Viral “Tarps Off” Trend Tragically Makes Its Way To Target Field Press Box

[Lou Hennessy]

Image courtesy of Purple Wolf Graphics

On Tuesday night, Target Field was hit with the hottest viral trend when it comes to professional sporting events. Hundreds of young men made their way to section 238 in right field, removed their shirts, and waved them wildly over their heads as a rallying cry. 
This is Tarps Off. It’s becoming an epidemic, and spreading like wildfire among the youth. If you know someone between the ages of 17-29, likely named something along the lines of Aidan, Jaden, Kaeden, Brayden and the like, then they’ve probably participated in this phenomenon at some point in the last few months. 
Unfortunately for these trendsetters, the fun is likely coming to an end in the near future, as the trend has made its way to the place where fads go to die: the press box at Target Field. 
The collection of mostly dad bods in the Twins media contingent decided to get in on the action during Thursday night’s game against the Kansas City Royals, removing their short sleeve button downs and exposing their pasty white bellies for all to see. 
“You’re telling me this is how I find out Theo Tollefson has pierced nipples?” exclaimed a terrified fan sitting in the section just in front of the press box. “That’s a zone that I wish had remained covered.”
It’s hard to say why these beat writers decided to take their tarps off. Some speculate it was due to pure boredom during a prolonged rain delay. Others say it was a desperate cry for help. Regardless of how it started, it became clear that most wanted it to stop, almost immediately. 
“I might have chuckled at first, but it quickly became clear that we were watching a painful death of this newly beloved trend,” said a representative of the Twins Communication department who wished to remain nameless (and become sightless). “It’s all fun and games until you see Dan Hayes with his shirt off.”
The tarps off trend was birthed during an Oklahoma State football game last fall, but it officially suffered a painful death in the Target Field press box. Once the old white guys decide to give it a try, it’s practically a death sentence. It happened with the dab. It happened with 6-7. It’s inevitable, really. 
Tarps off was fun while it lasted, but all good things must come to an end. We all have to grow up and put our shirts back on eventually. As the old saying goes: Don’t cry because it’s over. Cry because you can’t get the image out of your head. 
 

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[Lou Hennessy]

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New rule change for next year; if a section can fill up with tarps off during a rain delay, the rain delay is over.