2010, what a year! Thank you Twins!!

Though our season came to a screeching halt last night (or the minute it was the yankees we had to play in the playoffs)... I wanted to take a minute to go thru my year at Target field.  What an amazing inaugural season the boys had, and I had.  After 21 years of metrodome baseball, I was introduced to outdoor baseball at Turner Field in Atlanta... I still remember the chills I got walking through the gates (not revolving doors...) into the stadium.  Love at first sight.  I'm so glad we FINALLY have outdoor baseball in MN again.  Though in my life it's the second time we've been there, but the Twins went from the Met to the Dome in 1982, so I was much to young to remember...
Today I'm going back through all my photos to bring in memories of my/the twins first year at our brand new and beautiful stadium... Let's take a journey! Going to do two or three photos for each game... first up will be a photo of me and the person I attended the game with... the second will be my favorite shot of the game... and one that's just showing off the view from our seats!
It's no secret that Baseball and the Twins are some of my favorite things... so here we go!

April 20, 2010
Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Indians
MN Pitcher: (my) Kevin Slowey
Twins win 5-1
Attendance: 38,985
Seats: section 318 row 8 seat 4 $22

Here is the view from my first seats at Target Field!

 Jeremy, Jesse, me and Jason spent the game in the Twins Pub... Jason and I sat in our seats for about two minutes before we decided we'd go looking around at all we could see...then met up with Jeremy and Jesse at the Twins Pub, stayed there the whole game! Great view!

And for my favorite photo, well, it's gotta be the one with fireworks...couldn't do that in the dome!!  Way to go Kevin :)

May 23, 2010

Minnesota Twins vs Milwaukee Brewers

MN Pitcher: Carl Pavano

Brewers win 4-3

Attendance: 38,952

Seats: section 120 row 24 seat 7 $62

 Mary's first game at Target Field... the most expensive seats that I've got this year.

 I can't believe I got this shot... Denard Span takes one off his back, and I somehow managed to be taking a photo just then!

And the view from our seats... Too bad Jim Thome didn't take advantage of the men on base to make it a first walk off win in the new stadium... We got close, just couldn't get one more run...

June 9, 2010

Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals

MN Pitcher: Carl Pavano

Twins win 6-2

Attendance: 40,323

Seats: section G row 7 seat 5 $55 (won these tix:)

I got extremely lucky in wining tickets to this game... I'd wanted to go into the Legend's club since Jason and I found it, and were told we couldn't go in without tickets to that area... I was so excited that I'd get to be a part of this area today!!  That's me and Jen just a few rows down from where we were sitting... In awesome wooden back chairs with cushions on the seat!

Here's a view of beautiful Downtown Minneapolis from our seats. soooo pretty.  

 There were soooo many photos I loved from this visit to target field... but this one has to be my favorite...some of the best quotes in Twins history...

June 12, 2010

Minnesota Twins vs Atlanta Braves

MN Pitcher: Nick Blackburn

Braves win 3-2

Attendance: 40,001

Seats: section 131 row 6 seat 12 $24 (Mathias' season tickets)

This is the view from our seats!! We were right next to the bullpen, it was great!!  We got to see Nicky and Joe throw some practice pitches before the game!

 and Joe makes it in as my favorite shot of the day! Little did I know I'd be rubbing elbows with him not 24 hours later!! :)

This is the first game for me and Kel at the new stadium... Kelly and I've been going to Twins games for years at the dome...this place is much better for our baseball watching pleasure!

 I had to have two photos to show the view from our seats.... Thought I'd show one of the actual field rather than the guys in the bullpen!

June 13, 2010

Minnesota Twins vs Christy & Ryan

Justin Morneau's Casino Night

MN Pitcher: Christy

Christy wins 10-0

Attendance: 2010 Minnesota Twins

Seats: Legend's Club.

Okay you couldn't expect me to go thru my year at Target Field without putting photos from the best night of my life(to this point)!!! Me and my Justin Morneau. He must have thought I was craaazy... Who meets someone new and says "Hi Justin Morneau, nice to meet you"  and then after the photo "thanks Justin Morneau"  

The love of my life on the Twins pitching staff.... Kevin Slowey. He's so darn cute...so stinking sweet... and he couldn't keep his hands off me ;)  You know he's a good guy, grounded guy because he'd just had a horrible outing against the Braves just 3 hours before.... and he was in a great mood, you'd have never known that he had such a bad game.  Had Dan not been in my life, Kevin would have been in big BIG trouble :)

And the Prince of the Diamond, mr Joe Mauer.  He's just as gorgeous in person as he is in this photo.  soft spoken... and I could have sniffed him in all night!!

