<div><div dir="auto">Former Sand Crab Joe Mauer !!!</div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I honor it his retirement, the Sand Crabs will honor the FORMER Sand Crab great with Joe Mauer Bobblehead and Diphtheria Awareness Night on a date to be determined next season. We have a ton of Jack Cust Bobbleheads that we can just scratch off Jacks name and put Joes in there. Won’t know the difference.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">The Baltimore Sand Crabs join with Andrew and ALL IBL owners is congratulating Joe on a fine career!</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Nov 4, 2019 at 3:04 AM Andrew Selder via Members <<a href="mailto:members@lists.ibl.org">members@lists.ibl.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">After begin a key cog in WMS’s magical run to an IBL champion in <br>
2018, fan favorite Joe Mauer had announced that 2019 would be his final <br>
season before retiring for a life of relaxation.<br>
<br>
As WMS comes down the to wire in the playoff race in 2019, every game <br>
matters. In game 80 at WMS Stadium, WMS was facing OXY in a must win <br>
battle. In game 1, of the series, JT Realmuto ended the night with a <br>
walk-off double in bottom of the ninth to cap a 2-run 9th to give WMS <br>
the 3-2 victory.<br>
<br>
Game 2 was just as exciting as WMS scored 3 in the 8th to take a 6-5 <br>
lead. Edwin Diaz, the IBL saves leader, came out to lock down the win, <br>
but a 2 out error by Mauer opened the door for Howie Kendrick to double <br>
home Marisnick to tie the game. The game went to the bottom of the 10th <br>
still tied, and Melky Cabrera single to lead things off. Mauer then hit <br>
into a fielders choice. Starlin Castro strode to the plate and lined a <br>
double to left center. Mauer trying to atone for his error, came <br>
charging around 3rd barreling to the plate. The throw from Marisnick <br>
came in, and arrived at the same moment as Mauer. Mauer and Vazquez both <br>
went flying in massive collision and the ball rolled out of Vazquez’s <br>
glove, to end the game as Mauer got a piece of the plate.<br>
<br>
The celebration as muted a both player required major medical attention. <br>
Both players had to be carted off the field.<br>
<br>
But it was a legendary ending to the season and career for Joe Mauer, <br>
sacrificing his body to squeeze out one last WMS win.<br>
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