Pohlad Blows Up the Twins
You’d like to think it was a good run, but it really was just another sad chapter in team history. A team history full of sad chapters. So many of them brought on by an ownership that cares more about the bottom line than the privilege of owning a rare community asset. Before I go any further, I need to mention that I finished the first draft of this story less than six hours before the Pohlad’s announced they were selling the Twins to themselves. My entire story was written with crossed fingers that the Minnesota Twins would soon be free of the Pohlad’s forever. Just as Twins fans in 1984 were happy to be rid of Legendary Racist Calvin Griffith. Guess I have some re-writing to do… Press conference front the first time the Twins signed Carlos Correa to a massive contract, in March 2022. Thought this was the move to signal the franchise has finally turned the corner in to a serious contender. When your team has been on the verge of seriously contending, bringing in a high paid star...