Twins Outdoors

Updated Photos - Seat Locations

2011-11-10T20:25:00.000-06:00

I realized all the photos here were pre-Opening - geared mainly for existing group members to try to figure out what seats to get.

Entering Year 3, we're in the position of getting a few new people. We've got open tickets in 2 of the 3 sections.

Diamond Box

Diamond Box seats: Section 121, Row 3, Seats 1-4. Season ticket price for 2012 = $40. Single-game prices range from $45-50 (2011).

Field Box

Field Box seats: Section 103, Row 7, Seats 21-24 (aisle). Season ticket price for 2012 = $31. Single-game prices range from $34-39 (2011).

Bars and Restaurants - After the game

2010-05-12T06:49:00.000-05:00

The bars in Target Field stay open an hour after the game. Although alcohol sales cut off in the park in the 8th inning, what they told me is that they still serve beer, etc. after that...it's just that you can't take it out of the bar after that time. (As long as you don't mind still paying the $7 for a beer...it saves you fighting the crowd, but the better prices would be in the Warehouse District).

Until that time, you should be able to buy a beer and take it back to your seat. And so far, it looks like Hrbek's may be the best location from the Diamond Box seats to find a Summit tap. (And no line)

Metropolitan Club

2010-05-12T06:43:00.001-05:00

A reminder - holding a season ticket (any of our tickets) for a game gives you access that day to the Metropolitan Club. This is different from the Legends Club...this is the large 2-level glass-enclosed area in the RF corner.

See the Twins website for more details.

Note - if you're looking to try out the buffet, you'll likely need reservations. And you'll need the account number for the season ticket account to place them. That number is printed on the tickets. It looks like after the 4th inning, the menu becomes ala carte and I don't think you need a reservation for that? (may need to ask...it looks like the 2nd seating reservation is good for the remainder of the game).

For in-game dining, the 2nd seating, there are some seats that allow you to see the field (including some outside), but otherwise there are monitors for the other seats.

If you're not eating, you should be able to walk in and look around...and go to the bar for a drink. I guess if it's completely full they may not allow that. But on Sunday, Steve and I went up there and got in with no problem.

If you're just planning to go to the bar and there's a big line...don't walk away immediately - that could be the line of people waiting for their dinner reservations. Walk up and see if they'll let you in.

Suggestion - due to the crowd choking point of people entering the stadium at the 2 gates coming from the Target Plaza area, if you're sitting in the 3B seats you might want to go up the escalators on the 3B side and work your way around that way.

What Happens on a Rainout?

2010-05-12T06:27:00.001-05:00

If a game is rained out, what do you do with your tickets? Couldn't really find any specific information until it actually happened...this is kind of what I assumed:

There are no refunds or exchanges. The ticket you hold will be good for the rescheduled game. Only that game.
If there's a doubleheader, the plans are for there to be 2 separate admissions - a "day/night" doubleheader. Gone are the days when you get 2 games for the price of one (until they stop getting near sellouts for each game, I imagine).
In a doubleheader situation, your ticket is for the added game, the people who had tickets to the originally scheduled time keep that original game.

If a game is completely cancelled and not rescheduled, then there are refunds, but it looks like it may just be a credit to the season ticket account...or maybe to my credit card. We'll work that out if it happens. I did hear some murmurs about working out a policy for refunds if you couldn't use the ticket on the rescheduled date...at this point I wouldn't count on that.

Here is the press release for the rainout of May 7 that describes this. The Twins website is probably the best place to find this info, but it will also get out in the media once a postponement occurs.

And the general listing of the policy

Photos from Target Field

2010-03-22T06:23:00.001-05:00

We had a limited number of tickets to a Target Field open house this weekend - this is going to be so cool...

