Watching the Twins

Mike Creger Oct 05, 2010 18 Comments

Actually, I was kind of serious. We got no cable, and the American League games, all of them, are on TBS. Totally bites. Even the ALCS isn’t available for us Luddites. And, no, there are no options for friends with cable. So, if I am forced to go public with my Twins devotion, my bandwagon hopping on, where do PDDers suggest I go without feeling like I have to buy a beer every inning — though that may be fun on a Friday. Looking for low-key, non-sports bar setting. Possible?

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18 Comments

Vladimir Vlasic

about 14 years ago 

Have you ever heard of radio?

Danny G

about 14 years ago 

It's 2010.  There's this thing called the internet.

Rae

about 14 years ago 

T-Bonz has lots of tvs. I'm sure quite a few of them will be tuned to the game.  Not a sports bar.  Good food.

spy1

about 14 years ago 

VV: Love the radio, it's the only way I've followed all summer. But playoffs requires turning it up a notch.
DG: Right.
Thanks Rae.

Goldilocks

about 14 years ago 

Duh, Twins Bar.

Paul Lundgren

about 14 years ago 

Last year there were posts on PDD with links to where post-season Twins games could be found illegally streaming online. But it's kind of a crap shoot and I seem to remember that once we posted a link the stream would jam up and be useless. 

If Charlie Brown's in Superior still has an all-you-can-drink Wednesday-night happy hour for $5 you won't have to spend much -- but you'll have a weekday hangover to deal with. It's been a while since I've been there, though, so I don't even remember if they have a TV, much less cable or a $5 special.

Griz

about 14 years ago 

Go Phillies!!!!

Teos

about 14 years ago 

Kirby Student Center.

udarnik

about 14 years ago 

I second T-Bonz.  Good food, lots of TVs, good beer.

The Big E

about 14 years ago 

I usually go to the Reef when I'm going somewhere to watch a televised sporting event.  In the case of the Twins (as opposed to weird esoteric stuff like the NCAA basketball tournament or the NBA playoffs), the game might even already be on.

sean

about 14 years ago 

I have mlb.tv this season and I believe you can watch the playoff games on there. They have a postseason package to watch the games online for $20. If you have a high-speed connection its cheaper than 4 beers at a bar.

Lisa

about 14 years ago 

Luce. Not a sports bar, lots of Twins fans.

Tom Maloney

about 14 years ago 

Sean - I thought mlb.tv blocked games when your location was in the market area of the team.  Is it different with playoffs?

Kerc

about 14 years ago 

The lobby of UWS's Yellowjacket Union (the big new building with the green roof) has several TVs that appear to have cable and be on at all times. I suspect no one checks IDs and there's nothing to buy except when the coffee shop is open.

Mike H

about 14 years ago 

I watched a lot of games at Famous Dave's this year. The TVs aren't great but they have $2 pints all day, every day. Not a sports bar and they have the best wings in town. My option if I'm not at the Twins Bar.

no no

about 14 years ago 

Watch it at Hanabi. They always show the games on at least one TV.

Tom Maloney

about 14 years ago 

After loading up with viruses to watch the World Cup, I decided to throw down $9.95 and stream Twins live.  Works great, but after a couple minutes, I get a "temporarily unavailable" message.  Looks like they aren't broadcasting sufficient bandwidth for their customer base.  A rip off.

zra

about 14 years ago 

MLB app for blackberry works like a charm.

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