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Younger Twins executives generally favor business casual attire for their media appearances, usually a sportcoat over an open-neck shirt,. But Tuesday, at the club’s end-of-the-season media postmortem, executive chair Tom Pohlad chose a more formal look as he took a seat between general manager Jeremy Zoll and manager Derek Shelton: Dark blue suit, dark tie and brown shoes.
And while there were some moments of jocularity over the next 45 minutes, Pohlad carried a serious tone through most of it. He read a brief opening statement that got right to the point:
“We aspired to play meaningful baseball in September, and we aspired to finish with a winning record. We fell short on both of those fronts.”
Taking questions later, he said three things of particular interest to Twins fans, especially those still angry at the Pohlad family for not selling the team.
First: “This is an organization that, in my opinion, h...
