Impressions of a new ballpark, or , St. Paul, You Blew it!

Outdoor baseball is back, and outdoor is the word to describe the new baseball experience for Minnesotans.  Alive, fun, young, diverse, and crowded all fit the picture of what is an  unbelievable experience.  A state-fair like atmosphere throughout the game.  Downtown Minneapolis was alive with good people, baseball people, looking for fun and hoping for a winning team to enjoy.  They got both on Saturday.  The sunny but cool weather was perfect.  The stadium and field are in pristine condition.  Except for crowd gridlock, the stadium cannot be faulted.  The view from high over third base-left field is particularly spectacular.  This is a perfect shot of summer excitement and business for a town which is now alive, and town which needed an injection of some really good medicine into a chronically sick block E.    

I must say St. Paul really missed the boat, and will suffer for years to come with dead summers downtown.  St. Paul's loss is Minneapolis's gain.  How could the people of St. Paul be so against the success and fun now happening in Minneapolis?  Foolish pride?  Also, how could some have been so vehemently opposed to supporting this venture with a minimal tax when the Twins are doing so much for the city and the people of Minnesota?  A women physician named Laura in Edina has to be eating her words.   She was against this end result from the beginning and stated so in the newspapers and on TV.  How sad it would have been if she had prevailed and to not have the Twins and their fans in this gorgeous Target stadium 81 times a year.  For those of you so against baseball and the new stadium, swallow your former words of hate, repent, and come out and enjoy as all are welcome,  You could be missing the experience of your life in Minneapolis.