Otto von Ballpark

Maybe they were hoping to get 5 innings in? Assuming the score held up to that point, then the game would have been final rather than suspended, and we wouldn't need to play the remaining innings.

Both games!

From what I understand, the whole world was like this, for the entire decade of the 1970s.

If they can’t resume tonight, the game will be suspended and resumed from the same point on a future date. The old “5 innings” rule is no more. No clean slate for the Twins, unfortunately! From a March 2022 report: ”the 2020-21 suspended game rule has been made a permanent part of the CBA between MLB and the MLB Players Association.” https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/platform/amp/2022/3/24/22994534/mlb-officially-allowing-games-to-be-suspended-at-any-point

Videos of riding out the storm in the Metrodome: https://tcmedianow.com/wusa-kare-april-27-1986-10pm-coverage-severe-weather/ https://tcmedianow.com/kstp-tv-april-27-1986-part-metrodome-tear-severe-weather/

Would they still be playing inside the Metrodome?

Yup. Also Jhon Romero to the 60-day IL to make room on the 40-man for Cano.

He looks thrilled to be here.

Would make sense that they’d swap in another pitcher, as Cotton just threw 63 pitches last night.

Last time I shared a transaction rumor from an unfamiliar Twitter account, it alleged the Twins were going to sign Johnny Cueto. So take this with a grain of salt until it is officially confirmed, but:

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With the vacant Met Stadium now demolished, plans for new development on the Bloomington site are discussed on WCCO. Meanwhile, in New York, an 8-0 Twins lead over the Yankees is reduced to 2 runs in the 6th, thanks to a 3-run home run by former Twin Butch Wynegar against Mike Smithson. The Twins hold the lead into the bottom of the night, but Ron Davis puts two Yankees aboard with walks before surrendering a two-out, 3-run walk-off homer to Don Mattingly. Watch that day's full newscast here. Presented in partnership with TC Media Now. View full video

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Are the uniforms of good young pitchers mysteriously changing to Twins uniforms, or are the Twins this good? The TD forums know the truth! Image courtesy of Twins Daily Are the uniforms of good young pitchers mysteriously changing to Twins uniforms, or are the Twins this good? The TD forums know the truth! The 7-game win streak may have ended, but the Twins kept rolling on the East Coast while the conversations kept rolling in the TD community. You may not know this (probably because it isn't true), but there is a print version of Twins Daily, being compiled by a team of reference librarians for publication after the internet inevitably crumbles. And @Brock Beauchamp's So, about that pitching pipeline... was the first TD post in quite some time to be filed under the index heading "Pitching, Young" but not also "Pitching, In Desperate Need of". File that under "Progress" too! But it's not just the youngsters. Looking beyond the stat sheet, Veteran Pitching Leading Twins Success says 2022 forum rookie @Marshall_P. And even the stat sheet isn't as bad as last year's free agent pitchers (who shall not be named). While a steady diet of sliders is generally considered bad for one's health, @Lucas Seehafer PT found a Twin that is feasting on them: Trevor Larnach is crushing sliders. Could an endorsement deal with White Castle be next? In light of recent success, @wsnydes asks us to update our count of chickens mid-hatching in So, now how many wins? The correct prognosticator could (but most likely won't) win a supply of Larnach-branded sliders! And after a first month that felt like winter at times, the community warmed up to @snotboogie's discussion of a popular summer pastime: Herb Carneal and Cory Provus (and kinda John Gordon) Listening to the Twins. Which one is your favorite radio announcer? Got your own question to ask, an idea to suggest, or a memory to share? There's room for all that and more in the TD forums. View full article

Sounds like Cory Provus is out too? The radio broadcast is all Gladden, all the time.

If the Twins sign on, this new service in the Twins market would offer all of the Twins games carried on Bally Sports North. The speculation about “out-of-market” is whether the Bally Sports North games would also be available in, say, Detroit, and whether the Bally Sports Detroit games would be available in Minnesota. I would be surprised if that was true.

