When Sports Illustrated hits news stands tomorrow, Twins fans will likely snatch them all up, as catcher Joe Mauer will be the cover boy for this week's issue.
Mauer was on the cover once before, so any talks of an SI cover jinx seem a bit silly, since he won two batting titles after that.
SI's Tom Verducci wrote the story. (I'm kind of surprised SI didn't contact me to write the story...) Saw him at the Dome for the Twins' first two games against the Pirates last week. He's one of the best baseball writers out there, so this should be a pretty nice story on Mr. Mauer.
From what I've heard, it sounds like a portion of the story will revolve around whether or not Mauer can hit .400 this season. The first game Verducci was there for against Pittsburgh, Joe went 4-for-4 with three singles and a double. Certainly didn't hurt his case to be on the cover.
It's a bit weird to see Mauer already grabbing his second cover, since he's the type of player (along with friend and teammate Justin Morneau) that try to stay as low-key as possible and never really clamor for the attention. But when you're as good as Mauer is, you can't help but find yourself surrounded by the hype.
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