Comments on: Twins Announce Upgrades to Target Field

By: Piranhtachew

Piranhtachew — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 00:11:18 +0000

Maybe the Watch Tower?

I also go, go, go with Tony O.

By: CapitalBabs

CapitalBabs — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 05:05:09 +0000

that is not my understanding at all, James. It’s not ruining “green space” whatsoever – it’s ruining eye line. Most directly, it clutters the view of the city skyline as seen from the entire side of the park labeled “skyline view” although to this day, I can guarantee that most fans still don’t know precisely where the billboard is. *laugh*

And I didn’t make the Twins Tower connection either but then again, I was mentally referring to it as the Clock Tower anyway and all the tweets called it that instead of the label in the press release.

By: James

James — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 03:23:33 +0000

to be honest, I didnt make a Twins Tower connection there. I do think its kind of a hokey name. Im surprised its not the ‘Best Buy Tower of Power’ or something like that

about the ads on Target Center, I have no objection it it. The Wolves need to make a buck or two somehow. I do know the Twins were mighty peeved about it and they did not hide their feelings about the billboard, even though the ‘greenspace’ at Target Field they were so upset about the ad ‘ruining’ is called Target Plaza

By: Jim Crikket

Jim Crikket — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 21:44:36 +0000

I actually had the same thought, millie… but I thought maybe I was just being hypersensitive. Glad I wasn’t the only one who had a bit of an internal alarm bell going off. Anyway, yes the “Twins Tower” name came from the press release.

By: millie

millie — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 21:36:39 +0000

Seriously? Are they really going to call it the “Twins Tower”? Yikes! Isn’t that way too similar to the World Trade Center “Twin Towers”?

By: CapitalBabs

CapitalBabs — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 20:46:13 +0000

Sadly, no, this new placement does not in any way block the view of Target Center from any location in the stands more than it already was. Even the tower doesn’t REALLY have enough substance to “block” much.

Interestingly, fans that are annoyed by the disruption of the skyline (me included) should follow a great free-market option and complain (even organize) to the people who are doing the advertising – Sanford Health. The reality is if they are getting NEGATIVE notoriety, they MAY change their mind… then again, they may fall into the “any press is good press” mindset, in which case, we’re screwed.

By: Jim Crikket

Jim Crikket — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 20:41:11 +0000

It looks to me like they’re replacing one of the existing billboard spaces with the new video board, so while I initially wondered about the motives, too, I decided the video board itself probably won’t cover the Target Center advertising. Now, maybe that Twins Tower might partially obstruct the view of the Stanford Health sign from some parts of the stadium.

By: James

James — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 20:33:08 +0000

ack, my first comment was eaten up by a server monster or something

mt first thought about a new RF scoreboard is that the Twins are trying to hide the giants Stanford Health billboard on Target Center.
The Twins Tower looks kind of cool, and looks like you can see it from outside the ballpark. So that means there will be TONS of advertising on it.