A wise man once said that money can't buy you happiness. That poor, dead, man is probably having second thoughts as his cheaply built coffin (or spacious cardboard box, if you will) disintegrates around him.
The Minnesota Twins seem quite content to pay Joe Mauer a whopping $23 million a year to play for them. And unless Mr. Mauer is a little slow (the sideburns beg questions), he's going to take that money.
And they're both quite happy about the arrangement.
As for the Toronto Blue Jays, they just watched Major League Baseball up the ante. And if you know anything about poker, that means it's time to go fish.
One of the most notoriously cheap teams just shelled out some serious coin. The Twins were one of the last bastions of frivolity. They made the playoffs last season with a ...
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The Joe Mauer Signing and Its Impact on the Toronto Blue Jays
Posted: 22nd March 2010 by Geoff Zochodne in MLBComments Off on The Joe Mauer Signing and Its Impact on the Toronto Blue Jays