Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
February 06, 2006
Leaving Dome

The Twins won their court battle over their stadium lease today:

The Minnesota Twins don't have to play in the Metrodome beyond the 2006 season, a judge ruled Monday in a decision that could increase pressure on lawmakers to approve financing for a new ballpark.


Hennepin County District Judge Charles Porter sided with the baseball team in a lawsuit against its public landlord. The ruling gives franchise owner Carl Pohlad more power to move his team, although no city is publicly courting the Twins.

Porter ruled that the Twins' lease expired in 2003.

So the Twins are free to sign a series of one-year leases, and if they should ever build a new ballpark, they can leave the Metrodome as soon as the new park is ready.


Posted by David Pinto at 09:06 PM | Stadiums | TrackBack (0)
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