My wife and I took our three year old twins to Target Field to watch the high-powered Twins pound on one of the worse teams in all of baseball...the Baltimore Orioles. Well, it didn't exactly unfold as I thought it would...but, at least the game was quick and painless (especially, when you're toting kids that are asking to go home after the top of the 1st inning because they sense the break in action and assume it's time.) Here are my thoughts on the stadium and the game in general from the left-field bleachers:
* It pretty much drizzled the whole game. We didn't get a drop. We had the upper deck overhang as our built-in umbrella.
* I thought the view of the field from the left field bleachers was excellent. I didn't think we were too far away, and you could still tell what kind of pitches Pavano was throwing (off-speed versus fastball) without looking at the scoreboard for the MPH on the pitches. However, I was kind of bummed out that you could barely see the Minneapolis skyline, can't see the Minnie and Paul sign, plus you can't see the big scoreboard out in Left Center in the upper deck. They had several TV's above us hanging off the bottom of the second deck that showed us what was going on the big scoreboard...but, it's just not the same visual.
* It wouldn't be a Twins game without a head first dive into first base by none other than...Nick Punto.
* How sad is it that the biggest offensive play for the Twins during the game was an Alexi Casilla bunt single that hugged the third base line...? I could probably envision this in a day game when Gardy plays all the reserves...but, we had a lineup that's supposed to do some damage...especially, against a struggling Baltimore Orioles' pitching staff.
* We all shared a Murray's Steak Sandwich, a Cheeseburger with Fries, Cheese Curds, Peanuts, Cracker Jacks and obviously beer (the kids didn't partake in the beer). Only regret is the peanuts...my three old son can't crack the shell...but, on top of that he doesn't like the skin around the peanut either. So, I would crack the shell and dump the peanuts into his hand. He would then try to rub and peel the skin off the peanuts before he would eat them. This resulted in him dropping one of every two peanuts onto the floor. It was a no-win proposition based on how we were operating as a team. Even if I overachieved on my end and cracked a whole bunch of peanuts and dumped them into his hands...his small hands would get overwhelmed and still drop half the peanuts (if not more) because he was so consumed with trying to perfect one of them at a time.
* A bases loaded situation with two outs and Jim Thome is up to bat in the bottom of the 7th inning...and the crowd starts a "Thome" chant. He's already won us over...even if he fails from time to time.
* Jason Kubel has an underground following. Obviously, he's not as popular or clean cut as Baby Jesus or The Canadian...but, I think that's what makes him popular amongst the younger generation of underachievers. Plus, when your stats are down and slowly coming around...it doesn't hurt that your competition is the unlikeable Delmon Young.
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