Here are the Twins, begging and pleading for more fans to come to watch them and telling the world they can't survive playing in the Metrodome, only to now worry about too many folks coming out and putting a strain on security. The Twins, who are coming off four consecutive 90-loss seasons, have drawn six consecutive crowds of more than 20,000. They're averaging more than 21,000 fans a game, drawing 129,535 fans more than a year ago through the first 15 home games. The only team that has had a bigger increase is the Milwaukee Brewers, who are playing in a new ballpark. You can market all you want and you can build a new ballpark every other year, but winning is the cure for everything.
Nobody wants to see a loser.
Everybody wants to associate with a winner. And despite the Twins' embarrassment over the actions of some of their fans, it sure beats the alternative, when it was so quiet that players could hear the fans yawn. And the thing that most people are going to remember is people throwing litter on the field, not what our players did. That is a real shame. Knoblauch, who whined his way right out of town three years ago, forcing a trade to the Yankees, won't be back either.