For my first day of vacation, I took Alex and Zoe to the Twins game at the Metrodome. It was Alex’s first Twins game, and Zoe’s first baseball game as we watched the Twins take on the Blue Jays. We had the use of a suite, just to the left behind home plate, with a gorgeous view of the field:

Zoe and Alex seemed to have fun, Zoe enjoyed being able to run around the suite, and both kids enjoyed all the foods and snacks.

(My batteries were low, so I don’t think the flash worked).

After the baseball strike in the early 90’s, I swore off all baseball. It wasn’t until last year where I started to have an interest again, mostly due to the Twins being such a quality organization, both in management and the players. They play baseball as it was meant to be played, as a team, without ego, and truly appear to have fun. That has translated in to 4 AL Central Division championships in the last 5 years, and I’ve found myself watching a lot of games this year. It doesn’t change the fact the Metrodome is a terrible baseball experience – baseball should always be played outdoors!

The game started out rough, with Frank Thomas basting a 3 run homer in the first inning to give the Blue Jays a 4 – 0 lead. It was Frank Thomas’ 500th home run, as he became only the 21st player in MLB history to achieve that milestone, and the Twins fans rewarded him with a standing ovation. The Twins scraped an clawed led by Torii Hunter’s two home runs to take the lead with a nice come from behind win.

More photos (including Zoe’s new fake smile she’s using and the temporary tattoo we got at the game) in my Flickr set.