Has any YCS reader from Minnesota seen this?
>> Tuesday
While wasting time on YouTube, I stumbled on this promotional video from a years ago for the Minnesota Twins. It advertised itself as "Dreams of a Field," an ad/PSA campaign for the Twins' new stadium that flagrantly plagiarized the Kevin Costner flick. No mention of the now-$480 million dollar stadium is made (likely intentionally) with only veiled references to "Playing outside with your friends, it's nice." or "How can we see the stars?"
Now, I've long been a supporter of outdoor baseball, and on TV, the dome does look like a pit, but while the PR video is supposed to tug at the heartstrings, I'll have to admit, I laughed through most of it; at everything from the overcaffinated father to the kid who reminds me of the one in the hospital on Seinfeld whose favorite Yankee was Paul O'Neill, to errors in continuity (ball hitting kid in the head, then catching it) to Kirby Puckett's borderline creepy debut. I guess that makes me a cold-hearted bastard, but then again, I'm not a Twins fan (except when they play the White Sox).
Something else I thought was strange: At least as many references are made to the 1987 and 1991 World Series and the positives of the Metrodome as are mantioned in favor of a new outdoor stadium, or the dome's drawbacks (which Matt has assured me are plentiful).
Towards the end, Puckett says, "One of these would look good in downtown Minneapolis." But with no reference to the new stadium, one could just as easily assume he means a cornfield-rimmed diamond with one set of wooden bleachers, a farmhouse, and a seating capacity of 30. Cue schmaltziest ending ever.
Any insight from Minnesota YCS-readers?
3 comments:
The video would've been much more effective had they ended with the clunk on the head and a stern warning about the dangers of the white roof.
"Next time it could be YOUR son."
Build us a new stadium or children will be dropping like flies!
My complaints about the Metrodome were mostly based on its turf conditions, and the danger it put me in while playing third base. However, the stadium in general is pretty lousy, but hey, if it's good enough for Little Big League, it's good enough for me.
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