This is the second season of Target Field, the new baseball stadium for the Minnesota Twins. Baseball stadiums have gone through many evolutions. In the past, they were beautiful old buildings, and the stadiums that remain from the intra-war period are cherished and considered some of the most beautiful stadiums in all sports. In the post-war era, stadiums started to be built with an eye for capacity and functionality. There were big cookie cutter stadiums built, giant donuts that could be used for multiple sports, and house 60-80,000 people. They sometimes had turf instead of grass, and were often enclosed. Sometimes, they were built way outside of cities.

In short, they were disasters.

But recently, with the construction of Camden Yards in Baltimore, stadium design has entered a renaissance. People started to build retro stadiums that were designed to look like the old past stadiums, but with all the amenities of new ones. More luxury boxes (which is where the real money is made) allow teams to have less seats and more open designs. Most new stadiums have wide open concourses where you can walk around, buy hot dogs, and still follow the game. Target Field is another seminal moment in the stadium revolution. It's been already called the best ballpark in baseball. It's facade is well designed and modern, the interior is clean and good looking.

Today, my housemates and I went to see a game. $13 upper deck seats, with a view of downtown Minneapolis. It doesn't get much better than that. The Twins are terrible this year, but going to Target Field is a fun experience no matter what.