A Twinkie Town meet-up!
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We live in an era that is inexplicably bound to the Internet—but also becoming more and more suspicious of it. As data pours in from studies on long-term smartphone and social media use, the results are often troubling: cratering of attention spans, lack of close friendships, body/anxiety/depression issues, etc. We also now have AI to reckon with (John Connor would be very disappointed). As such, it is easy to move a bit in the Luddite direction these days.
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Yet, I am sometimes reminded of the power the World Wide Web can wield—when used correctly—to bring people together. Two weeks ago, before a Twins/Rockies game at Coors Field in Denver, CO, a little Twinkie Town meet-up took place! Myself, John Foley, & Brandon Brooks found each other on the roof deck, exchanged in-person hellos, and put faces to names/online handles.
A simple moment, but one that drove home how places like Twinkie Town can really be “the good part of the Internet”. Here we have die-hard Twins fans across the country coming together in a safe space (my learn-how-to-work-the-damn-water-dispensers-at-Target-Field rant aside) to watch, chat, laugh, analyze, celebrate, and commiserate our boys of summer.
I remember first discovering—and really actively contributing towards—Twinkie Town five or six years ago and thinking “who ARE these folks who have thousands of comments and hundreds of posts?!”. All of a sudden I turn around and, whelp…hahaha. Back then I was a little intimidated by the game thread commentary—now I have my MacBook ready every time I watch a game solo because I so enjoy the banter.
So, a big thank you to everyone past, present, or WordPress-future who make this such a great Twins Territory community!
Oh yeah—my mom and I also had a great time in Denver! For such a moribund franchise, they sure do have a nice ballpark, outside-stadium atmosphere, and strong crowds (if largely perpetuated by visitors—easily the most MN gear I’ve ever seen on the road)…
We found some cool things to do around Denver as well…
Let’s see if the Twins can have as much fun against the Cleveland Guardians today as I did in Denver (unlikely after the events of this past week, but one can dream)!