Too bad that grass was covered, but here are views from our seating locations...
(Click on photo for larger image)

Legends Club - Section G, Row 5, 14-17

Diamond Box - Section 121, Row 3, 1-4

Field Box - Section 103, Row 7, 21-24

Game Selection - How it Works

2010-03-19T14:14:00.002-05:00

This is essentially how seat selection has worked since about 2002 or 2003, but always behind the scenes when you submitted me your lists. With live game selection, it will work the same way - the idea is to give people who have bought the most tickets a better chance at being picked, but to cycle through everyone so that everybody can get at least 2-3 of their top priority picks for the summer.

The Basics:
You get one "name in the hat" for every ticket you've purchased for the season (although it's done using the random number generator in Excel).

In a simplified example, say we have 60 tickets.

Jon has purchased 20
Andy has 30
Mike has 5
Kate has 5

Jon has 20 of the possible 60 chances for being picked - a 33% chance
Andy has a 50% chance of his name being selected
Mike and Kate each have an 8% chance.

For our group this season, we have about 846 tickets in play (we're not counting the Legends Club seat owners). If you've purchased 20 tickets, you have a 2.4% chance to be selected at any time...The top purchaser is 60 tickets, who will have a 7.1% chance.

Cycling through picks:

We pick a random name and that person gets to choose his/her desired game, seat location, and number of tickets.
We pick another random name, but if we pick the same person again, we ignore him/her until everyone in the group has their first game.

In the example above, let's say we pick Mike first and he chooses his game. But Mike doesn't get another chance to pick a game (even if we pull his name again) until Jon, Andy, and Kate get their first selection.

So that the people who have the most games are not left with the dregs of the schedule we:

Do 3 rounds where everyone gets one game before we move on.
2 rounds where everyone gets a maximum of two games before we move on.
From there on, it's strictly random.
(I may adjust this slightly before 3/27, but I played around with this for awhile with the big group and I think it will work OK.)

Though there are many more people this season (around 40 or so in the selection process), the reality is that you're not all competing for the same sections of seats, so I'm guessing it's going to work pretty close to past years. People with low-percentage chances are often picked early in rounds. Very few people are left with tickets that they just can't use. And most likely, the people who will have the toughest time filling out their selections are those who run out of listed choices (and are not present) or are looking specifically for one section only and/or all 4-ticket games.

Some minor details on the mechanics of this can be explained next Saturday.

Target Field Open House - March 27

2010-03-18T15:48:00.000-05:00

Saturday March 27th
Tickets $2 on sale at Target Field starting at 8 AM
Gates open at 9 AM

Our ticket selection meeting is at noon.

Limited to 25,000 tickets.
Twins Press Release

Legends Club Ticket Availablity - 2010

2010-03-10T07:01:00.002-06:00

If you have Legends Club Tickets....

Twins Schedule
2010 Promotional Schedule

A reminder that 2 people in the group put up the money for these tickets and so they get first shot at the games. Use the list below as a guide for what's still open as you decide which games you want.

Date      Opp    Time      Seats Available
Wed 4/14  Bos    12:10 PM    2
Thu 4/15  Bos    12:10 PM    4
Fri 4/16  KC     7:10 PM     4
Sat 4/17  KC     12:10 PM    4
Sun 4/18  KC     1:10 PM     4
Tue 4/20  Cle    7:10 PM     4
Thu 4/22  Cle    12:10 PM    2

Date      Opp    Time      Seats Available
Mon 5/3   Det    7:10 PM     4
Tue 5/4   Det    7:10 PM     2
Wed 5/5   Det    12:10 PM    2
Fri 5/7   Bal    7:10 PM     4
Sat 5/8   Bal    12:10 PM    4
Sun 5/9   Bal    1:10 PM     4
Wed 5/12  CWS    12:10 PM    2
Fri 5/21  Mil    7:10 PM     4
Sat 5/22  Mil    3:10 PM     4
Sun 5/23  Mil    1:10 PM     2
Tue 5/25  NYY    7:10 PM     4
Thu 5/27  NYY    7:10 PM     4
Fri 5/28  Tex    7:10 PM     4
Sat 5/29  Tex    3:10 PM     4
Sun 5/30  Tex    7:05 PM     4

