THIS IS THE TRUTH

2008-06-29T20:29:00.000-07:00

6.29.08

THIS IS THE TWINS TRUTH.
I'M ABSOLUTELY THRILLED WITH KEVIN SLOWEY'S 3-HIT PERFORMANCE. GREAT! HE COULD BE A TREMENDOUS SURPRISE.

AND, YES, I'M THRILLED WITH THE 10-GAME WIN STREAK.

BUT LET'S GET THIS WHOLE THING INTO PERSPECTIVE.

1...THIS IS A TEMPORARY PHENOMENON...THE TWINS CANNOT CONTINUE AT THIS PACE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SEASON. JUST ISN'T GOING TO HAPPEN. OUR PITCHING ISN'T STRONG ENOUGH AND OUR HITTING IS INCONSISTENT...PLUS...AND HERE'S THE
KICKER...WE DON'T HAVE AN EXPLOSIVE PLAYER.

TEAMS THAT WIN HAVE SOLID PITCHING. CONSISTENT HITTING. THEY WIN THE ONE-RUN GAMES AND THE XTRA INNING GAMES. AND THEY HAVE A PLAYER THAT CAN HIT THAT HOME RUN WHEN IT REALLY COUNTS...ALA FRANK THOMAS...AND BY NO MEANS AM I OR HAVE I EVER ENDORSED THE THOUGHT OF BRINGING THOMAS ON BOARD. BUT THERE ARE PLENTY OF OTHER "EXPLOSIVE" HITTERS WE COULD PICK UP.

IT ALL BOILS DOWN TO THE OWNERSHIP OF THE TEAM...CARL POHLAD. HE'S MAKING MILLIONS AND I MEAN MILLIONS. I KNOW! HIS HIDEOUS UNDERLYING PLAN---THE TRUTH---IS THAT HE WANTS TO INVEST MINIMAL DOLLARS AND HOPE FOR THE BEST. POHLAD DOESN'T WANT TO INVEST THE DOLLAR RESOURCES NECESSARY TO SUPPORT A WINNING TEAM!

HE HAD THE DOLLARS TO KEEP SANTANA AND HUNTER. HE HAS THE DOLLARS TO BUY OTHER GREAT TALENT.

AND WHAT'S MOTIVATING POHLAD IS THAT WE FANS ARE COMING OUT TO THE STADIUM IN SUPPORT OF AN OWNER WHO WANTS TO TAKE OUR MONEY...GIVE US THE BENEFIT OF SUPPORTING WHAT'S REALLY A MEDIOCRE CONTENDER.

HERE'S WHAT POHLAD'S STRATEGY IS: KEEP THE FANS ON THE EDGE OF THEIR SEATS AS LONG AS WE CAN AND SPEND AS FEW DOLLARS AS POSSIBLE AND GET DOWN ON OUR KNEES AND PRAY FOR THE BEST.

TWINS FANS HAVE TO TAKE CHARGE!

TWINS FANS NEED TO STAY AWAY FROM THE METRODOME IN DROVES. WE NEED TO SEND THIS MESSAGE TO POHLAD...GIVE US A REAL TEAM! GIVE US A PENNANT WINNER AND WE'LL SUPPORT YOU!

IT EATS AT MY GUTS TO SEE 40,000 FANS AT THE METRODOME. DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT THAT'S BRINGING TO POHLAD...ADD IT UP AND ADD IN THE 42% HE MAKES ON THE CONCESSIONS AND TV RIGHTS.

TWINS FANS...SEND THIS GUY A MESSAGE. THE ONLY WAY TO DEAL WITH A MULTI SCILLIONAIRE LIKE POHLAD IS WITH DOLLARS!

CATCH THE FIRE! HOOK UP WITH MLB.COM AND WATCH THE GAMES AT HOME AND LEAVE THE SEATS EMPTY. SOON ENOUGH WE'LL EITHER GET OUR WINNING TEAM WITH ONE OR TWO GREAT STARTERS, ONE OR TWO CONSISTENTLY GREAT POWER HITTERS AND AT LEAST ONE EXPLOSIVE PLAYER---BENCH OR OTHERWISE---OR WE'LL GET NEW OWNERS.

I, FOR ONE, WOULD LIKE TO PUT TOGETHER AN INVESTMENT GROUP TO PURCHASE OUR TWINS AND MAKE 'EM REAL WINNERS.

THAT'S IT AND THAT'S THE TRUTH...THE TWINS TRUTH!
VIC