Minnesota Vikings have one game left at the HHH Metrodome, Don't miss the Vikings Giants Game

I feel like I just wrote a post about the last Minnesota Twins Game at the HHH Metrodome, so it is really hard to believe that we are again at a point where I have to write about a season ending at the Metrodome... but, the Minnesota Vikings only have one more game left on their home field at the Dome.

The next two weeks the Minnesota Vikings will play on the road, before returning for their regular season closer against the New York Giants. The Giants-Vikings Game is one of the most anticipated of the 2009 Vikings Season and if I was you, I would not miss it! I have had my Vikings Tickets for the Vikings Giants Game for weeks now. When I looked last week there were still some Minnesota Vikings Tickets left, but I anticipate that they will sell out very fast as the Holiday Season gets closer and closer.... Vikings Tickets make great gifts!! Don't miss your chance to sit in the Dome one last time :)

Minnesota Vikings Playoff Tickets

It looks as though the Minnesota Vikings and the Minneapolis Metrodome are going to host at least one 2010 NFL Playoff Game with a chance of hosting the NFC Championship Game. At this point, you can purchase Minnesota Vikings Playoff Tickets for as little as $100/Ticket! I am sure that prices will soar if the Vikings play the Green Bay Packers in a playoff game at the Metrodome. I can't wait to head down to the Metrodome for some NFL Playoff action and cheer on my favorite NFL team. I just hope that they have better luck than the did last year versus the Philadelphia Eagles. GO VIKES!!!

Jared Allen Loves the Hometown Crowd at the HHH Metrodome

The Minnesota Vikings have proven this season that they can play just about anywhere... home or road, the Vikes seem to trample the competition, but its clear from watching Vikings Games that the Vikings roster, especially Jared Allen LOVES to play at home in the HHH Metrodome.

Why you ask? Probably because the Vikings hometown fans are so crazy at the Metrodome, it is almost like adding another player to the defense, the Skol Vikings cheering is so loud that the visiting team can barely think, let alone play competitive football. Or perhaps Jared Allen just loves to play at the Metrodome because it means he is home, and for someone who travels all the time for his job, that must mean a lot.

Either way, Jared Allen and the Vikings Roster LOVE to play in the Metrodome.

Lots of Upcoming Minnesota Vikings Metrodome Games on the Vikings Schedule

The Minnesota Vikings will being playing several games at the HHH Metrodome coming up. The Vikings will play their next 2 games at the Dome and then will be back for 2 more games before the end of the Vikings Season. With the Vikings as white-hot as they have been, I can't imagine that there will be lots of tickets for these Vikings Home Games, but check online for the best Vikings Ticket Deals!

Upcoming Vikings Metrodome Games:
Week 11: Sun 11/22 Vikings vs. Seahawks
Week 12: Sun 11/20 Vikings vs. Bears
Week 14: Sun 12/13 Vikings vs. Bengals
Week 17: Sun 01/03 Vikings vs. Giants

Cheap Vikings vs. Lions Tickets

It is hard to believe but you can buy Vikings vs. Lions Tickets for tomorrow's game for just $30/Ticket. How can Vikings Tickets be so inexpensive for a team that is 7-1? At some point, Minnesota Vikings Fans are going to jump on the bandwagon and support the Minnesota Vikings. Until then, enjoy the Cheap Vikings vs. Lions Tickets. GO VIKES!!!

It is Officially the end of an era, as the MN Twins hosted a Twins Moving Sale

The MN Twins have finished their season, said goodbye to the Metrodome and are packed their bags to move to Target Field.

Not included in those bags were the items sold in last week's Minnesota Twins Moving Sale. The Twins sold Metrodome signs, memorabilia, jerseys and artwork. As the Twins officially go leave the Metrodome for Target Field the end of an era is here.

No longer will Twin Cities baseball indoors and No longer will there be dome dogs, I'm totally excited about one of these options and completely bummed about the other. You decide which is which.

With 28 years of Metrodome Memorabilia sold and the rest of it packed away it is officially time to say Hello Target Field!

Minnesota Vikings have 5 games left at the Metrodome

The Metrodome is getting a week off as the Minnesota Vikings are in Wisconsin to take on the Green Bay Packers but there are still lots of opportunities to see the Vikings play on their home turf at the Metrodome.

