Reply #57: Yes, it IS a guarantee [View All]

[Sorwen]

that the Twins will stay in MN. Why do you think there's any chance they could still move? Do you think the Twins will leave a brand new stadium to move to Portland or Charlotte or some other smaller city that doesn't have a new stadium? With this stadium, there would be no place for them to move that would be more attractive than Minneapolis. The Twins would be required to sign a 30-year lease. There's no chance they would break that lease and leave, if it's even possible to break the lease. Even without the lease, it would make no sense to move, and the baseball commissioner wouldn't even allow it. I can't predict anything beyond 30 years, but I predict with a high level of confidence that the Twins will not still be playing in Minnesota in 30 years if a new stadium is never built.