Welcome to Target Field

Yesterday I attended the Season Ticket Holder Open House at Target Field, and was impressed from the moment I entered Gate 29. Every aspect of Target Field was designed with the fan's comfort in mind and its easy to spot them all. For example, not a bad seat in the place.

Here's a run down of what I enjoyed about Target Field.

• The spacious main concourse. You can see the action down on the field from everywhere. The minute you walk in the gate, while standing in line at the concession stand or walking from section to section.
• The number of bathrooms. There are men's, women's and family bathrooms located throughout the park.
• Heat lights - located at the top of each section and in drink rail sections. These offer just the right amount of heat to take the chill out of the air on cool spring and crisp fall games.
• Ticket Windows - located throughout the park. This I believe was an excellent idea. Not only do you have the option ob buying tickets at the main ticket booths at the park gates, but scattered throughout the park are ticket windows that are open before, during and after the game.
• Angled Seats - seats in the outfield along the first & third baselines in all sections are angled toward home plate. That means no craning your neck to see the action at home plate.
• Food Options -with options ranging from standard ballpark fare, Italian, BBQ, Twin Cities restaurant favorites to State Fair Classics the food choices go beyond the standard Dome Dog. And it doesn't matter what section you're sitting in, you're only steps away from the food of your choice.
• Drink Options - In addition to the numerous food options, there's also many options for drinks. Scattered throughout the park are the regular stand alone beer and drink vendors, but there are also many pub style bars filled with TVs and drink rails overlooking the field so you don't miss a single pitch.
• Budweiser Roof Deck - sitting high a top the left field wall sits the Budweiser Roof Deck. Here you can catch the game while taking in perfect views for the Minneapolis skyline and surrounding area. The view is one of my favorite things about this area, but what I love the most is the fire & ice firepit.

Overall, what I was able to see of Target Field was beautiful. Whoever was asked for input when designing the park, knew exactly what needed to be added to make this place a world class facility. The only thing missing is 35,000 screaming Twins fans and a Twins victory.