The Twins are Back in Town – And in New Digs
Tomorrow and Saturday the Twins come to town to host Albert Pujols and the St Louis Cardinals in the last two exhibition games of spring training.
They will also christen the newest ball park in Major League Baseball, Target Field.
I’m working both these games as a medic. While I missed our tours of the facility, Those who went told me it’s a terrific stadium.
There are undoubtedly going to be some operational “bugs” to be worked out over the course of the season Our concern will be the logistics of how the field medics interact with the Twins medical team. Preliminary plans have been made, but things always seem to change as we all put our heads together and attempt to determine the best way to perform our various duties.
There will be some initial confusion but it all will work itself out – but I do hear that I had better bring the raincoat Friday night.
Wonder when the Twins last had a rain-out for a home game?
For the first time, we will also have a medic with the First Aid team that responds to calls in the stands. This will probably be less of a hassle due to the fact that this same team of volunteers are a carry-over from the MetroDome and have been busy practicing patient extrication from the stands for several weeks now. Historically, they have really done a nice job.
Additionally, I will also be working the TimberWolves game Saturday night and I would be remiss if I did not say that the Wolves and Target Center handle their public safety responsibilities better than any other organization I have been associated with.