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Joe Mauer sounded quite frustrated when I talked to him today. He doesn’t like to admit much, but reading between the lines he…

-Doesn’t like hitting in Target Field.

-Is banged up enough that he considered skipping the All-Star game.

-Wishes he could spend this time fishing.

These are perturbing developments for a guy who just landed a $184-million contract. He’s now the franchise player and yet he doesn’t particularly like the way the new ballpark plays and he’s having trouble staying healthy or producing power or runs.

Not good.