Somewhat lost in all of the hoopla over A-Rod's great start, Barry's homers, and Dice-K's MLB debut is the fact that Joe Mauer is again flirting with a .400 batting average.

Mauer in fact right now sits exactly at .400 (along with Alex Rodriguez & Matt Holliday.)

Last year Mauer became the first catcher in American League history to lead the AL in hitting. Can he do it back to back? I'm betting on him.

Will he hit .400? Well someone has to do it eventually, might as well be Mauer. It's pretty impressive that this young catcher (he's only just turned 24) is hitting at this level.

Mauer is hitting far better away than at home. In 2006 he hit .359 away from Minnesota but "only" .335 at home. This year he's hitting .448 away and .361 in Minnesota.

Matt Holliday in comparison is reaping the rewards of playing in Denver (just like the incredibly overrated Todd Helton.) Holliday is hitting .439 at home and .359 away. Last year he hit .373 at home and .280 away.

Yes you read that correctly .373 at home and .280 away. To me what you hit away is what kind of hitter you really are. People who complain about steroids hurting the integrity of statistics in MLB are barking up the wrong tree. DENVER IS THE PROBLEM.

OK sorry to Joe Mauer for going off on this rant as this post is supposed to be about him and his amazing hitting. But I think it's a shame that a bullshit hitter like Matt Holliday is even mentioned in the same breathe as a real hitter like Joe Mauer. Denver is a shame and if I had my choice I'd ban Denver before steroids.

Certainly every player who plays their home games in Denver should have an asterisk placed by their statistics and should be made ineligible to lead the league in anything.

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