Joe Mauer Quotations

She was with her mom, and they were joking around.

Some of it has died down, but it is what it is.

He tried talking to me, but I knew the guy had the ball. So I pretty much knew.

Having the first year of going through that and getting to know these guys, that's a lot of information, ... It's not only a physical demand on you, but mentally as well.

He's just touching up. He was a up a little bit, but he was throwing hard.

He's breaking all of them. I've got to put in another order, but as long as he keeps hitting like this, I'll do it.

He's pitched well for us all year. We're kind of frustrated here trying to score runs when a guy goes out and throws the ball like he did.

He could fit in just fine. He's been throwing strikes. He just comes in and gets his work done. He's pretty professional.

He didn't have his best stuff, ... but with Johan, even when he doesn't have his best stuff he is still pretty good.

I was trying to hit the ball hard somewhere, but both times right at people,

I think I had more takes than the kid did.

It didn't feel too good and every inning after it kept getting worse.

We never quit. We'll keep coming at you.

Well, what do you want me to do about it?

We were just talking about how we're not sure we ever scored 11, 12 runs last season.

Whenever he's on the mound, all of our guys feel like we have a great shot of winning. He's one of the best in the game.

We didn't have those situations a whole lot, to tell you the truth. It was a good win last night. And I think we're starting to get more confident on the offensive side.

Stuff-wise, he's been better. But he threw the changeup pretty well tonight.

You start feeling it's late, it's been a long year, ... You just try to battle through it. You have to fight through that and catch another second wind.

It's just one spot. We'll try to do something different and score a couple more runs, but I'll have the same approach that I always have.

It's kind of a tough deal, because I'd like more time to work with each pitcher. It is what it is. I'm sure they will both be ready, but as to how much I'll know of them, we'll just have to wait until we get to that point, I guess.

It was the middle of the season and there were a lot of people there. I went up there and walked on four pitches my first at-bat and people started booing because they wanted to see me swing. It doesn't seem like you've quite made it, though, when you're playing in a small town like that. It was fun to get out and play, though.

It was one of those nights I was seeing the ball well. Maybe it had something to do with Jacque moving behind me. I don't know, but it was a night I felt pretty good at the plate.

It was one of those nights I was seeing it well, ... Maybe it had something to do with Jacque moving behind me. I had a couple of good at-bats. But tonight it felt good, felt comfortable at the plate.

It was one of those nights I was seeing it well,

I'm worried about our pitchers. Hopefully, they don't overdo it. But when you put on your country's jersey, a lot of things kind of go out the window. You want to do your best.

I just hope they don't try to throw like it's the seventh game of the World Series and overdo it.

When I learned the news about Harmon today, I felt like I lost a family member. He has treated me like one of his own. It's hard to put into words what Harmon has meant to me. He first welcomed me into the Twins family as an 18-year-old kid and has continued to influence my life in many ways. He is someone I will never forget and will always treasure the time we spent together. Harmon will be missed but never forgotten.

I hate striking out, doesn't matter what time of the game. I just don't like striking out.

As you get older, you learn there are some things out of your control.

I kinda miss having Miss USA around.

I want to be back behind the plate as long as I can. I can help the team that way, and I like being in control and in charge.

It was always baseball for me. This is what I always wanted to do.

I'm looking to get better, and anything that will help me accomplish that, I'm all ears.

I always said I wanted to be the best at what I could do. I feel like I can improve.

It frustrates me if I'm not good at something, so I do it until I get good at it.

I have a few goals that I kind of keep to myself.

Nobody wants to hear me rap.

I'm not as cool as I'm supposed to be.

When things are said and done, I always want to be remembered as a great teammate and a great player.

I love catching, being involved in every pitch of the game; obviously, it beats you up both mentally and physically.

You can't put up numbers if you're on the DL, ... The main thing this year was just staying healthy, and I've done a pretty good job of doing that so far.