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I woke up on Monday April 12 upset with the Twins organization. That day was the Twins home opener in Target field. But the game time was set for 3:10 pm. For all of us that are hardworking folks that have tasks and projects to take care of at work, that is a problematic start time. I had an all day meeting scheduled with Aaron and I don’t have TiVo.

I am a self proclaimed Twins historian. I have 4 generations of baseball fever running through my blood. My grandfather was a member of the architectural firm that built the old met stadium. He was also a part time usher at the met just so he could get paid to watch games. My dad is a lifelong fan. There’s myself, and now my boys. (The first nook that I popped into my newborn son’s mouth was a Twins branded pacifier.) So the 3:10 start time was rubbing me the wrong way to say the least. This was not the kind of game I like to miss.

Aaron and I got an early start that day because our meeting was up in Walker. So I was told… Just as we were starting Aaron handed me the project folder to review on our drive. When I opened the folder two tickets for the game stared up at me. It took several seconds for me to wrap my head around what was going on. It turns out Aaron decided to buy some tickets and bring me along to the game as an appreciation gift for the several years I have been on board at RedHousMedia. (3 years.) I don’t jump up and down screaming and shouting, (ever) but I was inside!

After stopping home to swap my dress attire for my hat and twins shirt we departed for the next stage in Twins history. The ballpark is everything they have hyped it up to be. I have been to many ballparks and Target field is better than any, save for Wrigley. But you are kind of talking apples and oranges when you compare the two parks.

Most of the Twins greats were on hand for the day. At one point in the concourses we passed by Al Newman, Bert, Jack Morris, Jim Kaat, Jim Perry and Frank Viola. Aaron and I just looked at each-other as they all walked by. Wow. Puckett’s statue was also unveiled that day. Aaron and I are pictured above doing the classic Twins logo handshake.

We sat 7 rows up from 3rd base. Not to shabby seats. It was cool to see the sun fall on the hats of that many Twins fans. I had never been to the old met so It was great to see a grounds crew prepare the field for a game here in Minnesota. It was great to have the breeze on your face. It was great to smell all the incredible ballpark food in the breeze. It was great that the Twins won!

Thanks Aaron. What a classy move for an employer. Thanks for the entire trip.

Dain

About the Author Dain A. Erickson The love of design and baseball runs deep. A Little Falls native and design alumn of Pensecola Christian College and St. Cloud Tech, Dain has invested his design and photographic abilities into advertising clientele and magazine titles throughout his career. “Even when it’s this crazy-busy, I just couldn’t imagine doing anything else; isn’t this fun!” comments Dain. It’s this passion, this drive, this willingness to not only create, but to create excellence, that makes us proud to have Dain as a fellow creative at RedHouseMedia. And speaking of proud, be sure to ask Dain about his self-appointed curator position at his own private baseball museum. It’s quite good. (Ask for a ticket!)