Broken railings and seats could be seen in the upper deck by the early 1970s, and by its final season they had become a distinct safety hazard.Construction success of other domed stadiums, particularly the Pontiac Silverdome near Detroit, paved the way for voters to approve funding for a new stadium. With the Metrodome being available for the tournament starting in 2010, the team could easily place a bid for, and have a better possibility of hosting, an NCAA baseball regional or super regional.Other cold-weather teams have played at the Metrodome. The announced crowd was 54,088, setting the regular-season attendance record.The final Twins game at the Metrodome was on October 11, 2009, when they lost to the New York Yankees 4–1, resulting in three-game sweep in the 2009 ALDS. Fans, former teammates pay tribute to Minnesota legendESPN Page 2 List of Worst Ballparks reader response ESPN.go.com, May 3, 2001. Twins' `Overachiever' Kirby Puckett Gets Call to Glory, Baseball Digest, April 2001.
The project has a budget of $1.027 billion, with the Vikings covering $529 million, the state covering $348 million, and $150 million covered by a hospitality tax in Minneapolis. Team owners, the media and fans pressuredFor Major League baseball, the Metrodome was regarded as a hitter's park, with a low (7 ft) left-field fence (343 ft) that favored right-handed power hitters, and the higher (23 ft) but closer (327 ft) right-field Baggie that favored left-handed power hitters.It gave up even more home runs before air conditioning was installed in 1983. Downtown Minneapolis was beginning a revitalization program, and the return of professional sports from suburban Bloomington was seen as a major success story. 2009University of Minnesota Football media guide Archived 2008-09-10 at the Wayback Machine p. 160 (PDF)Baseball – 2010 Schedule at gophersports.com, URL accessed December 29, 2009. On November 4, 2007, the San Diego Chargers' Antonio Cromartie returned a missed Vikings field goal for a touchdown, a mark that stood unequaled until October 27, 2013, when Minnesota's Cordarrelle Patterson returned the Green Bay Packers' opening kickoff of In 2009, Mall of America purchased naming rights for the field at Metrodome. Need to stop a losing streak? In 2008, there were no conflicts on the regular-season schedule.Due to the minimum time needed to convert the field, a baseball game that ran long in clock time had to be suspended, and concluded the next day. The table below displays the nominal (i.e., marked) and the approximate actual outfield dimensions of all major league baseball stadiums since the early 20th century. Archived 2011-01-01 at the Wayback Machine Metrodome roof up again, nearly ready for Vikings Archived 2011-10-19 at the Wayback Machine Court settles Metrodome turf war | vikings.football-news-update.com Archived 2011-07-11 at the Wayback MachineTaking a last look at fixing the Dome for the VikingsMiller, Scott – Love Letters: Metrodome will be missed Archived 2012-10-15 at the Wayback Machine CBS Sports, Sept 2009Brackin, Dennis – Farewell to Metrodome: Sweet and Sour Sorrow Star Tribune, October 5, 2009Hurst, Matt World Series 2011: The 5 Best Fall Classic Game 6's Ever Bleacher Report, October 28, 2011 Quote: "The 1991 World Series is easily the best World Series ever played, with three games being won in the final at-bat and four coming down to the final pitch. 52,621 saw the Minnesota Strikers defeat Tampa Bay 1-0 on May 28, 1984. Rather, it was built as a football stadium that could convert into a baseball stadium. Taken at field level, the balls generally tended to be lost in the roof.Five times in the stadium's history, heavy snows or other weather conditions have significantly damaged the roof and in four instances caused it to deflate.On November 19, 1981, a rapid accumulation of over a foot of snow caused the roof to collapse, requiring it to be re-inflated.
The project has a budget of $1.027 billion, with the Vikings covering $529 million, the state covering $348 million, and $150 million covered by a hospitality tax in Minneapolis. Team owners, the media and fans pressuredFor Major League baseball, the Metrodome was regarded as a hitter's park, with a low (7 ft) left-field fence (343 ft) that favored right-handed power hitters, and the higher (23 ft) but closer (327 ft) right-field Baggie that favored left-handed power hitters.It gave up even more home runs before air conditioning was installed in 1983. Downtown Minneapolis was beginning a revitalization program, and the return of professional sports from suburban Bloomington was seen as a major success story. 2009University of Minnesota Football media guide Archived 2008-09-10 at the Wayback Machine p. 160 (PDF)Baseball – 2010 Schedule at gophersports.com, URL accessed December 29, 2009. On November 4, 2007, the San Diego Chargers' Antonio Cromartie returned a missed Vikings field goal for a touchdown, a mark that stood unequaled until October 27, 2013, when Minnesota's Cordarrelle Patterson returned the Green Bay Packers' opening kickoff of In 2009, Mall of America purchased naming rights for the field at Metrodome. Need to stop a losing streak? In 2008, there were no conflicts on the regular-season schedule.Due to the minimum time needed to convert the field, a baseball game that ran long in clock time had to be suspended, and concluded the next day. The table below displays the nominal (i.e., marked) and the approximate actual outfield dimensions of all major league baseball stadiums since the early 20th century. Archived 2011-01-01 at the Wayback Machine Metrodome roof up again, nearly ready for Vikings Archived 2011-10-19 at the Wayback Machine Court settles Metrodome turf war | vikings.football-news-update.com Archived 2011-07-11 at the Wayback MachineTaking a last look at fixing the Dome for the VikingsMiller, Scott – Love Letters: Metrodome will be missed Archived 2012-10-15 at the Wayback Machine CBS Sports, Sept 2009Brackin, Dennis – Farewell to Metrodome: Sweet and Sour Sorrow Star Tribune, October 5, 2009Hurst, Matt World Series 2011: The 5 Best Fall Classic Game 6's Ever Bleacher Report, October 28, 2011 Quote: "The 1991 World Series is easily the best World Series ever played, with three games being won in the final at-bat and four coming down to the final pitch. 52,621 saw the Minnesota Strikers defeat Tampa Bay 1-0 on May 28, 1984. Rather, it was built as a football stadium that could convert into a baseball stadium. Taken at field level, the balls generally tended to be lost in the roof.Five times in the stadium's history, heavy snows or other weather conditions have significantly damaged the roof and in four instances caused it to deflate.On November 19, 1981, a rapid accumulation of over a foot of snow caused the roof to collapse, requiring it to be re-inflated.