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Places: 573 ClubSeptember 3, 2010 2:04 PM From above, Target Field looks something like a spinning baseball. The building projects constant motion, with jets of energy leaping from its corners into the surrounding space. It might have been enough just to have these jets as superficial elements of the facade, but all have been finished off into dramatic, and highly functional, spaces. The Metropolitan Club and pro shop reach out with the canopy on the plaza side, while the Town Ball Tavern balcony extends the other end of the canopy toward Fifth Street and the trains. In between, at the home plate corner of the ballpark, an equally dramatic jet honors perhaps the greatest Twin of all, and his Hall-of-Fame, home-run-filled career.
Harmon Killebrew's career home run total is appropriately carved into the signature limestone, to give the 573 Club its name. Carrying the theme throughout the room are large photographs of his classic swing.
Killebrew's autograph adorns a bar which evokes the gigantic piece of lumber that home run hitters bring to the plate. (An earlier idea to have the bar made entirely from an uncut piece of ash was scrapped when the cost estimate came in close to a million bucks.)
The purpose of the space during games is really just for lounging. But it is available for rental for special events on non-game days.
Unlike Hrbek's (which is directly below this space), I have never seen the 573 Club teeming with people. It definitely has a "club" feel, but not a "bar" feel at all. And while there are monitors available to keep up on the game, they are sort of downplayed. This is a place to come when you need a little quiet time away from the game, perhaps to take or make a call. Balconies extend the space over the sidewalks and out into the neighborhood.
And, like the other spaces in the Legends Club, memorabilia is on display.
Two additional spaces are directly adjacent to the 573 Club. This map of the Club Level should help in orienting your view.
As you exit the 573 Club back into the Legends Club hallway, you run right into the famous "quote wall" which is just outside the press box.
To the left of the quote wall, around a corner, is the security desk for the press box, one of the many places in the park where small gatherings of people can be seen preparing for the event just before the gates open.
Directly across from the quote wall, to the right as you exit the 573 Club, is a fairly large retail store.
Finally, you've probably seen this in plenty of images, but right at the turn in the hallway, where the three Legends Club areas meet at the press box, a gigantic Twins logo is embedded in the floor.
There's no mistaking who this place belongs to, or who among the legions of players which have worn the uniform has made significant impact on the character of the club. I fully intended to squeeze seat width and sightline talk into this post, but it got a little long. I had a rare opportunity to do some actual measuring and was more than a little surprised by what I found. That will have to wait until next time. When the tour resumes: Metropolitan Club, Town Ball Tavern, Hrbek's, Twins Pubs, and the Suite Level. CommentsTo utilized enhanced comment features, please enable cookies in your browser. Maybe it should be the 574 Club, now that Thome surpassed Killebrew at Target Field.
Posted on September 3, 2010 at 6:43 PM by luke
Your previous post about last night's game was generous....that was some serious mismanagement of both the game and the roster, given the expansion on 9/1. It may cost us a few more wins, in a series where we basically are playing for the #2 seed. How did that happen after 9/1? It was a 13-inning game...not a 22 inning marathon.
Posted on September 3, 2010 at 7:04 PM by mhalv68@gmail.com
So the Twins are wearing the throwbacks tonight. I thought that was a Saturday deal? Also, D-Span decided to change it up tonight and go with the short pants look instead of the pajamas look with the pants over the shoes. Did he just start that tonight or recently? He didn't have them that way tuesday night. Must be trying something new to break out of his recent slump.
Posted on September 3, 2010 at 10:32 PM by Jared
With the season nearly over, I can't decide which was a bigger letdown about Target Field: all the snow outs or the horrible smell from the garbage incinerator. :)
Posted on September 4, 2010 at 12:14 AM by Buffalo
Guessing the throwbacks are for the 50th anniversary commemoration this weekend. Haven't seen any discussion on this...the Twins have taken the no number gate and added a huge smoking area outside the gates there. I'm not crazy about it, cause now I have to walk by about 50 smokers when we come in the doors. It is good to see though that they are trying some new things around the park.
Posted on September 4, 2010 at 12:23 AM by JCTwins
Does anyone know where I could find details on the legend's game this weekend? It's Sunday before the game, right? Time? Who's playing? etc.