Date      Opp    Time      Seats Available
Tue 6/8   KC     7:10 PM     4
Thu 6/10  KC     7:10 PM     4
Fri 6/11  Atl    7:10 PM     4
Tue 6/15  Col    7:10 PM     4
Wed 6/16  Col    7:10 PM     4
Tue 6/29  Det    7:10 PM     4
Wed 6/30  Det    12:10 PM    2

Date      Opp    Time      Seats Available
Fri 7/2   TB     7:10 PM     2
Sat 7/3   TB     3:10 PM     2
Sun 7/4   TB     1:10 PM     4
Thu 7/15  CWS    7:10 PM     4
Fri 7/16  CWS    7:10 PM     4
Sun 7/18  CWS    1:10 PM     4
Tue 7/20  Cle    7:10 PM     4
Wed 7/21  Cle    12:10 PM    2
Fri 7/30  Sea    7:10 PM     4
Sat 7/31  Sea    3:10 PM     2

Date      Opp    Time      Seats Available
Sun 8/1   Sea    1:10 PM     4
Fri 8/13  Oak    7:10 PM     4
Sat 8/14  Oak    6:10 PM     4
Tue 8/17  CWS    7:10 PM     2
Thu 8/19  CWS    7:10 PM     4
Fri 8/20  LAA    7:10 PM     4
Sun 8/22  LAA    1:10 PM     2

Date      Opp    Time      Seats Available
Thu 9/2   Det    7:10 PM     4
Fri 9/3   Tex    7:10 PM     4
Sat 9/4   Tex    3:10 PM     4
Sun 9/5   Tex    1:10 PM     4
Tue 9/7   KC     7:10 PM     4
Fri 9/17  Oak    7:10 PM     2
Sat 9/18  Oak    12:10 PM    4
Sun 9/19  Oak    1:10 PM     4
Mon 9/20  Cle    7:10 PM     4
Tue 9/21  Cle    7:10 PM     4

Date      Opp    Time      Seats Available
Fri 10/1  Tor    7:10 PM     2
Sat 10/2  Tor    12:10 PM    4
Sun 10/3  Tor    1:10 PM     2

2010 Game Selection - Send me your lists!

2010-03-10T06:56:00.003-06:00

Twins Schedule
2010 Promotional Schedule

Game selection will happen on Saturday March 27. If you're unable to attend, you'll need to send me the list of games that you want. As a backup, even if you're coming on the 27th, you still might want to send me a list in case something happens and you can't make it at the last minute.

Even if you don't send me a list and intend to be there on March 27...come prepared with a list so that we can get through the selection process more quickly!

Please send me lists no later than Friday March 26. I will likely print out the emails and take them with me. It's better if you send to me earlier than 3/26 so that I can follow up with questions if I need to.

Please consider at least one weekday afternoon game - particularly if you have Club or Diamond Box seats (we have some flexibility in Field Box). These were typically the toughest to get rid of in the Dome, and maybe now that they are outside, that won't be a problem. But we no longer have the luxury of trade ins. I used to trade in unused day game seats for handicapped access seats to other games or other games for myself, but that's not happening this season.

I had thought about making everyone liable for at least one day game - and if you couldn't make it you'd need to sell the tickets, but let's see how it plays out this season. But it's not going to be fair if the people with the most ticket requests - and thus still picking games after you might be done with your 5-6 games - to be on the hook for all the remaining day games if they don't want them either.

