There exists within many of us a natural skepticism toward change. Even if an old method of doing something is unsatisfactory, at least we know the ways in which it irks us and can therefore adjust accordingly.
Something new has the potential to be the proverbial devil we don’t know.
I’ve seen a fair amount of that in my email inbox since the calendar turned to 2025. Local baseball fans — eager to imagine green grass, sunshine and short sleeves instead of gray skies, jackets and shovels — began in earnest to unpack the reality of the Twins changing how their games are distributed and shown for the upcoming season.
Gone is (fill in the blank: Fox, Bally, FanDuel) Sports North, the regional sports network that had shown Twins games for nearly two decades.
In is a broadcast partnership with Major League Baseball.
To me, this seems like an overwhelmingly positive change for viewers. But it also comes at a financial price for the Twins and also invites skepticism specifically because it is new.
As a means of clarifying what the change means, as the Twins open camp and prepare for their first spring training game Feb. 22, I chatted with the Star Tribune’s Phil Miller on Friday’s Daily Delivery podcast.
Here are some of the things you should know: