Congratulations Joe Mauer, congratulations Minnesota

 

As I'm sure you've heard by this point, Minnesota Twins great Joe Mauer has been elected to the Hall of Fame on his first appearance on the ballot. It is a deserved accolade for a brilliant player with a tremendous peak before concussions changed who he was as a player. It's also a reflection on the quality of person he is.

And congrats to all of the fans of Joe Mauer, who know longer have to get into pitched debates on his worthiness of his contract, his trips to all star games or his candidacy for the Hall of Fame. He made it. He's there. 

And now we can all hear stories about how brilliant a player he was, his tremendous peak and the quality of person he is. Congrats, Minnesota, we can stop fighting about Joe Mauer, and just appreciate him.