Lip Man 1 Posted October 10 Share Posted October 10 Multiple stories today say the Pohland family is putting the Twins up for sale. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeC Posted October 10 Share Posted October 10 Can we come up with a tax-dodging scheme to make JR buy them and sell the Sox? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DFAthewave69420 Posted October 10 Share Posted October 10 Must be nice. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeC Posted October 10 Share Posted October 10 37 minutes ago, Lip Man 1 said: Multiple stories today say the Pohland family is putting the Twins up for sale. All over the news now, including a reported valuation of $1.7B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 10 Share Posted October 10 1 hour ago, JoeC said: Can we come up with a tax-dodging scheme to make JR buy them and sell the Sox? No joke, the Sox should connect with the TribCo because that is essentially how they sold the Cubs to minimize taxes. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted October 10 Share Posted October 10 (edited) "It’s complicated. When Carl Pohlad purchased the Twins for $44 million in 1984, he was viewed as a savior When the Pohlad family announced Thursday that it was looking into selling the team, folks acted as if they were being saved from low-budget baseball. It’s hard to determine what the family’s legacy in the game should be, because there’s evidence over 40 years to support both views. Here’s mine. The Twins won the American League Central last season and knocked off the Blue Jays in the first round of the playoffs, their first playoff series win since 2002. Fans were energized. A young core was coming together while established players in Byron Buxton and Carlos Correa made the lineup dangerous. They had the closest thing to an ace there is in Pablo Lopez to lead the rotation. It was a good time to push more chips into the pot. Add to the payroll, or just keep the payroll flat for 2024, and the Twins are still playing..." https://www.startribune.com/pohlad-sell-minnesota-twins-family-legacy-mlb/601160358 Edited October 10 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted October 10 Share Posted October 10 6 hours ago, Lip Man 1 said: Multiple stories today say the Pohland family is putting the Twins up for sale. Pohlad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melton1972 Posted October 10 Share Posted October 10 What was the story about the Twins leaving Minnesota back in 2004? It was at the same time the Expos left Montreal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeC Posted October 11 Share Posted October 11 @Melton1972 they were talking about contracting the Twins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitekrazy Posted October 11 Share Posted October 11 That wouldn't be a bad organization to buy. There's plenty of competence where an owner doesn't have to mess with much. Imagine if they got an owner that would spend money. Jerry's team will be in the basement for a long time. Their fans were frustrated but new ownership doesn't always makes things better - see Chicago White Sox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted October 11 Share Posted October 11 (edited) About the new Twins' 2025 TV partnership with games produced through MLB.com In-market: Twins fans in the market area (Minnesota, North Dakota and parts of South Dakota, Iowa and Wisconsin) will have two options. The first is a new, dedicated channel through cable or satellite television packages (the specific channels are TBD) that will primarily be dedicated to live coverage of Twins games, akin to similar arrangements in the three markets -- San Diego, Colorado and Arizona -- that had production and distribution agreements with MLB last season. For the 2024 season, the cost was $99.99 for a full-season plan or $19.99 per month in those markets. This is separate from the existing out-of-market MLB.TV subscription, which fans can choose to purchase separately or in tandem. “It will propel us into the future with a direct-to-consumer streaming option that our fans have been desperately asking for,” St. Peter said. Out-of-market: Out-of-market fans can continue to watch the Twins with normal MLB.TV subscriptions from outside the blackout regions, as has already been the case. Why choose league distribution? The Twins had been monitoring organizational and fan response in the Colorado, Arizona and San Diego markets as the early adopters to the MLB model last season, and St. Peter said the Twins were pleased with the way the league has continued to evolve its production and distribution model. Per the release, the Twins reached approximately 1.08 million households via their regional sports network last season, with that reach projected to expand to 4.4 million homes this season, an increase of 307%. “We think Major League Baseball has done a really good job in producing those games,” St. Peter said. “The distribution has been there, and frankly, the fan feedback has been really positive. We felt like clarity for our fans was the most important thing that we could bring heading into 2025, realizing the uncertainty that we’ve been dealing with, really, since Opening Day of ‘23.” https://www.mlb.com/twins/news/twins-broadcasts-distributed-by-mlb-2025 Edited October 11 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dam8610 Posted October 11 Share Posted October 11 On 10/10/2024 at 11:30 AM, JoeC said: Can we come up with a tax-dodging scheme to make JR buy them and sell the Sox? It would be a like-kind exchange, those are typically tax free as long as no money changes hands. Do it Jerry, the Pohlads can sell the White Sox instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbydanks Posted October 12 Share Posted October 12 pohland family? how many of them does it take to sell a franchise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falstaff Posted Monday at 06:35 PM Share Posted Monday at 06:35 PM I thought I would put this out there, JR sells the White Sox and buys the Twins. That's a two for one, The Sox instantly improve, and the Twins start to decline. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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