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A meeting of the minds: twins ace Johan Santana and catcher Joe Mauer reveal how they get inside the heads of opponents.(MLB)
When Twins lefthander Johan Santana pitches, hitters usually are in for a rough day. The 2004 A.L. Cy Young Award winner and last year's major league strikeouts leader is on pace for another big season.
On June 13 at the Metrodome, Santana matched up with the Red Sox's Curt Schilling in one of the marquee pitching duels of the season's first half. The next day, Santana and catcher Joe Mauer sat down with the Sporting News to go inside Santana's start and provide a rare glimpse of how an elite pitcher thinks his way through a game against one of the toughest lineups in baseball.
* The test run
Before the game, Santana and Mauer meet to go over ...
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