The topic of the day is Joe Mauer's mysterious injury and the fate of the Twins, who already had enough problems. When Mauer signed his massive contract with Minnesota, there was considerable elation that he would be staying with his home team. Even the normally objective saber/blog community was thrilled, as we were all fresh off of the Poz led Mauer Power MVP campaign. I thought the contract was a fairly big risk and that the downsides of the deal weren't being talked about enough. You can read what I wrote here.

Royals:

• Will Damon go to the Hall of Fame — as a Royal? | The Star's Blog on the Royals and Baseball
• Soria’s Swing And Miss Issue - Royals Authority
• 14 for 77: 14 for 77 Minor League Recap 4/14/11
• The Storm Report | Pine Tar Press
• Royal In Exile: Let me go on the record
• Planned events at Werner Park for the home opener ~ Omaha Baseball 360

Baseball:

• Bonds Somewhat Guilty. Does It Really Matter? - Royals Review
• Joe Mauer placed on the disabled list with bilateral leg weakness " AaronGleeman.com " Aaron Gleeman's Baseball and Minnesota Twins Blog
• Twins' Problems Piling Up Too Quickly - Baseball Nation

Grab Bag:

• Without a savior - The Collapse of South Africa - bookforum.com
• nthposition online magazine: Pseudo-scientists, pseudo-shamans and mass delusion: contemporary US culture