Posted on September 4, 2010 at 12:30 AM by JCTwins
Jared, Span also changed the at-bat music, or someone did and changed back after he got a hit...
Posted on September 4, 2010 at 01:01 AM by tk
Also, at the game on Thursday a panel on the "out of town scoreboard," "big screen" and the "hr porch view marquee" all went out at some point either before the game or during. Saw a Twins IT staff in the elevator carrying a Daktronics box, and italked to him for about 15 seconds on our way down 1 level, and was only able to get a brief statement that he was indeed on his way to the "out of town scoreboard" and unfortunately I did not have a great chance to engage about the issues with the scoreboards, but it appears Thursday night was the night the pieces started to go out. Got me thinking, how often do they/will they need to replace the various components of the screens?
Posted on September 4, 2010 at 01:11 AM by tk
Anyone have pics of the Calvin Griffith statue?
Posted on September 4, 2010 at 02:35 AM by HebrewHammer16
Was at the game tonight, and I was pleasantly surprised (well not really surprised)to see everyone wearing long sleeves/hoodies/jackets in preparation for what was undeniably a chilly game. Doesn't matter that we're outside, we know how to dress for the weather! Also, had the cheeseburger with fries from the hennepin grill, it was great for the price! also also, saw 1 vendor selling frozen lemonade at the start of the game and never saw him again. My friends and I couldn't help but imagine that he went to a couple sections then went to his boss to tell him that he wasn't going to sell frozen lemonade on a night as cool as this!
Posted on September 4, 2010 at 03:45 AM by billymayshere
I wish they wouuld wear the cream colored throwbacks more often, those jerseys are sweet. Also with they would quit wearing those blue softball jerseys so much!
Posted on September 4, 2010 at 07:21 AM by firedog
Good call JCTwins. That fact slipped my mind.
Posted on September 4, 2010 at 09:34 AM by jared
Also have noticed over the last couple of nights more bulbs are burning out on the Minnie & Paul sign. When they shake hands, the arms goes out both up and down, so you have to guess he has an arm because you see parts of the hand. Surprising because those are the pieces that are lit least often. Maybe going on/off is hardest on the bulbs like that. Could see something change with that in the future.
Posted on September 4, 2010 at 10:39 AM by JCTwins
I think I remember reading that all of the lighting on the Celebration sign is LED, designed to look like neon.
Posted on September 4, 2010 at 12:59 PM by Rick
The missing lighting on the celebration sign may concern something going wrong with the connecting wires rather than the lights themselves burning out. On that note, during Thursday night's game, a portion of the main scoreboard to the lower left went black for a while. It seemed like some sort of computer error. They rebooted the board a few times and eventually restored it to full functioning.
Posted on September 4, 2010 at 1:40 PM by Jorge
Jared, I was at the game last night and as the Twins took the field I immediately noticed Span had the high socks look going. I wish more young players would try that look, especially with those wonderful 'throwback' jerseys. I was in row 1 of section 236, looking straight down on Span as he made that first inning catch. Very cool!
Posted on September 4, 2010 at 2:44 PM by F_T_K
Bring back stirrups.
Posted on September 4, 2010 at 5:20 PM by Dr. X
Anyone know when the gates open for Sundays game? I know they have that Legend Game at 12:30, but not sure when gates will open.
Posted on September 4, 2010 at 9:56 PM by Josh
Gate Times/Locations Target Field gates open for admittance 1 - hours prior to the first pitch for Monday through Thursday games, and 2 hours prior to the first pitch for Friday through Sunday games. So I got my two boxes from part 2 of the guaranteed giveaway and both Minnie and Paul bobbleheads were broken as was one of the Mini Target Field replicas. Any other STH's who purchased the "guaranteed giveaway" receive any broken items?? Anyone know if the Twins STH/promotions department is doing anything about these broken bobbleheads and Mini Target Field replicas? I am going to the game tomorrow and will talk to guest services about this. I am sure I am not the only person who received broken bobbleheads and/or mini Target Fields.
