Last week we went to the Twins game and sat up in the top level. This was a new experience for us as we had never sat that high at Target field yet. We had a great view of the field and it was fun to be able to see all the movements of the players. Kaia had some trouble tracking the pop flies with what part of the field they were going to, but other than that the seats were great.
Wednesday was a cold night and we were thankful for the blankets we had in my car because without them we would have frozen at the game. The game started out pretty exciting as the Twins took a two to nothing lead early on and held it for a while, but then somebody pushed the self-destruct button and the game went down hill very fast. Seattle quickly took the lead and held it the rest of the game.
My cousin Laura wrote a blog about what it is like to cheer for a loosing team. And the Twins this season have exemplified what it means to be a losing team. You can check out her block by clicking here. She is a great story teller and has a ton of wonderful stories to tell.
The highlights of the game for us were seeing a pigeon fly into the stadium and around in circles for a while unable to get out. It almost got out over the fence near where we were sitting, but didn't quite make it. The crowd near us let out a groan. It took off again circling the field rising as it went until it was able to sneak out by Minne and Paul. Everyone who had been watching it cheered that the bird made it out. Nothing exciting had happened in the game so I bet that those who hadn't seen the bird were quite confused about what the cheer was about.
The other thing we enjoyed was leaving early. We were freezing and the Twins were done so we took off before the crowd in the top of the 9th and got home before the game was even over. We got warmed up and enjoyed not being stuck in traffic with all the others. So while the Twins lost, and they are now done for the season, games can still be exciting for other reasons. There is always next year. Maybe they will get things figured out.
Those high up seats are killer on windy nights! I'm glad you had blankets. Usually I stay till the end, but this year I feel like the Twins are practically asking you to leave early... :)
ReplyDeletep.s. Thanks for your shout-out!