Are you ready for some baseball? Today is the home opener for my hometown team, the Minnesota Twins!
To get ready for the 2015 baseball season, I took a little trip down to Target Field. We have a beautiful stadium, but shame on the owners for not allowing dogs in the stadium. Maybe I should start a Twitter campaign to get me into the stadium? Lucky for me, there are a lot of fun things outside to see and pose with.
The name Target Field comes from Target the store and you may recall their canine mascot, Bullseye? I met up with him at the light rail station. He really has the sit and stay mastered!
The Twins have their own mascot, TC Bear. I found him hanging out on a bench outside the front of the stadium. Silly guy, he grabbed my leash and wanted to take me for a walk. I politely declined and had a snap taken of me sitting next to him. I was a bit unsure of what to really think of him.
One of the big heros of the Twins, who sadly passed away at a young age, is Kirby Puckett. Mom says he was an awesome player and she was so sad when he died.
Harmon Killebrew is a huge Twins hero. He passed away just a couple years ago. I got to pose with him as well.
One real odd thing happened. Over by Kirby and Harmon we ran into a herd of wild turkeys. Now what are wild turkeys doing outside a baseball stadium in the middle of a city? We don’t know. Were they fans? Were they trying out for the team…our team is so bad lately, they play like turkeys, so maybe? No idea, but all of the sudden they walked off in the direction of the parking ramp and that was that. Very weird indeed! They look fake in the photo, but trust me, they were 100% real!
I had the pleasure of meeting Carl and Eloise Pohlad, Mom introduced me. She knew them from her college days when she worked at Interlachen Country Club where they were members. I guess they came in with lots of important folks for dinner. If you don’t know, Carl was big in the banking business and acquired the Twins in 1984. He passed away in 2009.
Have you heard about Merrick’s Homeruns for Shelters? For every homerun hit by the home teams during Opening Day games, they’ll make a $1,000 Merrick food donation to a local animal shelter – that’s one shelter for every homer. Pet parents will nominate their favorite local shelter or rescue on the Merrick Facebook page, cheer on their home team to ding one for rescue dogs and cats, and invite their friends to share and vote for their shelter. The shelters with the most votes will win a special delivery of Merrick food later this month to find out more, click here.
Looks like I’ve been caught, so time to PLAY BALL! I do look a bit mad, but it is because the glove was slippery and I was afraid of sliding off before my photographer got the photo! GO TWINS!
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We LOVE Bullseye – he looks like he would be a great friend
He’s the mascot of Mom’s favorite store, Target, so he has to be good. He has a Facebook page of his own too.
that last picture should be a poster!!!
LeeAnna at not afraid of color
🙂 Thank you!
OMD those are great and the last one is priceless. Have a marvellous Monday.
Best wishes Molly
Thanks, it was a fun little excursion!
What an interesting stadium you have just stuffed with history. Now, ahem….
“Take me out to the ball game
Take me out with the crowd
Buy me some peanuts and crackerjacks
I don’t care if I never get back
Let me root, root, root
For the home team
If they don’t win it’s a shame
For it’s one,
Two,
Three strikes you’re out
At the old ball game!””
XOXO Sparkle the PBGV
Just hoping they can manage a win. The Twins are good at holding last place these days.
I love, love, love Emma’s pics with the baseball theme 🙂 Shame indeed that dogs aren’t allowed inside the stadium.
I hadn’t heard of the Merrick’s Home Run for Shelters, so thank you for sharing the info ~ I am all for good causes, especially when our best friends are involved & the beneficiaries!
So many parks have a dog day, but not here. At least the outside is interesting!
Oh that was great to visit your stadium. Seems the next rivals for your Twins are the Turkey Run Warriors from IN, right? :o) and I agree with you, in Bullseyes stadium dogs should be allowed …
I have to figure out how to get in there! Love the Turkey Run Warriors from IN! Perfect!
I think the Twins have a new Mascot! Great photos bi hope they play better than the Yankees who are not having a great start
So far we are 1 in 5 and almost broke a record for most runs scored against a team in an opening series…but I’m giving some hope for a few more weeks.
Oh I love that last pic especially! We cheer for the Jays. Hoping they have a good year this year!
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We start out optimistic every year, but optimism only goes so far.
Those are some enormous, and interesting sculptures.
Yep, I felt pretty small!
What a fun stadium with all those statues. Did you know that the Rochester, NY Red Wings are the farm team for your Twins?
Millie & Walter
I think my Gramma told me that a while back because we have relative in Rochester. So does that make you a Twins fan?
Since I don’t have any loyalty to any other MLB team I usually root for the Twins…used to be the Orioles (Red Wings previous association).
We always lose, but we are an optimistic bunch and hope prevails at least in the beginning of the season.
You made me howl with that Bullseye comment Emma! Wonderful history shared in this post. I thoroughly enjoyed it all. Thanks PS: happy to hear you didn’t slide off the glove too!
That was one spooky, scary glove! Glad you enjoyed my little tour.
Holy Moleys! You really went to the game
Snorts
Lily & Edward
I can’t go in the stadium, but I can hang out around it.
