Saturday, May 02, 2009

Welcome Back, Joe Mauer

There were some questions about how Joe Mauer would fare after a long layoff with a back problem that seriously seemed to threaten his career. He missed the whole month of April and has been this big question mark for the Twins all season. Mauer came of the Disabled List yesterday and played in his first game last night.

Mauer got a standing ovation from the Twins' fans who also had to be thinking how their All-Star catcher would do. They soon got their answer as Mauer drove a fastball the opposite way and into the seats in left field. He eventually wound up 2-3 with a walk.

Obviously, one game isn't going to erase the question mark, but it sure did make the Twins feel better about themselves and their chances.

Welcome back, Joe Mauer. We missed you.

1 comment:

Josh Borenstein said...

Guy sure knows how to make an entrance, huh? How cool was that!