Carl Pohlad (b.1915) is the owner of the Minnesota Twins baseball franchise since 1984 (succeeding Calvin Griffith). He has been widely criticised for both a seeming eagerness to allow the team to be eliminated in league contraction and a failure to spend enough of his immense wealth on improving the team. 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The Minnesota Twins are a Major League Baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Calvin Griffith (1911 - October 20, 1999), born Calvin Robertson in Montreal, Canada, was a Major League Baseball team owner (1955 - 1984). ...