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Their names: Norm Green and Red McCombs.
Green moved the North Stars to Dallas. McCombs stripped the Vikings for parts once he decided to sell. They were both horrific owners who played well to the crowd, something no Pohlad has ever been able to do.
The next Twins owner will likely be a megalomaniac billionaire. Billionaires, because that’s what it takes to become a primary owner these days. Megalomaniac because that’s the personality type that keeps trying to achieve world dominance after making their first $2 or $5 or $10 million, when most of us would retire and wonder how we could ever spend that much in a lifetime.
One thing is certain: The modern Pohlads had no interest in moving the team. They kept Target Field pristine and were supportive of their top employees.
The next owners could want to move to Portland or Vancouver, and while such a move is highly improbable, even the suggestion of owners blackmailing taxpayers for ballpark improvements, or a new ballpark, would be abhorrent.
For every ownership group like the current Wilfs who are responsible and patient, there is a Peter Angelos (who ruined the Orioles), a John Fisher (of the Oakland/Sacramento/Vegas A’s), an Art Modell, who moved the old Cleveland Browns to Baltimore.
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