Take Me Out To The Ball Park...

Last week AH and I headed to Minneapolis to take a tour of the Minnesota Twins' brand new stadium: Target Field.  Since baseball is BIG here at our house, this field trip wasn't met by the usual teenage indifference that seems to permeate our discussions lately.  We are Twins fans and we had been to a game earlier in the season, but we wanted to see some of the areas that aren't open to the general public during games.  The cost was $15.00 for adults and $7.00 for kids, so it was one of the more costly field trips we've taken, but both AH and I felt it was worth the money.  I'll let the pictures tell the story from here on out:

The Golden Glove outside the stadium

Kirby Puckett's image at the Legends Club



The stadium is filled with wonderful images and quotes

Wonderful quotes by TV and Radio announcers

The view from the press box

On the Budweiser Roof Deck

The visitors locker room was cool, but

 the visitors dugout was even cooler!!

All in all..a very, very nice day!



Home Run!

Here is my 17 year old, AD, hitting his first home run! It happened in the first inning of the JV game last night. The count was 0 - 2 and he hit a line drive over the left field fence! (You can see the ball in the picture just above the last pine tree to the right)

He was greeted at home plate by his teammates! He's in the middle, wearing the black batting helmet.

Congratulations, AD!