The Winter Meltdown is Back!!!

[John Bonnes]

We've missed you all SO MUCH. Let's light this candle.

Image courtesy of Twins Daily

It’s been three long years since we were able to gather in true Twins Daily Hot Stove fashion, so yeah, we’re jonesing a little. Judging from all the DMs asking about the event, so are you. So we’re going big – but tickets are limited, so read to the end to find out the best way to get them.

We'll be talking about the Winter Meltdown all week! 

• Today – We’ll tell you where and what and when and how you can get tickets.
• Tomorrow (Tuesday) – We reveal the (truly inspired) 2023 Winter Meltdown Pint glass design
• Wednesday – We reveal the greatest raffle grand prize we’ve ever given at a Winter Meltdown.
• Thursday – We reveal our first guest speaker.
• Friday – We reveal our Twins alum guest speaker AND tickets to on sale for Twins Daily Caretakers only.
• Next Monday – Tickets are available to the public. 

When and Where
The event will be Saturday, January 28th from 5-8 PM at The Pourhouse (10 S 5th St) in downtown Minnneapolis. That is the weekend of Twins Fest, and it's just three blocks from Target Field, so you can attend Twins Fest and walk over for the icing on the cake.

What
Each guest who has a $40 ticket gets:
1.    Two free craft beers from 612 Brew.
2.    A free Winter Meltdown pint glass with our 2023 design.
3.    Entry into our door prize raffle, including the greatest grand prize we’ve ever given. 
4.    Just loads of Hot Stove camaraderie (or commiseration) as we get geeked up for the start of the 2023 season. 
5.    Aaron Gleeman and John Bonnes will interview at least two guests on stage, who will also take some time to visit with our community. The most recent previous guests included Kent Hrbek, Trevor Plouffe, Joe Nathan, Michael Cuddyer, and Latroy Hawkins. 

We’ve been throwing this event since 2012. It started in a nearby bar, but it’s grown so much that we’re actually having trouble finding spaces big enough to accommodate us, so let’s get to the ticket conversation.

How/Tickets
We’ll only have 300 tickets available, with a base price of $40 apiece. However, we’re giving our Twins Daily Caretakers four advantages in securing them:
1.    Each caretaker gets a free ticket to the Meltdown. 
2.    Caretakers (who sign up by Thursday 12/15) can buy up to three additional tickets early, on Friday 12/16.
3.    Those additional tickets will be available at a discount price of $20.
4.    Finally, caretakers get early access to the event, starting at 4:00 for a “thank you” happy hour with Twins Daily’s writers and founders. 

If there are still tickets available when the Caretakers are done, we will release them to the general public on Monday, 12/19. Will there be any tickets left? We don’t know. This is the first year we’ve had Caretakers and we have well over 100, so we’ll see. 

The Caretakers take care of Twins Daily, and we want to take care of them, so we are guaranteeing all of our Caretakers will get the tickets they need, provided they get them before they go on sale to the general public. If you would like to join Twins Daily’s Caretakers, you can do so for as low as $4/month.  You get exclusive content and other benefits too, as well as support our hard-working writers, moderators, and tech guys. We would LOVE to have you join us. 

Become a Caretaker here!

We are absolutely stoked to reveal the logo, grand prize, and both guest speakers throughout the rest of this week. Make sure to set aside the date, gather your Twins friends, and get a plan together for tickets. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook for more news as it’s released. Plus, stop by tomorrow for our pint glass reveal!

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[Squirrel]

So excited!

[Giles Ferrell]

[Original_JB]

Looks like this will be Caretaker (and friends) only if there's over 100 Caretakers and they get free tix for themselves and up to 3 more at half price. I could have seen 1 more at half price to ensure there were at least the opportunity for non-Caretakers to get a ticket, but this looks like a "private party".

[SockNet]

What time on Friday do tickets go on sale?

[Brock Beauchamp]

1 hour ago, Original_JB said:

Looks like this will be Caretaker (and friends) only if there's over 100 Caretakers and they get free tix for themselves and up to 3 more at half price. I could have seen 1 more at half price to ensure there were at least the opportunity for non-Caretakers to get a ticket, but this looks like a "private party".

You can buy into being a caretaker for as little as $6/month, which is literally $34 LESS than the price of a ticket.

And then you get free publications multiple times a year, weekly in-depth analysis from the likes of Matt Trueblood and Parker Hageman, etc... if you're planning to go to the Meltdown, becoming a caretaker is close to a no-brainer.

[BobAzar]

[John Bonnes]

2 hours ago, SockNet said:

What time on Friday do tickets go on sale?

Friday morning at 8:00 AM. Caretakers will have through Sunday to get their tickets before we release them to the general public. 

[Original_JB]

2 hours ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

You can buy into being a caretaker for as little as $6/month, which is literally $34 LESS than the price of a ticket.

And then you get free publications multiple times a year, weekly in-depth analysis from the likes of Matt Trueblood and Parker Hageman, etc... if you're planning to go to the Meltdown, becoming a caretaker is close to a no-brainer.

Is this about celebrating Twins/fans or increasing the # of Caretakers? And if it's about fundraising, giving away 33% of the tickets and discounting the rest by 50% in a presale isn't the best way to go about it if you have people willing to pay full price.  But, your gig.

 

[Brock Beauchamp]

1 minute ago, Original_JB said:

Is this about celebrating Twins/fans or increasing the # of Caretakers?

Yes.

But really, it is both. We LOVE the Meltdown and bringing everyone together. On the other hand, online advertising is in a state that makes us feel a little squishy about its long-term potential. Having a subscriber base stabilizes the site's income and our ability to pay our creators.