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I have the 20-game flex plan, and I go to 25-30 Twins games every season. I also take a trip each year to see the Twins on the road. This year I was in San Diego when the Twins visited. The teams had the same records, but the Padres drew 40,000 for each of the two heartbreaking losses I attended. I can say I prefer the Target Field experience over almost any other: the park is nice, the concessions are good and varied, the audio-visual show is cool. Honestly, downtown San Diego was interesting but not more fun than downtown Minneapolis. It's homelessness and drug problems are more obvious than here. Still, the ballpark vibe could not have been more different. There was an electric buzz at Petco that I almost never feel at Target Field, and have never felt at a Monday or Tuesday evening game at home. I'm starting to come down on ashbury's side. Do the people who stay at home and blame everything except their inertia truly care about the team? You can buy a $20 ticket and bring in food if you can't afford more. Are the locals just not fans of top-tier baseball?

And if you're really serious at beating the cold, swing at the first pitch in the Caribbean Winter Leagues!

I feel for you for your impending loss. I wore my "Santana/Nathan 2004" long sleeve from the Batgirl site until long after the neck hung down to my chest.

I'll sign the petition. Gibson can stay for a WS ring.

Agreed. Great read, thanks.

My daughter - two of my three daughters - has a Yankees fan boyfriend who is very gently giving me business via text. I wrote that I always keep my expectations low because I have lived through many seasons. It's true, and it helps, but then I started to think: Yankees fans don't necessarily have to understand this phenomenon.

Bad postseason baseball is better than no postseason baseball. Got me to hang out with my nursing home dad two days in a row.

I saw a Gladden jersey at the park last night which was cool. But I don't think I'd trade it for my Florimon 25 shersey.

How was Miguel Sano ever a superstar? And how is this line anything but self-exposing baloney? "The age issue hasn’t been brought up in recent years and that’s probably a good thing for Twins Territory." Do you still think he's going to be deported as a terrorist?

Eddie Rosario, since Dozier left. Team MVP, he exemplifies the young talented outfield defense, the aggressive batting line up, the predominately Caribbean-born roster. He plays with a desire and panache that is spreading.

Very conspiratorial. Which of the drugs of abuse do you think it was then? Was he mixing weed and PCP? What's the rumor? http://mlb.mlb.com/pa/pdf/prohibited-substances.pdf

Are you inferring Rosario lied to the Star Tribune? http://www.startribune.com/twins-prospect-rosario-has-nothing-to-do-but-wait/257268071/

Maybe... Are you inferring Rosario lied to the Star Tribune? http://www.startribune.com/twins-prospect-rosario-has-nothing-to-do-but-wait/257268071/ Source: Article: Longest Tenured Minnesota Twins - 2019

Rosario's "drug of abuse" is now legal for medicinal use in Minnesota (and Arizona, where he was tested) and for recreational purposes in 10 states.

Thanks for the shout out, John. Didn't see that coming. Have enjoyed your work from waaay back. Win Twins!