February 23, 2011

Rooster Mauer

Joe Mauer received an injection to lubricate his knee:

According to the company’s website, the Supartz solution comes from “highly purified sodium hyaluronate (also known as hyaluronic acid (HA)) that is extracted from rooster combs. These are harvested from roosters that have been certified as suitable for human consumption via pre- and post-mortem veterinary inspection.”

After approval, patients can receive up to five injections, although as few as three might work.

The only side effect is that the knee wants to get up at sunrise. 🙂

Catching take a toll on hitters. Mauer is such a good defensive catcher that the Twins would hate to move him to another position, where his value to them would drop. If the knee continues to be trouble, they may need to move him sooner than desired.

Update: It appears Joe is not happy this became public.

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