June 29

We made the cross-state four-hour trip from St. Louis to Kansas City. Since we had a bit of time before the game we decided to try out one of the legendary restaurants in the area – Arthur Bryant’s. Their trademark is bar-b-que. They have burnt tip sandwiches. They were awesome and their sauce was drinkable. This was the some of the best food we had our trip. Highly recommended. I could not finish my meal, so I asked for a take home container. The lady at the counter gave me a piece of butcher paper and some tape…awesome.

Kaufman Stadium is the second smallest park in the major leagues (Oakland is smaller). It is made mostly of cement. Lots of gray cement as you look around. Their trademark is the fountains in the outfield which are real cool. In fact, I think they keep the park cooler.

Game time temperature was 85 and not a cloud in the sky. One of the most beautiful evenings we have had on our tour. Our seats were 10 rows up from third base. There were many empty seats and many Twins’ fans in attendance. With the size and the low attendance, it had a minor league ambiance for this game.

The Twins looked and played tired. In the fifth inning, Twins’ manager Ron Gardenhire argued a call by the ump and got thrown out. It was one of the those games! Twins lost 4-2 without much effort.

June 29