Even with overcast skies and a less-than-thrilling game (Twins lost 0-1 against the Athletics), it was still a great night for baseball. I didn't get any pictures of the game on Saturday night, but here's a shot of us with our view of the field in the background.
We were seriously hoping for a foul ball, since we figured that 20-some rows up on the right field line would be pretty decent territory for one, but no such luck. Nothing even came close. Oh, and ignore the massive bags under my eyes--I played in a volleyball tournament Saturday morning (seven games in less than three hours) and was beat for the rest of the day. And apparently when I'm tired and nap in the car, bags happen. Oh well.
We also had tickets to the game Sunday afternoon. I'd explain the whole convoluted mess of how we ended up with tickets for both days (three for Saturday and four for Sunday), but it's just not worth it. Let's just say that you have to know my family to understand just how big of a mess it was. But I digress. Like I said, we had four tickets for Sunday's game. The three of us stayed with family in the Cities Saturday night, so we were already in town and ready to go to the game. My parents, sister, and boyfriend were supposed to drive up and meet us (and yes, I know that is more than four people--my dad was going to buy standing room only tickets at the gate). Well, they left my sister's house in Webster Sunday morning in pouring rain. And according to the forecast, that rain was headed straight to Minneapolis. So they decided to save the time and gas and bail on the game. We were likewise feeling uneasy about the likelihood of the game getting played, but since we were already up there we decided to wait it out. And I'm glad we did. Granted, the weather was having more mood swings than a pregnant lady, but it never did end up raining, which was all that mattered. We could deal with the constant back and forth between overcast and clear skies, which also caused the temperature to vary from cool and breezy to warm and muggy. It was a little bizarre--but we still got to enjoy the game. And this time, from seats along the first base line.
No foul balls Sunday either, although we did see some get hit into the area we were sitting Saturday night. I guess it's just a matter of timing. Unfortunately the game wasn't much better--there was a little bit more scoring going on (final score was 3-5), but the Twins were on the losing end again. And I know I've already got a shot of Darrell and I on this post, but I thought I'd demonstrate just how varied the weather was. You can't see much of the sky in the previous picture, but it's heavily overcast and no sun is getting through to the field. Just over a half an hour later?
Massive sun. Thankfully our seats were in the shade or I probably would have left the game with some serious sunburn. Darrell and I should probably buy stock in sunscreen products once we have kids because they'll probably have the same easy-to-burn fair skin that we do (not quite as bad as redheads, mind you, but between the two of us we easily go through a bottle of sunscreen the one week a summer we're at the beach with Darrell's family--not to mention all the trips to the lake with my family).
Hopefully the Twins get their bats going with a little bit more consistency--I know it's still early on in a loooong season, but no one wants to be tied with Detroit at the bottom of the American League Central Division!
PS I just realized that I never got a picture with my brother this weekend, despite spending the entirety of it with him. In fact, I don't think he's made an appearance anywhere on this blog yet. I'll have to remedy that soon
Target Field = Heaven on Earth. :)
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