2009 Game Balls

And now, a month and a half after the end of the Twins' season, I'm starting the season-in-review. Keep in mind, of course, that last year I didn't do this until after the new year. Similar to last year, I'll start it with a look at the number of Game Balls that each player earned.

Joe Mauer- 20
Michael Cuddyer, Jason Kubel- 16
Nick Blackburn- 14
Justin Morneau- 12
Scott Baker- 8
Francisco Liriano, Nick Punto, Denard Span, Delmon Young- 6
Orlando Cabrera, Alexi Casilla, Glen Perkins- 5
Joe Crede- 4
R.A. Dickey, Brian Duensing, Carlos Gomez, Brendan Harris, Carl Pavano, Kevin Slowey- 3
Jose Mijares, Mike Redmond, Anthony Swarzak- 2
Luis Ayala, Craig Breslow, Brian Buscher, Matt Guerrier, Bobby Keppel, Jose Morales, Joe Nathan, Matt Tolbert- 1


-----------------And the career leaderboard...--------------------

Mauer- 40
Kubel- 29
Morneau- 27
Blackburn- 25
Cuddyer- 21
Baker- 19
Young- 17
Span- 15
Gomez- 14
Liriano, Slowey- 13
Casilla- 11
Perkins- 10
Punto- 9
Harris, Craig Monroe- 6
Cabrera, Mike Lamb- 5
Boof Bonser, Buscher, Crede, Livan Hernandez- 4
Dickey, Duensing, Mijares, Pavano, Redmond, Tolbert- 3
Breslow, Matt Macri, Nathan, Swarzak- 2
Ayala, Brian Bass, Jesse Crain, Matt Garza, Guerrier, Torii Hunter, Keppel, Bobby Korecky, Morales, Randy Ruiz, Johan Santana, Carlos Silva, Rondell White- 1