You say that as though it dates back to 1961 and Calvin Griffith. The interview everyone remembers is from 2010, just three years ago. Link: Upbeat Twins owner Jim Pohlad has lots to say but stays mum on the Mauer issue | MinnPost "And though the Twins expect to lose a significant chunk of revenue-sharing money from Major League Baseball in 2011, Pohlad said Target Field revenues should allow the Twins' payroll to remain in the $95 million range beyond this season. " What an exceedingly bitter thing it is, to re-read that now. He went on to say that it could drop. But I really want 2013's payroll to be seen in retrospect as a one-year blip. Sure. But is it wise business, in the line of work the Twins are in, to be known as a group that you'd better get every last thing in writing? Or is it better to be known as someone whose word, vetted by the lawyers or not, means something? Because community goodwill is no doubt part of how ownership values their franchise, and this kind of thing can piddle it away in a few short years.