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.