Metropolitan Stadium

Remembering Michael "Sammy" Samuelson, Twins fan and Best Heckler 2012

When Michael "Sammy" Samuelson went into hospice care in mid-December, the move also meant involuntary retirement from heckling the Twins. At the time, I asked him to guess the number of games where he had been in the stands, lobbing his signature long, creative, elaborate taunts at the players. He ... More >>

City Pages' Best of the Twin Cities is here: Get the extras

It's 1961, and life is good​We're mad about the Twin Cities. Why? Because it's 1961, and it's a great time to be living the American Dream.Like the TV series Mad Men, this year's Best of the Twin Cities issue takes you back 50 years: Two new sports teams--the Twins and Vikings--are playing at Metr ... More >>

Vikings will host Bears outdoors at TCF Bank Stadium

The Metrodome is out of service, so the Vikes will move across the river.​Are you ready for some outdoor football? The Metrodome is still torn and frayed from the blizzard, so the Minnesota Vikings are going to host the Chicago Bears at the University of Minnesota's TCF Bank Stadium on Monday ... More >>

Ray Barton remembered for Minnie and Paul Twins logo

​That house-sized caricature of two guys in old-school duds shaking hands over the outfield seats at Target Field? Those guys are Minnie and Paul. Ray Barton drew them in 1961 for the Dixie cups at old Metropolitan Stadium when the team was born. For $15. The next time you go to the fancy ne ... More >>

Name Games

More farce at the stadium of the absurd

Mn SAT Answers and Winners

Heroes

Hanging tough with Chuck Foreman, Robert Wilkinson, and Lindsay Whalen

Dreams of Field

The Minnesota Twins are convinced the public will eventually buy them a new $300 million stadium. They have reason to believe.

Purple Stain

Securities scams, karaoke-bar brawls, and the occasional boozy ride: At least there's one championship the Vikings might be winning