TwinCityGuy

First off Great article, you defended a guy of criticism by making criticism of your own. The podium of which you have, to share your opinions shrunk some with your rant on decision making. Anyways, I didn't see too much criticism of Mauer Pre-concussions that he couldn't hit a baseball. The criticism came from that he is 6'5 and 230 LBS, and he hits slappers to the opposite field. With constant struggle in big moments. This isn't what any fan of any franchise wants to see out of their highest paid player, especially when our team is in bottom third of the team salary. Being a hometown hero you have double duties, perform and maintain fun personality that other Minnesotans are proud of. He had performed well and struggled to gain acceptance as a person who we want to be the face of Minnesota. No matter how much the media loves Joe and shows their support for this nice guy, which I heard he genuinely is, it will not matter until he shows a little fire or life with his success. His personality that fans associate with him is plain old "Average Joe".

He doesnt't believe in the pitching framing statistics, because they are bunk. Perk knows what a good framing catcher looks like, more so then the statistics that try and take everything into account (ump, pitcher, hitter). It is whether or not the catcher can catch or can't catch. Stats for that can't take in account for everything that matters (setting up inside, getting outside pitch) some catchers and make everything look perfect. No apology to Pinto is needed. He was a "hitting" catcher not defensive, if he got picked up by another team then maybe an apology for being wrong would be appropriate, Pinto is out of the LEAGUE.