Minnesota Vikings Home Games:
Nov 15: Detroit Lions
Nov 22: Seattle Seahawks
Nov 29: Chicago Bears
Dev 13: Cincinnati Bengals
Jan 03: New York Giants

HHH Metrodome gets a new name as Mall of America Field is added to the title

The Dome, Twinkie Town, The Minneapolis Marshmallow.... The Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome goes by lots of names. And now it can add one more, The Mall Of America settled a deal earlier this month to name the HHH Metrdome Field, Mall of America Field. The deal was pushed through and is a partnership with the Minnesota Vikings who are now the only full time tenants at the Dome.

"Branding the field as Mall of America Field represents an opportunity to share our name and image with an even larger nationwide audience," said Maureen Bausch, executive vice president of business development at Mall of America. "It also connects two treasured Minnesota brands - Mall of America and the Minnesota Vikings - which adds value to both companies."

While business exec's agree that this is a good thing for both HHH and the Vikings, in my opinion it will always just be "the Dome" and no matter how many signs are added that will never change... but if it brings in the big bucks, what do I care?

Oh the Memories, the FINAL goodbye to the Dome

The HHH Metrodome is not being torn down, in fact if you wanted you could go there on Sunday to catch a MN Vikings game... but it still feels like a little bit of MN Sports History died on Sunday.

After the Twins final loss to the New York Yankees on Sunday, the HHH Metrodome said goodbye to the Twins. Twins Fans and Players alike all took a final moment to sit in the blue seats and reminisce about the memories that have been made under the dome roof. We all have lots of Minnesota Twins Metrodome Memories, so I won't bore you with mine, but I will share this picture... the empty seats seem sad somehow. Its less than a year until Target Field opens, but a little piece of my MN Twins loving heart will always be at the Metrdome.

Good-bye HHH!

Video Clip of the 163rd Game at the Metrodome

The Minnesota Twins pulled it together in extra innings to win the AL Central Division Championship... What a way to say goodbye (again) to the Metrodome. Below is a video of the winning run, just a warning it came from the upperdeck and its shaky... don't get motion sickness watching this and say I didn't warn you. PS just listen to the crowd, I can't even imagine how loud it was there!

Metrodome Minneapolis Schedule

With the Twins heading out, I'm sure you are wondering what is going on in the Metrodome... well you have come to the right place. Check out the HHH Metrodome Schedule Below!

October 2-4: MN Twins vs. Kansas City Royals (LAST HOME SERIES!!)
October 5th: MN Vikings vs. Green Bay Packers
October 10th: Amateur Football
October 18th: Vikings vs. Baltimore
October 24th: Marching Band Championships
October 30th: UMAC Dome Day.

The Last Twins Home Series at the Dome Ever

Mark your calendar (like it isn't already) Friday October 2nd, Saturday October 3rd, and Sunday October 4th are the last three chances you will have to see the Minnesota Twins at the HHH Metrodome.

The MN Twins will take on the KC Royals in this last series after playing the Royals in Kansas City this weekend. The last time the two teams met was earlier this summer when each teams got a win in but the Kansas City Royals walked away winning the series.

Here is to hoping that the HHH Metrodome spews out whatever bit of Metrodome Magic is left!

The Minnesota Twins have 3 games left at the Metrodome

It is here, I've been writing about it all summer and now the time is here. I'm no longer counting down home series, I'm counting down games...

There are 3 Minnesota Twins games left at the HHH Metrodome.

The final home series will come after two Minnesota Twins road series which start tomorrow. The Twins return to the Metrodome on Friday October 2nd for a 3 game series against the Kansas City Royals. The Twins will take on the Royals in Kansas City just a week before this last series. If you don't have your tickets yet for this series I suggest finding tickets now, online ticket brokerages still have Minnesota Twins Tickets left, but they are going fast, buy now!

MN Vikings play the Dallas Cowboys at the Metrodome

While the MN Twins take the road, the HHH Metrodome staff are quickly converting the field to be football ready for the final MN Vikings preseason game against the Dallas Cowboys that will take place tomorrow night.

