Death of Carl Pohlad
I’ll always remember Carl Pohlad as a man who insisted on making a profit off his hobby.
To be fair, it wasn’t really greed that motivated him to be cheap with the Minnesota Twins. It was peer pressure. His fellow owners, who he loved rubbing elbows with, would have ostracized him if he didn’t press for public contribution to a stadium.
He liked to make money, and he was good at it. I have no problem with that. I am a little put off by claims that he was generous. Yes, he gave quite a bit away. But shouldn’t generosity be measured by what you have left, rather than how much you give?