Minnesota Twins owner Carl Pohad is dead

MnFats

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Mon Jan-05-09 05:31 PM
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Minnesota Twins owner Carl Pohad is dead

Source: KSTP TV St. Paul-Minneapolis

Millionaire Carl Pohlad, owner of the MinnesotaTwins, is sead

Read more: www.kstp.com

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Deja Q

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Mon Jan-05-09 05:35 PM
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1. Well, he wanted us to pay for a new stadium for him.

Was a similar lobby filed so we can pay for the tab to bury him?

Forgive me; for sympathy I have precious little. He was a mega millionaire, charged outrageous ticket prices, could easily afford to pay his staff millions just to run around a field after hitting a ball with a stick, and yet he claims he was soooooo poor he needed all of us to chip in to buy him a new stadium.

No thanks. I paid to go view a game in 1993. I did my bit for him and more, given that cost...

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dflprincess

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Mon Jan-05-09 05:39 PM
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2. Actually, the price of a Twins ticket is pretty reasonable

and the outfield seating known as the "cheap seats" is aptly named. My nephews liked sitting there when they were little because they always hoped to catch a home run ball.

I just hope the prices don't go up too much in the new stadium - it really wouldn't be right given we're already paying for those seats.

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mediaman007

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Mon Jan-05-09 05:44 PM
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4. I was wrong.

Edited on Mon Jan-05-09 05:46 PM by mediaman007

He donated to Bush* 04 and Coleman '08.

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NBachers

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Mon Jan-05-09 05:54 PM
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5. Well, at least he lived long enough to see Franken elected

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EconomicLiberal

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Mon Jan-05-09 05:39 PM
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3. Wow. A shock.

Don't the Twins open up a new stadium next year too?

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mac56

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Mon Jan-05-09 06:41 PM
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6. Very sad.

My condolences to his family.

Say what you will about him, but he saved baseball in Minnesota.

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regnaD kciN

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Mon Jan-05-09 07:12 PM
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7. "Saved baseball in Minnesota"...

...and did his damnedest to take it away from Seattle. No tears from up here in the Pacific Northwest.

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MikeNearMcChord

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Mon Jan-05-09 08:46 PM
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8. No that was Bud Selig of the Milwaukee Brewers

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Thor_MN

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Mon Jan-05-09 08:50 PM
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9. You really wanted seven more years of never reaching the World Series?

He was 93 and lived a full life. Rest in Peace and say Hi to Kirby for us.

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chemp

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Tue Jan-06-09 05:08 AM
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10. Does the governor appoint a new owner?

or will there be a special election that we can be hyper-critical of?

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LeftHander

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Tue Jan-06-09 11:25 AM
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11. Blago appointed Lou Lakowitcz as new owner...

in return for a couple bags of frozen perogi's...

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