Posted on September 4, 2010 at 11:06 PM by Mike
Hey Josh, I had the same question about gate times. The game was originally scheduled for a 1:10 start, but now the twins website lists the game time as "first pitch at 2:10 after pre-game activities". I would guess that they are going to stick with opening the gates at 11:10, even though the Twin's game won't start for another 3 hours. Mike,
Posted on September 4, 2010 at 11:21 PM by minn55441
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NotMendoza, Steve Legends Club ScrapsSeptember 2, 2010 4:08 PM Here's a quick addendum to the recent look at the Legends Club. I was a little unclear on what the food at the atrium chef stands really was. But I had a chance to get some detailed info the other night. The Carew atrium features the one-pass buffet for $19.95. It's not exactly your typical ballpark food, but I bet it's good (if you're into that kind of thing). Places: Legends Club, Part 2 (Puckett Side)August 26, 2010 12:51 AM Here's something you may not have noticed about the Legends Club: it's lopsided. OK, maybe "asymmetrical" is a nicer way to put it, but there's no doubt that there are seven full sections of seating on the third base side, and only four on the first base side (there are five and a half partial sections in between). Places: Legends Club, Part 1 (Carew Side)August 24, 2010 1:27 AM The wood-backed seats of the Legends Club are one of the first things you notice when visiting Target Field. They jump out against the green of everything else, and you might wonder, "How do I get there?"
Real Outdoor BaseballAugust 22, 2010 1:15 AM The look at the Legends Club is going to wait a day because, despite today's final score, I got some fun pictures at the ballpark this afternoon. The sky was high.
Our tickets were out in the Grandstand, or should I say "on the surface of the sun".
Earlier ArticlesPlaces: Third Base Lounge August 20, 2010 Places: First Base Lounge August 20, 2010 Roof Dance August 6, 2010 System Shock August 3, 2010 Let the Games Begin July 16, 2010 Independence July 3, 2010 Attention July 1, 2010 Round Up June 16, 2010 Road Blues June 8, 2010 Tools June 3, 2010 Early Dog Days May 28, 2010 Live Game Thread May 27, 2010 Live Game Thread May 26, 2010 Live Game Thread May 25, 2010 Victoria's Take May 14, 2010 Settling Down May 11, 2010 Getting Together May 4, 2010 First Homestand Redux April 26, 2010 Day Game April 22, 2010 Instant Karma April 13, 2010 Opening Day April 12, 2010 Tick, Tick April 10, 2010 Looking Back, Forward April 7, 2010 Harmon Killebrew, HOF, #3 April 5, 2010 Rod Carew, HOF, #29 April 2, 2010 Twins Eve April 1, 2010 Just Look March 31, 2010 Identity March 24, 2010 Slack-Jawed March 20, 2010 Not So Sneaky Peeks March 19, 2010 The Plaza Is Ready March 13, 2010 Images of the Plaza (Part 2) March 10, 2010 Images of the Plaza (Part 1) March 9, 2010 Great Days, Believe It March 7, 2010 Learning, Discovering March 4, 2010 Training Time February 24, 2010 Eight Weeks and Counting February 17, 2010 A Whiff of Baseball February 1, 2010 Signs and Portents January 20, 2010 Chicken - Brats - Fries January 17, 2010 Roll It Over January 2, 2010 What Tom Petty Said December 4, 2009 Change-Up November 27, 2009 Oh Say, Can You See? November 18, 2009 Beyond Ballparks October 30, 2009 On CBP, Umping, and Gawking October 23, 2009 Amenity Deliveries October 20, 2009 And we'll see you at Target Field! October 14, 2009 Hello, Metrodome October 11, 2009 Playoff Day Off October 8, 2009 Metrodome Magic! October 6, 2009 After Midnight October 6, 2009 An Era That Won't End October 5, 2009 Game On October 4, 2009 A Fitting Send-Off October 3, 2009 Celebrate Good Times October 