer's size and ability in MN high school football in 2001 took a lot of devastating head blows. One year we had an offensive guard, and basically 9/11ths of our defense that was smaller than Mauer.

I played 10 years of football as a 150 pound weakling QB and never got a single concussion

 

Could be, but I don't think there's much rhyme or reason to concussions. Some guys get 1 and are done. Some get 50 and somehow continue to function in the short-term (Jordan Leopold).

I can't imagine a QB of Mauer's size and ability in MN high school football in 2001 took a lot of devastating head blows. One year we had an offensive guard, and basically 9/11ths of our defense that was smaller than Mauer.

Yes, but back when Mauer was in high school there wasn't the attention paid to concussions that there is now. 

When Dozier is hot, he's about as dangerous as a hitter gets.

 

I played 10 years of football as a 150 pound weakling QB and never got a single concussion

What's your explanation since then? 

 

(if you're gonna tee it up like that, someone's going to take a hack at it...)