From the first ballpark picture will you be able to see the field for free on the pavilion?

or right field plaza whatever its called.

Looking at the 2nd pic above... seriously, how cool is it going to be when Morneau is the first one to rip a homerun ball up onto the right field plaza??

Granted, I don't know the exact distance that would be, but if possible, would have to rank right up there with Bonds into McCovey Cove. It would probably bounce half way to the Metrodome...

I was down at the site checking it out yesterday. Although there may not be smells coming from the HERC, the entire outside promenade that faces the HERC is going to be one UGLY view. If I were the architects, I would have made the walkway inside the structure instead of on the outside. I guess people will only use it getting in and out of the park... the only thing I can figure is that they're planning on tearing that thing down in the very near future -- but maybe not if it's going to feed steam to downtown??

Also, has anyone seen the Northstar platform? I'm very confused about how they will fit the tracks in between the south platform and the 4th st. freeway viaduct support. There does not seem to be any room there to do so.

Nice Pictures. I am hoping to go to the state fair and possibly check in on the Twins booth and see whether they have more updated renderings or anything new for that matter, because it is just getting plainly ridicoulous from the Twins part of things.

On a different note the Target Center is the ugliest Baketball Arena in the association, whoever designed that place should be given an F- for just having the ugliest arena out there. The Target Center should be torn down and a new arena should be in place to complement the new ballpark.

Does anyone have any interior/concourse pictures?

I agree, tear down the hideous Target Center. But why bother building another arena. Let the Wolfies play in the Roy Wilkins Auditorium or maybe the De La Salle High School gym.

yes, the wolves should play in the minneapolis North High school gym until they earn there way to a new arena

New pics of Mauer, Morneau, Span, etc touring the ballpark site

Sorry bout that, first link didnt work. 08/20 update on "Sights & Sounds".

Why not put a forest of trees between the HERC and the ballpark to try and cover it up

The target center really should have a new facade. it needs brickwork on the outside and that would slove the problems. It simply has not ever fit in with the warehouse row that it sits on. The inside of the trget center is ok. they just need to fix the outside and really that shouldn't cost too much to do.

Another reminder to set your DVR to record the new Twins ballpark tour on "Under The Lights", FSN North, 7:00 TONIGHT. Aloha.

The Target Center exterior is AWESOME!

Agreed, Rick - We need a YOUTUBE of the tour! Maybe they'll document the extreme difficulties and complex challenges of setting up a ballpark webcam...

HEY! Im the new uniform of the minnesota timberwolves and I love the exterior of my home.. it is AWESOME!!

Hey new uniform not so fast its the year 1996 and I am ushering in a new era of timberwolves uniforms but I think we can agree on one thing.. the exterior of our home is AWESOME!!

1992 & 1996,
You guys crack me up... not!
But you are both AWESOME!

The new Wolves unis are HIDIOUS!!!

On the FSN ballpark show the tour guide says that the back wall of the home dugout will be limestone. If they don't do the visitors also I think that is dumb.
I like the new Wolves unis much better then expected (all tho i could do with out the # font)

If I heard correctly, the restaurant will be called "The Town Ball Club".

The big, cantilevered restaurant will be caled The Metropolitan Club. For season ticket holders only.

I completely forgot this was on, and just caught the last five minutes or so. I just looked up the FSN schedule, and it they will be replaying the heck out of this program:

Twins New Ballpark Tour
FSNO1 Thu 8/21 7:00 PM
Twins New Ballpark Tour
56 FSNO1 Sat 8/23 6:00 PM
Twins New Ballpark Tour
56 FSNO1 Wed 8/27 11:30 PM
56 FSNO1 Thu 8/28 1:30 PM
56 FSNO1 Thu 8/28 7:30 PM
Twins New Ballpark Tour
56 FSNO1 Fri 8/29 6:30 PM
56 FSNO1 Sat 8/30 1:00 PM
56 FSNO1 Tue 9/2 2:00 PM

Moose

I think one of the most interesting things I got out of that is that the exposed concrete in the concourses will all have some kind of treatment - even the ceilings. The ceilings in the main concourse look to be about 20 feet high.

I found it interesting that if the site would have been just 30 feet shorter on any side, it would have been impossible to build a ballpark on that site.