1, 2009 Autumnal Equinox September 22, 2009 September Stretch September 21, 2009 A Football Place: Nuts and Bolts September 3, 2009 Leaves of Grass August 29, 2009 Grassy August 28, 2009 The Grass Moves! August 24, 2009 Restoration August 23, 2009 Opportunity August 22, 2009 Plaza Trees August 21, 2009 Ninja-Style Details August 12, 2009 Going Ninja August 11, 2009 Inside the Bowl August 1, 2009 Dotting I's July 29, 2009 A Preview (And Not) July 25, 2009 A Moose Tour July 21, 2009 Take the Survey July 19, 2009 July Poking Around #3 July 15, 2009 Intermission July 14, 2009 July Poking Around #2 July 10, 2009 July Poking Around #1 July 10, 2009 Sunny Summer Dream July 5, 2009 Story Time June 24, 2009 OK, New Thread June 13, 2009 More Toppings June 8, 2009 One Topped Off, One Finished Off June 6, 2009 Yeah, We All Shine On May 29, 2009 Now THIS Is Twins Territory May 28, 2009 A No Photo, Web Only Tour May 23, 2009 Key Ballpark Ingredient: Swagger May 20, 2009 Plunked May 13, 2009 Spring Swing (Finale) and More May 10, 2009 Spring Swing (Part 4) May 9, 2009 Spring Swing (Part 3) May 8, 2009 Spring Swing (Part 2) May 8, 2009 Spring Swing May 7, 2009 Play Ball! Finale April 29, 2009 Play Ball! Tour - Part 2 April 25, 2009 Rain, Homers, Seats, Dogs April 23, 2009 Random Thursday in April April 9, 2009 Ahh, That's More Like It April 8, 2009 Hello, Goodbye April 7, 2009 Fun With Former Twins April 1, 2009 A Ninja Tour March 30, 2009 Plaza Particulars (Part 2) March 10, 2009 Plaza Particulars (Part 1) March 7, 2009 Ballpark Spring Training March 6, 2009 Of Topiaries, Hops and Wind Veils February 12, 2009 Sunny Tour Finale February 4, 2009 Seeing Our Shadow February 3, 2009 Hello, February! (14 months out...) February 2, 2009 So Long, January! February 1, 2009 So Long, Baseball Friend January 5, 2009 Happy New Year! December 30, 2008 Your Ballpark Calendar (and more) December 15, 2008 A New Plaza Design? December 1, 2008 The Concourse, Of Course November 27, 2008 Plaza-Walking November 16, 2008 View From the Ground November 12, 2008 Strolling the Promenade November 7, 2008 Tour Photos, Part Two November 5, 2008 Ah, the View (Level)! November 5, 2008 You Decide! November 4, 2008 Trick or Treat, Metrodome Style October 31, 2008 Canopy Skeleton! October 28, 2008 So Long, Yankee Stadium (Updated, Again) October 18, 2008 So Long, Tiger Stadium October 11, 2008 Sunny Steel Stroll October 10, 2008 Twins in '08: Ballpark Magic October 2, 2008 All About Levels September 19, 2008 It Could Have Been Better/Worse September 16, 2008 Experiencing The Stadium September 13, 2008 Washed Out, But It's OK September 12, 2008 An All-Star Bid September 10, 2008 Rain, Rain, Go Away September 9, 2008 A Football Stadium Takes Shape August 31, 2008 Rooftop Visions August 30, 2008 What's Ballpark Magic? August 22, 2008 Flag Pole: En Route? August 20, 2008 Sent to the Showers (For the Team!) August 20, 2008 The Newest Twins Fan August 11, 2008 Sunset Limestone July 29, 2008 From the Plaza July 19, 2008 Stoned! July 16, 2008 Move Along, Nothing to Enjoy Here July 12, 2008 Home Land -- Safe! July 10, 2008 Becoming a Baseball Place June 25, 2008 Tailgaiting? Wind? Golf? June 5, 2008 Construction Update - May 29 May 30, 2008 Halfway Home May 17, 2008 Hooky, Anyone? May 16, 2008 New Ballpark Construction Views #3 May 10, 2008 New Ballpark Construction Views #2 May 9, 2008 Ballparkus Tourus Interruptus May 9, 2008 Construction Update from Greg May 7, 2008 A Better View May 3, 2008 Sharing and Caring Thoughts April 19, 2008 Curses April 15, 2008 Fox9 Report on Ballpark Names April 4, 2008 Ballpark Name Domain Wrap-Up April 4, 2008 Twins to Speculators: Hold Your Domains! April 3, 2008 