No smoking in the Metrodome.

The Minnesota Twins in short form. // A collaborative tumblelog by Paul, Brian, Kaeti, Neal and Andy.
Nov 06
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» Twins Trade Gomez To Brewers For Hardy

The Minnesota Twins traded outfielder Carlos Gomez to the Milwaukee Brewers for shortstop J.J. Hardy Friday.

Hardy batted .229 with 16 doubles and 11 home runs in 2009. He had 47 RBIs in 117 games. He was selected to the National League All-Star team in 2007.

Oct 30
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mediation:

s4xton: Dave Loomer takes one frame a day from a Target Field webcam.

This is why Dave is my favorite Loomer.

Oct 27
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Target Plaza (via MSPdude)

Target Plaza (via MSPdude)

Oct 20
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» Visitors Caught Trying to Sneak into Target Field

Police say Twins fans, too anxious for Target Field to open, have been sneaking in. They warn it is illegal and those who are caught will get punished. In fact, they say they could be banned from the stadium for the entire season.

Oct 19
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“The sign is animated. When the Twins hit a homer, Minneapolis and St. Paul will shake hands.”  (via John McNab) This is going to be so corny, but I love it.

“The sign is animated. When the Twins hit a homer, Minneapolis and St. Paul will shake hands.”  (via John McNab)

This is going to be so corny, but I love it.

Oct 13
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jaysonvooyrhees: Justin Morneau collecting first base dirt from the Metrodome“I thought I wasn’t going to miss this place,” [Morneau] said. “But this was home. My first game in the majors. My first hit.”[….] Twins catcher Joe Mauer was driving home from Sunday’s game, still disappointed by the loss, when Morneau called him from the field and asked if he wanted dirt from home plate. “I wasn’t really planning on that,” Mauer said. Click for full article.  Photo Credit to Jeff Wheeler, Minneapolis Star-Tribune

jaysonvooyrhees:

Justin Morneau collecting first base dirt from the Metrodome

“I thought I wasn’t going to miss this place,” [Morneau] said. “But this was home. My first game in the majors. My first hit.”

[….]

Twins catcher Joe Mauer was driving home from Sunday’s game, still disappointed by the loss, when Morneau called him from the field and asked if he wanted dirt from home plate.

“I wasn’t really planning on that,” Mauer said.

Click for full article.  Photo Credit to Jeff Wheeler, Minneapolis Star-Tribune

Oct 12
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It’s the end of the Dome as we know it

It’s the end of the Dome as we know it

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[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]

Obviously — and bringing our extended suite of Yankees/Galactic Empire metaphors to a satisfying close — this is the John Williams piece we wanted to be playing in a few days. The triumphal celebration of an unlikely, hard-fought victory over pure evil!

Of course, we were handed a much grittier alternate version, where Han Solo cannot swoop in because he has suffered a stress fracture in his back, and Luke Skywalker failed to place that critical shot into the bowels of Yankee Stadium at the last possible moment. Instead, Dantooine is destroyed and the scrappy band of rebels are sent scattering, while the Yankee battle station continues to spread terror throughout the Galaxy.

So we here in Minnesota will retreat back to our Ice Planet Hoth, in the meantime, and strike back next season.

Oct 11
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“No! The Metrodome is peaceful! We have no weapons! You can’t possibly…!”

“No! The Metrodome is peaceful! We have no weapons! You can’t possibly…!”