Target Field
Minneapolis, MN
Summer 2013
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Game Day Atmosphere: Kinda ho-hum until you got close to the ball park. When the Yankees are in town there is always a buzz no matter what city. It seems you see just as many Yankee jerseys and fans as the home folks.
Stay: Downtown in the Mill District near Mill Ruins Park. You are within walking distance of the famous Stone Arch Bridge, constructed in the 1800's as well as only 3 blocks from public transit that runs all the way from Target Field, to the airport, and finally reaching Mall of America.
View: Great view with Target Center beyond right field and a portion of the city's skyline in center.
Arrive: Not much parking, so plan on public transportation or walking. Many hotels are within 1 mile of Target Field. We took the light rail to the game with not many folks on board. After the game the line was very long, so we just walked back and enjoyed the nice night in Minneapolis with plenty of people out walking as well.
Concessions: Get a Kramarczuk's brat. They are famous in Minneapolis. The rest of the selections were typical ball park food, but I hear that the food is much improved from what used to be served in the old Metrodome when the Twins were housed there.
Not advertised: Take a pre-game walk around the outside of the stadium to see lots of Twins history. There are big baseball card pictures of their best players as well as a neat history of the stadiums the Twins have played in.
Not in the box score: Seeing future Hall of Famer (and the best closer in the history of MLB) Mariano Rivera come in to the sea of flash bulbs from much of Target Field was awesome! He got Joe Mauer (current career leader in batting avg among active players in MLB) to pop out to end the game for yet another save. We also saw Yankee pitcher, CC Sabathia, earn career win #200.
Final Box: New York Yankees 3 Minnesota Twins 2
Attendance: 38,457 Time: 2:49