Reminder - the Home Opener is not available

How to ask for games -

It's pretty free form - you can ask for specific dates or something like "one game in the final series of the season" or "one Sunday game each month"
The more specific information you give me the better.
If you'd like to see Cleveland any game April 19-21, and you have a top preference for which day, you can list the days in the order you want them.
Put them in priority order. If you list them in chronological order, that's the way you'll get placed (though I may try to get you into a high-demand game first).
You can list an alternate selection for a pick. Perhaps you list Wed. May 26 vs New York as your top pick and if you don't get that, your next choice would be Saturday May 22 vs. Milwaukee. (But if you get the Yankees, I'd ignore that Milwaukee pick the next time your name came up).
In lieu of a specific alternate for a game, you can list more games than you have tickets. So, if you're getting 5 games, maybe you send me 10 games in priority order. When it's your turn, I take the top game still left on your list.
Make sure you check game times - so if you are asking for a Thursday afternoon game, that's what you really want.
Please list the number of seats you want for the game - we have up to 4. If you're flexible for a particular date, you could list "2 or 4" (or "4 or 2", if 4 is the first preference).
If you're getting only blocks of 4 tickets, keep in mind that as the games start getting picked over, it begins to get harder to place you in your preferred games.

An added point of difficulty this year. Many of you have tickets in more than one section. You're going to have to tell me what section you want...and if the tickets are gone in the section you want, is it OK to put you in a different section for the same game? If you are saying "4 tickets, but 2 if that's all that's available" you'll also need to signify if getting 2 in your desired section is more important or getting 4 in a different section. (This is why being there live is such a good thing).

I'll reiterate that it's much better for you to list more games than you have tickets. If we run out of your game selections, I stop trying to place you in games...you'll need to submit another list after I send you the remaining open games when we're done.

Yankees, Red Sox, and Brewers are historically the highest-demand games. If you're listing them, you should definitely have alternates and/or extra games listed. It will be even tougher for Red Sox tickets because it's the opening series.

Let me know if you have questions - good luck.

Seat Selection Meeting - March 27

2010-03-10T06:24:00.001-06:00

Park Tavern - St. Louis Park
Sat 3/27: Noon - 4?

More details about a week before

Some Tickets Open - but group closed

2010-03-10T06:22:00.000-06:00

We have some Field Box tickets still open, but I decided not to add anyone else to the group for the time being - I think I reached my limit (or maybe a bit beyond!) in the overhead needed for so many people. Plus, this gives us some flexibility during game selection and also when we come back to giving numbers for 2011 tickets. (I had a friend or two wavering on joining...I'll let them in if they decide).

If anyone wants to add to their previous purchase, I can do that. And then at the end I'll have extra tickets that I'm sure I'll have no problem selling.

We are fully paid...we were on a 5-month payment plan and I needed every bit of that as we found buyers for tickets all the way through January (plus the extra for the unsold tickets I had to kick in).

UPDATE: 2010 Availability - Field Box Seats Remain for Target Field

2010-01-27T19:11:00.001-06:00

Original Post 1/6/10 - Updated numbers 1/27/10:

Our group has 3 sets of seats in Target Field - all in blocks of 4. See the original post for a description of all the seats, but right now, we only have availability in one section - Field Box. If you get into the group this season, you will be able to get seats in the other sections in future seasons and it's possible that there will be some shifting around that opens up some this year.

Prices listed are season-ticket package prices, which in the Dome were $5-10 below face value. You will save money by purchasing into the group.

Current availability (1/27/10): ~~55 Tickets~~ 31 tickets
You can request them in groups of 2s or 4s for games.
We pick actual games in March - just need total number of tickets now.

Master seating chart - and see photo below in the Sept. 2 posting.

Field Box Seats

$29 each
Section 103, Row 7, Seats 21-24
On the aisle closest to home plate
Right field line - faces the video scoreboard. In the sun for early afternoon during mid-summer.
3-D View simulation from the seats

Just across the aisle, tickets in "Diamond Box" cost $38
Here we're 7 rows from the field down the right field line. The seats are turned toward the infield.

99 Days

2010-01-03T22:26:00.003-06:00

Thanks to the Twins Calendar from Fan Appreciation Weekend and the handy "Countdown to Target Field" on each day, we're 99 days away from Boston vs. Minnesota.

