Today I took a tour of the park before watching the Twins drop a tough one to the Royals. My second day at Target Field ended up being more fun than my first.  My fancy weather app predicted thunderstorms all night, but it could not have been a more beautiful day for a ball game. Between the tour and the game I hung out in downtown Minneapolis where I watched the uneventful trade deadline come and go from the comfort of a nice Irish Pub. There was nothing particularly special about today, but after the last couple of weeks of driving I was happy to have a nice leisurely day to enjoy some baseball.

Opening in 2010, this is one of the newer ballparks in the country.  After spending  27 years in the Metrodome, the Twins finally have a home stadium they can be proud of.  It was an overcast day in Minneapolis, however the stands were mostly filled due to the pregame ceremony revealing the logo for the 2014 All Star Game in Minnesota.  With the trade deadline looming there were rumblings in the crowd that this may be the last game Justin Morneau donned a Twins jersey.  Despite this game being a matchup of two teams near the bottom of their division, there was plenty of fun to be had in this outdoor stadium.