Feature on Sue the organist

[Brock Beauchamp]

This is a great feature on one of the staples of Target Field: Sue the organist. If you haven't visited Sue, she's top deck behind home plate. It's a must-see stop at Target Field, particularly if you have kids.

https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/twins-organist-sue-nelson-celebrates-25-years-with-team/

[danielp19653]

I worked with her for a little while at the hockey lodge during Wild games, such an incredibly kind person and easy to talk to. Miss the random chats we had waiting for the gates to open.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

There are actually a lot of things this organization does right, and this is a big one. 

[Squirrel]

7 hours ago, Hosken Bombo Disco said:

There are actually a lot of things this organization does right, and this is a big one. 

Especially when many stadiums are starting to phase out their organists for canned organ music

[CRF]

Great article!

[Nine of twelve]

This will never happen, but this piece reminds me of something Reusse proposed a number of years ago: a "baseball only night" promotion. The scoreboard would show only the line score, the count, and scores of other games. The only sounds coming over the PA system would be announcements directly relating to the game (lineups, batters, pitchers and so forth) and the organ. No kiss cam, no mascot race, no TC, none of that folderol. I would attend.

[Doctor Wu]

Thanks for that link. Organ players are very cool and underrated, either in ball parks or on recordings!

[Nine of twelve]

This reminds me of a trivia question that can stump a lot of people: name the man who played for the New York Yankees, the New York Knicks, and the New York Rangers? (In the same season.)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Layton

[Doctor Wu]

Speaking of organ players, the last pitcher to win 30-games in a season, Denny McClain, was quite an organ player too, He even recorded a couple of albums. You can find some clips of him playing the organ on shows like the Ed Sullivan Show on  YouTube.