Joseph Patrick Mauer might just get in first ballot

[tbgh]

He's up to 84.5% with almost half of known ballots. If he doesn't make it, it will be an oddly appropriate classic Minnesota collapse.

I’ll go on record as a guy who hopes he gets in. And also I said he was a no doubt hof throughout his career. But I actually understand how baseball works.

[tbgh]

Today is the day!

[Hornets]

Today is the day!

[Butch Bradford]

Today is the day!

I hope he gets in, tbgh!

[JPM]

Today is the day!

I hope he gets in, tbgh!

BWAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

ATTA BOY JOE!

[feekdogg]

Butt...
Butt...
Butt... Thurman Munson.

[DC4MVP]

Mauer: 76.1%
Hunter: 7.3%

[ForCaleb]

HELL YEAH!!!!!

[DC4MVP]

288 votes needed to get in.

Mauer had 83.5% of the known ballots.

Made it by 5 votes in the end with the anonymous ballots counted.

[Hoop Dreams]

288 votes needed to get in.

Mauer had 83.5% of the known ballots.

Made it by 5 votes in the end with the anonymous ballots counted.

Poor Billy Wagner...

[weimy froob]

first ballot HOF. st paul does it again!

[feekdogg]

288 votes needed to get in.

Mauer had 83.5% of the known ballots.

Made it by 5 votes in the end with the anonymous ballots counted.

Poor Billy Wagner...

Closers generally have a tough time getting in. And as more and more stat dorks get votes as the older guys die off, it's gonna get tougher.

[Mandatory]

Proud day. Very happy to see it.

[Hornets]

Proud to be a lifelong Minnesotan and proud of Joe Mauer!!

[Phil Leotardo]

Wow. Closer than I'd have thought, considering Mauer was on like 85% of the half of the ballots made public.

[tbgh]

First ballot hof.

Told ya dh. Every time your ass popped off. I told you he’d get in. And first ballot.


Love it.

[Tommy_Hawk]

Im surprised.

Bravo, teh Little Baby Jesus.

[TheLokNesMonster]

First Ballot is a surprise. HOF isn’t. He’s one of the all-time greats.

You’re the man Joe!

[Tuck ya in]

At a boy Joe.

[feekdogg]

Slappin' and Gigglin' all the way to central New York.

Tee-Hee!

[salamander]

Joe "Hit into another double play" Mauer and the year he did steroids.

I think it would be a best selling book.

[tbgh]

Slappin' and Gigglin' all the way to central New York.

Tee-Hee!

Where is our little friend?

[Sidewinder2k2]

Slappin' and Gigglin' all the way to central New York.

Tee-Hee!

Where is our little friend?

That gutless, needle-dick won't show up around here until there is something to bitch about with the current team. And when he does, he'll completely ignore everything he's ever said about Mauer over the years.

[tbgh]

Slappin' and Gigglin' all the way to central New York.

Tee-Hee!

Where is our little friend?

That gutless, needle-dick won't show up around here until there is something to bitch about with the current team. And when he does, he'll completely ignore everything he's ever said about Mauer over the years.

No spine. His outrageous pathetic Mauer takes were so tiresome. And he got others to agree with him. So annoying. At least man up and acknowledge that he got in.

[feekdogg]

To be fair, DH seems to spend about 50% of his time here being banned for one thing or another, so it's possible he's out on yet another vacation.

[JPM]

Joe "Hit into another double play" Mauer and the year he did steroids.

I think it would be a best selling book.

These doods are hilarious. We ALL know this guy. It ain't pretty but this kind of dood has no idea he is that dood.

[Hornets]

The Joe haters here can't rain on his parade!!

Congratulations Joe!!

[ForCaleb]

[Old_Kid]

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[Self High-Five]

Billy Wagner deserves to be in the HOF