June 25

This was the only park I pre-purchased a parking pass. I thought with an afternoon game, we would be parking for sure at the stadium, and I was right…it was the right move. This is our first true afternoon game. Cleveland started at 4:10 and the Yankee game turned into a night game after the rain delay. All the rest of our games on our trip, we will be seeing the Twins play.

The first thing that one notices when entering the parking lot is all the tailgating. People enjoying the day with brats, hamburgers, and some cold drinks. Fathers playing catch with their children, college kids throwing the Frisbee, and some playing a bean-bag-toss game. Just a great atmosphere.

In the game we sat about 20 rows up on the third base side. I felt very squished in these seats, probably because it was 95 degrees at game time, and we sat in the sun for the first time on our trip, and there were over 40,000 in attendance for a Thursday afternoon game. I loved it!!

There were many Twins fans in our section so it was a great place to sit and cheer for the “home” team. Miller Park has a retractable roof and the entire right field side of the stadium is always covered. This gives the park a somewhat closed in feeling. There are few outfield seats.

The Brewers hit three homeruns and we got to see their mascot go down the Brewer slide. Even with the homeruns, the Twins won 6-4.

After the game, we decided to take the six hour trek to St. Louis. The hotel we had booked for three nights had openings, so we got another night at the same hotel without switching rooms. Nice when we got there at 11pm.

June 25

RUNNING RECORD WINS
Home Team – 5
Away Team – 7

American League – 7
National League – 5