southsider2k5 Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-t...ov=ap&type=lgns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSH2005 Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 Is Mel Gibson in this movie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benchwarmerjim Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 all I got to say is that I support a bit of higher taxes to get an outdoor park Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Kickass Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 Outdoor would be great, especially if there was no retractable roof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baines3 Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 I doubt if the Twins will leave after this season, they might give the city another year to get it done. If no stadium is deal is made by the end of the 2007 season then I think they will move on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 QUOTE(Rex Kickass @ Feb 8, 2006 -> 08:25 PM) Outdoor would be great, especially if there was no retractable roof. Outdoors with no retractable roof? There would be a lot of snowouts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 Two teams enter, one team leave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalapse Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 The plans for the new stadium have a retractable roof on field which would be necessary considering the location. It looks like an absolutely beautiful ballpark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 QUOTE(Benchwarmerjim @ Feb 8, 2006 -> 05:07 PM) all I got to say is that I support a bit of higher taxes to get an outdoor park But the Twins can't control the windspeed and direction in an open air park. How in the hell do they hope to compete without that advantage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodAsGould Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 If they had a park like Seattle that would be awesome.... one of my favorite parks in MLB... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSH2005 Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 But the Twins can't control the windspeed and direction in an open air park. How in the hell do they hope to compete without that advantage? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phuck the Cubs Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 (edited) The advantage the Twins will get is they'll get to keep all the money from parking and concessions. Right now at the Metrodome, they have to give most of the money they recieve from parking and concessions to the Vikings. Edited February 9, 2006 by Cuck the Fubs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benchwarmerjim Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 here is what the plans look like http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/...lpark/index.jsp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 Looks damn good. The incorporated the skyline into the view from most of the ballpark. Not doing so is one huge mistake they made when the Cell was built. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baines3 Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 That looks like it will be one nice looking ball park, if it gets built. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted February 10, 2006 Author Share Posted February 10, 2006 QUOTE(YASNY @ Feb 10, 2006 -> 01:27 AM) Looks damn good. The incorporated the skyline into the view from most of the ballpark. Not doing so is one huge mistake they made when the Cell was built. this is my biggest complaint of all of them. The Cell would have been awesome sunk into the ground so you came in at the top of the 100 level, and somewhere in the south loop (which was dirt cheap in 1988) looking north at the impressive Chicago skyline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phuck the Cubs Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 Did the Vikings allow this? They get the money the Twins make from parking and concessions. Will the Vikings still play there or are they getting a new stadium as well? And how will they be compensated for the lost money? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benchwarmerjim Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 (edited) The Vikings are aiming for a new stadium up in Anoka (a northern subarb) they plan to move their headquarter to the new place too (right now its in Eden Prarie a western subarb) The Gophers, The Twins, and the Vikings are all looking at finicing for new stadium in the next legislative seesion which starts March 1st right now, I thin the Gophers are a shoe in to get their money (theyve raise a bunch of money for people are corporations, and sold the stadium naming rights for extra money. the stadium would be open air and on campus) I think the Twins are at 50-50 (from what I understand) and the Vikings are trailing that probably 45-55. I havent talking with my Representative lately about it so the deatils are a bit fuzzy *correction* the way the Twins stadium deal is set up is that there isnt state money involved, but a local option sales tax for Hennipin County (Minneapolis) would pay for it. The thing has been voted on (by the county comminssoners, but not a referendum) and needs State approval for the tax to go into effect. Which I guess is standard operating prodcedure. The hangup is that people are crying foul because there was no referendum. Edited February 10, 2006 by Benchwarmerjim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phuck the Cubs Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 There's a swastika on the roof of the Metrodome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phuck the Cubs Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 Here's another image I found of it: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalapse Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 Where did you find that original photo of the roof? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phuck the Cubs Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 (edited) Where did you find that original photo of the roof? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Google images. Typed in "Metrodome Swastika" I used paint to outline it Some guy in my poli sci class was talking about it, something related to our current events discussion that day. I googled it, and I found it. Edited February 17, 2006 by Cuck the Fubs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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