Game 16: June 20, 2014 White Sox at Twins

The trip started in a questionable manner. Delta had this really annoying flight attendant who must’ve reminded people 5 times within 15 minutes that we couldn’t leave until everyone was seated. Come on, lady. No one was lolly gagging around chatting. People were getting on as fast as they could. They were slowed down because Delta’s seating system is inefficient. And guess what? Everyone was seated five minutes early. Rude b*****.

My choice of hotels was spot on. It was a short ride on the Bloomington Hilton’s shuttle and then a short walk to the light rail. And the Minneapolis light rail was fast, clean, and dropped us off right in front of the stadium. Target Field is the second newest stadium and that’s about the only memorable thing about it. Brendan, who you might remember from games 4 and 5, also was disappointed in Target Field.

The beer selection was okay. They did have some local brews, although Minnesota isn’t exactly known for their beer.

And the concourse was well set up, with plenty of food choices. They were interesting. They had a Kosher grill and even had vegetarian and gluten free options.

I settled on the turkey. It was okay, but certainly not a great selection. And I did go with a local brew.

It was the stadium that left a lot to be desired. There was nothing interesting about it. Almost the whole outfield was taken up by stands, a scoreboard, and ads. There was a only a small area that was open and that showed the Target Center. Why build a downtown ballpark and not give people a view of downtown.

There was no kids' fun zone like in Citi and Camden Yards and elsewhere. There was no cool bar like at Yankee Stadium. They didn't have a mascot that went down a beer slide like Milwaukee. There was no Hall of Fame area like Cleveland. It didn't have the charm of Fenway. There just wasn't much there. The game was exciting though. The White Sox tied it in the top of the ninth, only to lose in the bottom of the frame on a walk off hit.