2434 1 April 7, 2004^5:39pm Reedster^1 Joe Mauer tears ligament in knee sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=1777585 Twins ESPN 0 293 0 Sounds like out for the season language to me... but, interestingly enough, this ESPN article sets a possible time table at three weeks. I STRETCHED a ligament in my knee playing football in high school. I wasn't back in three weeks. Not even close.