The MN Vikings have had one other preseason game, winning against the Kansas City Chiefs 17-13. The Vikings have been on fire in the preseason winning all of their matchups. The Vikings-Cowboys game is highly anticipated and likely will be the a sell out or close to it.

Kick off at the HHH Metrodome is 7:00, enough time to get off work head over to the Dome, grab a dome dog and beer for dinner and find your seat. Brett Favre will be playing tomorrow night, so don't miss your last chance to see the newest Viking before MN Vikings Ticket prices sky-rocket for the regular season!

Minnesota Twins Countdown to Goodbye Starts this weekend

We all knew it was coming, the end of the season has been looming since the Twins Home Opener. Yet, even so it is hard to write that we are now a mere 6 home series away from saying goodbye to the Metrodome-Twins relationship. While Target Field is going to be nice and shiny and new, in my opinion it will never be the Metrodome. The Metrodome holds so many fond memories, not just for me (though it is one of the first Minnesotan things I loved when I moved here) but for the Twins as well... Kerby Pucket played there, we won championships there, but mostly it just feels like it should be the Home of the Twins.

If you are like me and having a hard time picturing the Minnesota Twins without the Metrodome, I suggest getting Metrodome Tickets as soon as possible for this weekend's series against the Texas Rangers or buying tickets early for any of the other remaining Metrodome Twins Games, because while there are still tickets left now, I predict that as that fateful day approaches there will be a rush of nostalgia that sells out the Metrodome.

Vikings Preseason Tickets

I took my kids down the Minnesota Vikings game yesterday and was surprised to find that I could buy Minnesota Vikings Tickets for only $10/Ticket from Ticket King. I felt pretty lucky considering the fact that it was the first time that Brett Favre wore a Minnesota Vikings jersey. I hope that the same type of prices are available for the Vikings vs. Dallas Cowboys game in a few weeks at the Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Those prices, make it totally affordable to take the family to a Vikings game before the Vikings Tickets become more expensive once the regular season starts. I highly recommend checking out Ticket King the day of any Vikings game. The prices are totally reasonable. GO VIKES!!!

Minnesota Vikings Come Home to the Metrodome Friday

With the Minnesota Twins gone all week and weekend it is time to think about the other tenant of the HHH Metrodome, the MINNESOTA VIKINGS who will be returning the the Metrodome Friday August 21st to play the Kansas City Chiefs. With Brett Favre signing his contract with the Vikings this week, tomorrow's game will be much bigger than anticipated. The Metrodome staff are gearing up for a packed house of loud and crazy Vikings fans as well as just the average Twin Cities dwellers who are eager to get a peak at the former cheesehead who has made one of the biggest media-splashes of the summer.

Minnesota Vikings Tickets for the HHH Metrodome are still available but are selling very fast, so don't delay in buying tickets! The Metrodome is sure to be sold out for the Vikings-Packers game in anticipation for Favre cheers and jeers.

As the Twins say goodbye to the Dome this fall, don't forget that you can still enjoy Minnesota Vikings games there all season!

Minnesota Twins vs. Cleveland Indians at the Metrodome this weekend

The sun is shining the air is hot and it is most definitely baseball weather. Its only Thursday but I can already smell the weekend backyard BBQ's and the lake calling my name. The other thing calling my name this weekend is the HHH Metrodome. The Minnesota Twins are going to start their second home series of the week at the Dome tomorrow with a three game series against the Clevland Indians.

The Twins face the Indians
Friday @ 7:10
Saturday @ 3:10
Sunday @ 1:10

With lots of heat and sunshine that won't quit, why not take a break from the summer weather and hit up the Metrodome and catch a baseball game before summer no longer is synonymous with Metrodome.

MN Twins return to the Metrodome on Monday

While most Twins fans have been sitting on their couches screaming at the TV watching more pitching issues play out on the road, the staff at the Metrodome has been gearing up for a two series stretch at home for that starts Monday. The Twins will be back at home for a week which is more time then they have spent in the Metrodome in almost a month, which means that Twins fans will be scooping up Twins Tickets and packing the seats to eat Dome Dogs and hopefully watch happy ending baseball.

