MINNEAPOLIS -- Despite a $550 million price tag, the Minnesota Twins' new ballpark has some drawbacks compared with the Metrodome. For one thing, the box seats are lower, closer to the field, allowing the players to better hear drunk, balding, 300-pound men yell that they need to get the piano off their backs.
"They're down closer, so you can hear a lot more one-liners than we did in the Metrodome," manager Ron Gardenhire said with a smile. "And if something goes wrong, we'll definitely hear a lot of one-liners."
Another issue is that outfielders can no longer say they lost a fly ball against the dirty Teflon roof or in the lights hanging from the ceiling. Ex-Twin Marty Cordova would have been at a complete loss, though he probably could have claimed he lost the ball in the sun. "You can use that now," center fielder Denard Span said. "You couldn't use it for 30 years here, but you can say 'I lost it in the sun' again. That's still not a good excuse, though."
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