Minnesota Twins manager Cookie Lavagetto, left, and manager Sam Mele, right, flank Twins owner Clavin Griffith before game against Kansas City in this June 14, 1961 photo in St. Paul, Minn. It was about 40 years ago that Minnesota was crowing over luring a baseball team. Minnesota, which lost its NBA Lakers and NHL North Stars before eventually replacing those franchises, now could lose the Twins. (AP Photo)