Great post Emma! I got to go to a Rockies game last year! I loved it! Bark at the Park! I hope we go again. You should campaign for your team — I would support you. Those turkey vultures were out of place… maybe they took the light rail into town? HAHAH have a great day Emma, your doodle friend Dash
They were heading out to the parking ramp, so I think they drove themselves! I wish we had a dog day at the park!
Hope your opener goes better than when we swept your butts last week…….hehehe Barks and licks and love, Dakota
I dare to dream, but have a feeling it will simply turn into a nightmare again. You guys almost got us in the record book for most runs against a team in the first series! LOL!
Really fun shots. Can’t believe they have a statue of a dog outside but don’t have at least one game for pups to attend. I’d definitely sign a petition for “Emma Day”
I know, it is a major bummer. I have to have my PR Dog work on getting in touch with the right people to start a dog day game.
Adorable photos – looked like you had fun! As for those wild turkeys,how weird! Maybe they were trying to scalp some tickets!
The turkeys were so weird. Thankfully we got a photo so we have proof!
Hope it’s a good season!
Most likely, it won’t be, but it is fun to dream those first games!
It’s a good thing there was a lot of fun stuff outside to pose with, since you couldn’t get in!
Good luck to your team….hope they have a better year for you! We hope the turkeys weren’t a bad sign. 🙂
I’m afraid the turkeys are probably a sign from above, but we are used to losing teams around here.
Hey Emma!
Wow, what a fun place to visit…even if it was all outside! Excellent pix of you with the statues. Wouldn’t it be fun to chase a baseball all around the field?
Grr and Woof,
Sarge, Police Commish
I’m not into chasing balls, but I would love to chase the players and let them pet me.
OMD OMD OMD OMD WE just LOVE Baseball here on our hill. We are Cleveland Indians Fans… they sometimes play YOUR TWINS…
OMD OMD What A GORGEOUS Ball Field the twins have. WOW… a Home Run fur SURE.
Oh yes, the Indians. They are usually not the best either, but oh well, I think they usually beat my Twins. At least we have a nice stadium.
Great photos! Especially love the one of you in the mitt! So funny about those wild turkeys! Maybe they like hotdogs and CrackerJacks?
Maybe they are serving turkey for opening day and those turkeys didn’t realize why they were invited?
The Minnesota Twins have the coolest statues! I loved the Peanuts gang last year and these are super awesome! We don’t have a baseball team any longer, but have a great stadium sitting idle. Our city is pretty much a gambling mecca with six or seven casinos and the Louisiana Downs racetrack. None of those places allow dogs, even if they have a lucky number 7.
We have some casinos in the area, but we have never been to them. I doubt they allow dogs. The stadium is really state of the art and lots of fun, just a bummer I can’t get inside.
I luv watchin da kidses play baseball at da nayborhood park, I always wanna join in!
LOL! My sister Katie joined a kid’s soccer game once in Germany…what a mess! I think it is best if you just watch.
We’re ready for baseball… IF, of course, YOU, Emma, play yourself. You look like you could WIN WIN WIN some games in your gear.
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I’m all about how I look. If you look good, what you are doing isn’t as important!
Those are such fun photos! We are always ready to play ball!
Kitties love to bat a ball around!
Love the picture in the giant mitt. 🙂
I was caught! Hope the Twins can catch some baseballs today.
Emma, I am a Minnesota girl, so I always love your Twins posts. I have not been to Target field but I went to many games at the Metrodome. My parents go to games every summer and enjoy their time even though the Twins are always terrible.
How awesome that Merrick is doing that fun shelter donation campaign!
This is the time of year we all muster up our optimism which will most likely be quickly deflated but Minnesotans always seem to have hope. Target Field is beautiful inside and out, but no pups inside.
Love all the photos Emma – so many cool statues. Great program by Merrick too – I hope the teams have a LOT of home runs.
I hope the homeruns are not against my team, but I have a bad feeling it will be the case!
Did you know there’s some stadiums that have special bring your dog days? Maybe you should start a petition, Emma!
I know a lot of teams have a dog day, but we don’t. I’m thinking about it. I have to see who I can contact about it.
We’re huge Tiger fans here, Emma!
You guys sent my Twins off with their tails between their legs already!
We are ready top play ball! No one in the family is actually playing baseball this year which is a first in many years so we are looking forward to just going to a few games and relaxing for once!
I love all the statues that you found! Our ballpark isn’t 1/2 that fun!
Our team is so bad, they had to make the ballpark nice to get people there!
Mom remembers Killibrew and Pucket so well, she’s seen both of them play! Don’t the Twins have a dog friendly game? The White Sox do! Love Dolly
No, they don’t, we checked. The St. Paul Saints do, but we have no interest in them and they have a new stadium this year, so that may be off too.
Hope your team has a successful season. Those are some really neat photos.
We are off to a rotten start, so not much hope, but one never knows.
Oh Emma – you like to wear hats, don’t you? Mommy got me a very nice hat with a helicopter on top, but I told her that I do not care for hats. She was very, very pushy about it, but I continued to politely decline. She gave up when I took that nice hat into the kitchen to chew on it.
I love to wear hats. I was born in the UK, so Mom says it is in my genes to wear hats.
They’re great photos, Emma! I’m glad you told me those turkeys are real – they do look like statues!
Real and weird!