So, time to deal with 2 things:

Remaining Tickets:
There are still some open tickets: ~~6 Legends Club seats ($55)~~ ~~and~~ 67 55 Field Box tickets ($29 each). I'll probably put another ad up on Craigslist soon, but I'd rather go through the current group:

Do you want more tickets?
Do you have friends/family who would like to join?
Do you want to buy extras as an "investment"?

Contact me for details.

Game Selection:
See the posting below from 11/26 about getting together in person to pick games in March. There's a poll over on the right side of this blog that lets you answer "Yes/No/Maybe" if you think you would participate. I'm definitely leaning toward "Yes." If there appears to be enough interest, I'll start working on setting up a date/location later in January. We're probably looking at either the weekend of March 19-21 or March 26-28. If you already have a preference, let me know (though I'll probably end up asking again).

Note: If we do it live and you aren't interested in attending or can't make it, that's not a problem - you can just submit a list of desired games to me and I'll handle it as we've always done it. The benefit of attending would be to make adjustments on the fly when your original choices get filled by someone else first.

Live Game Selection? Making Sausage...

2009-11-26T09:08:00.001-06:00

In the past, I've collected game requests, compiled them, and sat down over a weekend to dole out the results and that's worked pretty well.

This year - with more people and the added complication of different seat locations, this is starting to look a lot harder. The initial choices aren't so bad, but there's a whole new level on moving to alternates (is the seat location more important or the game date?).

I'm contemplating trying to organize a gathering for seat selection to allow you to request and adjust on the fly - and to save me from making those types of decisions. I'm thinking maybe a Saturday in March (maybe the 2nd week of the NCAAs so there's something on the tube too) - and have started scouting around for places with a meeting room (my place definitely won't hold us) - I've already found at least one that's free.

There's a little bit of "do you really want to see how the sausage is made?" aspect to this...like when people are flexible on dates, they might get shifted around a little bit after I first put them into a game to help me fit everything in later on...or when someone says "that Sat. night is my kid's birthday" they might get a little "help" in getting that date. But if you're up for sitting around for...I have no idea how long this will take...it might be fun.

For now, I've posted a poll on the blog - look in the upper right corner. Instead of replying to me on this via email, vote Yes/No/Maybe on the poll to give me a feel for what people want to do. You can add any comments or suggestions to this blog post too to give me some ideas.

Exhibition Games at Target Field

2009-11-13T19:26:00.001-06:00

There are 2 exhibition games on April 2 & 3 vs. St. Louis that were "included" in our season ticket plan.

"Included?"
"Wow," I thought, "we got something as a bonus!"

Not so fast...I finally figured out that the invoice totals didn't quite match what I had been expecting. They aren't free (but they're 8-10 bucks cheaper than normal).

The official home opener is spoken for already...but these tickets will go up for grabs in a random draw sometime over the winter. I'll be in touch with more details when the time comes.

Video: Tour of Target Field

2009-11-13T19:22:00.001-06:00

I'm sure there's more of these on the way, but MPR put up a "Walking Tour of Target Field" on their news site - and it's fun to start seeing some real pictures rather than just artists' renditions.

A walking tour of Target Field - MPR NewsQ - 11/13/09

Current Ticket Availability - 2010

2009-11-13T19:20:00.000-06:00

As of 11/13/09, Estimated ticket availability for 2010:
(See the post on Seat Locations for more details about each section)

Field Box: 65 tickets

Legends Club and Diamond Box- we may have a few tickets left in each section, depending on when you join.

These are now pretty solid numbers as everyone has confirmed or modified their estimates from spring and summer. As the longer-term members finalize their choices, that may affect how many tickets are available in a given section for newer people. See Seniority below.

If you're looking to join the group, what we do is have you commit to a number of tickets now (and how many in each price range if that's pertinent). We then pick games in March and at that time you can break your requests into whether you want 2 or 4 tickets per game. So just deal with total tickets right now.

