Shout out to Neshek

Pat Neshek tweeted out to fans Tuesday night offering up a possible baseball during BP to fans wearing a Neshek uni and give him a shout-out. Not sure how many fans have Neshek jerseys out there but I’m sure there are enough that he will hear from them. This is a pretty cool way for a guy like Neshek to connect with fans but I don’t think Mauer will try this one.

Looks like this Neshek fan-family club is sitting up a bit high to get Pat’s attention.

E1: Twins boot Press Pass publication on Target Field’s opening day

Looks like the Minnesota Twins made their first error on opening day at Target Field with a typo in their Press Pass publication of official game information. The primary game headline reads “MINNESOTA TWINS (5-2) at BOSTON RED SOX (3-3)” instead of “BOSTON RED SOX (3-3) at MINNESOTA TWINS (5-2)”.

oops! opener "at BOSTON RED SOX (3-3)" ?

Here is a link to a copy of the Press Pass publication for Target Field Game 1 with the typo and here is the link to the Twins posted version which contained the error at 1:20 pm opening day. Who knows, maybe the Twins posting will get corrected by game time or maybe not at all.

No, this isn’t a critical error but it is a bit of an oops when you know they are working very hard to make everything just right for opening day. If you enjoy little odds and ends kind of baseball souvenirs, especially free ones, this might fit the bill.

Happy opening day at target Field!

My Twins 2010 inaugural series souvenir…. a rejection letter

The Minnesota Twins held a lottery to select prospective ticket buyers for the opening series of the 2010 season at Target Field. My wife and I each filled out one of these forms to get a chance at being selected. I could have flooded the registration process with many more registrations but I didn’t want to go that route. We were going to go with that slim, get lucky approach.

Well, luck didn’t go our way and this afternoon we both just received our rejection letter. Neither of us were selected for a chance at buying tickets for the opening series against the Boston Red Sox. I guess we will have to wait for a later game, or pony up for season tickets…… uh,….no…. I can’t swing that one.

Here’s the letter we got plus a screen grab image of it.

Dear Twins Fan,

Thank you for registering for a chance to purchase tickets to the Minnesota Twins Inaugural Opening Series vs. the Boston Red Sox. We were thrilled with the incredible amount of interest and the number of registrants. Unfortunately, your entry was not selected for this ticket purchase opportunity.

Even though you weren’t selected, it’s not too late! There are many season ticket plans available to choose from – including 20-game plans which start at just $10 per ticket, per game. Lock in your preferred seat location for this historic season and enjoy the many benefits available exclusively to Twins season ticket holders including access to the Metropolitan Club, Postseason priority and Pro Shop discounts.

Season Ticket Information »

Thank you again for your participation, and we appreciate your continued support of the Minnesota Twins!

Win Twins!

Google sticks a fork into IE6.0

Can we stick a fork into Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.o now? Google thinks so and maybe the rest of the world finally wake up too. I just received a letter from Google like I’m sure all the other admins for Googls Apps will. This letter explains that Google is phasing out support of IE 6.0 so they can “improve our products and deliver more sophisticated features and performance, we are harnessing some of the latest improvements in web browser technology. This includes faster JavaScript processing and new standards like HTML5. ”

Here is the letter:

Dear Google Apps admin,​

In order to continue to improve our products and deliver more sophisticated features and performance, we are harnessing some of the latest improvements in web browser technology. This includes faster JavaScript processing and new standards like HTML5. As a result, over the course of 2010, we will be phasing out support for Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 as well as other older browsers that are not supported by their own manufacturers.

We plan to begin phasing out support of these older browsers on the Google Docs suite and the Google Sites editor on March 1, 2010. After that point, certain functionality within these applications may have higher latency and may not work correctly in these older browsers. Later in 2010, we will start to phase out support for these browsers for Google Mail and Google Calendar.

Google Apps will continue to support Internet Explorer 7.0 and above, Firefox 3.0 and above, Google Chrome 4.0 and above, and Safari 3.0 and above.

Starting next week, users on these older browsers will see a message in Google Docs and the Google Sites editor explaining this change and asking them to upgrade their browser. We will also alert you again closer to March 1 to remind you of this change.

In 2009, the Google Apps team delivered more than 100 improvements to enhance your product experience. We are aiming to beat that in 2010 and continue to deliver the best and most innovative collaboration products for businesses.

Thank you for your continued support!

Sincerely,

pocket schedules with seating chart eye candy

Tonight my youngest son and I went to the Twins Pro Shop in Roseville to pick up tickets for this weekend’s Twins Fest. It was here I got my hands on a short stack of 2010 Twins pocket schedules. Yup, I’m a pocket schedule junkie, gotta get a few for me and a couple for the boys. Next trip will be the same too because I need a few to stash for safe keeping. You know, some for that organized portfolio of pocket schedules I’m going to put together someday… a guy can dream, right? Well, for now tossing them in a drawer will have to do.

This 2010 edition pocket schedule is special. It features a new seating chart, natural grass and a skyline. The seating chart is a wonder to my eyes. It’s not a round bowl. It’s got nooks and crannies, angles and oddities. I’m sure I’ll study it way too much. I look at these pocket schedules kinda like I do maps. I’m a bit of a kid about ‘em. Cheers gang, we’ve got a new seating chart.