Monday the 18th I had the privilege of attending
the Twins – Royals game complements of my employer. We had a gathering up on
the Budweiser Roof Deck which is a unique place to watch a game.
Highlights included getting rained on during the game, watching
Twins GM Terry Ryan dump a bucket of ice water on Twins owner Jim Pohlad (it
was for an ALS charity), and seeing one of my favorite Twins – Oswaldo Arcia –
hit a massive home run off the flag pole in right field.
The best highlight though was when I got to be on TV. How? I
had moved down from the Roof Deck as game went on. I was in center field in the ninth when Trevor Plouffe hit a deep fly ball. I realized it was
coming close to me and sure enough went for a home run. In the above picture I
am under the word “Porch” on the sign that says “usbank Home Run Porch”. I am
giving the old fist pump in celebration. The home run made it 6-4 unfortunately
the Twins still ended up losing.
Still I had a good time, and I came to learn that the Home
Run Porch is not a bad place to watch a game. The view is good, and the seats
are cheaper. Now that the Twins are getting some of the young guys like Danny
Santana, Kenny Vargas, and Oswaldo Arcia some playing time, the last few games
this year should be interesting.