The Twins kick off their home stretch with a 3 game series against the Chicago White Sox that runs Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday with all night games. The Twins and the Ticket-takers at the dome have Thursday off before staring a second 3 game series against the Los Angeles Angels.

If you have been missing the Metrodome as much as I have lately, not only for the Dome magic but also just because it feels like home... don't miss your chance to see the Twins play at home next week!

Metrodome Magic wears a little thin

The Curse of the Great Bambino. The of Billy the Goat. The Curse of Captain Eddie... most baseball fans recognize these to be the prominent curses or jinxes that keep teams from winning and add an element of fate to every game.

The curse that most people don't talk about but several teams acknowledge is the Metrodome Magic. Metrodome Magic refers to the fact that most teams find it hard to play in the dome. Some blame the noise of the fans, some blame the wall, many blame the fact that the Twins seem to always be on top of their A-game at home.

A prime example of the Metrodome Magic comes with the Chicago White Sox who had lost 10 of their last 11 games at the Metrodome, despite the fact that they had been playing better than the Twins. Then on Saturday the Metrodome Magic must have been on the fritz because the Sox pulled out a 8-7 win against the Twins in the 9th inning. The game was a great one and the entire crowd there sat on the edge of their dome seats waiting to see how it would all go down.

White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen said after the game on Saturday, ''I wish somebody else would give [the Twins] credit [besides] me because it sounds like I'm pulling for them. But those guys show up every day, and you have to beat them. You have to play all nine innings and get 27 outs. They make you work. ... They're not streaky. They don't give up. They get good at-bats no matter what the score is. That's why they're always in the pennant race.''

So perhaps we shouldn't give up on the Metrodome Magic just yet, and maybe we should give the actual team so credit for their performance. In which case I would like to propose chalking Saturday up to a fluke and moving forward. (but just in case there was dome magic and it is gone, i suggest bringing good ju-ju into the dome this week).

Twins All You Can Eat Ticket Seats Seem To Trump Recession Woes

Much of the news this summer has centered around the recession and how to save a penny or two. However, anyone who has been to the Metrodome on a Tuesday recently has noticed that despite having to spend a little more initially, the All-You-Can-Eat-Seats have been filled and Twins fans seem to feel that they are getting the better end of the stick.

In a recent article on the Associated Press, fans told a reporter that they were trying to beat the system. Twins fans liked that in an economy that seemed to be cutting back on just about everything the Metrodome was opening its concession stand doors and saying take as much as you want. One fan told the AP, "I just like the idea that, because food is so expensive, I can come and, like, stick it to the system," Retamal said. "You know what I mean? I feel like I can even things out a little bit, just like baseball evens everything out."

The Metrodome may be on to something, on All-You-Can-Eat Tuesday sections 232 and 233 are turned into the "special seats" where Twins Tickets go for $34 instead of $22 but Twins fans can eat an unlimited amount of hot dogs, nachos, popcorn, peanuts, pretzels, soda and water during a 3.5 hour span. The deal stops at 9:00 p.m. regardless of what inning the game is in and a Twins-Metrodome spokesperson said that because the deal doesn't included beer or waffle cones (two big ticket items for the dome) they are doing alright, but the deal he said is really about the fans, its great for them. With some quick mental math, it is true that even fans of a less hardy stock who can merely eat two hot dogs and a soda have paid for the difference and then some.

The Metrodome isn't the only field offering these grub-fest tickets, stadiums in San Diego, Baltimore, and Pittsburgh are following suit and giving fans a chance to eat the concession stand out of food, though most sports fans realistically eat a couple of hot dogs a soda and call it a day. Regardless of weather your goal is 30 hot-dogs or 3, it seems to this Metrodome lover that in a day and age where everything seems to be about bad financials, the Metrodome is giving back to its patrons and Twins fans are taking advantage.

The next all you can eat night is Tuesday July 28th against the White Sox

Celebrate the 4th at the Metrodome

If you call yourself a Twins fan at all then you know we have been on the road for the past 10 days... 10 good days, the Twins may even have even figured out how to play on the road.

However, like any good Twins fan you also know that Twins baseball just is not the same without a Domedog in hand and Circle me Bert. With that said, the Twins are returning to the Metrodome this weekend for a 4th of July weekend series against the Detroit Tigers, who have not had the best success on the road this season either, hopefully they continue to struggle on the road and the Metrodome Magic works for the Twins.