Our first payment is going in on Nov 13. Full payment is due in early December...but if you're just joining the group, something ASAP or even a partial payment is great.

Payment Due This Week

2009-11-10T07:12:00.001-06:00

Our first payment is due with the Twins on Friday...I need a bit of lead time before that.

I emailed my address if you want to mail a check - or you can drop off to me - or send to me via PayPal (address: jon.swanson@earthlink.net). Again, if you choose to use a credit card on PayPal, you must pick up the transaction fee (3% I think).

You don't need to pay the full bill - that's due in December...and if you need to spread it out even further than that please let me know.

Payment Coming Due

2009-11-01T10:43:00.002-06:00

So much for a "deposit"...

Finally received the renewal information yesterday and the real option is either full payment by November 13 or half on November 13 and half on December 11.

There is a 5-month plan that I might check into...but this would be more to reduce the amount due in November and to allow for selling the final 120 or so Field Box tickets.

Assume that I'm going to need payment from you as soon as possible. I'm going to check into the details of the 5-month plan in addition to finding out if they are truly serious about a 2-week notice for coming up with $11,000 (that's the 1/2 payment).

2010 Target Field Seating

2009-11-01T10:38:00.001-06:00

Three different seat locations in 2010 - See the links below for seating charts and 3-D representations of what the view will be like from the seats.

Prices listed are season-ticket package prices, which in the Dome were $5-10 below face value.

Master seating chart - and see photo below in the Sept. 2 posting.

Estimated availability by seating area.

Field Box Seats - This is what's still open

$29 each
Section 103, Row 7, Seats 21-24
On the aisle closest to home plate
Right field line - faces the video scoreboard. In the sun for early afternoon during mid-summer.
3-D View

Just across the aisle, tickets in "Diamond Box" cost $38
Here we're 7 rows from the field down the right field line. The seats are turned toward the infield.

For the next 2 sections, we have limited or no availability for new members to the group (joining in November 2009 and later). While we pick games on a random basis, the priority for number of seats available goes by seniority in the group. But get in now and there is future opportunity.

Legends Club
All tickets include access to the club amenities for that game.
Price: $55 each
Section G, Row 5, Seats 14-17
On the aisle closest to home plate
3-D View

Diamond Box Seats
$38 each
Section 121, Row 3, Seats 1-4
On the aisle closest to home plate - on the 3rd base line.
Direct view of the downtown skyline - in the sun for all afternoon games.
3-D View
Just across the aisle, tickets in "Home Plate Box" cost $50
The section in front of us is Section 15 - "Dugout Box" seats that cost $69 each
Section 15 has 15 rows...then there's a dividing wall, then we're in Row 3 of the next section. So consider this maybe about 20 rows from the field.

Season Ticket Seniority List

2009-10-26T06:44:00.003-05:00

This has never really been an issue since there are typically enough tickets each season, but in the event we run out of available tickets - or fill up a particular seating option - we'll resolve it via seniority in the group - based on the year you joined (and when in that year I added you to the list). A similar situation might occur with playoff tickets, since we have to buy them in full strips, so we might have to cut off at a certain point.

At this point, based on early/updated estimates, we have enough Legends Club seats to get down through Aaron Brack in the 2010 group...but as numbers turn from estimates to final counts this fall, it's possible that more (or fewer) will actually be available. We're also starting to run low on Diamond Box seats.

This doesn't affect game choice. We randomly pick games with the highest chance of being picked going to the people who buy the most tickets. (One exception - the 2010 Season Opener)

Where do you rank? Here's the list:
2001
Me
John S.
Tom (he's getting a separate 20-game plan this year in accessible seating).

