Glad to have found this forum- great chats, great folks with intelligence, wit, and occasional pathos- it is the Twinkies, after all... Just wondering, on the eve of the home opener-- when was your first Twins game? What happened, what do you remember about that day? Mine was Aug. 9, 1970, a double-header, where the Twins got greased twice by the A's, with former Twin Don Mincher jacking a couple of taters off Kaat, and 19-year-old Bert Blyleven taking the loss in the opener. Gorgeous sunny day, with the family making the trip all the way from Bismarck, yah sure, you betcha. It was such a treat to see the HUGE Met Stadium, and the players who'd until then, only been cyphers on the scratchy AM radio, or the flickering black and white TV. Living in the Cities for most of the 80's, I spent lots of time at the Dome, for better or worse. When was your first trip to the old ball yard? The Met, Dome, or the new Targette palace (which I hope to visit one day soon!)