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A Shift Toward the Extreme: Defending Joe Mauer, by BuzzinTheTower
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Mauer's pinch-hit, go-ahead HR, 08/17/2018
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Paul Feiner is the only person to strike out Joe Mauer in high school - Sports Illustrated
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Joe Mauer has a complicated Hall of Fame case - Beyond the Box Score
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Joe Mauer records 2,000th career hit
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Twinkie Town's Best of Joe Mauer - Twinkie Town
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Joe Mauer's pinch-hit home run in seventh beats Detroit Tigers
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Joe Mauer top career moments
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Joe Mauer's pinch-hit home run in seventh beats Detroit Tigers
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In possibly final at-bat, Joe Mauer hits double
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Joe Mauer has a complicated Hall of Fame case - Beyond the Box Score
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Joe Mauer and Matt Carpenter, kindred spirits - Beyond the Box Score
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Joltin' Joe: Mauer's first major league homer helps Twins beat Tigers – Twin Cities
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Pebble Hunting: What Scott Kazmir Looks Like Now - Baseball ProspectusBaseball Prospectus
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The next step for Joe Mauer? The Hall of Fame. - Twinkie Town