Imagine, if you will, sitting outside, sun on your face, people around you talking baseball. You have a cold drink in one hand and a hot dog in the other. In front of you, a sparkling brand new baseball stadium. The field is covered, but it doesn’t matter, you know great things will happen on it. In the distance, downtown Minneapolis stands as the perfect backdrop. The video board is showing a live baseball game. Next to it, the Twins flag waves proudly in the wind.

Is this heaven? No, it’s Target Field.

Okay, that might be an exaggeration, but the truth is, Target Field is amazing. As a season ticket holder, I got a sneak peek to the stadium. Wow. The first thing I noticed was how accessible the field is. I walked all around the stadium, from the seats behind home plate, to the outfield, I even checked out three different spots in the upper decks. All had a great view of the field! I kept thinking, “Yup, I could sit here,” and “I’d love to watch a game from this spot.” Did I mention the seats all turn inward towards home plate?

My seats are up in the 300 level even with third base. They’re great. I can see the entire field, giant video board and the downtown skyline. The field doesn’t seem that far away because the seats are tiered, like the Xcel Center. I sat in my seats for about 20 minutes watching the Twins spring training game on the video board, squinting into the sun and smiling.

In fact, everyone I saw at Target Field today was smiling - and it was before they knew Joe Mauer agreed to an 8-year-deal!!

This summer will be awesome.