With Baseball (again, religions are capitalized) always on my mind, I can't help but think how awesome it would be to play baseball in this weather. Upper fifties, that's totally fine, especially compared to 20 in NY. But in the 40s, you are starting to push it. Baseball isn't a cold weather sport, I think everyone can agree on that.
So please tell me why Target Field (new home for the Twins) will be completely outdoors? Granted, baseball is probably not meant to be played indoors, but if you're going to build a new stadium, why not make it retractable like Safeco?
I'm still shocked why the Yankees and Mets built outdoor stadiums. Lets put it this way, I would hate an indoor-only stadium, but to prevent rain-outs, and other bad conditions, make it retractable.
That's just my take. Maybe Joe Mauer will get fed up playing this year in the Minnesota cold and decide to sign with the Yanks after the season. Of course, when that happens, the Yankees would have just won their second straight championship, so there will be other motivations. Keeping those fingers crossed.
It's absolutely absurd that the Twinkies are going outdoors - the only people in Toronto who really complain about the Skydome are kids from our generation, or in other words the fans that never had to sit outside in April/September at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto, which hosted the first ever Jays game in a frickin snowstorm. Sure, it's visually unpleasant, but a retractable roof is an absolute necessity for a team playing in the climate of a Minnesota or Toronto.
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