Playoffs Outsider is enjoying the 6pm start. I got to the game in the 5th and am now enjoying a tie game. I’d rather see the end of a playoff game than the first four innings like I did last night.
As several of us tweeted (@metspolice), the Twins pinstriped uniforms look pretty snazzy.
How do Twins fans know who their players on with no names on the back? Do the Twins have some other way of communicating to fans who is batting or playing left field? If so, I hope the Mets can capture this technology so they can go back to the no names look.
Tweeters are raving about the Twins new stadium (do corporate sponsorships actually provide return on value? I have no increased desire to visit a certain chainstore.) The raves made me wonder if Twins Field is plagues by some of the problems certain other stadiums have, so I googled “twins obstructed views” and look what I found from the Dave Howard of the Twin Cities:
A page on the Twins website (www.twinsbaseball.com) explains which seats have restricted views of the field or the giant video board.
“We’re not going to sell a ticket without someone knowing exactly what they’re getting,” Smith said. “We hope everyone does their due diligence in some of these areas so they aren’t disappointed. And with everything there will be to see at Target Field, they won’t be.”
The Mets and Yankees both drew negative publicity last year when their respective ballparks opened with pockets of obstructed-view seats.
Finally, speaking of uniforms – thanks to Uni Watch for the shoutout today. As I have stated before, I am a big fan of Uni Watch and read it every day, and Paul was on the no-black kick before I ever bought a computer….but I don’t think there’s any harm in also trying to stop black over here. Similarly, “You own this…” is derivative of Straight Cash Homey…which you’ll see in this post of a Jay Payton jersey. However the Beach Boys are 50’s harmonies mixed with surfing, Oprah is Phil Donahue, Lady Gaga is Madonna and Voltron was Battle of the Planets. Doesn’t make any of them bad.
