Twins owner Carl Pohlad dies

He was 93.

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That's too bad.

Does anyone know which of his sons will be taking over as the day to day owner?

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by Andy Seiler on Jan 5, 2009 7:00 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Jim Pohlad

His son Jim has been running the show the last few years.

by Randy Richardson on Jan 5, 2009 7:07 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

RIP

I know he was cheap when it came to spending money on FA but he had what a lot of us would want…billions of dollars and a MLB team.

Miami bound...

by boomer1 on Jan 5, 2009 7:04 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

But

He’s responsible for the new stadium coming up there. Long time coming.

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by Andy Seiler on Jan 5, 2009 7:05 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

That is true

Miami bound...

by boomer1 on Jan 5, 2009 7:11 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

An outdoor stadium

with no retractable roof. Seems pretty silly to me.

Nothing pithy here. Please move long.

by WyoRanger on Jan 5, 2009 10:02 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Domes are for football not baseball

Miami bound...

by boomer1 on Jan 5, 2009 10:07 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Domes are for people

who don’t want go to games only to have it rained out. Retractable roofs need to be a must for all stadiums.

By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw

by Gdawg on Jan 5, 2009 10:34 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Snow is the problem

By April someone’s going to have their panties in a wad after the stadium opens in 2010.

Nothing pithy here. Please move long.

by WyoRanger on Jan 5, 2009 11:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Baseball should be played outside not inside

Miami bound...

by boomer1 on Jan 6, 2009 1:08 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

So leave the roof opened most days

Its stupid to be postponing games due to bad weather in this day and age and its just as stupid to need a winter coat while watching a baseball game.

By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw

by Gdawg on Jan 6, 2009 1:16 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

a retractable roof stadium that can hold up with San Francisco or Pittsburgh, I’ll jump on the retractable roof bandwagon. Til then, they are inferior places to watch baseball. I’ve been at most of the retractable roof stadiums in the country, and have been rained on in some of the open air stadiums. I’ll take the rain over the sterile, retractable roof stadiums.

Get off my lawn.

by DJCahill on Jan 6, 2009 5:06 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

+1

Did Jon Daniels downsize your old position at Dunking Donuts?

by lonestarJon on Jan 6, 2009 2:07 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

The good lad didn't get a chance to see it's fruition.

by oc on Jan 6, 2009 12:06 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

93

according to the Star-Tribune

by Smoakin in the Boys Room on Jan 5, 2009 7:15 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

BP

Interesting blog up on owners. Had missed it until today.

Link (free).

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by Andy Seiler on Jan 5, 2009 7:19 PM CST reply actions 1 recs

that makes me want to be rich.

by JBImaknee on Jan 5, 2009 7:26 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

does this mean

Bill Heywood is taking over?

"that suzuki guy should go back to making cars" - My girlfriend after C.J.'s close in game 2

by tdi1985 on Jan 5, 2009 8:02 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Great reference to a great movie

by bstair on Jan 5, 2009 9:35 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

A cowboy rides into town on Friday....

"that suzuki guy should go back to making cars" - My girlfriend after C.J.'s close in game 2

by tdi1985 on Jan 5, 2009 9:45 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Wow

I thought I’d be the first to make a Billy Heywood reference. Little Big League was always my favorite of the kids baseball movies. It even had Kevin Elster! Soooooo much better than Rookie of the Year.

by ravscloC on Jan 5, 2009 10:06 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

agreed

Mandatory reading before suggesting a trade

by ab03 on Jan 5, 2009 10:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

There is probably celebrating

in parts of minnesota.

Get off my lawn.

by DJCahill on Jan 6, 2009 3:43 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

He doesn’t strike me as a controversial rich guy.

Child of the Depression, worked in standard meat and potatoes industries, generally stayed out of trouble.

Do you mean with Twins FA signings?

Go Strangers.

by hightowersmith on Jan 6, 2009 8:56 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

maybe he's talking about Al Franken?

Stability is key, and JD is a Beast.
Jindal - 2012

by Longhorn on Jan 6, 2009 9:11 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

How about offering to have the Twins contracted?

if MLB bought him out? That seems like a good reason for fans to hold a grudge.

Nothing pithy here. Please move long.

by WyoRanger on Jan 6, 2009 1:31 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Fans in the Twin Cities

They’re much more happy about the new stadium coming along than they are angry about the contraction issue. It’s been over 10 years and they’ve been pretty successful since then.

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by Andy Seiler on Jan 6, 2009 2:04 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs