Does Ben Revere Belong in Target Field's Right Field?

Minnesota Twins fans have grumbled that Ben Revere just doesn't have the arm to play in center field. He's got the stuff to be a great defensive player... except he probably couldn't throw out a guy at home.

Ron Gardenhire acknowledges this. However, he said his arm is good enough for right field. Right field at Target Field is the shortest place to throw the ball home.

Gardenhire revealed that Josh Willingham will play left field will Revere will likely be in right.

First Five Target Field Games 2012

Yikes! I can't wait any longer! Here is a mini-preview of the first games at Target Field.

4/9- Twins v Angels @ 3:10

4/11 - Twins v Angels @ 7:10

4/12 - Twins v Angels @ 12:10

4/13 - Twins v Rangers @ 7:10

4/14 - Twins v Rangers @ 12:10

I LOVE BASEBALL SEASON!!

Baseball Season!

Baseball season is almost here, which means great baseball at the best ballpark in America - Target Field. With the great weather this week (and basically all winter), I keep thinking this summer might be the steamiest yet!

Last year, the Twins saw everything from rain, snow to hail come down at Target Field. Sure, it normally is cold in April. But with my fingers crossed that this mid-March (whaaatt??) weather holds, we are sure to have great April weather too, right?

Minnesota Twins Analyze Target Field Dimensions

It is no secret that the Twins play in a pitchers ballpark.

In the infancy of Target Field, the Twins have not been afraid to change up the dimensions of their beloved ballpark. After the inaugural 2010 season, the Twins removed the spruce trees from behind the center field fence (which I was extremely disappointed in because TC hid in those trees) and hung black mesh off the batter's eye to improve the hitting background.

As the club prepares for club year 3 at the best park in America, it has yet to address the issue that every hitter has grumbled about: the dimensions.

Target Field has been one of the more unfriendly ballparks when it comes to homers, with the park averaging 1.56 homers a game in 2011 and 1.43 in 2010. That places Target Field 12th of the 14 AL teams each season. In contrast, the Metrodome gave up 2.30 home runs a game in the final year of the Twins presence.

The Twins aren't the only ones looking to make a change. The New York Mets, who moved into Citi Field in 2009, are altering their dimensions for the 2012 season. An 8-foot wall will be built from foul pole to foul pole, which will take the 16-foot wall in left field, out of play. That wall is famously nicknamed "The Great Wall of Flushing". The power alley in left field will shrink from 371 feet to 358. According to studies conducted by the Mets, the team would have hit 81 more home runs and given up 70 more home runs over the past three seasons under the new dimensions.