Good News For White Sox Fans

If you watched Sunday's White Sox win over the Angels you heard how happy Hawk and D.J. were that the Sox would not have to face Johan Santana in their upcoming three-game series in Minnesota.

What they didn't seem to notice in their sublime state was that Santana isn't the only Twin the Sox won't have to worry about for this week.

With their cleanup hitter and starting left fielder already sidelined with injuries, the Minnesota Twins took their biggest blow yet on Sunday.

All-Star catcher Joe Mauer was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left quadriceps muscle after Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Boston Red Sox.

Mauer had an MRI exam on Sunday morning and missed his second straight game. Test results revealed a strain, and the Twins recalled catcher Chris Heintz from Triple-A Rochester to take Mauer's place on the roster. The move is retroactive to May 5.

Of course, this is horrible news for me as I have Mauer on my fantasy team. How will I recover? I don't know. But don't worry about me, Sox fans. I'll be fine. Thanks to my faith in God, and the case of beer in my fridge, I'll deal with this latest blow to my awesomeness.