April 9, 2012
Baseball fans turn out to see the Minnesota Twins' home opener against the Los Angeles Angels.
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Baseball fans show up at Target Field in Minneapolis for the Minnesota Twins' season-opening home game against the Anaheim Angels, April 9, 2012. (MPR photo/Brandt Williams) link to this photo
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Baseball fans show up at Target Field in Minneapolis for the Minnesota Twins' season-opening home game against the Anaheim Angels, April 9, 2012. (MPR photo/Brandt Williams) link to this photo
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Minneapolis, MN, USA — Minnesota Twins fans Verne Goodwin, center, his wife Judy, left and Su Newton, right, pose for a photo in the large baseball glove prior to entering Target Field for the major league baseball game between the Twins and the Los Angeles Angels Monday, April 9, 2012, in Minneapolis for the season opener. (AP Photo/ Jim Mone) link to this photo
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Minneapolis, MN, USA — A B-52H Stratofortress plane from Minot (N.D.) Air Force Base flies over Target Field after the National Anthem prior to the start of the Minnesota Twins home opener baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Monday, April 9, 2012, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/ Jim Mone) link to this photo
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Minneapolis, MN, USA — Minnesota Twins pitcher Nick Blackburn throws against the Los Angeles Angels in the first inning of a major league baseball game Monday, April 9, 2012, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/ Jim Mone) link to this photo
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Minneapolis, MN, USA — Minnesota Twins' Joe Mauer, right, advances safely to second on a wild pitch as Los Angeles Angels' Erick Aybar awaits the throw in the third inning of a major league baseball game Monday, April 9, 2012, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/ Jim Mone) link to this photo
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA — The Angels execute a squeeze bunt in the seventh inning during the Twins home opener at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minn. Monday, April 9, 2012. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA — Jon Kilzer and his son Jackson, 4, of Maple Grove take in the sights during the Twins home opener at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minn. Monday, April 9, 2012. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA — Glen Perkins delivers a pitch during the Twins home opener at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minn. Monday, April 9, 2012. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA — Polk County coworkers, from left, Tu Lynn Sommerfeld, Wendie Osborn and Angie Bruggeman stay bundled up during the Twins home opener at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minn. Monday, April 9, 2012. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo
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