Originally Posted By DAR The LA Angels were supposed to play in Cleveland for three days but the games got snowed out. So they moved the games up here to Milwaukee because we have a roof. Just to let you guys know I'll be there Wednesday cheering on Vlad and the boys.
Originally Posted By Rebekah Cheer loud and hard -- my beloved boys in red lost by a run yesterday. Just let the Tribe collect too many runs. *sigh* 7-6 loss. R (counting down the days till they come to Tampa - even though I hate the Tropicana Field)
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb Good news Rebekah, in our local Little League the Angel's won their game by one in the last inning, coming from behind. The bad news is they beat the team one of "my" boys plays on.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<New tourism slogan: Milwaukee - Less Snow Than Cleveland!>> I keep wondering why they say the Metrodome in Minneapolis is such a terrible place to play baseball. Inside it is 72 degrees 365 days a year. I'm OK with that. In fact I really LIKE that. I think it comes down to economics... the Twins don't own the luxury boxes at the Dome... the Vikings do. There also is a limit to what the Twins can charge for tickets to a game in a rather outdated stadium. So in an effort to increase their bottom line the Twins have mounted a 10 year publicity campaign aimed at making Minnesotan's think they want outdoor baseball. Outdoor baseball in Minnesota in April and September is not good baseball. And October baseball when we get into the playoffs?? Yuck. We have season's tickets to the Twins at the Dome. We've already decided we will not renew when they move outside. We don't want to watch baseball in the cold. We don't want to watch baseball in the rain. We don't want to watch baseball when it is 95 degrees and humid. And we don't want to be paying for games that we won't go to. A new stadium with a retractable roof would be great – as they have in Phoenix and Milwaukee. But a roofless stadium in Minnesota? You’ve got to be kidding. Leave us in the dome until you’re willing to come up with the money to put a roof on the danged thing. The owner (Carl Pohlad) has a net worth of 2.8 billion. C’mon Carl... you’re a year or two away from the grave anyway, and you can’t take it with you. Why don’t you assure yourself a place in the hearts of Twins fans by chipping in the $50 million we would need for a roof?
Originally Posted By DAR ^^^^ I was going to say a roof up there should be a must especially for this time of year. I attended the game tonight. Rebekah I willed a win for you But it was a lot of fun. Ten bucks, we were in the upper deck first row, because the entire first deck was sold out. But 16,000 tonight and that was with six inches of white death on the ground. And there's talk of a decent crowd tomorrow afternoon.
Originally Posted By DAR RT you even been to Miller Park? I've been to the Metrodome for two Wisconsin games, a Packer game, and a Twins/Brewers game. I felt it was more condusive to watching football than baseball. As for the Vikings/Packers game, well let's just say I'm surprised me or my friends weren't arrested that game, a game the Packers won.
