The Twins, in the near future (say, the next sixty years) will not be
owned by the public or the community, city, etc...
The Packers (NFL) are still, kind-of sort-of community owned because
they were basically grandfathered in on the deal. Owners of current
teams in pro sports leagues have to approve all, new
ownership. There is no way that they would approve a city's,
state's, and/or community's ownership of a team.
I think the NFL even has a rule against it. I'm not sure about
baseball or the others. But the private, for-profit owners would,
for now, gain nothing (from their perspective) from a publicly owned team.
One way the City of Minneapolis could be involved in sports
entertainment, in a positive way, outside of the current ballpark
proposal... if the Twins leave town (and not necessarily the state),
then their would still be a market for baseball in Minneapolis. I
know that the city has earmarked ten million dollars towards a sports
stadium downtown, be it baseball, soccer, etc.. and I know that the
St Paul Saints draw pretty good crowds to their games, and Midway
Stadium isn't exactly in the middle of a bustling neighborhood...
So, how about a publicly owned, 5,000 seat ballpark Downtown, in or
near the Warehouse District? How about the return of the Minneapolis
Millers, only, as a Northern League team, owned by the City and
Citizens of Minneapolis...
Such a venture would surely not lose money, and it would be quite an
attraction for Downtown and the City. We could have open-air
baseball, affordable seats, locally produced and run concessions -
instead of rejecting America's Pasttime, we could show a truly
American way of participating in it.
Take care,
Tom Moore
Wedge Neighborhood
Candidate, 10th Ward City Council
www.candidatemoore.blogspot.com
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