2002
Jacob
Art
Roger
Kate
Virginia

2004
Linda
Tracey
Andy A.
Ray

2005
Andy M.
Mike F.
Dennis
Jon T.

2006
Dave
Sandy

2008
Bart

2009
Jamie

2010
Steve R.
Aaron
Scott H.
Scott S./Dan K.
Clint
Mike B.
Steve H.
Josh
Jeremy
Alan

How Do We Pick Tickets?

2009-10-19T07:32:00.000-05:00

If you're new to the group for 2010, or are considering it, here's how we figure out who goes to which games...

In February/March, I ask you to submit to me a list of games that you want. This list includes:

Date you want
How many tickets (2 or 4)?
New in 2010: Which section? (and will you change sections if your first choice is full?)
Choices should be listed in your order of priority.

This list can be as simple or complex as you like. You can ask for specific games or you can just say - "give me 5 weekend games spread throughout the season." You can list a specific alternate(s) for each game (e.g., Aug 13. Alt: Aug. 15, Aug. 20) - otherwise I just go to the next game on your list if your choice is taken. You could say - "one game in the Milwaukee series - date doesn't matter." You can ask for 4 tickets - but say you'll take 2 if that's all that's left. And so on, etc. etc.

In about mid-March I take the collected lists and try to go through them. So far, this group's schedules and the group size haven't really allowed for a meeting of everyone in a single place. Usually I can get through most of the distribution during the first weekend of the NCAA tournament.
Names are picked randomly. Each ticket purchased gets you one "name in the hat" - though it's actually done electronically. The more total tickets you purchase, the higher the probability for selection.
However, each person gets their first game before anyone else gets a 2nd. Everyone gets a 2nd before anyone gets a 3rd. Etc. So the person buying 40 tickets has a better chance of being selected first over the person buying 6, but we won't be halfway through the 40-ticket person's choices before the 6-ticket person even gets a game.
You're in the mix until your ticket allocation is complete - or I run out of choices. After it's all done, if you don't have all your tickets, I go back to you with an updated list of availability and we do this for another round. In 2010, you will be encouraged to list many alternate selections.

2010 Opener - The home opener is out of the random mix for 2010 only. This game will be reserved for group members who joined in 2001 and 2002.

Club Seats - The Legends Club seats are part of our distribution process but my agreement with the seat owners is that they choose the games that they want first and then our distribution begins with the remaining tickets. This will be the first time we've tried it, but I hope to have an availability list in mid-to-late February before you submit your lists.

Because payment is due in December, but we're selecting in March, we may have to do some readjusting of finances in March/April. Maybe it turns out you wanted 10 Diamond Box and 10 Field Box but ended up with 8 & 12. Or instead of getting 20 tickets total we only placed you in 16 and you decide not to take your last 4 from the remaining open games. Best option is to estimate and pay for what you want in December and we'll adjust later if necessary.

We may also need to reconsider how to handle weekday afternoon games. In the past, we've had a pretty liberal trade-in option with the Twins, but I expect that won't be as convenient for the first few years of Target Field. I don't want to necessarily stick people who run out of game choices during the selection process to be stuck with multiple afternoons if they can't make those.

2010 Payment Information

2009-10-17T10:24:00.000-05:00

No word on a deposit yet.

Letter from Twins on 10/15 says 2010 renewal package coming "soon" - but this is about 2 months later than originally stated.

They are currently listing December 11, 2009 as the full payment deadline.

2010 Schedule

2009-10-17T10:17:00.001-05:00

If you haven't seen it yet: http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/schedule/index.jsp

There is an exhibition series at Target Field with St. Louis on Friday April 2 and Saturday April 3. No details yet, but will keep you up to date.

Home opener is Monday April 12 at 3:10 PM vs. Boston. Those tickets will be taken by people in the group who joined in 2001 & 2002. The next 2 games against Boston are both 12:10 PM games on Wed. & Thur. - so, all of you who put Boston #1 on your ticket requests, I'm sorry to say you'll probably have a lot of competition since it's the 2nd and 3rd games ever. That's Boston's only visit.

Where are the seats?