Please leave out the personal shots. My post was abundantly clear that it was illustrating the subjective nature of these comparisons, not claiming any viewing superiority. 1. You can't really judge the Bally Sports+ business with a direct comparison to Netflix. They're both ostensibly in "TV entertainment" but they offer very different content (how do you compare episodes of "Stranger Things" to watching your local sports team?), and they have very different distribution methods (Netflix is streaming worldwide; Bally is regional and also on cable/satellite). As a result, their revenue needs/goals are undoubtedly different too. Bally Sports+ subscriber counts don't have to match those of Netflix or other streamers, or come anywhere close -- it may only be intended to complement some continued cable/satellite/ad revenue base for now, and/or further promote Bally's gambling interests. From the outside, before the service has even launched, we really have no idea. 2. Even comparing to ESPN+, consumers can differentiate between major local pro teams and assorted national professional and college sporting events as products, and the business/revenue models will be different on the provider side too. I don't claim that the Bally effort is going to be a success, but at this price point, if they get the Twins on board, having this option is definitely a step in the right direction for consumers (even if many will continue without it for now). I fully expect the industry to keep evolving and changing, regardless of whether Bally succeeds, fails, or simply treads water. Maybe after cable/satellite subscriptions drop even further in a few years, Amazon will swoop in and buy out Bally Sports+ to bolster Amazon Prime. Who knows?

A direct-to-consumer option is a notable step in the right direction. That's not to say it can't be improved further, but simply launching Bally Sports+ at this price point could arguably make most in-market Twins television broadcasts more affordable and accessible than they ever have been before. The big variable right now is getting the Twins on board, of course. I don't know the likelihood of that, but it must help that the Wolves and Wild are already on board, as well as 5 other MLB teams in their respective markets.

The "boatload of content" on Netflix (and most other video-on-demand streaming services) is like the "300+ channels" claim of cable/satellite companies. The majority of that content isn't new. And how much of the new content actually interests you? How much of that new content are you even capable of watching in a given month? Everyone prioritizes different content, so answers are going to vary. But for my household, none of the services you mention would hold any permanent advantage precluding Bally Sports+: Disney+, we watched "Book of Boba Fett" a few months ago but that took about 5 hours total, so we wrapped it up in less than a month, not currently subscribed. In no rush to see Obi Wan, so we can probably wait until all episodes are available. There's typically nothing for us on ESPN+ (not interested in out-of-market hockey) I don't think we've ever watched a Hulu original? Netflix... not currently subscribed, waiting for something new to interest us HBO... same... Apple TV+... same Bally Sports+ can fit quite well in that model. Even if you're not a die-hard watching most games, it doesn't take long catching an hour here and there to top Boba Fett's runtime. And while you're watching it, that's naturally less time you have to devote to another service anyway.

These are great points. Cord-cutting isn't the status quo at a lower price. Cord-cutting gives you the power to prioritize content over channels. That means you should only add services as you need them, and drop services as you don't need them. In that context, this Bally Sports+ service could fit quite well, if you are a fan.

The "made cake" in this analogy would be the total cost of cable/satellite (or their live TV streaming equivalents). Carriage fees negotiated between providers and networks are't even disclosed to customers, I really doubt the "average fan" is going to be thinking about them when they consider this new service, even if they decide against it. People have been complaining about cable/satellite prices and the lack of alternatives since the dawn of cable/satellite (and before that, complaining about the "Twins Vision" pay-per-view arrangement from the 1980s). No one thinks they are getting that content for "free" even if they believe cable/satellite is a necessary utility. (And those folks can continue to get this content from cable/satellite -- that's not going away with the launch of this new service.)

The reason the RSNs only charged a few bucks a month from cable/satellite providers was because they were getting those few bucks a month for every subscriber, whether they cared about sports or not. Just using some numbers for illustrative purposes, say you have a million cable/satellite subscribers, and each one brings a $5 carriage fee to the RSN. That's $5 million in revenue. But now say half of those cable/satellite subscribers have cut the cord. At the same carriage fee, they're down to half the revenue, or $2.5 mi. And of the 500k cordcutters, maybe only 125k care about sports enough to subscribe directly like this (and that's probably generous). Those 125k would have to pay $20 each to match the lost carriage fee revenue.

Update: the Bally direct-to-consumer service will be called "Bally Sports+" and will be priced at $19.99 per month, or $189.99 annually. The Streamable: Sinclair Announces Initial Pricing for ‘Bally Sports+’ DTC Streaming App Should launch in a few markets this summer, but they still don't have direct streaming rights for the Twins. So it may not be relevant to anyone here until the fall when the Wolves and Wild start up again, or maybe 2023 if they are able to secure the Twins by then?