Ballpark Jots April 2, 2008 Land O' Lakes Field?!? April 2, 2008 Hi-Def? Lo-Def? April 1, 2008 Sometimes It Snows In...March March 31, 2008 Ballpark Name Clues March 21, 2008 Let's Review March 20, 2008 Just Add Beams February 15, 2008 Frigid Plaza Progress February 12, 2008 Quick Construction Update February 7, 2008 Model Details - Twinsfest 2008 February 6, 2008 Santana Banners January 30, 2008 Model Details - An Earlier Vision January 23, 2008 Let It Pour! January 23, 2008 Model Details - Part 5 January 22, 2008 Model Details - Part 4 January 21, 2008 Model Details - Part 3 January 20, 2008 Model Details - Part 2 January 19, 2008 Model Details - Part 1 January 18, 2008 Shaking It Off January 18, 2008 Blah, Ballpark, Blah January 16, 2008 So Long, Class of '01 November 24, 2007 Ballpark Odds and Ends November 22, 2007 Construction Update November 20, 2007 Being Green November 5, 2007 Touring the Virtual Tour November 3, 2007 A Tale of Two Outfields November 3, 2007 Sizing It Up October 31, 2007 Live at the Meeting October 30, 2007 Respect. October 20, 2007 Done and Done October 15, 2007 Piles to Rails to Cranes September 28, 2007 Let's Build August 31, 2007 A Fair Discovery August 23, 2007 Ramping Up August 21, 2007 Accidental Preview August 16, 2007 Rescheduled August 9, 2007 Well, Now What? August 9, 2007 Impatience. Shock. Grief. August 1, 2007 Plan Your Outing August 1, 2007 Color Dreams July 24, 2007 Webcam! July 11, 2007 Summer Smells (of Rats) July 6, 2007 Officially Nuts June 25, 2007 Bad Ballparks June 25, 2007 A Special Fan June 19, 2007 ...and a Major Concern. June 12, 2007 A Major Find June 11, 2007 Mark Your Calendar June 11, 2007 More Model Talk June 6, 2007 Concepts and Measurements June 1, 2007 First Dirt May 21, 2007 Introductions May 17, 2007 Poised and Ready May 15, 2007 No More Guesswork May 10, 2007 So, It Begins May 8, 2007 Happy Sigh. May 2, 2007 The Magic of the Event April 28, 2007 But Can It Soar? April 17, 2007 Watch Out For That Railing! April 15, 2007 More Reacting April 14, 2007 A Great First Impression April 12, 2007 Ah, Unveiling At Hand April 10, 2007 Washington Malaise March 14, 2007 Stealing Our Thunder March 13, 2007 Crickets March 8, 2007 Pogin on Almanac March 2, 2007 Potential Sites March 2, 2007 Heads Up March 2, 2007 Communication, People February 28, 2007 Wither, Rapid Park February 26, 2007 Equal Time February 24, 2007 Bad Faith? February 18, 2007 How Much Room...Really February 9, 2007 Wind Tunnel? December 14, 2006 A Tantalizing First Glimpse December 7, 2006 Wireless Dreaming November 15, 2006 Fake History? October 27, 2006 We Don't Need No Stinking Roof! October 26, 2006 Playoff Ballparks 2006 October 5, 2006 Becoming a Baseball Town October 1, 2006 Ballpark Seats With a View? September 29, 2006 Oh, the Ideas! September 28, 2006 Make It a Green Field September 26, 2006 Honoring Baseball's Mill City August 6, 2006 About Authority August 4, 2006 A Hot Dog...Please? July 28, 2006 Ballpark History Foiled July 13, 2006 Who's Got the Details? June 29, 2006 Loose Ends June 23, 2006 Meet the Ballpark Authority June 22, 2006 More Reasons June 21, 2006 Proudly Anti-Roof June 15, 2006 To Roof, or Not to Roof June 13, 2006 Baseball Soon, Parking Now, Lumber Then June 8, 2006 Killebrew Field June 6, 2006 Flag Pole - Part 2 June 5, 2006 A River Runs Through It June 2, 2006 The Plan June 2, 2006 How Much Ballpark? June 1, 2006 Getting There (and Out) June 1, 2006 Some Flagpole History June 1, 2006 A Great Baseball Place? June 1, 2006 Introducing the Site May 31, 2006 Some St. Peter Answers May 31, 2006 A Brief Delay May 31, 2006 It's Official May 28, 2006 |
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