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So long to the Metrodome
So long to the Metrodome
Few tears will be shed when the Twins leave the Metrodome for a new ballpark next spring. It’s a quirky baseball stadium with a centerfield fence that appears to be made of blue plastic garbage bags, folded up football seats in right field and artificial turf that sends balls bouncing at ...
Shooter Now: Favre puts deposit on Edina condo; Vikings to package Packers game with preseason tilt vs. Chiefs
Shooter Now: Favre puts deposit on Edina condo; Vikings to package Packers game with preseason ...
twincities.com — A Brett Favre signing with the Minnesota Vikings is expected to be announced in time for the... start of the team's single-game ticket sales July 20. The Vikings will play Favre's former team, the Green Bay Packers, Oct. 5 at the Metrodome on Monday ... (more) Shooter Now: Favre puts deposit on Edina condo; Vikings ...
Game 83: Yankees at Twins
yankees.lhblogs.com — YANKEES (48-34) Lineup TBA Pitching: LHP CC Sabathia (7-5, 3.85). TWINS (43-40) Lineup TBA Pitching: RHP Scott... Baker (6-6, 4.99). TIME/TV: 8:10, MY9. STATE OF THE ‘STRIPES: The Yankees are coming off a 5-2 homestand. They have won ... (more) Game 83: Yankees at Twins
Goodbye to the Metrodome
Goodbye to the Metrodome
bats.blogs.nytimes.com — This is the Yankees' last regular-season game at the Metrodome. I've spent at least a month of... my life covering games here, enough to find a few things I'll miss -- mostly the warmth. (more) Goodbye to the Metrodome
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One Fewer Crappy Ballpark
Fack Youk — ... the climate control and the open air press box. Peter Abraham appreciated the view from the box, the fact that it situated only a few flights of stairs from the field and the friendly employees of the Metrodome. ...

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