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im thinking about placing a wager on joe mauer for over 22.5 home runs this season,what do any of you think about that wager.last season was his only year to hit over 20 home runs but the guy keeps getting better every year......do you think this is a solid wager or not
 

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Tough number, lean under, he's not your prototypical power hitter, for starters, he's a lock to hit .315 plus that's for sure, but he gets time off for being a catcher, that'll keep the homer number down.
 
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Follow the Twins religiously.. TAKE THE OVER... Has not hit many homers in spring but redmember he is getting better with power over times and he has stated that he wants to be able to show power at times as well. Also, he missed the first month of the season last year.. Would of hit 30 plus homers.. One problem like the poster before said. He is not a protypical power guy and hits for high average.. Sprays the ball and pitchers may not give him a lot to power over the fence.. One more thing is we don't know what Target Field has to offer as far as being a hitter's park.. But I would say he as a 65% chance of going over 22 HRs.. But what the hell do I knnow
 

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I'm a Yankee fan, but love Mauer, (and Mourneau) would love to see Mauer hit 23 +, all depends on how much time he gets off, and like you said, what the pitchers give him.
 

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couple of notes.

cold weather will play a role in 3 months of the season.
april/may and sept

which means the twins will probably play several DH's. mauer will not catch both ends but may DH the 2nd game.

this could cut his power numbers somewhat.

this should be close and i would not wager on it either way.
 

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Follow the Twins religiously.. TAKE THE OVER... Has not hit many homers in spring but redmember he is getting better with power over times and he has stated that he wants to be able to show power at times as well. Also, he missed the first month of the season last year.. Would of hit 30 plus homers.. One problem like the poster before said. He is not a protypical power guy and hits for high average.. Sprays the ball and pitchers may not give him a lot to power over the fence.. One more thing is we don't know what Target Field has to offer as far as being a hitter's park.. But I would say he as a 65% chance of going over 22 HRs.. But what the hell do I knnow

Rumor has it that this will be hitters park. The one thing that concerns me with Mauer is his health. You never know with a catcher. I personally think he will hit 25 hrs and if Target plays the way I have heard, add 3-5 hrs. The key will be health, though. Let us know what you do and GL :toast:
 

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wow,a lot of good points given out about mauer,this makes it interesting.im not sure what im going to do now.i forgot all about the new ballpark.i will reasearch this more and come up with a decision and it may be a decision to pass on it but im not totally sure yet.....thanks for the feedback guys
 

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Don't have any reason to believe last season was an abberation, this kid is hitting his prime number years and his power has always been there as a line drive hitter. I can't see any scenario, other than (gulp) injury that doesn't have him hitting 30+ homers this season.

2010 line .325 / 110 / 34 / 114 / 9

An absolute pleasure to watch this kid play....
 

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okay here it is guys,i went with mauer and over with the home run bet,i believe after all good comments on here and after seeing the new field and listening to how its going to be,i can't see how he won't hit at least 25 homers
 

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okay here it is guys,i went with mauer and over with the home run bet,i believe after all good comments on here and after seeing the new field and listening to how its going to be,i can't see how he won't hit at least 25 homers


Bet lost btw. yikes here;


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