Say It's So, Joe!

Joe Mauer is a Minnesota hero, similar to Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox. He is the go-to guy for almost anything and his face can be seen on everything from the T.V, billboards and milk cartons. However, his batting statistics in the play-offs are far off what we expect from him. After Joe's fellow big hitter and smash brother, Justin Morneau, is out with a concussion means Joe needs to step up in the play-offs. A lot is expected from Joe. Joe is without argument the best all-around player the Twins have. He is also the highest paid Twin ever. This season Joe only has one home run at the new Target stadium and is not up with his normal stats. With the other Twins not helping much on offense, Joe needs to take charge and get his team fired up. Lately, Joe has been being compared to Yankee shortstop and perennial All-Star Derek Jeter. With Jeter being accustomed to the play-off pressure and having to generate offense, he is no stranger to being called upon in clutch moments. However, Jeter has not won an overall baseball Most Valuable Player award and Mauer has; on top of that Mauer has won three batting titles and Jeter has none. So is Joe ready to take the lead or are the Minnesota fans expecting too much from him?