[Speed Gibson,
Saturday June 11, 2005 at 9:02pm]
I love it when a plan comes together
Shot in the Dark picked up on Nick Coleman's rather well-written column yesterday, noting that a roof for the proposed new Twins stadium is back on the table.
Yes, the roof is back. It had to be, didn't it? What Kool-Aid was I drinking that made me think otherwise? We're going to play ball in April and October outdoors up here?
It's hard to believe that this new phase wasn't part of the plan all along, like a Mission: Impossible script. Cut a deal that only 4 people in Hennepin County have to approve, needing only a "variance" from the Legislature and Governor that requires no state spending. Then wait for someone to notice how absurd this is in our climate, especially if we wind up having to play Game 7 of the World Series here.
Maybe I have the wrong show. Maybe there's a Sgt. Bilko here somewhere. Is it Jerry Bell of the Twins perhaps, conning Hennepin County Commissioner Mike Opat? Or is our "tough negotiator" Mike Opat himself conning us? Or both?
Regardless, this has been a con since day one. Which is probably why it will pass, sticking us in Hennepin County with 90% of the bill.
Yes, the roof is back. It had to be, didn't it? What Kool-Aid was I drinking that made me think otherwise? We're going to play ball in April and October outdoors up here?
It's hard to believe that this new phase wasn't part of the plan all along, like a Mission: Impossible script. Cut a deal that only 4 people in Hennepin County have to approve, needing only a "variance" from the Legislature and Governor that requires no state spending. Then wait for someone to notice how absurd this is in our climate, especially if we wind up having to play Game 7 of the World Series here.
Maybe I have the wrong show. Maybe there's a Sgt. Bilko here somewhere. Is it Jerry Bell of the Twins perhaps, conning Hennepin County Commissioner Mike Opat? Or is our "tough negotiator" Mike Opat himself conning us? Or both?
Regardless, this has been a con since day one. Which is probably why it will pass, sticking us in Hennepin County with 90% of the bill.