The Minnesota baseball Twins are the lifeline of most Midwest Twin fans. Although the
Twins are not as dominating as they once were, Minnesota Twins game tickets still remain a high priority for the Twins fan. The Twins fell on some hard times with eight straight losing seasons until 2000. They returned to the top of their division in 2001, and have stayed there under manager Ron Gardenhire and a current generation of stars including third baseman Corey Koskie (twenty-six home runs & one-hundred three runs batted in during 2001) and the reigning Cy Young Award winner Johan Santana (20-6 in 2004). With these superstars and a collection of solid role players, the Twins have always had their foot in the “postseason door”. Consistency will always reflect a teams fan base, and in Minnesota that consistency has propelled the Twins to be the quiet assassin, maybe not having the most well known players in the league has hurt their national following, however those un-known’s are superstars in the Twin Cities.
The Twins left cozy Metropolitan Stadium for the Hubert Humphrey Metrodome after the 1981 season. Two years later the Griffith family ended their seven decade control of the franchise, selling to local businessman Carl Pohlad. The Metrodome was the third domed facility in baseball. It played host to the 1987 and 1991 World Series, 1985 All-Star Game, Super Bowl XXVI and the NCAA Final Four Basketball Tournament in 1992. The facility includes 7,600 retractable seats in right field, a retractable curtain in the upper deck displaying championship and retired-number banners, and a plaza added along Kirby Puckett Place prior to the 1996 season. With
the weather the way it is in the Midwest, the dome plays a warm haven for all the diehard Twin fans. Minnesota Twins game tickets are not the most sought after tickets in the Majors, but the State of Minnesota love their Twins.
