Last week, I attended my first Major League Baseball game. The Minnesota Twins vs. the Chicago White Sox. We went as it was Donate Life Day with the Minnesota Twins, as a way of celebrating kidney organ donors and their families and to raise awareness for kidney disease.
I have to say, it was the most fun I have had in a long, long time. Even not being much of a sports fan at all, it was a lot of fun to be there. We were seated right off of the third base line, and there were so many home runs, it was hard to keep track of them all.
The Twins defeated the White Sox 9 to 4. There were 4 home runs for the Twins, and 2 for the Sox. One standout was Byron Buxton, who hit two of the four homers.
Another standout was one of the stadium ushers. You see, my mother needed a wheelchair, and this gentleman not only escorted her to the right section (on the other side of the stadium), he picked her up after the fireworks (which were amazing!) and escorted her back to the main entrance. He got to know all of us, where we were from. I only wish I caught his name. You could tell that he absolutely loved his job.
In my recent book Pop Flies And Grounders, the main characters go to a Twins game. Granted, it was in the mid-80's when Kirby Puckett was the most known player, but it was interesting how close I got some of the details. Keep note, I did say some. I did take into account a wide array of creative license with the book.
The cost of the tickets, food, and merchandise was fairly reasonable too. So if you are in the Twin Cities, check out a Twin game. It is something we'll do again.
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