Last night I had the privilege of attending my first regular season Twins baseball game at their brand new stadium, Target Field. My wife agreed to go to the game because it’s my birthday this weekend, and while she is normally bored to tears by baseball, I can usually get her to attend at least 1 or 2 games a year.
We had a great time at the game last night. The Twins offense ended up having an off night, and were shutout 2-0. All the same it was a lot of fun walking around the new stadium, finding all the nooks and crannies, viewing the downtown Minneapolis skyline and just reveling in outdoor baseball in Minnesota once again. Yes it rained last night, and it wasn’t a warm 75 degrees like at the Metrodome, but i far prefer outdoor baseball to the artificial indoor equivalent. Nothing like snuggling up to your honey under a blanket on a cool spring day watching baseball.
Do we have any other fans of outdoor baseball in the house? Leave a comment with your favorite outdoor baseball memory!
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The new field looks great. I just took my son to his first Detroit Tigers game this past Sunday. It was great and we beat the Angels. Yes, I know you guys just swept us, but nobody is perfect. I’m sure once Peter Jr. comes along you’ll be going to plenty of games.
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I’m a huge baseball fan and just like you my wife compares it to “watching the grass grow.”. Well, I’m a die hard Rays fan so unfortunately all the games I go to are in a dome, but it’s still baseball and I still love it.
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They finally have real grass, don’t they? And no Mauer at the moment? Always impressed with how the Twins manage to compete in a small market!
And happy B-Day!
Yup, finally real grass. No green plastic with rubber chunks bouncing up when a ball hits.
And at the game there were birds flying around the outfield – there was a hawk swooping around eating bugs – very cool.
And what was the outfield wall made out of in the old stadium? Always looked like Hefty Lawn trash bags to me!
I have to try to make it out to our new stadiums here this season.
That’s what they called it, the big hefty bag.
Peter – I grew up watching the dis-Astro’s in the dis-Astrodome and later the Texas stRangers…I much prefer the outdoor parks. Love Turner Field in Atlanta too!
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I havent been to a baseball game since 1990. That is 20- years ago. It was the Padres and the Braves, but the night I went was the same night that Nolan Ryan got his 300th win so I will always remember that.