Day 1: THB Turns 50 and gets an upgrade

Day 1: Fly from Oakland to Minneapolis

Weather: Slight overcast and cool in E-ville, high 80s in Denver, and mid 80s in Minneapolis, 87 at the ballpark at game time

Category of the day (COTD): Alex, I’ll take famous fifties for $5

QOTD: What is the 50^th major league ball park where THB has seen a game?

AOTD:  Target Field

It’s a make-up game, twice over. The third attempt at getting ballpark #50 and completing the loop among all the other ballparks is successful: THB and DB visit Target Field!

Southwest through Denver is early, the rental car is ready, we’re at the ballpark very early, and DB and LB have conspired to upgrade THB from great seats to the seats so good we’re sitting next to Kent Hrbek (a Twins star of yesteryear).

 

Kent Hrbek, up close and personal

THB and DB get to dine in the Championship club: free food at various stations, free beer and wine, free peanuts, free everything except we can’t find the hot dogs.

Tony Oliva, a THB fave from his formative years

The word gets out, and several of the Twins customer service people present us with gifts: hats, first game certificates, vintage bobblehead….and much local friendliness.

 

Note, these are our seats!

In shot below, that's TBH (scoring) and DB on TV!!

The Twins score early and often, and coast to an easy victory. CC and friend sit in THB’s damn good seats. 

MVPs, one from each team

Mascot and race participants (Skeeter wins)

Fan at wrong game...wait, Twins scored a TD, more than the Vikings did!!

THB turns 50