"Joe Mauer is a Hall of Fame player and person ... from St. Paul earned his rightful place in Cooperstown as the best-hitting catcher in baseball history. "The memories he created for a generation ...

Joe Mauer's journey from St. Paul to "The Hall ... ‘Boy I sure hope you can’t hit a curveball.’” Indeed, Mauer could hit a curveball and everything else that was thrown at him.