CATCH Preview

No furniture yet...but this is the area we'll have in CATCH.  Rows 1 & 2 of assigned seating are at the rails on the left.

We still have a few CATCH tickets available for these dates:

• 3 PM Mon, April 11 vs White Sox for the Home Opener**
• 7 PM Wed, April 13 vs White Sox
• 7 PM Tue, April 26 vs Cleveland
• 7 PM Thur. May 19 vs Toronto
• 1 PM Mon. September 5 vs Kansas City - Labor Day

Note - I still need to pick at least one more of these games for myself, so I might say at the time you pick that one is unavailable

It's a pair of tickets for each game - they are $75 each and this includes all food and drink offered that night in the club, including beer and wine - unlimited!  A cash bar is also available for liquor (and maybe more wine choices?).

Our tickets this year are standing room - with high top tables/stools available in front of the bar and some cabana-style seating in the rear.  **Opening Day tickets have assigned seats in Row 2 - and are $80 each as a result.

John Schultz and I had a chance to tour the space on Monday plus sample some of their planned food. They said for each game, they will have an entree, a side, I think a vegetarian option (not sure if that's included as the "side"), some snacking/salad options, and desserts.  Beer will be the Bud products, Summit EPA and Saga, and Nordeast.

The preview meal had more things than would be available at any one game, but here is a sample of what you'll see:

Balsamic Glazed Beef Tenderloin with Caramelized Fennel and Onion Jam, Grilled Tuscan Chicken, Roasted Seasonal Vegetables (with Caper Herb Vinaigrette), Linguine and Clams

Panzanella Salad: Heirloom Tomatoes, Perlini Mozzarella, Fresh Basil, Grilled Bread

Ricotta & Goat Cheese, Pistachios, with Toasted Lavash, Prosciutto Crostini with Fig Balsamic Jam and Micro Arugula, Tomato Basil Potato Chips

Not pictured included the dessert choices and some Parmesan Truffle Popcorn

Here are some other details

• You enter from the upper deck in center field, below the Minnie & Paul sign.  That's the location of the new Minnie & Paul's bar available to all fans.  Stairs descend from Minnie & Paul's to CATCH.  The club holds as many as 150 people, but they said they'd only have about 115 max per game so it won't be jam packed.
• The assigned seats themselves aren't covered, but the bar/standing area is, plus there are heat lamps that will be on when the temperature is below 50 degrees.
• Ticket holders will have to scan in and scan out (you can't get 4 people in on 2 tickets, though I suppose you could exit and hand off your ticket to someone else).
• The club opens when the gates open (90 minutes before game time on weekdays, 2 hours on weekends).
• Like Hrbek's, Town Hall Tavern, etc., the bar does not close at the 7th inning, although you cannot take drinks out of the area after that time.
• The club closes 1 hour after the game ends (and continues to serve until that time)
• No restrooms in the area - you'll need to go out on the concourse.
• You could also bring in food from other parts of the ballpark, including from the Minnie & Paul's bar above which has a Pizza Luce stand and a Red Cow stand.

The seating locations at the left will have monitors for every two seats (Microsoft Surface, I believe).  You can also see on the right that there are TV monitors in the back to see the game action.

No furniture when we were there, but there are 2 alcoves on each side of the bar for the cabana seating - the couches will hold 10-15 people with a large table.  Note the heat lamps in the ceiling.

View from the front row

View from our standing location - you will miss what happens at the walls...kind of like being in the Metrodome CF upper deck.  The front row seats are normal chairs, the 2nd row a little bit taller stools.  Standing, you should be able to see over both.

Still working on the bar 7 days before the opener

Inspiration for the name CATCH

Minnie & Paul's

While John and I checked out CATCH, we also got a view of Minnie & Paul's - a new center field gathering area open to all fans for each game.  It's right under the sign of Minnie & Paul.



The area also includes new food options in the park - a Pizza Luce stand and a full-fledged Red Cow Burger stand (around the corner from Pizza Luce on the left, where those people are walking)

Bars and Restaurants - After the game

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

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.