July 24, 201313 yr Dustin Morse just tweeted a few minutes ago that the new Mauers have been born! Emily and Maren Mauer, both girls Congrats to the Mauers!
July 24, 201313 yr congratulations to Joe and Maddie! (haha - Joe thinks hitting over .350 is hard - and now one day he will be parenting teenagers. I shouldn't laugh. *snicker*)
July 24, 201313 yr two kids in one at bat means mauer's slugging percentage in the sack is way higher than at the plate.
July 24, 201313 yr Yeah yeah, he got the double, but he didn't drive in any RUNS! Typical Mauer. And congrats!
July 24, 201313 yr Yeah yeah, he got the double, but he didn't drive in any RUNS! Typical Mauer. And congrats! You've apparently never witnessed the birthing process
July 24, 201313 yr Congrats to them. Had a feeling it might be girls since Joe only has brothers -- just seems to run that way sometimes. (I know Joe has nieces but does he have nephews?)
July 25, 201313 yr I still find paternity leave ridiculous for professional athletes. I'm not sentimental, but I couldn't imagine missing the births of my kids. That being said, I don't know how I'd feel if we were active in the post-season right now.
July 25, 201313 yr I stitll find paternity leave ridiculous for professional athletes. Why? Because they're well compensated?It's not something I would want to miss, no matter how rich or poor I might be.Tying it to income or # of days worked/year cheapens what should really just be a nice few days for any family, imo.
July 25, 201313 yr I still find paternity leave ridiculous for professional athletes. Spoken like someone who is either dead inside or has no kids or both.
July 25, 201313 yr I'm not sentimental, but I couldn't imagine missing the births of my kids. That being said, I don't know how I'd feel if we were active in the post-season right now. I'd feel exactly the same way, the man deserves his time to be with his wife and new children, playoffs be damned.
July 25, 201313 yr I still find paternity leave ridiculous for professional athletes. I find it ridiculous that its limited to 3 games.
July 25, 201313 yr The answer is obvious: baseball players and their wives need to figure out a way to ensure that they get pregnant during Spring Training. That way neither conception nor birth is likely to interfere with the season.
July 25, 201313 yr The answer is obvious: baseball players and their wives need to figure out a way to ensure that they get pregnant during Spring Training. That way neither conception nor birth is likely to interfere with the season. or the Twins could figure out a way to keep Mauer occupied in October, freeing up the following July...
July 25, 201313 yr I hope they are doing alright. I heard that they were due August 31. That is pretty early even for twins.
July 25, 201313 yr I hope they are doing alright. I heard that they were due August 31. That is pretty early even for twins.Actually, it's not that early for twins. I think on average twins are born at 35 weeks; some make it longer, some don't. I had a friend who had twins a year ago and she made it 36 weeks. Her babies spent a few extra days in the hospital but were otherwise healthy.
July 25, 201313 yr I find it ridiculous that its limited to 3 games. I agree. I was stationed in Germany '04-'06. My wife was back in the states. We had a due date for the birth of my daughter, and I got permissive TDY to go there for 10 days. 3 days is nothing. Edited July 25, 201313 yr by ThePuck
July 25, 201313 yr We are expecting twins and our doctor said 36-38 weeks is normal. Our due date in Nov 8 and we were told to expect them around Oct 16. So being 34 or 35 weeks isnt terribly early but still I would have my concerns.
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