Fields Of Dreams - Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Right now, Target Field inwards Minneapolis is the minute newest ballpark, behind the novel Marlins Park inwards Miami.  It’s the dwelling of the American League’sTwins, named later the Twin Cities…Minneapolis as well as St. Paul. An animated sign inwards correct champaign illustrates this amongst ii ball players, Minnie as well as Paul, shaking hands across the Mississippi River.  It replaces the Hefty Bag…the derisive nickname of the unmissed Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.

The Twins convey had roughly existent superstars on their roster over the years. Kirby Puckett, Burt Blyleven, Harmon Killebrew, Kent Hrbek , as well as Frank Viola are roughly players that called Minnesota home. They’ve won 3 World Series titles inwards 1924, 1987, as well as 1991.

This year, 2013, they’re sitting inwards quaternary place, a dismal xvi games behind the Tigers, led past times longtime managing director Ron Gardenhire as well as featuring such star players equally catcher Joe Mauer as well as get-go baseman Justin Morneau.

Here are the stats…

Year opened: 2010

Surface: Grass

Construction cost: $545 million

Capacity:  39.504

Field dimensions: Left champaign – 339 ft.; left pump – 377 ft.; Center champaign – 411 ft.; correct pump – 365 ft.;  Right champaign – 328 ft.

Home teams: Minnesota Twins (American League, MLB) 2010 –present

Events attended: ane game

The stadium sits inwards downtown, merely due north of the warehouse district nearly a mile as well as a one-half from the former Metrodome.  It’s easily accessible past times the Hiawatha low-cal rails business as well as past times the Northstar commuter railroad, both of which convey stations at the stadium. It’s equally good served past times diverse jitney lines, has enough of parking, as well as is linked to the downtown Skyway…an all-weather pedestrian span organisation inwards downtown Minneapolis.

Reflecting the area’s Scandinavian heritage, low-cal stone as well as blonde woods are used extensively throughout the stadium, giving it a northern European look. Many seats fifty-fifty convey wooden backs. It form of looks similar a stadium that was designed past times Ikea.

While they don’t convey kitschy piffling traditions similar a sausage race, they produce convey others. One touching tradition is that a local veteran is selected to heighten the flag during the national anthem.  Here, Muriel Cantor, raises the flag. Muriel was an terra firma forces nurse as well as the get-go American adult woman inwards Paris later its liberation inwards World War II.

Sight lines are fantabulous throughout the park. Many seats convey shelves inwards front end of them instead of cupholders. This comes inwards existent handy to convey a identify to ready your food, drinks, laptop (free WiFi throughout the park), as well as anything else you’d similar to convey handy.

Wheelchair accessible seats are available inwards all levels, from the get-go row to the upper deck.  Tickets at this newer green are a chip difficult to come upwardly past times due to the many sellouts.  It’d move best to convey an alternate appointment inwards request heed when you lot telephone weep upwardly (800) 33-TWINS for tickets. Prices are need based, pregnant they larn upwardly or downwards (but to a greater extent than frequently than non up) based on the demand. Generally, they run $16 - $120. Our seats inwards correct champaign damage $42 each…not the cheapest stadium around.

Another rattling visible accessible characteristic are the unopen captioning boards nigh each foul pole where hearing impaired guests tin follow along amongst earth address announcer.

Food runs from the typical hot dogs as well as other varieties of sausages to Minnesota favorites such equally whitefish on a stick (very good, past times the way). Beer alternative is skillful but roughly pop brands, similar Leinenkugel, tin convey rattling long, tedious lines at their stand. Pricing is decent at $7.75 for a large, premium beer.

It’s a gorgeous stadium amongst rattling skillful access as well as amenities. It’s slow to lookout adult man a game hither and, fifty-fifty though many wondered why such a conditions battered metropolis would non construct an indoor stadium, a wonderful identify to sit down inwards the Sun enjoying baseball game equally it should be.

-Darryl

Copyright 2012 – Darryl Musick

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Photos past times Letty Musick

Copyright 2012 – Letty Musick

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Updated for 2013