On a holiday that is all about American Pride, Red White and Blue Clothing, and American food it only seems fitting that we as Minnesotans do the patriotic thing and put on our Twins jerseys (color appropriate, naturally) and head out to the Metrodome to cheer our Twins on!

All is quiet at the Metrodome

With the Twins on the road for the rest of this week it has been pretty quiet at the Metrodome this week. The Twins will return home in early July for a 10 day run at home, with a game on July 4th against Detroit the Metrodome sounds like a great place to spend Independence day and how fitting to be wearing red, white and blue jerseys.


Other games coming up at the Metrodome are:
Fri June 27, Amateur Baseball
Fri July 3- Sun July 5, Twins vs. Detriot
Tues July 7- Thurs July 9, Twins vs. New York
Fri July 10- Sun July 12, Twins vs. Chicago

Metrodome Food All the Rage

One of the hottest searches (believe it or not) is Metrodome Food – just look at my sidebar and the list of blog visitors and how they got here for proof. I am sure it has a lot to do with the infamous “Dome Dog” which I wish I was eating RIGHT NOW as the Twins are hosting the Pittsburgh Pirates at the Dome in an afternoon contest.

I think the popularity of the search also has to do with the Minnesota Twins All You Can Eat game food/ticket packages. Local bloggers like this Minnesota Twins fan blogger have recently been talking about the all you can eat Metrodome experience. Plus, there have been on-line discussions about what to call a hot dog at Target Field? So far the best suggestion is a “Bullseye Dog.”

Metrodome to lose millions as Gophers and Twins open new stadiums

The Metrodome made the news recently and not just as the Home Sweet Dome for the Minnesota Twins baseball team.

The Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission, who manage the Metrodome Minneapolis, have been looking over financial numbers that show the Dome will lose an average of $2 million a year once the Twins and the Gophers have left the Metrodome for their new stadiums.

That’s a startling statistic and the MSFC is scrambling for ways to keep the Metrodome alive including cutting expenses, attracting new events and keeping the Minnesota Vikings.

"Nothing pays the freight like the Vikings," the MSFC said. "You take that out and the Dome's no longer viable."

I smell another push at building a new Vikings stadium on the Metrodome site!

Minnesota Twins Metrodome Series

The Minnesota Twins are exctied to get back home to the Metrodome Minneapolis. The Twins Metrodome Schedule is pretty busy over the next few weeks with the following series:

Minnesota Twins vs Milwaukee Brewers May 22-24

Minnesota Twins vs Boston Red Sox May 25-28

Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Indians June 2-4

Weekend Twins Series at Metrodome include Freebies

Watching baseball on TV just doesn’t compare to watching baseball live that’s why I am excited for the Twins to be back at the Metrodome this weekend. The Twins host the Seattle Mariners Friday, Saturday and Sunday, but it’s a special weekend for fans of freebies.

On Saturday, you should bring your kids for the Mauer & Morneau Plastic Bat & Ball Set promotion. The first 5,000 kids 14 and under will get a free bat and ball. The Metrodome promotions don’t end there. On Sunday, Mothers Day, the first 5,000 women will receive a free Mother's Day Twins t-shirt. I love Twins baseball and I am glad to see they are running promotions to fill the Metrodome stands early in the season.

Minnesota Twins Metrodome Fans

The Minnesota Twins are in the middle of a 7 game HHH Metrodome home stand. So far, they are on a lose one, win one, lost one teeter totter. I haven’t had a chance to make it back to the Dome since opening night, but I have been watching on TV and it looks like there are quite a few empty blue chairs. I suppose families with school age children are shying away from evening trips to the Metrodome Minnepaolis until after school gets out.

If you ask me, now is the time to go to the game because Twins Ticket prices are so low. You can get Twins Tickets from Ticket King at BELOW face value – that’s cheaper than if you would buy them directly from the Twins themselves. I am sure Ticket King is just trying to liquidate less than popular games, so take advantage my budget cautious friends and take a trip over to the Dome and enjoy America’s favorite past-time - Baseball!

See ya at the Dome!