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A very quick edit job on this photo shows the rough location of our tickets. Click on it to enlarge. See the red circles for the spots. This appears more photo-illustration than real thing, but it should give a good idea of where we are. There was a photo in the Star Trib over the weekend viewed from the press box area that I can't download but also gives a good location of the 3B and RF seats. I'll add more as I find them.

Scroll down for Section/Row and pricing details.

Why join our season ticket package?

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The Twins are opening up packages soon for people with end-of-season, flex plans, and other previous season-ticket plans. Later on, tickets will be available for brand new accounts. Why buy with us? Or - why buy season tickets in the first place instead of grabbing them along the way?

Longevity and priority: We have 10 years of priority in getting seats. We selected our seats in May 2009, so we're in among the best seats in each price range.
Club seating - we're probably sold out for 2010, but getting in the group now secures your chance to get Legends Club seats in future seasons.
Playoff location: As full-season ticket holders, we'll get our exact location for playoff ticket strips, plus extra ticket possibilities before they go on sale to the general public.
Flexibility: Though there are limits because of the number of people in the group (sometimes requesting the same games), the full season plan allows flexibility and choice in the games you request...without limiting you to a specific 20 games in the season. Plus, since our tickets are in blocks of 4, you can get 2 tickets to some games and 4 tickets for others if that suits your needs better.
Metropolitan Club: If you hold a season ticket for a game, it will give you access to the Metropolitan Club that day.

Did you Know? Season Ticket Holder Club Room

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When you attend a game at the dome with an original season ticket, you can gain access to the Mirassou Winery Sun Room.

A description: Located at section 109, the Stadium Club is to open Season Ticket Holders from the time gates open until one hour after the game. This non-smoking area features a full service bar, dining options, and special events and opportunities for Season Ticket Holders. To gain access guests must show their season ticket.

I didn't know this until now, but on Tuesdays they've been running a Baseball Author Series and there are 2 more opportunities to see that. The club also has a special menu - as an example, here's the one from August: http://mlb.com/min/downloads/y2009/sth_august_menu.pdf

To be honest, I went there once in 2006 or so and that was about enough for me. Nothing special. And beer in cans.

But - that should all change in Target Field. While we do have access to Legends Club tickets (and that will include an enclosed viewing area, plus special bars/restaurants and separate restrooms), everyone who holds a season ticket for that night's game will be able to get into the Metropolitan Club in the right field corner.

Other options being explored include reserving dinner spots in the Metropolitan Club before and during games, selling separate game tickets for seating in the Club, and similar separate seating options are being considered for the rooftop deck.

2010 Season Opener - Who Goes?

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The 2010 schedule is supposed to be announced Sept. 15. Early rumors have the Target Field opener on April 12 (a Monday) vs. Boston. If this is Boston's only trip of the season, this could be bad news for all the people who want Red Sox tickets (demand will be higher than normal for that first series, I imagine).

For the first time, this game will not be part of the random selection process that we go through in March to dole out tickets. This one will go to people who have been in the group the longest, since they started us out on the process to get this far...back before the current playoff run began and when the thoughts of a new stadium were still just that.

As a reminder, I don't own the Legends Club Seats, and those will not be available on Opening Day.
I asked all the group from 2001-2002 if they wanted a single ticket (and all would get in) or if they wanted a pair of tickets and take a chance at going/not going. Overwhelmingly, the 2nd choice was preferred.

So, in the Diamond Box seats: John Schultz and me (from 2001) will get the tickets.

In the Field Box seats, we'll randomly pick between the group that joined in 2002:
Jacob, Art, Kate, Virginia (Roger already said he doesn't plan on going until it gets warm).
We'll find a time/place to draw straws or something this fall. For those 2 not picked, I may try to get you bumped up early in the season too.

There will be a couple of exhibition games prior to the season - the Twins will announce what happens with that to season ticket holders soon (late Aug/early Sept). We'll figure out how to deal with that later.