Yeah, pretty tight squeeze

I remember hearing that the restaurant is going to have the mpls. lakers court for the floor and I thought someone said that it would be called 573 bar in honor of harmons hr total.

having the old minneapolis lakers court as the floor of the metropolitan club restaurant in the new ballpark would be pretty cool. would love to take a look at that.

speaking of the lakers franchise. man, i wish they never would have never moved out to la. they don't even have any lakes out there!

:-)

Yeah it would be sweet to still have the Lakers and the North Stars but thats the life of a Minnesota sports fan its a tough life we live.

So only season ticket holders can use the 'cantilevered restaurant?' F that.

Hey everyone,

Was at the fair tonight. The Twins booth has a video showing the 3D layout of the lower seating bowl (view down the 3B line) panning from behind the plate to RF. Looks great. I asked when it would be put online and they said the first of the year. Also asked about webcam #2 on the Ford Centre. The guys there had no clue what I was talking about and didn't know if one was being put up or not.

Lafferty,
Thats the way they made it sound on the Ballpark Tour show. I may have misunderstood, but I'm pretty sure thats what they said.

I'm getting spoiled. Why isnt this game in HD? Picture looks like dookie.

Two comments;

First, to Lafferty: If they've got one restaurant for everyone (the one in LF "administration building," then I don't see the harm in a "season ticket" restaurant. Call it a perk for those that don't buy club level tickets or suites. It's not like there won't be a restaurant for everyone.

Second, WTF on the new animation being on the web-site the "first of the year?" That's pathetic. And having no idea about the second web-cam? I don't know what to say... This organization doesn't seem to understand that all its fans don't live within a close drive of MSP, and can't drive to the site at the drop of a hat to see this stuff.

Moose

Ya, that is bullsh*t, if I wanna pay to eat there, they aren't gonna let me??? And it is going to have the Mpls. Lakers floor from either the Minneapolis Armory or Auditorium (I can't remember), as it has been sitting in boxes since it was dismantled.

Hey luckylager,

I love your post on the strib about 'you ain't nothin but a waitress in the sky'. I can't stand NW stewardesses. At first I thought, man how does he have the time to read and post on every site in town, and then I realized I was doing the same. Doht! Time to get a hobby.

Is it weird that the people manning the Twins booth at the fair A)don't seem to know as much as we do about the project, and B) don't seem to care as much as we do about the stadium?

Hahahaha... This is usually what I do while I watch the game. I just couldnt resist the "Waitress in the Sky" post. Didnt make me too many friends on the Strib site. I'll never be allowed to fly NWA again.

Hey guys, anyone been to Tropicana Field? I'm in Orlando for a week and last night I drove the two hours to St. Petes to watch the Rays and Angels. When I first saw it my thought was how tiny it looked (that is in comparison to the Dome). Wow, when I got inside I felt like I was in the rotunda at the MOA, totally looked like a mall. I guess that's better than a sea of concrete. The concourses were huge though compared to the 20ft hallway in the Dome. Some places they were actually split with a center "island" and a number of attractions mixed in too.

The field/stands interior gets even smaller when you walk in. Being enticed by the construction of our new stadium I took note of a number of different things wondering how they'd be incorporated. The ticket I bought off the street was pretty good, Sect 216, but there's no way I would have paid $38, face value (I paid $20). Don't be fooled how it looks in the link. The 200-level section hangs well over the Black and Orange 100 level suites. And likewise for the third deck over the 200-sect. So, all that really to say, if you were in any of the suites the only real view you have is only that of the field (no looking "up"). From what I can tell with the Twins' new place is that it won't be that recessed. I just don't want to pay $50 for one of those seats. And speaking of seats, they have the same plastic, blue ones as in the dome with the same number placards and everything. It was creepy.

And my final thought on the Twins' new home...let's go simple, "old" school: New Metropolitan Stadium. Simply put, The New Met.

WOW this is a frustrating Twins game.

But it ends well, I cant believe I'm saying this but our BULLPEN won the game for us!

Nice 2-1 win tonight! Nice to see Punto and Span come through in the 12th, but more impressive was Guerrier, Crain, and Nathan.

Your right Rick it's to bad we couldn't score with runners on 3rd and 2nd with no outs in the 8th to get Baker the win cuz he deserved it.