Last Opening Twins Series at Metrodome

I went to Monday nights Twins Mariners home opener and I felt a little sad that this was the last time the Minnesota Twins would open the season at the HHH Metrodome. I also felt sad that the Twins lost, but that is another story.

I am going to miss the Metrodome and all of the baseball history. I am wondering what they will call the Dome Dog at Target Field? I am sure it will have a more upscale feel and I am looking forward to outdoor baseball, but leaving the Metrodome behind is still sad.

I guess I better get around to creating a new Target Field blog.

Minnesota Twins Home Opener

The Minnesota Twins Home Opener is less than a week away! Can you believe that the “boys of summer” will be taking the Metrodome field in less than a week? And just think this is the FINAL HOME OPENER at the Metrodome. I am starting to become quite nostalgic - I think I might miss the white Teflon roof and the blue plastic chairs and the baggie in right field…well, maybe I won’t miss every thing about the Metrodome, but the place does hold a lot of Minnesota Twins history.

This will be the good-bye season for the HHH Metrodome and the Twins have a lot of fan oriented activities planned as we say good-bye to the home field that awarded us two World Series Championships and is the birth place of waving the “Homer Hanky”. I will for sure be making plans to see the Minnesota Twins several times this season at the Metrodome just to say good-bye. There are great Minnesota Twins Tickets available from local ticket brokers like Ticket King if you are looking to sit between the bases!

Minnesota Twins Opener April 6th vs. Seattle Mariners

Metrodome Hosts NCAA Basketball Tournament

I haven't hardly seen any information about this in the media spotlight, but it has come to my attention that the Metrodome will be the host for the first and second rounds of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament on March 20th and March 22nd. That is a big deal and I haven't hardly heard any one talking about it. I love March Madness and I think it's awesome that the Metrodome will get to be a part of it. Of course the University of Minnesota is the host of the event, but I still consider it a Metrodome event.

We will know who will be playing at the Metrodome Minneapolis when the pairings are announced on Sunday, March 15th - we know it won't be the Gophers because NCAA tournament rules forbid a host school from playing at home - just to keep it fair...or in my opinion, to insure the economy keeps rolling with all the travel expenses that will be occurring once the pairings are announced. I would love to see my hometown Gophers live in the NCAA tournament, let's hope they make it!

Metrodome Activities: Rollerblading

Did you know that you can rollerblade on the Metrodome concourses? For specific dates and times, visit http://www.roller-dome.com/ - it’s usually four hour time blocks in the evenings during the week and costs $6.50 for adults and $5.50 for students. They even offer free rollerblading lessons! If you are looking for something to do with your kids some week night when they are feeling antsy from being trapped inside all the time, this would be the perfect thing.

Hope to see you at the Metrodome Minneapolis!

Metrodome Activities: Dog Day at the Dome

Now that TwinsFest is over, many Twin Cities residents may think that the Metrodome Minneapolis just sits empty, but in fact the Metrodome Schedule includes various other activities that don’t center around professional sports.

Want to do something fun with your dog? The Metrodome is hosting “Dog Day at the Dome” on Tuesday, February 3rd from 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Bring your licensed (of course) dog to the Metrodome and enjoy an Off Leash Activity Area and Small Dog Section. It only costs $1 and there is free parking in the Metrodome Parking Lot. What a fun way to meet other dog owners!

Metrodome Sell Out

The Minnesota Vikings managed a Metrodome sell out just in time to avoid a TV blackout. It was the leading news story last week on many local channels. It led me to ask, Why is it so hard to sell out the Metrodome? For starters 62,000 seats is a lot of seats to sell in one week especially in a tight economy. People were nervous about the weather and travel arrangements being difficult. Add in a love/hate relationship with the Minnesota Vikings coaching staff and a weak quarterback leading the team of purple and it’s the perfect storm for NOT selling out the Metrodome.

Sure the Vikings lost the playoff game and many fans were bitter, but it was still a solid Vikings season and the Vikings only lost two regular season games at the Metrodome and both were close games. The purple home team of the Metrodome is a team asset, it’s almost like having an extra player advantage. I hope to see more purple pride in 2009 and less drama surrounding Metrodome sell-outs.