Minnesota Weather Wimps

It's all come around full-circle, people.  It always does.  I remember going back to the 1960's and 1970's how tough the Purple People Eaters (Minnesota Vikings) were and also the Minnesota Twins. Both football and baseball games were played outdoors.  

Well, then the players and their fans got tired of:   getting snowed on, rained on, hailed on, sitting outside in sub zero temperatures, sitting outside in extreme heat and humidity, getting eaten alive by mosquitoes, etc., etc., etc., so they had this idea to build a domed stadium downtown.  I remember it well like it was yesterday. 

Both teams began to suck -- except for the Twins, who managed to win two world series under the dome. 

So now they decided that both teams were 'tougher and meaner' when they played outside in the elements.  New outdoor stadiums rose up out of the dirt. 

Now that they are out in the elements, the problems are arising from the fan base.  See, many travel for 3-10 hours from all around and take time off to attend a game as the Vikings and the Twins are the ONLY pro teams in the 5 state area (Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin -- we do not count the Packers or the Brewers as pro sports teams).  When there is rain delay or other weather related cancellation or delay is messes up the fans even more than the players.  They can't easily exchange their ticket for another day or time.  It's too much of a hardship.  It was not an issue when the sports teams played inside.  You can't always get time off of work or make another trip from western North Dakota to take in a game. 

It just goes to show how fickle people are.  When the teams played outside, they wanted to be inside and vice versa.