Matt Nelson (35)'s Blog – May 2009 Archive (4)

Target Field

Construction seems to be moving along nicely on Target Field, the new home of the Minnesota Twins in 2010. These photos are from 5.28.09. The "Twins" signage on the scoreboard was put up last week. Note that there is a slight change in the font on the Twins logo.

Added by Matt Nelson (35) on May 31, 2009 at 11:31pm — 4 Comments

Coveleski Stadium

Visited Coveleski Regional Stadium in South Bend, Indiana last week (MiLB Park #22 for me). Opened in '88 it lacks a few things, but was one of the first with the now standard open concourses. Not spectacular, but not a bad park either. The Silver Hawks are the Diamondbacks affiliate in the Midwest League.…

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Added by Matt Nelson (35) on May 10, 2009 at 11:38pm — 1 Comment

Parkview Field

Visited brand new Parkview Field in Fort Wayne, Indiana last week (MiLB park #23 for me). It is absolutely spectacular. I think they thought of every last detail and it shows. The place is great!! From a pretty poor park to one of the best around! The newly renamed TinCaps are the Padres affiliate in the Midwest League…

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Added by Matt Nelson (35) on May 10, 2009 at 11:30pm — No Comments

Smokies Park

Added a new minor league ballpark to my collection last week. Stopped by Smokies Park in Kodak, Tennessee (Cubs - AA - Southern League) while on a family vacation in that area. A very nice ballpark, but nothing too unique other than the HOFer managing the home team this year.…