MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Twins fans have mixed reactions to hearing the Pohlad’s might sell the team.
If you ask Amy Capitola, it’s time to move on.
“I think it’s time. I think it feels like they have not been in touch with the organization as much when their father was alive,” she said.
She’s been a season ticket holder for years and would like to the next potential new owner to invest in the players.
“You haven’t really seen them grow and take chances, financially trying to make the team better from a fan’s perspective,” she said.
Ross Johnson also thinks it’s time for the Twins to enter a new era.
“There was no investing in, as far as in the off season,” he said.
Johnson said the Pohlad’s have been at the top long enough and he would like to see what someone else could possibly do for the team.
“I would like to see different ownership, a different view of how a major league baseball team should be run, so huge Twins fan. I’m all for it,” he said.
The owner of The Loon Café Tim Mahoney said he couldn’t believe the Pohlad’s were looking to sell.
"I’m just a little shocked the Pohlad’s are exploring selling the team, but everything comes to an end sooner or later,” he said.
Mahoney liked that the Twins were owned by locals. He knows the Pohlad’s were proud to own the team and ran a great organization.
“They put the right people in place to succeed and they’ve done a hell of a great job for the city of Minneapolis, the state of Minnesota, but they should be extremely proud of themselves, I’m proud of them, I wish they wouldn’t sell the team,” he said.
Capitola said it looked like the Twins ran a good operation, but wishes she saw more of a financial commitment when it comes to players.
“We need pitching and that’s what we need and not be locked in and have to trade off all of our good players coming up," Capitola said.
Capitola is a huge Minnesota sports fan and was a four-sport athlete growing up.
“I was my father’s favorite son,” Capitola said.
She’s collected dozens of memorabilia items since she was 15 years old from several Minnesota sports teams like the Vikings, Lynx, and Twins.
“I’ve got a Correa bat, some team bats, Justin Morneau, Joe Mauer of course,” she said.
Capitola has several autographed baseballs and enough bobbleheads to fill several shelves, but her love for the Twins started at a young age.
“I learned baseball in the kitchen at my grandfather’s feet on the radio because he said you don’t watch baseball you listen to baseball,” Capitola said.
She remembers when the Twins were bad in the late 80s and got to attend several games.
“I think I went to every single game in 1986 with my mom,” she said.
The Twins have been a part of her life for decades, and a new owner won’t impact her feelings for this team.
