Target field is a baseball park in the historic warehouse or north loop district of downtown minneapolis target field is the home ballpark to the minnesota twins the state s major league baseball mlb franchise.
Why doesn t target field have a roof.
The 20 500 seat target center is home of the nba s timberwolves concerts and other events and when the target center arena needed a new roof the city of minneapolis chose to model a sustainable building and stormwater management approach by re roofing with a green roof.
That obstructs views outside the parks creates odd.
Baumann is forgetting an important factor.
It also has served as the occasional home of minnesota golden gophers baseball and other local and regional baseball events.
A retractable roof is a waste of money and it greatly diminishes the outdoor experience.
First of all rainouts and cold spring days are not the end of the world and they are certainly not unique to minnesota.
Target field might not have fans inside the stadium this season but it sure sounds like it s full.
This may come as a shock to some of you.
Target field does not need a roof.
The green roof was built as part of an overall project undertaken by the department of community planning and economic.
It is impossible to have a retractable roof without either having an enormous superstructure or being mostly enclosed by the walls on all sides.
Considering where the twins used to play the plastic fantastic indoor metrodome target field has been a significant improvement in a lot of ways and that s after considering the fact that it doesn t have a roof making for frequently chilly environments for early season games.
Target field was built without a roof because the average high temperature in april is 58 f and the average high temperature in september is 72 f plus it should be blatantly obvious that it s.
It has created a beautiful and enjoyable game experience even if every once in a while weather will.
So how does baseball create fan sounds.