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The Last One To Depart The 'Dome
The Last One To Depart The 'Dome
FOTB Simon ( on Sports ) spotted this gem of a picture up on the AP photo wire at Yahoo . You probably noticed this fellow making his mad dash during the bottom of the 9th inning last night, donning a Bert Blyleven jersey and showing remarkable awareness of the situation by taking off ...
It's Over
It's Over
voicefromtwinsterritory.mlblogs.com — After an improbable comeback and an appearance in the playoffs, the season for the Minnesota Twins has... come to an end. There will be no long playoff run, no more Metrodome magic, and no World Series title. The off-season begins immediately, and what had been a great run has come to a sudden ... (more) It's Over
Attendance Analysis: A Final Look
Attendance Analysis: A Final Look
voicefromtwinsterritory.mlblogs.com — There were many interesting moments over the course of the final season in the Metrodome, and many... fans turned out to see them. In the first 81 regular season games, the total attendance ranked third all-time for the Minnesota Twins; second only to 1988 and 1992, the two years following the ... (more) Attendance Analysis: A Final Look
Twins Loss Sees End of MLB for the Metrodome
Twins Loss Sees End of MLB for the Metrodome
bizofbaseball.com — With the Yankees sweeping the Minnesota Twins in Game 3, 4-1, the final MLB game was played... at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The Twins will begin play next season at the new open-air Target Field. With the final out, two events were caught on camera by TBS, framing the swan song for what ... (more) Twins Loss Sees End of MLB for the Metrodome
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