Visit to Target Field

We made our first visit to the new Twins stadium this weekend. I grew up a Twins fan as my father was a diehard true blue Twinkie lover and Alex is following suite by also following the fabulous homer hanky hitting boys in red/white/blue.





Alex went around collecting a few autographs prior to the game on Saturday. They included Twins right-fielder, #5 Michael Cuddyer, starting pitcher Francisco Liriano, DH Jason Kubel, pitcher Matt Guerrier, 1991 World Series MVP pitcher Jack Morris, Harmon “Killer” Killebrew, pitcher of the 1988 WS and Twins commentator Bert Blyleven, short stop Roy Smalley and some players who I had to Google to make sure they were Minnesota Twins.

Alex wanted to get Lirianno to sign a baseball and his baseball card and he made sure to have his card on top so we didn't have to search the deck to locate the card. Lirianno signed the baseball and talked to Alex for a few minutes while I frantically searched my bottomless handbag for the baseball cards. I carry a mini suitcase for a purse when we attend these events because we had nine or ten baseballs, three jerseys and two decks of baseball cards. Finally, I just grew tired of it and dumped my entire purse on the table. Belongings inside the purse (as well as the baseball memorabilia) included a pair of Alex's socks, an old spelling test, wind chimes, tampons, lipstick, juice and cookies, hair brush, two necklaces, a ring, hand wipes, cell phone, a book, a DS, Alex's batting gloves and his baseball glove, powder foundation, a ponytail, and my camera.Lirianno looked at me like I was the craziest woman he would lay eyes on - but God bless him, he just smiled and waited patiently. I'm sure he was thinking "good luck kid....you're gonna need it"

Then we get to Bert Blyleven, who is a pretty big deal in the Twins community, and Alex forgot his name. Alex handed his baseball to Mr. Blyleven and asked "please sign my baseball and write To Alex, From.....(long pause) whatever your name is". I sort of gasped as I didn't know if he'd be offended, but he started laughing as did everyone else in the clubhouse. Jabs by fellow Twin players were directed at Blyleven by telling Alex they didn't know who he was either so he shouldn't feel bad.



Then on to the game. The new stadium is beautiful and I would like to take this opportunity to thank many of my family members who reside in Hennepin County for paying for this stadium - it's awesome ;)





Twins lost Saturday on a suicide squeeze in the 9th and Sunday....well Sunday's game looked like a Braves home-run derby. Despite the loss, Alex and I had a great time full of many memories. I feel so blessed to be able to attend these events with my son and wouldn't trade it for the world. Every player that Alex approached for an autograph was a class act and very accommodating to him which made this weekend even more special.