Target Field – Valerie's Voice

I don’t consider myself a sports fan. I may watch a couple of football games during the winter, and we usually watch the Super Bowl, but that’s about it.

But, the other evening, friends called and said they had been given four free tickets to the Minnesota Twins game and wondered if we wanted to join them.

The man in the purple shirt, near center, sang the National Anthem.

We did, and it ended up being a beautiful night for sitting outdoors and watching baseball.

The baseball stadium filling up with fans.

We had good seats…and that made a big difference from other other games we’ve attended over the years, when we’ve been mostly in the upper-deck stadium seats. This evening we were eight rows back, between home-plate and first base. We could see the players well.

We had wonderful seats. We found it interesting to see the condo across the field, near third base, being built.

The Twins won by getting one run in the 8^th inning, and the other team, the Cleveland Guardians, did not score at all. Baseball can be a lot of waiting for spurts of excitement. I’m glad we won.

I’m not sure why the bear mascot, but he was fun to watch and he churned up the crowd.

In 1987 and 1991 the Minnesota Twins did well and went to the World Series. We did not attend a World Series game, but we did go to a couple games during the respective seasons. We bought Homer Hankies as a remembrance of those games. I wonder if they are worth anything now???

Our Homer Hankies from 1987 and 1991 Minnesota Twins.

There were a lot of fans at the Minnesota Twins game, and they’ll be back. We had a good time, but I’m not sure I will be back this year.