No, our little group of middle-class folks could never be able to raise the requisite $1.4-$1.7 billion. And we’d likely be just as miserable and incompetent as the Pohlad heirs.
And yet, we could aim towards $100,000 and beyond to say we are truly tired of this ownership and want to be partners in a new era.
We could designate the money for the Twins Community Fund, accessible once the new owners take charge of the club. Sure, go out and build more ball fields and have more clinics with our money.
We could demonstrate that we are serious about professional baseball in Minnesota, pledging money to “a good cause” as a way to catalyze the sale.
We could set aside the useless “sell the team” chants and move to a productive “buy the team” to one another.
I have $100 to get the purchase underway.
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