Ronald Theriot, LaPlace, LA -- Sep 26, 2006 11:10 AM
1 visit(s). My rating: 7
I had heard so much negative talk about the HHH Metrodome that I was excited to see it last June (2005). I was pleasantly surprised with what I found. The stadium was very clean and well-maintained. The ticket deal ($10.00 for a ticket, hot-dog, and soft drink) was exceptional, and I enjoyed hanging out at the sports bar across the street before the game. while the Metrodome may not be beautiful by many people's standards, I thought it was at least interesting and different (Do all ballparks have to be the same?). I walked all around the facility, but never did find any of the horrible sight lines I'd heard about. The view from my seat were pretty good. Though, I did go and sit right behind home plate in the upper deck. The place was probably only about 1/3 full that night. The Metrodome could certainly be converted into an excellent baseball only facility once football leaves, but the Minnesotans will get the outside ballpark that they THINK they want. All in all, the Metrodome is a pleasant place to take in a game. If I lived up there, I'd be at the game quite often.

mac s, Moorhead, MN -- Aug 14, 2007 15:08 PM
3 visit(s). My rating: 4
I think it is good that they are getting a new stadium because this one wasnt very good for watching baseball or football. The one thing thats good about it is that it is indoors so no matter how cold,snowy, or rainy it gets they still play.

Matt G, Chicago, IL -- Apr 23, 2008 21:26 PM
10 visit(s). My rating: 6
We were season ticket holders for two years while we lived in Minneapolis and found the dome to be clean and easy to get to, if somewhat unremarkable as a baseball stadium. When exiting the dome, be prepared to wait a little while, as security would prefer everyone leaves via the revolving doors. Because of the air pressure required to keep the dome inflated, they can't open all the doors at once. Minneapolis urban legend says that if they did, the roof would deflate - not sure how true that is. If they do open the glass doors, hold onto your hat, literally. The rush of air as you go through the door is surprisingly strong and my wife and I got a few cheap laughs watching first-timers chasing their hats out the doors as they blew out before their owners.

Bryan Justman, Modesto, CA -- Aug 13, 2008 15:45 PM
4 visit(s). My rating: 8
I attended opening day in 2000 - I was able to buy a seat on the third base line the day before the game. Being a baseball traditionalist, I was totally prepared to hate this park. However, with the opening day temperature below 40 degrees, I gladly adjusted to the 72 degrees inside the park. (Good luck, Minnesotans, in dealing with chilly opening days at your new park.) I deeply fell in love with the team and the park and attended three more ballgames here - including the one in which Cal Ripken got his 3,000th hit - before moving to California. It's a nice place to watch a ballgame if you're here for the baseball. The colours really jump out at you in this park. They seem so much more vibrant than any of the other places I've been. It's so devoid of "vistas" like at other parks that you can't help but become consumed by the action.