Comments on: LOTD: Joe Mauer Injury Update – ‘Man Muscles’ Nearing Return from DL

By: TheOtherJRod

TheOtherJRod — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:48:43 +0000

@TheJRod, Yes he has been quite flattering of the Twins, but when he’s not swooning over us he’s off making a fool of himself.

By: JRod

JRod — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:44:18 +0000

@TheOtherJRod, if it wasn’t for Ozzie Guillen? I know he can be offensive and an agitator, but the one fan base I would think that would like Ozzie would be Twins fans. He is constantly being complimentary about the Twins, most famously calling them “piranhas” a couple years back.

Come on! Show Ozzie some love back!

By: TheOtherJRod

TheOtherJRod — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:41:45 +0000

@JRod, It is hard to root against a team that’s run like the Twins. And in full disclosure I use to be a fan of the White Sox when I was a kid and the Big Hurt was in his prime. If it wasn’t for Ozzie Guillen I may still have some affection for them.

By: JRod

JRod — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:36:30 +0000

@TheOtherJRod, see above though. I’m no Twins hater by any means. Indians, Tigers, and Cubs I hate with a passion. Sometimes I have to remind myself that the Twins are in the AL Central and that I shouldn’t be rooting for them to succeed when they aren’t playing the White Sox.

By: TheOtherJRod

TheOtherJRod — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:27:41 +0000

Touche.

By: Sooze

Sooze — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:27:10 +0000

@JRod: Yeah, that’s one time I wanted to high five Thome. Right in the face.

By: JRod

JRod — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:25:14 +0000

@TheOtherJRod, unstoppable? I don’t know about that. You had him last year and I seem to remember a certain one-game playoff on the South Side of Chicago that did not go the Twins way…

By: JRod

JRod — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:24:21 +0000

@Sooze, while I am die-hard in my support for the White Sox, I have long maintained that if I was an MLB free agent and rooting for the White Sox was not an option, that I would probably choose the Twins next. Ozzie’s respect for the organization has rubbed off on me. Obviously I cannot in good faith root for Minnesota, as their success hurts the White Sox, but their organization certainly has my respect. And I always hope September comes down to the White Sox and Twins duking it out for the AL Central (if the White Sox don’t run away with the division, of course), just like last season.

By: TheOtherJRod

TheOtherJRod — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:21:46 +0000

@JRod, Better watch out, we’ve been doing alright lately even without Mauer. With him we shall be unstoppable.

By: Sooze

Sooze — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:10:17 +0000

@JRod: I’m not sure we can be friends! I’m a diehard when it comes to the Twins. However, I’ve been known to wish I could high five Jim Thome a time or two.

By: JRod

JRod — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:07:38 +0000

@Sooze, my sincere apologies. That’s what happens when I post fast and don’t read thoroughly. Thanks for correcting me! I made the corrections above.

As a White Sox fan, I can’t say I’m enthused about Mauer’s return. As a fantasy owner, it brings me great joy however.

By: Sooze

Sooze — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:48:46 +0000

Thanks so much for the link to my article at FP911! I hate to correct you, but it’s actually “Sooze”… which I didn’t notice until you referred to me as a “he” later on. I’m all lady. I’m super pumped for Joe’s return to the Twins lineup. Thanks again!

By: TheOtherJRod

TheOtherJRod — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:29:26 +0000

Hallelujah! Baby Jesus has risen once again and will grace us fans at the Metrodome with his glorious sideburns and .300+ average. Oh and those well timed 4-6-3 dp’s.