July 15th, 2010

Minnesota Twins vs Chicago White Sux

MN Pitcher: Kevin Slowey

Sux win 8-7 

Attendance: 40,697

 

So I was invited by Jason to this game... His boss was kicked out of Target Field for the season, until he purchased a sh!t ton of tickets....buying his way back in... and Jason was nice enough to invite me along...and since I was with him and his work folk, I can only tell you that the blonde girls name is Dinah (or something..) then it's me and Jason.. Don't have a clue who that girl on the left is... You can also see more co-workers waving in the background.

My boyfriend Kevin was pitching again tonight :)  Love this shot of him and the skyline!

and this is the beautiful view we had this evening...what a stunning stadium we've got.  This is the only game I ended up leaving early.... It was the longest game ever. okay not ever, but it was long.... I think I left at 10:00 and they were in the 7th or something redonk like that. 

July 16th, 2010

Minnesota Twins vs Chicago White Sux

MN Pitcher: Fransico Liriano

Twins win 7-4

Attendance: 40,427

Seats: section 302 row 14 seat 15 $13

 Cassie was my guest tonight at Target Field, it was great hanging out with her... Since she's a mom of two toddlers... we don't get to hang out much... Here we are at the gold glove

Our tickets were in the most top row in the stadium..... but we still had such a beautiful view... I thought the view would not be very good from this far away... then we sat down... I'm pretty much sold to the fact that there are no bad seats in this place!

  and for my favorite shot... not sure why I like it so much, but I do... it's the Budweiser Roof Deck... A place I haven't watched a game from yet!

August 16th, 2010

Tour of Target Field

MN Pitcher: Danny boy

Christy wins 8-7

Attendance: 40

Seats: wherever we want

 here are two beautiful shots of my favorite stadium!

 

and a photo of my favorite boy and myself on my favorite field :)

August 17th, 2010

Minnesota Twins vs Chicago White Sux

MN Pitcher: Scott Baker

Twins win 7-6

Attendance: 40,714

Seats: section 216 row 6 seat 1 $34

 

Here is where we sat for today's game.. Right behind us was the Twins Pub.

 TWINS WIN in WALK OFF fashion thanks to Jim Thome :) way to welcome your former team to MN, and way to welcome Dan too! :)  perfect game for Dan's first! I was much too excited to be taking photos when I saw that ball sail out of the park...this was the first one I took after jumping up and down for like 5 minutes..

 Here is me and my Danny boy up close to the field. auuhhh :)

August 18th, 2010

Minnesota Twins vs Chicago White Sux

MN Pitcher: Fansisco Liriano

Twins win 7-6

Attendance: 40,702
Seats: section 326 row 14 seat 18 $15

 So I didn't take any photos of Dan and myself today...but I'll still put up three photos.. Here is another shot of Budweiser Roof Deck from where we sat!

 As if last nights first walk off home run wasn't enough... Dan and I saw Joe Mauer's first home run at Target Field the next night!  you can see Minne and Paul sparkling here!

and here is a view from our seats. second to last row in Target Field.

September 17, 2010
Minnesota Twins vs Oakland Athletics
MN Pitcher: Nick Blackburn
A's win: 3-1
Attendance: 40,681
Seats: section 136 row 2, seat 8 $24

 IMHO these are the best seats in the house... LOVED it out here in the overhang!!  there is Jason out here in right field. 

 Saw this game with Brian, a friend I haven't seen in like 5 years, good times. lots of vodka.

the vodka probably explains this photo... surprised i didn't end up in right field...

October 2, 2010
Minnesota Twins vs Toronto Blue Jays
MN Pitcher: Brian Duensing
Twins win: 5-4

Attendance: 40,235

Seats: section 235 row 1, seat 8 $24

 First game in years that Stef and I hit up. good times with me sista

 a view from our seats in the front row

 my man Kevin came in for an inning... sooo happy he did, it could be the last time I see him pitch with my Twins :(

  and I've got to have a 4th just because I had another walk off win :)  go twins!

I had a wonderful year, and so many memories thanks to you boys! thanks for a great year, and hopefully next year someone else can take out the yankees for us!