2026 Minnesota Twins… What Have We Learned?
On Friday, September 25, 2026, Laura and I went to our first Twins game of the 2026 season. Which was the 79th of 81 Twins home games. So we only made it to one game this season. This wasn’t done out of protest or anything, just didn’t put in a real effort. Other things being more important. A lot of people in this state loudly declared they were done with the Twins, and were going to do everything in their power to deny the Pohlad family of a couple hundred dollars, by NOT attending any games. Well, enough people did, that it put a dent in tickets sold. 1.74 million tickets in 2026, compared to 1.768 million in 2025. A tiny dent… About a 28,000 ticket difference. Or one good home game. So it was a stance that didn’t really matter to the big picture. However, the 2019 Twins, with a record of 101-61, and a first round playoff loss to the Yankees, sold 2.3 million tickets. Those numbers tell a bigger story, that I’m not prepared to delve into today. Aerial photo of attendance at t...