Not Exactly Waiting ’Til Next Year At mid-season, the Twins got deeper into frequency marketing. The team was already offering season ticket holders (“members”) a points currency for their loyalty, good for various goods and experiences, but this round se... See more
Editor’s Note: Leadership Personified I read an interesting blog post this spring: the author, Aaron Renn of Indianapolis, talked about a changing of the guard in civic leadership, as the corporate sector ceded influence to the nonprofit sector (“How Amer... See more
Photo by Armand Peterson delano-header Opening night at the 2023 State Tournament at Delano Municipal Stadium At its roots, baseball is a pastoral game, nine people standing in a field. It’s the only spectator sport you can carry on a conversation through... See more
Analysis: The Strib Shrinks Again It’s not easy to tease a lot of insight out of Star Tribune CEO/publisher Steve Grove’s Tuesday announcement that the paper was embarking on another round of headcount reductions, other than that the paper is not immune f... See more
Glitches in the Stream The end of the Wild and Wolves’ playoff runs last week exposed complex changes in the local sports broadcast environment. Fan Duel Sports North (FDSN), the regional sports network that carried Twins, Loons, Wolves, Wild, and Lynx ga... See more
