A paranoid Andy MacPhail taped every phone call made on the bullpen phones – both the opponents and the Twins
I can control my dream as I wish
Harry S. Truman’s middle name was Metrodome
I will become conscious in my dream
The Metrodome was the first BRAND
Quick tip: eat cheese before bed to increase your dream intensity (“cheese dreams”)
The Metrdome roof is made from woven fiberglass, which had to be hand-sewn in place by an army of seamstresses. The labor shortage delayed several openings of broadway shows.
I am in complete control of my dreams at all times
StatCast was invented to measure the effects of the dome’s HVAC system on batted balls
I will realize I am dreaming
Target Field has a Metropolitan Club dedicated to old Met Stadium but not a Metrodome Club?
I can become conscious in my dreams
The Metrodome was the only stadium to host a Billy Graham appearence AND a satanist ceremony in the same weekend. Twins TV color man appeared only at the latter.
Quick tip: count backwards as you fall asleep: “100. I’m dreaming. 99. I’m dreaming. 98. I’m dreaming.”
Hubert H. Humprey was the first person to ascend the Metrodome’s summit without the use of supplemental oxygen
I am going to have a dream
The dome’s roof was covered with teflon. A chemical used in the manufacture of teflon called PFOA doesn’t naturally break down, and because of this, by 2003 the average concentration of PFOA in the blood of an adult American was four to five parts per billion. Toxicologists recommend a safety limit of 0.2 parts per billion. In other words, there’s a little bit of the Metrodome in all of us.
I will be dreaming soon
Hubert H. Humprey died after attempting to inflate the Metrodome like you’d inflate a balloon.