Twins stadium could be dead

I guess we shouldn't be surprised.

The new Twins stadium might not happen and it appears the glitch, albeit a pretty big glitch, has something to do with not having any land on which to build a new stadium.

That kind of sounds like a problem.

That's right -- the Twins, the legislature, Hennepin County officials, and the land owners never agreed on a price for the land purchase, which has apparently led to a shake-down that only Tony Soprano could appreciate.

The county has a budget for the purchase, the land owners are asking for a couple first born children, millions of dollars, and the right to bat clean-up during the home-opener in 2010.

Are we sure the stadium bill even really made it through the legislative session last year?

How do you have a stadium without land?