VIDEO: Joe Mauer was once Minnesota's top high-school quarterback
At 17, the world was Joe Mauer's oyster. He was a two-sport star:
Must click: This Joe Mauer prep football video is amazing. http://t.co/oHP6bv4Mvl (via @PeteHuge)
— Parker Hageman (@OverTheBaggy) November 16, 2013
The best part of that news footage might be the instrumental version of Black Rob's "Whoa," which kicks in at the 12-second mark. And the fact that Mauer, at 17, looked exactly like Harry Potter.
It's ironic, too, that Mauer ended up with concussion problems after choosing baseball over football, and will move to first base from catcher as a 31-year-old. It's the right move, of course, in the long run.