Off to a good start

The Twins are off to a good start...4-1 ain't bad, and the one loss was in some tough weather conditions.  Santana looks tough, Morneau is hitting the long ball, and Joe is staying consistent.  Should be a great season for a Twins fan...if we can ever get the weather to warm up.  Can anyone tell me why MLB would schedule the Twins at Chicago in early April?  Why not play the first series in the dome?  It shouldn't take a genius to figure that out. Isn't that why domes exist?

For those of you wondering if this is really a Joe Mauer blog....well it is more of a "Mauer Baseball" blog.  Joe is quite busy right now, but will try and post whenever he gets the chance.  We are going to all try and contribute to this blog as a family...

We would LOVE to have Dave Winfield involved with the Quickswing....however he probably wouldn't be the best spokesperson for the Quickswing, because his style of swinging is different than what we are teaching with the Quickswing drill....his swing was "all over" the place and we really wouldn't want to try and teach young kids to hit like Winny.  He is one of a kind...However, his brother - Steve - uses the Quickswing in his clinics and private instruction.  Molitor is a much better fit for the Quickswing, becasue that's how he swings...quiet, still, and QUICK....there is no one quicker than Paul.  It was just a coincidence that he was a Cretin alum.

Hey that brings me to another point...does anyone know if this has ever been done before.  Dave Winfield, Paul Molitor, Jack Morris, Chris Weinke, and Joe Mauer all grew up in St. Paul within about a 3 mile radius...That means that three Hall of famers (I believe Morris will make it), a Heismann Trophy winner (Weinke), and a #1 MLB Overall Pick/Batting Champ (Joe) all played at the same playground fields (Oxford/Jimmy Lee).  That has to be some kind of record.

Go Twins,

Cousin Jimbo

Comments

[Jessica Sievers]

I just wanted to say good luck this season! I just got done watching the Twins against the Yankees tonight...OUCH! Anyways I hope the team just brushes it off and doesn't let it get to them too bad. The first 162 games are just preseason anyways! I love you Joe...will you marry me? J/K...unless you will. Have a great season. I'll be reading these often to keep posted. Do me a favor and win tomorrow will ya!

[Monker]

I just got purchased the Qwickswing for my kid. When we got home we set it up and my 2 youngest boys were eager to start using it. My middle son used one last year on his travel baseball team so we bought one for home.

It was great to see the excitement to use the quickswing at home. We have had problems working on hitting at home with out hitting the balls into the pond or breaking windows. So far I must say this looks like a great option.

We had about 45 minutes of hitting and they started to make some progress right away. Too bad the sun went down or we would still be going at it.

As for the Twins, Nice start! It is a long season and if they are like last year i'm sure that their consistancy will improve as the season progresses. My family has made it to 2 games and have had a great time. We actually drove to Chicago for the game that was cancelled so if anyone needed tickets to the make up game let me know.

That's all for now, just wanted to drop a note on how excited the boys in my family are on our new quickswing.

Baseball Fan Dave

[Doctor Mom]

I have a great photo of Joe & his mom from Sunday's game-- is there a way I can submit this to someone?

[Doctor Mom]

Joe should do a birthday post!

Happy 24th Birthday Joe!

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