TheGiantTeapot

The Pohlad family understands banking. They understand business. They understand profit and loss. They do not understand, nor care about, sports. They are not sports fans. They don't understand sports fans. They apparently did not notice the rabid joy in this state when the Twins beat the Jays in the 2023 playoffs, or they simply didn't understand it. Granted, Carl Pohlad liberated the team from notorious skinflint Calvin Griffith in 1984 and the Twins won the World Series in '87 and '91 under his ownership, but from the accounts I've heard his wife Eloise was the actual baseball fan. Carl also threatened to sell the team to a straw buyer or offer the team for contraction if he didn't get a new stadium. Profit and loss... The prospect of a new Twins owner does not guarantee anything, but I'm willing to take the chance. I really hope something happens soon.

THIS. I'm new here as well. There are some great people here. There are also some very serious minded folk who see zero room for humor and have little patience with those of us not metric savvy. I like TD and I hope it thrives, but I find myself spending as much or more time at Twinkie Town.

This.

You roll the dice, you take your chance... Getting anything for DanSan is a win, imo. Next up, Tonkin.

Same as Wilson Ramos and AJ Pierzinsky and Tim Laudner and George Mitterwald. It's cold here, let the flames begin!

The comment or the contract?

Dear God. $23 Million for this.

Joe. 2 on, no outs. Strike one looking. strike two looking. Slaps weakly to second. Argghh! IT BURNS!!!!!!!! Make it stop!!!!

What Link said. Once Buxton calms down and realizes he belongs in The Show, I think he's the prototype leadoff Henderson/Wills style hitter, base stealer, and general disruptor.