Keanen's Blog » Sports http://keanen.com/blog My personal blog. Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:31:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 NASCAR at Chicagoland Speedway http://keanen.com/blog/2011/09/20/nascar-at-chicagoland-speedway http://keanen.com/blog/2011/09/20/nascar-at-chicagoland-speedway#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 01:36:47 +0000 Keanen http://keanen.com/blog/?p=604 Last weekend I attended my first NASCAR race in Joliet, IL. Sean joined me and we took the camper down and camped at the track. It was great to meet others at the campsite and the races. Everyone was very kind, we were given tickets for the Friday night race, we were invited to the Miller Lite deck for a great track view and drinks, and given a pit tour. Sean was even in a Speed Network spelling contest on stage :)

The Sprint Cup race was pretty intense, cars were running out of fuel on the last lap and a bunch of cars fell out of the top 10. The roar of the cars is pretty awesome, much louder than I ever thought!

We had a great time and hope to make another trip next year with more friends.

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On pit lane
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Sean and I getting setup after the drive to Joliet
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Hanging with Miss Sprint Cup
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Sean in the spelling contest
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The start of the Sprint race

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I must say, not having a parking lot for tailgating at the Twin's games is a bummer!

View all the pictures here

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The Metrodome has implemented some new technology that allows people to watch replays and other NFL games, very cool!

Thanks Paul!

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]]> http://keanen.com/blog/2010/09/26/vikings-game/feed 2 NFL Sunday + Sprint 4G + Slingbox = WOW! http://keanen.com/blog/2010/09/12/nfl-sunday-sprint-4g-slingbox-wow http://keanen.com/blog/2010/09/12/nfl-sunday-sprint-4g-slingbox-wow#comments Sun, 12 Sep 2010 20:49:09 +0000 Keanen http://keanen.com/blog/2010/09/12/nfl-sunday-sprint-4g-slingbox-wow Since the Vikings have already played this week I am not planted in front of the TV today. :) Our family has been enjoying a beautiful day.

I have been enjoying some football though. While the girls are in a shop Joey and I are hanging in the car watching football on my EVO 4G. The 4G bandwidth is so nice to have, my Slingbox has not stuttered once!

]]> http://keanen.com/blog/2010/09/12/nfl-sunday-sprint-4g-slingbox-wow/feed 0 New Target Field sunset photos http://keanen.com/blog/2010/08/15/new-target-field-sunset-photos http://keanen.com/blog/2010/08/15/new-target-field-sunset-photos#comments Sun, 15 Aug 2010 13:45:04 +0000 Keanen http://keanen.com/blog/?p=508 A blanket of clouds were over the stadium for this game. Thanks Dan!

I have uploaded the full res pictures for anyone that wants these as desktop wallpapers.

Click here to view the full album (more photos)

]]> http://keanen.com/blog/2010/08/15/new-target-field-sunset-photos/feed 0 A tour of Target Field http://keanen.com/blog/2010/04/27/a-tour-of-target-field http://keanen.com/blog/2010/04/27/a-tour-of-target-field#comments Tue, 27 Apr 2010 19:57:02 +0000 Keanen http://keanen.com/blog/?p=471 What an awesome morning! I was able to go on a tour of Target Field. We were able to go into the visitors locker room, dugout, bullpen and walk around the warning track of the field.

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Our Delta Sky 360 Club area was pretty cool. The picture on the right is one of the suites that can be bought on a per game basis.

The floor here on the left is inside of one of the clubs and is the floor from the Minneapolis Lakers court! They have various bar areas dedicated to players, the two pictures to the right are dedicated to Kirby.

The Legends Club is below, the carpet has Twin's logos and the wall has Twin's logos etched in the wood. Pretty classy!

The real treat was going into the visitors locker room which is double the size of the Twin's locker room in the dome. It is however half the size of the Twin's new locker room. I am seated on the visitors bench and I had to call the bullpen for some relief :)

Being on the field was awesome! I was able to see the World Series Trophy's as well!!

Need some dirt? Checkout the door to the clubhouse...

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Walking into the park was great, open air, the field is easily seen while you are walking around, and for those colder days there are heaters hanging from the ceiling

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We watched the FSN crew setup and later broadcast. According to Dan, the people in the middle photo are Joe Mauer's parents. I cannot do justice to the screen, it is an awesome site, the picture is unbelievable!!

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The field was beautiful...

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My favorite part of the night was watching the city light up with different colors as the sun set...

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The National Anthem from tonight's game

Thanks again to Dan for inviting me to the game!!

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