Last Twins Game at the Dome..Or was it?

I went to the last scheduled sold out home game of the season and in the metrodome for the Minnesota Twins today with my mom. Well, it turned out to not be the last game of the season, nor the last in the dome. We walked into the dome and they gave us a homer hanky. The Twins started play at 1:10 pm and after the 1st inning, the Twins were beating Kansas City, 4-0, thanks to a 3-run homer by Jason Kubel and a solo home run by Delmon Young. Fast forward to the 3rd inning and Jason Kubel hits ANOTHER 3-run homer and in the 5th Delmon Young hits ANOTHER solo home run. Woo Hoo! 7-1! A home run by Michael Cuddyer in the 8th and the final score ended up being 13-4.

The White Sox couldn't quite squeak out a sweep of the Tigers and ended up losing 5-3. The score of the Tigers/White Sox game would show on the baseball scoreboards and whenever we saw that Chicago had scored, the crowd would erupt and chant, "Let's go White Sox!". Believe me, that's a rare statement from a Twins fan. Had Detroit lost and with the Twins win, the Twins would have won the division and would be heading to New York to play the Yankees in the first round of the playoffs. But, it didn't happen that way and so we are left to play a tie breaker game with Detroit on Tuesday at 4 pm in the dome. The dome has seen quite a lot of action lately. Twins, Fri, Sat and Sun and the Vikes on Monday Night Football with the Twins again to follow on Tuesday.

After the game, there was a ceremony to honor the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome as the 28 year home of the Minnesota Twins. Throughout the whole season, they have counted down the top 100 moments in the dome and today they did the top 10. They also introduced many of the Twins executives, current and former Twins players, including many players from the 1987 and 1991 World Series teams and the All Star Metrodome Team as voted by fans. And of course it was sad to know that Kirby Puckett wasn't there to enjoy the final ceremony, especially since one of his moments was the #1 favorite Metrodome moment...his game winning home run in the sixth game of the 1991 World Series allowing for the Twins to force a game seven.

It was a perfect day. We first arrived just 2 blocks from the dome while a person was leaving their metered parking spot. We pulled right in. Bonus! Only a $1 an hour for parking! (Perfect thing #1) Then we walked over to Peavey Plaza and had lunch, a North Shore Lunch, which consisted of walleye and potatoes. Yummy! (Perfect thing #2) Then a Twins win! (Perfect thing #3) After the game, tickets for Tuesday's tie breaker game went on sale. I thought I would just go to the box office outside and see how long the lines were. The lines were just starting to form so I jumped in line and after having three people in front of me, I purchased my tickets for Tuesday's game. (Perfect thing #4) We walked back to the car and found there to be only 8 minutes left on the meter. (Perfect thing #5) I dodged traffic by going through NE Mpls to University and jumped on 35W and headed home. (Perfect thing #6) And finally, the most perfect thing was being able to spend time with my mom at the game. What a great day!